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Business & Finance - 2025-08-16

Air Canada set to shut down over flight attendants strike

Companies

Air Canada set to shut down over flight attendants strike

TORONTO: Air Canada’s flight attendants were poised to strike on Saturday as the carrier cancelled hundreds of...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 07:53pm

Gold price per tola sheds Rs900 in Pakistan

Commodities

Gold price per tola sheds Rs900 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Saturday in line with their loss in the international market. In the local...

Updated 16 Aug, 2025 05:21pm

Urgent intervention sought to resolve Customs clearance delay

Business & Finance

Urgent intervention sought to resolve Customs clearance delay

LAHORE: Customs agents are perturbed over undue delay in the clearance process of their Baggage Declarations, ...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 07:36am

SBP issues coin to mark ‘Marka-e-Haq’

Money & Banking

SBP issues coin to mark ‘Marka-e-Haq’

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued Rs75 commemorative coin to celebrate Marka-e-Haq. To honor the...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 07:34am

72pc cos rely on multi-vendor ecosystems: report

Business & Finance

72pc cos rely on multi-vendor ecosystems: report

ISLAMABAD: The majority of companies (72%) rely on multi-vendor ecosystems despite the fact that such fragmented...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 07:28am

Indian financial markets closed

Stocks

Indian financial markets closed

MUMBAI: India’s equity, currency and debt markets closed on Friday, August 15, for a local holiday. Trading will...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 07:26am

Asian currencies struggle after US data

Stocks

Asian currencies struggle after US data

BENGALURU: Asian stocks slipped on Friday after an above-forecast US producer price print tempered expectations for ...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 07:21am

Dollar slips

Money & Banking

Dollar slips

NEW YORK: The dollar eased on Friday as a data-heavy week wound down, keeping the case for a September Federal...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 07:20am

Forex reserves up $11m

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up $11m

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves rose by $11 million during the week ended...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:55am

JazzCash, EFU Life launch fully digital insurance service

Companies

JazzCash, EFU Life launch fully digital insurance service

ISLAMABAD: JazzCash, Pakistan’s leading digital wallet, and EFU Life, one of the country’s premier life and...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:54am

Solar Pakistan 2025 opens at Expo Centre

Business & Finance

Solar Pakistan 2025 opens at Expo Centre

KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier alternative energy exhibition, Solar Pakistan 2025, opened today at the Karachi Expo...

Updated 16 Aug, 2025 11:18am

Hydrocarbon production output in FY25 hits 20-year low

Energy

Hydrocarbon production output in FY25 hits 20-year low

KARACHI: Pakistan’s hydrocarbon production plunged to its lowest level in over two decades in FY25, with oil and...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:17am

Independence Day brings message of economic growth: UBG

Industry

Independence Day brings message of economic growth: UBG

KARACHI: The country’s economic indicators are moving in a positive direction, and improving trade relations with...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:17am

Food exports stand at around $3bn: official

Business & Finance

Food exports stand at around $3bn: official

LAHORE: Pakistan’s food exports currently stand at around US $3 billion, with the potential to rise to US $10...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:17am

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.31pc

Commodities

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.31pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation witnessed an increase of 0.31 percent for the week ended August...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:17am

PM reiterates support for CPEC’s industrial component

Business & Finance

PM reiterates support for CPEC’s industrial component

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to advancing the industrial...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:17am

Bilateral trade, investment: Pakistan, US vow to boost cooperation

Business & Finance

Bilateral trade, investment: Pakistan, US vow to boost cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral trade and...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:17am

HSD price cut by Rs12.84

Energy

HSD price cut by Rs12.84

ISLAMABAD: On the evening of Friday, the federal government announced a decrease in the price of most petroleum...

Published 16 Aug, 2025 06:17am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 8	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 8	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 9	160.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 9	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 9	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 8	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 8	7,405.73
Nasdaq / Jun 8	25,929.66
Dow Jones / Jun 8	50,786.01
India Sensex / Jun 9	73,776.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 9	65,416.63
Hang Seng / Jun 9	24,565.90
FTSE 100 / Jun 9	10,338.50
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 9	24,715.57
France CAC40 / Jun 9	8,262.73

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 8	386,987
Petrol/Litre / Jun 9	377.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 9	89.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 9	4,335.23
Diesel/Litre / Jun 9	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 9	77.45

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.39 ▲ 0.86 (13.17%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 9 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	9.67 ▲ 1 (11.53%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 9 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	10.25 ▲ 1 (10.81%)
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	9.06 ▲ 0.83 (10.09%)
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11.31 ▲ 1.03 (10.02%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 9 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	25.69 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Redco Textile / Jun 9 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	28.68 ▲ 2.61 (10.01%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 9 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.86 ▲ 5.17 (10%)
Cherat Packaging / Jun 9 Cherat Packaging Limited(CPPL)	83.72 ▲ 7.61 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 9 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	38.73 ▲ 3.52 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 9 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	25.72 ▼ -2.86 (-10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 9 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	79.08 ▼ -8.79 (-10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 9 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	69.56 ▼ -7.71 (-9.98%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.32 ▼ -0.99 (-8.04%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 9 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.06 ▼ -1.43 (-7.73%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 9 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	63.15 ▼ -5.25 (-7.68%)
Shakarganj / Jun 9 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	122.02 ▼ -7.83 (-6.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.86 ▼ -0.85 (-5.78%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 9 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	17.34 ▼ -1.03 (-5.61%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jun 9 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	161.83 ▼ -9.17 (-5.36%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	56,532,004 ▲ 1.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 9 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	50,805,586 ▲ 1.3
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	46,226,087 ▲ 0.49
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,502,243 ▲ 0.01
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 9 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	23,147,389 ▲ 0.42
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 9 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	19,523,819 ▲ 2.13
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 9 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	16,241,622 ▲ 0.31
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	16,207,570 ▲ 0.83
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,047,600 ▼ -0.99
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	15,523,458 ▲ 0.17

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