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Business & Finance - 2025-09-01

Business & Finance

India Q1 current account swings to $2.4bn deficit on wider trade gap, RBI data shows

MUMBAI: India’s current account logged a deficit in the April-June quarter on the back of a higher merchandise trade...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 10:18pm

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb pushes deeper China financial cooperation in Beijing talks

Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday held high-level meetings in Beijing with top Chinese financial...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 07:05pm

Markets

India’s top carmakers post August sales drop to dealers, await tax cut verdict

India’s top carmakers reported lower sales to dealers for a fourth straight month in August amid weak demand, with...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:58pm

Money & Banking

Deutsche Bank puts India retail banking business up for sale, sources say

NEW DELHI/FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank is exploring the sale of its Indian retail banking assets and has invited bids...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:22pm

Markets

BYD’s production and China sales fall further in August amid price war

SHANGHAI: Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s production slid for a second straight month in August while sales at...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:17pm

Business & Finance

Scrapping ‘RoW’ charges is key to unlocking Pakistan’s digital future, say experts

Will eliminate one big and unnecessary expense from optic fibre investments

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:10pm

Stocks

European stocks rise as Novo Nordisk lifts healthcare on Wegovy data

European shares edge higher on Monday, supported by healthcare stocks after data showed Danish drugmaker Novo...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 03:14pm

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 3% in August 2025

CPI reading lower than government, market expectations

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 10:47pm

Financial

Gold sets new all-time high in Pakistan as global rates rise

KARACHI: Gold prices continued their uptrend in Pakistan on Monday, taking cue from the global market that went...

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 07:58pm

Markets

ECB’s Lagarde warns of risk to world economy via Trump interference on Fed

PARIS: Steps by US President Donald Trump to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell or Fed governor Lisa Cook...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 12:38pm

Markets

Tesla cuts price for long-range RWD Model 3 in China

BEIJING: Tesla Inc lowered the price for its Model 3 rear-wheel drive version in China by 3.7% to 259,500 yuan...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 12:26pm

Commodities

Copper extends gains on tighter supply signs, softer dollar

Copper prices rose further on Monday, buoyed by signs of tightening supply and a softer US dollar. Three-month...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 12:21pm

Business & Finance

How Visa is tackling a surge in online financial fraud in Pakistan

New wave of deepfake scams and voice cloning fraud represents significant shift in how phishing attacks are executed, says Visa official

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:51am

Forex

Australia dollar extends gains after bumper August, Q2 GDP likely soft

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars extended their recent winning streak on Monday as the greenback felt...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:50am

Stocks

Banks, miner drag Australian shares lower

Australian shares fell on Monday, dragged down by losses in heavyweight banks and miners, while technology stocks...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:48am

Stocks

Japan tech shares drag Nikkei to 3-week low as Advantest dives 9%

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average slumped to a three-week low on Monday as chip-sector stocks tumbled, taking cues...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:47am

Commodities

Indonesia January-July palm oil exports up 11% y/y

JAKARTA: Indonesia exported 13.64 million metric tons of crude and refined palm oil from January to July, up 10.95%...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:45am

Stocks

Shanghai stocks hover 10-year highs; HK rallies on Alibaba’s AI-led growth

The Shanghai Composite Index edged 0.1% higher by the midday break

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:33am

Commodities

Indonesia’s rice output seen up 12.2% yr/yr in January to October

JAKARTA: Indonesia is expected to produce 31.04 million metric tons of rice in the first 10 months of 2025, up...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:32am

Mutual Funds

Philippines awards $442mn T-bill offer

MANILA: Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury’s (BTr) auction of T-bills on Monday: BTr...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:30am

Stocks

Shares in Samsung, SK Hynix drop after US makes it harder to produce chips in China

SEOUL: Shares in SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics dropped on Monday after Washington revoked authorisations that...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:29am

Mutual Funds

JGBs track US bonds lower ahead of closely watched auctions

TOKYO: Japanese government bonds fell on Monday, sending their yields higher, as they tracked moves in US peers from...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:27am

Forex

Yuan trades near 10-month high on firm PBOC guidance, Fed outlook

HONG KONG: The Chinese yuan held near a 10-month high against the dollar on Monday as the central bank maintained a...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:25am

Mutual Funds

India bonds fall as heavy supply weighs

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds declined in early trading on Monday, as debt supply continued to overshoot demand...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:24am

Markets

Pakistan eyes stronger capital market ties with China, says Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a meeting with Hongta Securities Chairman Jing Feng in Beijing on Monday,...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 11:13am

Stocks

KSE-100 gains over 1,350 points amid strong buying rally

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index closed the first session of the week higher by over...

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 09:04pm

Markets

SEARL wins DRAP nod for Denosumab injections in Pakistan

The Searle Company Limited (SEARL) has secured approval from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 10:09am

Exchange

Pakistani rupee sees 17th consecutive gain against US dollar

Currency settles at 281.75 in inter-bank market

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 08:24pm

Forex

Indian rupee may weaken further on tariffs, outflows; bonds to eye fiscal clarity

The Indian rupee hit an all-time low of 88.3075 against the U.S. dollar last Friday

Published 01 Sep, 2025 08:07am

Bullion Rate

Gold climbs to more than four-month high on US rate-cut bets

Spot gold was up 0.3% at $3,457.16 per ounce

Published 01 Sep, 2025 08:04am

Stocks

Indian stock benchmarks to open higher on upbeat GDP data, US court’s tariff ruling

Gift Nifty futures were trading at 24,604.5 points

Published 01 Sep, 2025 08:00am

Forex

Dollar drifts as investors await US labour market indicators

The dollar rose 0.1% against the yen to 147.20 in the early Asian session

Published 01 Sep, 2025 07:56am

Stocks

Asia stocks slip on tech pullback, ahead of payrolls test

Japan's Nikkei fell 0.9%, tracking a drop in U.S. tech stocks on Friday, while South Korea's market slipped 0.5%

Published 01 Sep, 2025 07:53am

Energy

Oil rises on weaker dollar and Russian supply disruptions

LONDON: Oil rose by more than 1% on Monday on concern over supply disruptions stemming from intensified...

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 08:01pm

Companies

FFL partners with King’s Trust International and SEED Ventures

KARACHI: Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited (FFL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SEED Ventures in...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 06:41am

Industry

Business community: Sindh committed to meeting energy needs: Nasir Shah

LAHORE: Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that addressing the energy requirements of the...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 06:41am

Business & Finance

Alleged violation of SOEs Act: Minister says he will discuss PRCL, NICL issues with PM soon

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan has said he will meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss issues...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 06:20am

Energy

HSD price cut by Rs3, petrol kept unchanged

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has announced to keep the ex-depot price of petrol unchanged, while the prices of ...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Business & Finance

Awareness session titled ‘Listing in PSX and Exploring Capital Market’ held

PESHAWAR: An awareness session on “Listing in PSX and Exploring Capital Market”, aimed at shedding light on the...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Business & Finance

Delay in 5G spectrum auction hurting economy: HCSTSI

HYDERABAD: The Acting President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI), Ahmed Idrees...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Companies

1H2025: BOP reports 278pc growth in operating profit, approves 10pc cash dividend

LAHORE: In a meeting held on August 29, 2025, the Board of Directors of The Bank of Punjab (BOP) reviewed and...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Business & Finance

BMP hails ‘Risk Coverage Scheme’ approval by ECC, urges SBP to notify it

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has welcomed the...

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 07:42am

Industry

Pakistan’s FCCI business delegation visits Expo 2025 Osaka

OSAKA (Japan): A 12-member business delegation from the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), led by...

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 09:08am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Mixed price trends across different regions observed

KARACHI: Cotton markets are experiencing an interesting situation with mixed price trends across different regions ...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Commodities

Prices of kitchen items show mixed trend

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of important kitchen items like sugar, cooking oil/ghee, flour, live chicken/meat,...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Energy

LPG prices dip

ISLAMABAD: The average dollar exchange rate has slightly decreased by 0.69 percent, resulting into a decrease in LPG...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Companies

Boeing’s quarterly loss shrinks as jet deliveries rebound

SEATTLE: Boeing’s quarterly loss more than halved and was much smaller than analysts expected as the US planemaker...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Money & Banking

Sterling on course for monthly rise against dollar

LONDON: Sterling slipped against the dollar and euro on Friday amid concerns over Britain’s fiscal position, but...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Money & Banking

Indonesian rupiah, shares fall as protests rock Jakarta

BENGALURU: Indonesian stocks and the rupiah fell on Friday as escalating political protests in Jakarta rattled...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am

Previous Day

BR100
BR30
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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.61
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.41
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 8	160.04
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 8	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 8	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 8	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 7	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 5	7,383.74
Nasdaq / Jun 5	25,709.43
Dow Jones / Jun 5	50,866.78
India Sensex / Jun 8	73,524.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 8	64,024.60
Hang Seng / Jun 8	24,657.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 8	10,325.11
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 8	24,522.58
France CAC40 / Jun 8	8,152.50

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	401,012
Petrol/Litre / Jun 8	377.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 8	94.86
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 8	4,292.04
Diesel/Litre / Jun 8	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 8	78.21

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 8 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	8.76 ▲ 1 (12.89%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 8 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.03 ▲ 1 (12.45%)
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.33 ▲ 1 (10.72%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 8 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	19.53 ▲ 1.78 (10.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	14.73 ▲ 1.34 (10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12.31 ▲ 1.12 (10.01%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 8 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 8 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	33.95 ▲ 3.09 (10.01%)
Nagina Cot. / Jun 8 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	77.94 ▲ 7.09 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jun 8 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	41.99 ▲ 3.82 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	60.49 ▼ -564.34 (-90.32%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.42 ▼ -0.98 (-11.67%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 8 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.49 ▼ -2.05 (-9.98%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 8 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.85 ▼ -3.15 (-9.84%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 8 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	176.66 ▼ -19.18 (-9.79%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 8 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	68.40 ▼ -7.27 (-9.61%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 8 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	77.65 ▼ -8.17 (-9.52%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 8 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.57 ▼ -2.46 (-8.78%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	37 ▼ -3.49 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 8 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.48 ▼ -1.64 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	60,567,709 ▲ 1
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	42,410,725 ▲ 0.74
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	26,156,618 ▼ -0.07
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 8 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	24,010,462 ▲ 0.06
Thatta Cement / Jun 8 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	22,234,491 ▲ 3.04
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 8 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	20,895,260 ▼ -0.26
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,707,751 ▼ -0.01
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 8 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	20,529,844 ▲ 0.58
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	20,239,775 ▲ 1.12
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 8 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	19,782,746 ▲ 1.67

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