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Business & Finance - 2025-12-13

Markets

Meth, foreign liquor of worth $132mn seized in joint operation

Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), and the Collectorate of Customs (Enforcement), Gadani conduct operation

Published 13 Dec, 2025 10:34pm

Markets

Rising land costs push Pakistan’s housing market towards vertical, compact living

Pakistan facing estimated housing shortage of 10 to 12 million residential units, experts say

Published 13 Dec, 2025 07:18pm

Commodities

Gold price drops by Rs2,000 per tola in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $20 to reach $4,299 per ounce

Published 13 Dec, 2025 04:23pm

Business & Finance

IMF “conditionalities” not new, just execution of passed legislation, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister says steps such as public disclosure of civil servants’ assets an extension of standards applied to parliamentarians

Published 13 Dec, 2025 04:11pm

Technology

Ex-finance minister raises concerns over $2bn Binance tokenisation deal

Asad Umar raises questions over the selection process

Updated 13 Dec, 2025 10:39pm

Markets

China to boost exports, imports in 2026, seeking ‘sustainable’ trade, official says

We must adhere to opening up, promote win-win cooperation across multiple sectors, expand exports

Published 13 Dec, 2025 12:34pm

Energy

China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with the UAE, consolidate political mutual trust and elevate bilateral relations

Published 13 Dec, 2025 12:27pm

Companies

Zong to accelerate Pakistan’s digital transformation via comprehensive AI+ Plan

Pakistan stands at the edge of a major technological shift as AI continues to reshape global industrial and services...

Published 13 Dec, 2025 12:15pm

Forex

TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over $40 billion crypto collapse

This was a fraud on an epic, generational scale. In the history of federal prosecutions, there are few frauds that have caused as much harm as you have, Mr. Kwon

Published 13 Dec, 2025 12:12pm

Business & Finance

Up to Rs11.85 cut in POL prices likely

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to reduce prices of all petroleum products by up to Rs 11.85 per litre for the...

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

Business & Finance

Falling vegetable prices keep SPI inflation low

ISLAMABAD: Declining vegetable prices pushed the Sensitive Price Index-based inflation down for the second...

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 31	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 31	277.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	157.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 31	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 31	7,489.72
India Sensex / Jul 31	78,094.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 31	64,362.02
Nasdaq / Jul 31	25,373.85
Hang Seng / Jul 31	25,884.43
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,868.05
Dow Jones / Jul 31	52,485.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,629.24
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,509.64

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	84.67
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 31	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 31	369,029
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,046.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.79
Petrol/Litre / Aug 2	336.03
Diesel/Litre / Aug 2	392.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.04 ▲ 0.62 (11.44%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 31 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	38.96 ▲ 3.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	148.54 ▼ -15.74 (-9.58%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 31 Imperial Limited(IML)	21.16 ▼ -1.82 (-7.92%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.84 ▼ -2.2 (-7.85%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.56 ▼ -0.74 (-7.18%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.04 ▼ -1.82 (-7.04%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.12 ▼ -2.88 (-6.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 31 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.76 ▼ -0.57 (-6.11%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 31 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	77.70 ▼ -4.87 (-5.9%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 31 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	830.44 ▼ -48.56 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	178,796,682 ▲ 0.04
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,740,502 ▼ -2.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,456,921 ▲ 0.13
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	48,675,508 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Jul 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,842,886 ▲ 0.64
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,454,195 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,353,328 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 31 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	27,658,286 ▲ 1.15
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22,266,613 ▲ 0.66
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,805,902 ▲ 3.51

Meth, foreign liquor of worth $132mn seized in joint operation

Rising land costs push Pakistan’s housing market towards vertical, compact living

Gold price drops by Rs2,000 per tola in Pakistan

IMF “conditionalities” not new, just execution of passed legislation, says Aurangzeb

Ex-finance minister raises concerns over $2bn Binance tokenisation deal

China to boost exports, imports in 2026, seeking ‘sustainable’ trade, official says

China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

Zong to accelerate Pakistan’s digital transformation via comprehensive AI+ Plan

TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over $40 billion crypto collapse

Up to Rs11.85 cut in POL prices likely

Falling vegetable prices keep SPI inflation low

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