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Business & Finance - Companies - 2026-07-31

Companies

Adani Energy plans another share sale by early next fiscal, sources say

Adani Energy Solutions has shareholder approval to raise up to 100 billion rupees through the issuance of shares in one or more tranches

Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:28pm

Companies

Blue Dart Express first quarter profit rises on strong volumes

Blue Dart says it continues to drive business momentum through strong service quality and efficient network operations

Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:24pm

Companies

Maruti Suzuki posts quarterly profit fall

Vehicle sales in India have recovered since New Delhi’s tax cuts last September

Published 31 Jul, 2026 06:59pm

Companies

India's ITC profit falls as cigarette tax hike weighs

The Middle East war has saddled corporations worldwide with higher costs

Published 31 Jul, 2026 06:55pm

Stocks

Bajaj Finance hits record high on strong loan growth, asset quality

The stock closed 8.3% higher at 1,141.20 Indian rupees and was the top gainer on India’s benchmark Nifty 50 index

Published 31 Jul, 2026 06:40pm

Companies

Sun Pharma posts higher quarterly profit on strong demand

Sun Pharma is expanding its presence in higher-margin specialty medicines

Published 31 Jul, 2026 06:35pm

Companies

Manipal Health IPO fully subscribed as institutional demand outweighs retail caution

Qualified institutional buyers bid for 211.15 million shares, 4.3 times the number of shares on offer

Published 31 Jul, 2026 06:29pm

Markets

Musk dismisses report of Tesla's potential China business sale

Unlike many foreign automakers, Tesla's Chinese vehicle business is not structured as a joint venture with a local partner

Published 31 Jul, 2026 11:25am

Markets

Sony posts 40% rise in Q1 profit, beating estimates

Profit in the April-June quarter was 476.5 billion yen ($2.97 billion)

Published 31 Jul, 2026 08:20am

Companies

Nationwide network: BankIslami celebrates performance excellence

KARACHI: BankIslami celebrated performance excellence across its nationwide network. The Bank rewarded its top...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 08:09am

Companies

UBL National Innovation Hackathon 2026 kicks off

KARACHI: NIC Karachi, an Ignite-funded initiative under the Ministry of IT & Telecom, in collaboration with...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

Companies

MG Pakistan strikes deal to export vehicles to Bangladesh

ISLAMABAD: MG JW Automobile Pakistan on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh’s RANCON...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

Companies

TAF-ABL Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards held

ISLAMABAD: The Tech Advisory Forum (TAF) and Allied Bank Limited (ABL), in collaboration with Ignite – National...

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 15	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 17	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 17	383.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53