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Trump to tout economy in State of the Union speech, WSJ reports

Trump will use his State of the Union address to tout economic strength and unveil new measures meant to lower costs

Published February 24, 2026 Updated February 24, 2026 08:40am

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US President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union address to tout economic strength and unveil new measures meant to lower costs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

The official theme of the speech is “America at 250: Strong, Prosperous and Respected,” a reference to the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding, the Journal reported citing White House officials familiar with the matter.

Trump will deliver his speech to Congress at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday (0200 GMT on Wednesday).

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 21	278.12
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 21	277.92
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 21	3.59

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S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 21	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 21	368,000
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38
Petrol/Litre / Jul 22	320.73
Diesel/Litre / Jul 22	367.21

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Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.39 ▲ 0.24 (11.16%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)

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United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.68 ▼ -1.41 (-10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 21 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	414.40 ▼ -46.02 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.05 ▼ -8.78 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	36 ▼ -3.62 (-9.14%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.90 ▼ -2.21 (-8.8%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.02 ▼ -7.77 (-7.34%)
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Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	263,436,960 ▼ -0.69
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	110,849,016 ▲ 0.24
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	73,851,952 ▲ 0.89
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,224,946 ▲ 0
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,116,799 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	24,336,000 ▲ 0.97
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K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,692,784 ▲ 0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,608,067 ▼ -2.01