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Trump says Pentagon to invest $1.5 billion in North Carolina chip production

Trump said on Wednesday that the Pentagon would invest $1.5 billion in semiconductor chip production

Published October 21, 2026 Updated October 21, 2026 11:05am

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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the Pentagon would invest $1.5 billion in semiconductor chip production in North Carolina.

“This is a very, very big one,” Trump said at a rally in the state, without providing details on how the investment would be made.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	277.07 -
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	276.87 -
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 21	158.15 -
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 21	0.82 -
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 21	1.34 -
Euro to USD / Oct 21	1.12 -
SOFR % / Oct 21	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 20	7,712.57
Nasdaq / Oct 20	26,424.82
Dow Jones / Oct 20	52,495.88
India Sensex / Oct 21	73,405.65
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 21	64,823.55
Hang Seng / Oct 21	23,829.42
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	10,722.28
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	25,356.21
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,869.87

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 21	382.02
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 21	98.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 21	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	372,544
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 21	4,119.81
Diesel/Litre / Oct 21	389.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 21	80.62

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Stock	Price
Dawood Equities / Oct 21 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	17.11 ▲ 1.56 (10.03%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 21 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	36.47 ▲ 3.32 (10.02%)
Nishat Power / Oct 21 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	57.16 ▲ 5.2 (10.01%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	106.32 ▲ 9.67 (10.01%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 21 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	79.40 ▲ 7.22 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Oct 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	83.61 ▲ 7.6 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Oct 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	79.78 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 21 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	27.29 ▲ 2.48 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 21 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	70.81 ▲ 6.44 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,571.06 ▲ 142.82 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Fib. / Oct 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	75.10 ▼ -8.34 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.14 ▼ -8.13 (-10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 21 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	53.78 ▼ -5.97 (-9.99%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.70 ▼ -3.51 (-9.69%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	35.25 ▼ -3.75 (-9.62%)
Nagina Cot. / Oct 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	78 ▼ -7.88 (-9.18%)
Century Insurance (R) / Oct 21 Century Insurance Company Limited (Right)(CENIR)	17.77 ▼ -1.42 (-7.4%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	180 ▼ -14.04 (-7.24%)
Pak Engineering / Oct 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	756 ▼ -55.9 (-6.89%)
Prosperity Weav / Oct 21 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	53.75 ▼ -3.36 (-5.88%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	42,468,771 ▼ -2.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	36,972,309 ▲ 0.08
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 21 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	19,459,529 ▼ -0.04
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	9,591,428 ▲ 2.3
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	9,535,949 ▲ 0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	7,936,114 -
Nishat ChunPow / Oct 21 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	7,689,551 ▲ 4.7
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	7,397,319 ▼ -8.13
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	6,355,706 ▼ -0.07
Waves Home Appliances / Oct 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	6,032,109 ▼ -0.12