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Archive - 2018-05-09
Bullion Prices on Wednesday
Markets

Bullion Prices on Wednesday

KARACHI: Following were the Bullion Prices in Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan and Lahore on Wednesday. KARACHI: (per 1
Published 09 May, 2018 07:47pm
Second earthquake rocks parts of Pakistan
Pakistan Top News

Second earthquake rocks parts of Pakistan

Only a few hours after an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday morning, tr
Published 09 May, 2018 11:13am
Alibaba unlocks Daraz
Miscellaneous

Alibaba unlocks Daraz

Tech analysts are calling it Alibaba’s “one-two punch”. First, Ant Financial Services – which is an Alibaba affiliate th
Published 09 May, 2018 06:34am
The data mismatch
Miscellaneous

The data mismatch

Pakistan’s biggest problem is institutional derailment; and that gives more weight to individual opinions who are expert
Published 09 May, 2018 06:33am
Motorcycle multipliers
Automobile

Motorcycle multipliers

Motorcycle manufacturers in the county have raised prices of two-wheelers across different variants. But this is unlikel
Published 09 May, 2018 06:24am
Sweden police allows mosque to call for prayer

Sweden police allows mosque to call for prayer

Swedish police on Tuesday granted a mosque permission to hold a weekly call for prayer, triggering divisions among politicians and the public five months ahead of elections in a country which has taken in waves of asylum seekers in recent years.
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
New York attorney general resigns after sexual abuse report

New York attorney general resigns after sexual abuse report

New York state's top prosecutor, a public champion of the MeToo movement, resigned on Monday hours after being accused by The New Yorker magazine of physically assaulting four women. It was an abrupt fall from power for Eric Schneiderman, the New York att
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Court blocks sending American 'IS fighter' to third country

Court blocks sending American 'IS fighter' to third country

A US appeals court on Monday blocked the government's plan to hand over to a third country an American citizen captured in Syria allegedly fighting for the Islamic State group. In a two-to-one decision, a panel of judges at the US Court of Appeals in Wash
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Nigeria's Buhari flies to UK to see doctor

Nigeria's Buhari flies to UK to see doctor

President Muhammadu Buhari flew out of Nigeria on Tuesday, a source at the capital's airport said, less than a day after Buhari announced he was heading to Britain for medical reasons. "I will be travelling to the United Kingdom tomorrow, to see my doctor
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Canada school shooter sentenced to life in prison

Canada school shooter sentenced to life in prison

A student who shot dead four people and injured seven others at a home and a school in the remote Canadian indigenous community of La Loche was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. Under the terms of the concurrent sentence, he would not be eligible for p
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Taiwan hits back at WHO exclusion

Taiwan hits back at WHO exclusion

Taiwan accused the World Health Organization of succumbing to political pressure from Beijing Tuesday after the island failed to receive an invitation to a major international meeting. China sees self-governing democratic Taiwan as part of its territory a
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan head to Ireland with victory

Pakistan head to Ireland with victory

Pakistan warmed up for the first Test match of their tour in Ireland by seeing off Northamptonshire with a simple chase of 133 to win by nine wickets on the fourth day at Wantage Road. Victory for the tourists on Monday was set up by Asad Shafiq's unbeate
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
New Zealand women footballers get same pay as men

New Zealand women footballers get same pay as men

New Zealand's football body announced a new deal Tuesday that gives the national women's team the same pay and conditions as the men's side, becoming one of the world's first countries to do so. Providing equality between the male All Whites and female Fo
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Halep sails past Mertens at Madrid Open

Halep sails past Mertens at Madrid Open

Reigning champion Simona Halep edged closer to a third consecutive Madrid Open title by beating Belgium's Elise Mertens on Tuesday. Halep, the winner here in 2016 and 2017, was made to work harder in the second set on Manolo Santana but the world number o
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Porterfield hopes conditions favour Test debutants Ireland

Porterfield hopes conditions favour Test debutants Ireland

Ireland captain William Porterfield hopes a combination of local conditions and English county cricket experience will work in his side's favour when they make their Test debut at home to Pakistan later this week. Both the Ireland and Afghanistan teams we
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Rahane to lead India for Afghanistan Test

Rahane to lead India for Afghanistan Test

India's selectors Tuesday said Ajinkya Rahane will captain the Indian side for the historic one-off Test against Afghanistan after regular skipper Virat Kohli opted to play for Surrey in county cricket. Rahane, 29, will lead the 15-member Indian squad for
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Guangzhou snuff out Pato, Modeste in Asian Champions League

Guangzhou snuff out Pato, Modeste in Asian Champions League

Guangzhou Evergrande nullified the twin threat of Alexandre Pato and Anthony Modeste to earn a 0-0 draw at Chinese rivals Tianjin Quanjian in the Asian Champions League last 16 on Tuesday. Fabio Cannavaro's Guangzhou will return home for the second leg ne
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Australia scrap day-night Test after India refusal

Australia scrap day-night Test after India refusal

Australia have been forced to scrap a day-night Test and will hold the game in normal hours instead after India refused to play, cricket officials said Tuesday. Cricket Australia had pencilled in the December 6-10 Test in Adelaide as a pink-ball match but
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Alex Ferguson 'showing signs of recovery'

Alex Ferguson 'showing signs of recovery'

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was sitting up and talking to his family, reports said Tuesday, as he recovers from emergency surgery following a brain haemorrhage. The 76-year-old, who suffered the haemorrhage on Saturday, remains in inten
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Langer taps Paine as ODI skipper as new Aussie era starts

Langer taps Paine as ODI skipper as new Aussie era starts

New Australia coach Justin Langer on Tuesday named Tim Paine as one-day captain for next month's tour of England as they look to open a new era after a damaging ball-tampering scandal. Langer, who has been entrusted with restoring Australia's battered rep
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Mancini reaches accord to coach Italy

Mancini reaches accord to coach Italy

Zenit Saint Petersburg manager Roberto Mancini has reached agreement to become the next Italy coach after accepting a pay cut to take the job, according to reports on Tuesday. Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the 53-year-old Italian has agreed a two-yea
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Russian FA fined 30,000 Swiss francs for racist chants at France match

Russian FA fined 30,000 Swiss francs for racist chants at France match

Russia's football association has been fined 30,000 Swiss francs (25,000 euros) following racist chants by supporters during a friendly between the World Cup hosts and France in March, FIFA said on Tuesday. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and Barc
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Peshawar retain overall trophy of KP Inter-Region U-23 Games

Peshawar retain overall trophy of KP Inter-Region U-23 Games

Peshawar retained overall trophy of the 3rd Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter-Region Under-23 Games-2018 for the third consecutive time after the conclusion of the three-day games here on Tuesday. Peshawar claimed gold medals in 10 different games out of the total
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
China's trade surplus with US grows

China's trade surplus with US grows

China's surplus with the United States widened in April, underlining an imbalance between the economic titans as they struggle to reach an agreement on averting a potentially damaging trade war. The figures Tuesday will likely reinforce Washington's deter
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Japan's Takeda to buy Shire in record $62.5 billion deal

Japan's Takeda to buy Shire in record $62.5 billion deal

Drug giant Takeda on Tuesday said it would buy Irish pharmaceuticals firm Shire in a deal worth $62.5 billion, in the biggest foreign takeover by a Japanese firm. The deal, which will create one of the world's top 10 drugs companies, caps a lengthy courts
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
African growth picks up but debt a concern: IMF

African growth picks up but debt a concern: IMF

Growth across sub-Saharan African will rise to 3.4 percent this year from 2.8 percent in 2017, but in the continent's poorest countries, debt is a major burden, the IMF said on Tuesday. Top performers are Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast,
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
US job openings hit record high, more workers quitting

US job openings hit record high, more workers quitting

US job openings surged to a record high in March, suggesting that a recent slowdown in hiring was probably the result of employers having difficulties finding qualified workers. The monthly Job Openings and Labour Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, released by th
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Audi admits emissions 'irregularities', halt A6/A7 deliveries

Audi admits emissions 'irregularities', halt A6/A7 deliveries

German luxury carmaker Audi on Tuesday said it had detected "irregularities" in the emissions controls of recent A6/A7 models, prompting it to halt deliveries in the latest twist in the "dieselgate" scandal dogging parent company Volkswagen. The admission
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Renewable energy jobs surge above 10 million

Renewable energy jobs surge above 10 million

The growing renewable energy industry created 500,000 new jobs globally last year, surpassing the 10 million-mark for the first time, an Abu Dhabi-based agency said on Tuesday. Harnessing clean energy around the world had created a total of 10.3 million j
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
ILO eyes decision on tobacco ties by year-end

ILO eyes decision on tobacco ties by year-end

The International Labour Organization chief said Tuesday he hoped the UN body would resolve the controversial issue of whether to cut ties with the tobacco industry by the end of the year. "We will be returning to this issue when our governing body next m
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Cyprus, Greece and Israel aim for gas pipeline deal this year

Cyprus, Greece and Israel aim for gas pipeline deal this year

Cyprus, Greece and Israel aim to sign an agreement this year to develop a gas pipeline in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday after three-way talks in the capital Nicosia. "This construction (of the pipeline) will
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Britain's Johnson condemns 'crazy' Brexit customs plan

Britain's Johnson condemns 'crazy' Brexit customs plan

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday dismissed as "crazy" a government proposal for customs arrangements with the EU after Brexit, forcing cabinet divisions into the open once again. Johnson, an outspoken supporter of Britain's withdrawal fr
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Shire takeover, bid for Virgin Money enliven UK stocks

Shire takeover, bid for Virgin Money enliven UK stocks

Dealmaking dominated activity in UK stocks, with gains in Shire and Virgin Money, although the FTSE 100 index held steady after a public holiday and ended flat at 7,565.75 points. A weaker pound had encouraged some earlier gains in the blue chip index, wh
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Sri Lankan stocks down

Sri Lankan stocks down

Sri Lankan shares fell on Tuesday to more than a three-week low, dragged down by shares of beverage companies such as Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka Plc, while investors continued to await fresh cues from political and economic fronts. The Colombo stoc
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Italian stocks underperform Europe as election worries bite

Italian stocks underperform Europe as election worries bite

Italian stocks were a weak spot in the broader European market on Tuesday as the threat of a snap election grew, while earnings and deal-making sparked some large individual moves elsewhere. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ended 0.1 percent higher after
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
China stocks surge

China stocks surge

China stocks posted robust gains on Tuesday, amid hopes that resumption of Sino-US talks could help avert a trade war, while the impending MSCI inclusion of China shares rekindled interest in blue-chips. The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.2 percent to 3,87
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Indian shares up

Indian shares up

Indian shares ended slightly higher on Tuesday, paring early gains which were led by ICICI Bank on hopes of improvement in the lender's asset quality after it announced March-quarter results post market hours on Monday. The benchmark BSE index closed up 0
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Australian, New Zealand shares flat

Australian, New Zealand shares flat

Australian shares ended mostly flat on Tuesday, coming off a three-month high as investors strived to reduce their exposure before the 2018 federal budget due later in the day. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 7.4 points or 0.12 percent to 6,091.9 at the close
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Treasury yields little changed

Treasury yields little changed

Trading was light and Treasury yields were little changed on Monday ahead of this week's auctions of $73 billion in US government debt and Thursday's release of the Consumer Price Index inflation metric, even as US oil prices reached their highest since 2
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Treasury yields little changed

Treasury yields little changed

Trading was light and Treasury yields were little changed on Monday ahead of this week's auctions of $73 billion in US government debt and Thursday's release of the Consumer Price Index inflation metric, even as US oil prices reached their highest since 2
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Hong Kong stocks rise

Hong Kong stocks rise

Hong Kong stocks ended higher on Tuesday, as fears of a full-blown trade war eased on reports that talks between Washington and Beijing will continue. The Hang Seng index ended 1.4 percent higher at 30,402.81, while the China Enterprises Index closed up 1
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Apple leads Wall Street higher; energy rally fades

Apple leads Wall Street higher; energy rally fades

Wall Street climbed on Monday, boosted by Apple's sixth straight day of gains and by a surge in oil prices to their highest since 2014. The S&P energy index ended 0.18 percent higher, although it surrendered earlier stronger gains after US President Donal
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Tokyo stocks up

Tokyo stocks up

Tokyo stocks rose on Tuesday with investors encouraged by Wall Street rallies and Japan's Takeda surging on reports that the drugmaker would make a formal offer to buy Ireland's Shire. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.18 percent or 41.53 points to
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Gulf markets slip on Iran worries, Egypt rebounds from drop

Gulf markets slip on Iran worries, Egypt rebounds from drop

Gulf stock markets fell on Tuesday with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi losing over 1 percent each as investors turned cautious ahead of US President Donald Trump's announcement later in the day about the fate of the Iran nuclear deal. But the Egyptian
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Aussie, kiwi down
Currency

Aussie, kiwi down

The Australian dollar hit an 11-month low on Tuesday as a rally in its US counterpart completely overshadowed an upbeat budget from the country's government which pledged a return to surplus a year early. The Aussie took a turn lower in London trade as th
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Sterling slides to new four-month low
Currency

Sterling slides to new four-month low

Sterling fell to a fresh four-month low on Tuesday as the dollar extended its rally and investors continued to trim their pound holdings before a Bank of England meeting on Thursday, when the central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold. Weaker
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Tuesday. 83.10-83.10 (Previous 83.10-83.10).
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Rising bond yields, oil prices hammer Asian currencies
Currency

Rising bond yields, oil prices hammer Asian currencies

India's rupee and the Indonesian rupiah fell hard on Tuesday, plumbing depths not seen for more than a year, as a combination of rising US yields and oil prices hurt Asia's higher-yielding currencies. The Indian rupee fell to 67.2 against the dollar, its
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Rising bond yields, oil prices hammer Asian currencies
Currency

Rising bond yields, oil prices hammer Asian currencies

India's rupee and the Indonesian rupiah fell hard on Tuesday, plumbing depths not seen for more than a year, as a combination of rising US yields and oil prices hurt Asia's higher-yielding currencies. The Indian rupee fell to 67.2 against the dollar, its
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Sri Lankan rupee little changed
Currency

Sri Lankan rupee little changed

The Sri Lankan rupee closed little changed on Tuesday with the central bank selling dollars at 157.65 to 157.45 per dollar levels to select banks, said dealers. The rupee closed at 157.60/80 per dollar on Tuesday, compared with Friday's close of 157.50/90
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Dollar hits 2018 peak against basket of currencies in NY
Currency

Dollar hits 2018 peak against basket of currencies in NY

The dollar hit a 2018 peak against a basket of currencies on Monday as investors increased bets that rising interest rates and inflation in the United States would boost the greenback, while traders unwound their bearish positions on the currency. The ind
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Early trade in New York: dollar advances on its highest level of 2018

Early trade in New York: dollar advances on its highest level of 2018

The dollar advanced on Tuesday to its highest level of 2018 against a basket of currencies on safe-haven buying, as investors worried about the fate of the Iran nuclear deal and political turmoil in Italy. Recent data showing Europe's economic growth was
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Dollar surges to 2018 high in European trade
Currency

Dollar surges to 2018 high in European trade

The dollar surged to a 2018 high against its rivals on Tuesday as a rout of the euro prompted traders to buy the greenback despite some concerns its rally may have been too quick. Against a basket of rivals, the dollar has surged about 4.5 percent in thre
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Dollar rises in Asia
Currency

Dollar rises in Asia

The dollar hovered near a four-month high on Tuesday, continuing to draw support from higher Treasury yields and upbeat prospects for the US economy, leaving its major rivals such as the euro struggling and others including the Argentine peso down sharply
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Ethiopian Airlines to step up expansion with more deals and jets

Ethiopian Airlines to step up expansion with more deals and jets

Even by its own standards, Ethiopian Airlines' recent growth has been fast - so fast that it revised the ambitious 15-year strategy set in 2010 and plans to buy more planes to step up its expansion. Its plan had been to more than double its fleet to 120 a
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Indonesia GDP growth slows in first quarter

Indonesia GDP growth slows in first quarter

Indonesia's first-quarter GDP growth slowed on the back of a contraction in exports and public spending, the government said Monday, despite efforts to rev up Southeast Asia's biggest economy. The latest figures present another challenge to Indonesia's Pr
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Siemens' gas sites in week-long stoppage over falling demand

Siemens' gas sites in week-long stoppage over falling demand

German industrial conglomerate Siemens on Monday said it would shut down its power and gas sites worldwide for a week as it grapples with an "unprecedented downswing" in the market for electricity generating equipment. The drastic move comes as global dem
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Spain's Bilbao fights to lead European wind power sector

Spain's Bilbao fights to lead European wind power sector

With a brand-new factory and a cluster of specialised firms, the Basque city of Bilbao is the focus of Spain's wind power industry which is fighting to hold its own in the face of fierce competition from China and northern Europe. Iberdrola and Gamesa, tw
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Eurozone investor morale falls on protectionism fears: Sentix

Eurozone investor morale falls on protectionism fears: Sentix

Investor morale in the eurozone deteriorated for the fourth month in a row this month to its lowest level since February 2017, hit by concerns about the possible introduction of US tariffs and a protectionist spiral, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix's in
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Iraq, BP sign Kirkuk oilfield development contract

Iraq, BP sign Kirkuk oilfield development contract

Iraq's state-run North Oil Company signed an agreement with BP on Monday to triple output from the Kirkuk fields in the north of the country, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said. The agreement was signed in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, he told a news c
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Nissan to gradually withdraw from diesel vehicle market in Europe

Nissan to gradually withdraw from diesel vehicle market in Europe

Japanese carmaker Nissan will gradually stop selling diesel cars in Europe, in a further sign of weakening demand for those cars as customers worry about tax rises and looming bans and restrictions related to diesel in many countries. A Nissan spokeswoman
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
US hedge fund Elliott Management offers to buy Athenahealth

US hedge fund Elliott Management offers to buy Athenahealth

US hedge fund Elliott Management, fresh off an activist shareholder triumph at Telecom Italia, proposed Monday to acquire Athenahealth for $6.9 billion. Elliott - which already owns 8.9 percent of Athenahealth - is known for combative tactics, including a
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Russian wheat export prices stay flat

Russian wheat export prices stay flat

Russian wheat export prices stayed broadly flat last week amid slowing growth in export volumes and higher prices on the global grains market, analysts said on Monday. Black Sea prices for Russian wheat with 12.5 percent protein content for May delivery s
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Cotton market: recent rains may cover irrigation water shortage
Cotton

Cotton market: recent rains may cover irrigation water shortage

Cotton prices went up on the local market on Tuesday amid fresh rains in the country, which may help in compensating the irrigation water shortage problem, dealers said. The official spot rate was higher by Rs 100 to Rs 7600, they added. In the ready sess
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 155,425 tonnes of cargo comprising 96,043 tonnes of import cargo and 59,382 tonnes of export cargo including 6,498 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The total import cargo of 96,
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
China's iron ore rises on renewed steel output

China's iron ore rises on renewed steel output

China's iron ore futures rose on Monday, the second day the contracts have been open to direct trade by foreign investors, with robust restocking demand amid resuming steel capacity helping to push prices higher. "Downstream demand remains very strong at
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Palm oil prices rebound on European vegoils market
Vegetable Oil

Palm oil prices rebound on European vegoils market

Palm oil prices on the European vegetable oils market rebounded on Monday following a surge in crude oil prices, which benefits biodiesel producers, as well as an uptrend in both Malaysian and US markets. Asking prices for crude palm oil ranged from $7.50
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
European wheat prices fall on slump in Chicago

European wheat prices fall on slump in Chicago

European wheat prices dropped on Monday in the wake of a slump in Chicago on easing concerns about damage to US hard red winter crops, but a slide in the euro cushioned the fall. Benchmark December milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext was 0.8 percent low
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures fall sharply

CBOT wheat futures fall sharply

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell sharply Monday on technical selling and profit-taking after last week's multi-month highs, traders said. CBOT July soft red winter wheat settled down 14-3/4 cents at $5.11-1/2 per bushel after reaching $5.38-1/2 l
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
CBOT corn futures lower

CBOT corn futures lower

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell more than 1 percent on Monday on spillover pressure from soybeans and corn, and as forecasts for improving weather eased concerns about US planting delays, traders said. CBOT July corn settled down 5-1/2 cents at $
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Monday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,442. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at 3.995 billion and the number of lots traded was 5,879. Major business was contributed by WTI crude oil
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates
Currency

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (May 08, 2018).

Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates
Currency

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Tuesday (May 08, 2018).

Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Tuesday (May 08, 2018).
Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Tuesday (May 08, 2018).

Published 09 May, 2018 12:00am
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