AVN 67.10 ▲ 1.97 (3.02%)

BAFL 29.87 ▲ 0.17 (0.57%)

BOP 4.07 ▼ -0.38 (-8.54%)

CNERGY 3.73 ▲ 0.10 (2.75%)

DFML 12.25 ▼ -0.29 (-2.31%)

DGKC 45.53 ▲ 0.13 (0.29%)

EPCL 46.99 ▼ -0.01 (-0.02%)

FCCL 12.00 ▼ -0.20 (-1.64%)

FFL 5.95 ▼ -0.08 (-1.33%)

FLYNG 6.11 ▼ -0.07 (-1.13%)

GGL 11.90 ▲ 0.10 (0.85%)

HUBC 68.49 ▼ -0.17 (-0.25%)

HUMNL 5.75 ▲ 0.01 (0.17%)

KAPCO 25.24 ▼ -0.01 (-0.04%)

KEL 2.13 ▲ 0.02 (0.95%)

LOTCHEM 25.43 ▼ -0.01 (-0.04%)

MLCF 25.73 ▲ 0.13 (0.51%)

NETSOL 77.85 ▲ 0.64 (0.83%)

OGDC 88.09 ▲ 1.08 (1.24%)

PAEL 11.52 ▲ 0.31 (2.77%)

PIBTL 4.14 ▼ -0.04 (-0.96%)

PPL 68.35 ▲ 1.83 (2.75%)

PRL 13.22 ▲ 0.11 (0.84%)

SILK 0.88 ▲ 0.02 (2.33%)

SNGP 41.72 ▲ 0.46 (1.11%)

TELE 7.97 ▼ -0.10 (-1.24%)

TPLP 15.41 ▲ 0.16 (1.05%)

TRG 112.73 ▲ 1.41 (1.27%)

UNITY 14.12 ▼ 0.00 (0%)

WTL 1.22 ▼ 0.00 (0%)

BR100 4,142 39.4 (0.96%)

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	285.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	283.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	132.38
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 21	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	4002.87
India Sensex / Mar 21	58074.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	26945.67
Nasdaq / Mar 21	11860.11
Hang Seng / Mar 21	19258.76
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	7536.22
Dow Jones / Mar 21	32560.60
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	15195.34
France CAC40 / Mar 21	7112.91

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	69.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	177726
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	1943.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	77.85

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Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	393.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	63.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	400.12 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 22 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	59.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.90 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	393.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	63.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	400.12 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 22 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	59.01 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,046,419 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,848,036 ▲ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,691,640 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 22 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,522,500 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,470,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,452,500 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,391,678 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 22 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	4,311,148 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,273,685 ▲ 0.00
Loads Limited / Mar 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	4,188,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 21	285.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 21	283.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 21	132.38
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 21	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 21	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 21	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 21	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 21	4002.87
India Sensex / Mar 21	58074.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 21	26945.67
Nasdaq / Mar 21	11860.11
Hang Seng / Mar 21	19258.76
FTSE 100 / Mar 21	7536.22
Dow Jones / Mar 21	32560.60
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 21	15195.34
France CAC40 / Mar 21	7112.91

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 21	69.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 21	177726
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 21	1943.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 21	77.85

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