BR100 3,671 ▲ 19 (0.51%)

BR30 18,769 ▲ 153 (0.82%)

KSE100 35,695 ▲ 322 (0.91%)

KSE30 15,433 ▲ 151 (0.99%)

COVID-19 TOTAL ▲ DAILY

CASES 237,489 ▲ 2980

DEATHS 4,922 ▲ 83

RECOVERIES 140,965

Sindh 97,626 Cases Today

Punjab 83,599 Cases Today

Balochistan 10,919 Cases Today

Islamabad 13,650 Cases Today

KP 28,681 Cases Today

Business Recorder

Jul 08, 2020 PRINT EDITION

Sports

Asia Cup 2020 ‘cancelled’, claims BCCI president Ganguly

His statement comes just days after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO Wasim Khan assured that Asia Cup 2020 will go as planned.

Updated Jul 08, 2020 06:52pm

Sports

Ganguly opposes four-day Test plan

BCCI chief said officials should not "tinker" with what he calls the best form of cricket.

Published Jul 08, 2020 06:18pm

Sports

Milan hit back with three goals in five minutes to floor Juve

Zlatan's side climbed to fifth with 49 points although they are still 14 points adrift of the top four.

Updated Jul 08, 2020 02:37pm

Azhar Ali praises Pakistan batsmen after first intra-squad game

“All the batsmen batted quite well especially Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq and Abid Ali seemed in total control,” says Test captain.

Lara warns West Indies 'won't last five days' against England

The three-Test series, which marks the return of international cricket after the coronavirus shutdown, starts on Wednesday.

Stokes looking forward to the 'challenge' of captaining England

All-rounder is ready for 'massive' return of international cricket.

Yasir Shah hopeful to hit century against England

The leg-spinner recently hit the triple figures in Test cricket against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

Barca wake from slumber to give glimmer of hope to Setien

Untied, City battle for Serie A stars

Ben Stokes, Jason Holder to lead from the front

Batting holds key to England, Windies series

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	166.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	166.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 8	107.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 8	0.94
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Jul 8	1.13

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 8	3145.32
India Sensex / Jul 8	36674.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 8	22614.69
Nasdaq / Jul 8	10343.89
Hang Seng / Jul 8	25975.66
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	6189.90
Dow Jones / Jul 8	25890.18
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	12616.80
France CAC40 / Jul 8	5043.73

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Jul 8	17971.90
UK LIBOR / Jul 8	0.36
GDP Growth % / Jul 8	5.40
Foreign Debt / Jul 8	15087.50
Per Capita Income (CPI) / Jul 8	1516.00
Average CPI / Jul 8	11.11

Sports

Pakistan’s itinerary of England tour confirmed

Test series begins on 5 August at Old Trafford, Manchester; Southampton’s Ageas Bowl to stage final two Tests.

Updated Jul 06, 2020 07:41pm

Sports

India worried T20 World Cup delays could impact IPL start date

ICC has said it will make a decision in July on the future of the 20 over event which was due to start in Australia in October. But no date for a meeting has been announced.

Published Jul 06, 2020 06:29pm

Sports

Federer 'missing' Wimbledon but aiming to be back next year

Federer said the coronavirus lockdown gave him the chance to recuperate following surgery, but said he will have to be "patient" as he waits to return to the court.

Published Jul 06, 2020 06:22pm

Sports

Umar Akmal’s appeal to be heard on 13 July

The hearing was previously scheduled for 11 June but had to be postponed due to the Covid-19.

Updated Jul 06, 2020 06:07pm

Sports

Klopp unhappy with Premier League champions medal rule

"I don't know who came up with that [rule]. Even if you have played one game you should have a medal,” says the Liverpool manager.

Updated Jul 06, 2020 03:57pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghazi Fab. / Jul 8 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	3.2000 ▲ (0.40%) (14.29%)
Dawood Equities / Jul 8 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	4.4600 ▲ (1.01%) (6.38%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 8 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.2200 ▲ (0.12%) (3.87%)
TPL Ins. / Jul 8 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	25.2000 ▲ (0.72%) (2.94%)
Nimir Ind. / Jul 8 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	60.0000 ▲ (0.56%) (0.94%)
Attock Petroleum / Jul 8 Attock Petroleum Limited(APL)	311.0000 ▲ (9.00%) (0.66%)
TPL Corp / Jul 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	5.2600 ▲ (0.16%) (0.59%)
Pace (Pakistan) / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.2784 ▲ (0.15%) (0.46%)
Habib Bank Ltd. / Jul 8 Habib Bank Limited.(HBL)	101.5017 ▲ (3.40%) (0.39%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 8 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.9900 ▲ (0.04%) (0.37%)

Stock	Price
PICIC Insurance / Jul 8 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.8000 ▼ (0.10%) (-12.50%)
Ruby Tex. / Jul 8 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	10.9900 ▼ (2.49%) (-10.95%)
Arshad Energy / Jul 8 Arshad Energy Limited(AEL)	7.5000 ▼ (1.35%) (-9.60%)
First Cap. Sec. / Jul 8 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.1500 ▼ (0.09%) (-7.83%)
Adamjee Ins. / Jul 8 Adamjee Insurance Company Limited(AICL)	36.9900 ▼ (2.99%) (-7.11%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jul 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	6.1000 ▼ (0.64%) (-7.05%)
Zephyr Tex / Jul 8 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	7.0000 ▼ (0.47%) (-6.71%)
Colgate-Palm. / Jul 8 Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited(COLG)	2399.8999 ▼ (154.90%) (-6.33%)
Friends Sp. / Jul 8 Friends Spinning Mills Limited(FRSM)	47.9900 ▼ (2.99%) (-6.23%)
Summit Bank / Jul 8 Summit Bank Limited(SMBL)	1.3300 ▼ (0.08%) (-6.02%)

Stock	Volume
Hascol Petroleum / Jul 8 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	26,343,500 ▼ (0.61%)
Pak Elektron / Jul 8 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	24,414,500 ▼ (0.73%)
Lotte Chemical / Jul 8 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	18,138,500 ▼ (0.23%)
TRG Pak. / Jul 8 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	14,692,500 ▼ (1.91%)
Maple Leaf / Jul 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,830,500 ▼ (0.81%)
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Jul 8 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	9,752,000 ▼ (0.61%)
Worldcall / Jul 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,558,000 ▼ (0.12%)
Jahangir Sid. Co. / Jul 8 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	8,504,000 ▼ (0.87%)
D.G.Cement / Jul 8 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	6,162,500 ▼ (3.11%)
Pioneer Cem. / Jul 8 Pioneer Cement Limited(PIOC)	5,205,000 ▼ (2.32%)

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	166.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	166.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 8	107.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 8	0.94
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Jul 8	1.13

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 8	3145.32
India Sensex / Jul 8	36674.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 8	22614.69
Nasdaq / Jul 8	10343.89
Hang Seng / Jul 8	25975.66
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	6189.90
Dow Jones / Jul 8	25890.18
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	12616.80
France CAC40 / Jul 8	5043.73

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Jul 8	17971.90
UK LIBOR / Jul 8	0.36
GDP Growth % / Jul 8	5.40
Foreign Debt / Jul 8	15087.50
Per Capita Income (CPI) / Jul 8	1516.00
Average CPI / Jul 8	11.11