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Technology - 2026-07-20

Technology

Pakistan freelancers’ earnings surge past $3bn in three years

Earnings rise sharply from $505mn in FY24 to $984mn in FY25 and record $1.76bn in FY26

Updated 20 Jul, 2026 10:33pm

Technology

Canva proposes national competition to rebrand PIA under new ownership

Canva General Manager for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ahmed Iqbal says this will include redesign of PIA's logo, brand guidelines, aircraft livery

Updated 20 Jul, 2026 11:05pm

Markets

Samsung Biologics to launch $1.8 billion all-cash bid for PolyPeptide

The tender offer is ⁠expected to launch by the end of August and close by year-end, Samsung Biologics said

Published 20 Jul, 2026 08:09am

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Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 23	278.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 23	277.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 24	163.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 24	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 24	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 24	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 23	3.59

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 23	7,408.30
Nasdaq / Jul 23	25,137.69
FTSE 100 / Jul 23	10,639.17
Dow Jones / Jul 23	51,711.65
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 23	24,763.12
France CAC40 / Jul 23	8,299.09
India Sensex / Jul 24	75,618.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 24	64,568.75
Hang Seng / Jul 24	24,866.39

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 23	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 23	370,401
Petrol/Litre / Jul 24	331.52
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 24	91.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 24	4,027.02
Diesel/Litre / Jul 24	378.66
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 24	81.26

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jul 24 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.15 ▲ 1.38 (10.02%)
UDL International / Jul 24 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	21.77 ▲ 1.98 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 24 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	54.95 ▲ 5 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	173.26 ▲ 15.75 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	172.68 ▲ 15.7 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jul 24 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	66.41 ▲ 5.66 (9.32%)
Karam Ceramics / Jul 24 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	150.99 ▲ 9.62 (6.8%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 24 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.44 ▲ 1.97 (6.26%)
Reliance Weaving / Jul 24 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	175.99 ▲ 9.41 (5.65%)
Dadex Eternit / Jul 24 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	93.98 ▲ 4.96 (5.57%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 24 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.34 ▼ -2.04 (-10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,105.08 ▼ -122.79 (-10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 24 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	197.53 ▼ -21.95 (-10%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	206 ▼ -21.34 (-9.39%)
Janana De Malucho / Jul 24 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	140.13 ▼ -14.43 (-9.34%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 24 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	210.10 ▼ -21.45 (-9.26%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jul 24 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	353 ▼ -35.91 (-9.23%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 24 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25 ▼ -2.53 (-9.19%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jul 24 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	54.54 ▼ -5.46 (-9.1%)
Lotte Chemical / Jul 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	26.57 ▼ -2.55 (-8.76%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,431,604 ▲ 0.29
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 24 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13,149,275 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jul 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	9,666,409 ▼ -0.73
Pak Refinery / Jul 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,837,602 ▲ 0.44
TPL Properties / Jul 24 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,316,772 ▼ -0.28
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	7,321,489 ▲ 0.04
Lotte Chemical / Jul 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	5,997,473 ▼ -2.55
Waves Home Appliances / Jul 24 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	3,900,360 ▲ 0.45
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	3,827,266 ▲ 0.19
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	3,803,307 ▲ 0.01