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Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (March ...

Published 28 Mar, 2021 04:14am

Business & Finance

Automakers say 2020 production plunged in 'worst crisis ever'

In Asia however, which accounts for half of all vehicles produced worldwide, the decline was more modest, at 10 percent.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 07:06pm

Markets

PSX witnesses value buying: BRIndex100 extends gains

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Wednesday closed on positive note on the back of healthy buying by local and ...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Business & Finance

GM further cuts production in North America due to global chip shortage

The action was factored into GM's prior forecast that it could shave up to $2 billion off this year's profit, spokesman David Barnas said.
Semiconductors are used extensively in cars, including to monitor engine performance, manage steering or automatic windows, and in sensors used in parking and entertainment systems.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:48pm

Business & Finance

KIA Lucky Motors rolls out the 25,000th unit of KIA Sportage

KIA Lucky Motors successfully rolls out the 25000th unit of its popular KIA Sportage.
The company has been able to sell around 1,500 units of KIA Sportage every month for past few months.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 02:32pm

BR Research

Suzuki: Half-step forward

The outgoing year has not been kind to Pakistan Suzuki (PSX: PSMC). Throughout 2019, the company struggled to ...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:35am

Business & Finance

Lamborghini made the most profit amidst the Pandemic

Lamborghini had its most profitable year in history during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although revenues may have been...

Published 22 Mar, 2021 06:52pm

Business & Finance

Renault sees its electric, hybrid car sales doubling

PARIS: France’s Renault expects its sales of electric and hybrid cars to more than double to 350,000 in 2021, two...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:44am

Markets

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (March ...

Published 21 Mar, 2021 04:05am

Business & Finance

Sazgar Engineering to bring another Chinese SUV brand to Pakistan

SEWL will now partner with the Great Wall Motors (GWM) of China, which owns an SUV brand called HAVAL.
SEWL is initially planning to launch the latest generation of two HAVAL SUVs, namely HAVAL H6 and HAVAL Jolion, in the Pakistani market.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 03:31pm

Talks on concessional yen-based loans held

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Japan on Friday held specific discussions in economic areas to bridge the balance of trade...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

BR Research

All about that base

Reverberations can be felt across the automotive industry as demand is returning with a vengeance. In Feb-21,...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 07:40am

Business & Finance

Auto industry under pressure to increase price of products: experts

KARACHI: The local automotive industry is facing difficulties in bearing the cost of production as the prices of...

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 09:42am

Markets

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (March ...

Published 14 Mar, 2021 04:13am

Business & Finance

5,000 MG Cars cleared at Karachi Port

The court ordered to release 5,000 Morris Garages (MG) vehicles stuck at the Karachi port.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 03:03pm

Markets

PSX hits intraday low of -1,105 points: BRIndex100 nosedives

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Tuesday nosedived due to panic selling on investors’ concerns over prevailing...

Published 10 Mar, 2021 04:59am

Business & Finance

German industrial output unexpectedly drops in January

Federal statistics agency Destatis said industrial output declined 2.5 percent in January, well short of short of analyst forecasts for a 0.5 percent increase.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 05:47pm

Markets

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (March 6,...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Business & Finance

New Suzuki Swift to hit the local market after 11 years.

Pak Suzuki announced that the new Suzuki Swift will hit the local market after 11 years, after the company decided to discontinue the old model in August 2021.

Published 06 Mar, 2021 03:22pm

Business & Finance

Honda launches advanced self-driving cars in Japan

For now, analysts say automakers are still a long way from a true Level 4 system, in which a car is considered to no longer have a driver, just passengers.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 10:05am

Markets

PSX closes in deep red: BRIndex100 nosedives

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Thursday nosedived just after opening of the trading session. It closed in deep red...

Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am

Opinion

India woos Tesla with offer of cheaper production costs than China

India is ready to offer incentives to ensure Tesla Inc’s cost of production would be less than in China if the...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

Business & Finance

Betting on death of petrol cars, Volvo to go all electric by 2030

Volvo CEO says customers won't want a petrol engine in future.
Carmakers racing to switch to zero-emissions models.
Volvo targets 50% of its sales fully electric cars, 50% hybrid by 2025.
Volvo launches C40 model, a fully electric SUV.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 07:40pm

Markets

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (March 1, 2021). ==================================== BR...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am

Markets

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (February...

Published 28 Feb, 2021 04:55am

Markets

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (February 26, 2021). ==================================== BR...

Published 27 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

LHC directs Pakistani auto manufacturers to install airbags in all vehicles

"Almost all locally manufactured vehicles have airbags but those priced less than Rs1.5 million do not have this facility,” says PAMA cheif.
Airbags are not manufactured in the country but imported from abroad, he said, adding they need time to implement the court order.

Updated 25 Feb, 2021 05:02pm

Markets

Automart: car prices in Karachi

KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (February...

Published 21 Feb, 2021 05:10am

Business & Finance

Is MG3 coming to Pakistan, teased Javed Afridi

Javed Afridi shared a teaser for 'Morris Garages (MG) in Pakistan', featuring MG3, which is the smallest car in the MG lineup.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 06:24pm

Business & Finance

KIA Lucky Motors Reveals Prices for Sorento

KIA Lucky Motors has revealed prices for all three variants of its new SUV KIA Sorento.
The 2.4 Front Wheel Drive variant will be priced at Rs. 6,999,000, while the price of 2.4 All Wheel Drive and 3.5 Front Wheel Drive variants will be Rs. 7,999,000 and Rs. 8,399,000, respectively.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 04:40pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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