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Social security workers will get discount on purchase of commodities

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Labour Ansar Majeed Khan has said that workers of the social security will get 15-45...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

Australia, NZ dollars ride risk rally

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were trying to sustain a rare rally on Wednesday as markets wagered...

Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Markets

Cocoa dives to 4-month low on fresh COVID fears

NEW YORK/LONDON: Cocoa futures on ICE fell to the lowest levels in four months on Friday as concerns about a new...

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am

Markets

ICE canola makes gains

WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): ICE canola futures rose to a record high on Friday, mostly shrugging off a broader sell-off of...

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am

SPI down 0.67pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended November 25, recorded a decrease of 0.67 percent...

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:33pm

Opinion

Shooting the messenger? Shipping carries the can as investors shun coal

Shipping companies that transport the world’s coal are in the crosshairs of some financial backers who are ...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

SPI up 1.23pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended October 28, 2021 recorded an increase of 1.23...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 03:53am

Markets

Palm oil ends 2pc lower on China regulation fears

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures pulled back from a record high to end lower on Thursday, rattled by ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Markets

Hike in POL products' prices cause increase in rates of kitchen items

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities have increased manifold as impacts of the rising petroleum ...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:21am

SPI up 1.21pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended October 7, 2021 recorded an increase of 1.21...

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 09:15am

MoC shifts blame for rising imports to other quarters

Federal Cabinet in its previous meeting expressed concerns at the 'extraordinary' growth in imports and directed to constantly monitor them to keep the current account deficit at a manageable level

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 03:51pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: How does PM look at rising inflation?

"This is so very funny." "What? The Khan insisting that inflation is due to the pandemic and..." "More funny is ...

Updated 02 Oct, 2021 03:16pm

Markets

Prices of essential items maintain upward trend in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, sugar, flour, cooking oil/ghee, pulses...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:51am

Commodities: FBR concerned at low GST collection

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has noted with concern low sales tax collection by some commodities as...

Updated 19 Sep, 2021 12:07pm

Pakistan

Punjab: shops involved in profiteering will be sealed

LAHORE: In order to control prices of the daily use commodities in the province, the Punjab government has decided ...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Markets

Copper boosted by declining dollar

LONDON: Copper prices climbed on Friday as the dollar was dragged down by a lacklustre reading of the US jobs ...

Published 04 Sep, 2021 06:04am

Aug CPI up 8.4pc YoY

The National Consumer Price Index for August 2021 increased by 0.58 percent

Updated 02 Sep, 2021 10:46am

August trade deficit widens massive 133pc YoY

Imports of first two months (July-August) of 2021-22 reach $11.911 billion

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 12:28am

Markets

Peshawar: prices of essential food items on the rise

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, especially sugar, edible oil, ghee, live chicken/ meat, and...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:33am

Editorials

A dollar saved is a dollar earned

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has very rightly instructed the ministry of food security and research to...

Published 14 Aug, 2021 03:41am

Markets

Gold neutral in $1,802-$1,822 range

SINGAPORE: Spot gold looks neutral in a range of $1,802-$1,822 per ounce, and an escape could suggest a direction....

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

Markets

Prices of essential kitchen items increase manifold

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities, including vegetables, sugar, cooking oil/ghee, flour, fruits, pulses...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

Markets

Palm oil targets 4,344 ringgit

SINGAPORE: Palm oil may break a resistance at 4,274 ringgit per tonne and rise to 4,344 ringgit per tonne, as it has...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Markets

CBOT wheat may fall to $6.63

SINGAPORE: CBOT September wheat may break a support at $6.74-1/4 per bushel and fall to $6.63-3/4. The current fall...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Opinion

Inflation: a ticking time bomb

A time bomb facing the Imran Khan administration is the continuing inflationary spiral. The Prime Minister and his...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Markets

Prices of essential food items decrease slightly

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities have slightly decreased in the local market, according to a survey...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Markets

NY cocoa may bounce

SINGAPORE: New York September cocoa may bounce into a range of $2,311-$2,336, as it has stabilized around a support...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am

Markets

Commodities hedge funds back in vogue after years of outflows

TORONTO: Hedge funds focused on commodities have generated strong returns in 2021 and investors long wary of such...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Markets

Chinese regulators warn metals firms to maintain good market order

BEIJING: China’s government watchdogs warned industrial metals companies to maintain “normal market order”...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Markets

Tokyo rubber futures rise

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures rose on Monday, as Tokyo ramped up its Covid-19 vaccination drive, which may allow ...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	155.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
India Sensex / May 1	74482.78
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38093.34
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Hang Seng / May 1	17763.03
FTSE 100 / May 1	8121.24
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Germany DAX 30 / May 1	17932.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	79.18
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2324.96
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	76.51
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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