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Pakistani consumers turning to AI to enhance shopping experience: report

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:46am

KARACHI: Pakistani consumers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to enhance their shopping...

KWSC extends deadline for payment of April bills

Published 26 Apr, 2026 02:16am

KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation have extended the deadline for payment of April water bills to...

NEPRA tightens net metering rules with new amendments

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has altered Prosumer Regulations to further tighten...

Consumers paying Rs2.2trn for ‘ghost’ electricity: PDP

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 07:40am

KARACHI: Consumers in Pakistan are paying Rs 2.2 Trillion for ‘ghost’ electricity, which is neither produced nor...

Pakistan traders, consumers, politicians reject taxation measures

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 12:05pm

PESHAWAR: Traders, consumers and politicians have rejected the federal budget and warned that imposition of massive...

Packaged milk per litre: Consumers to pay Rs50 more from July 1

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 11:18pm

KARACHI: Pakistani packaged milk consumers will pay an additional Rs50 per litre starting July 1, 2024 due to the...

‘Penalising honest consumers’

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

EDITORIAL: How on earth is the power minister going to “bring transparency to the power sector” if the...

FBR revises upward value of supply of CNG to consumers

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has upward revised the value of supply of the compressed natural gas...

Securing Pakistan’s banking and fintech revolution

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 06:35am

‘Fraud Risk’, specifically also in Pakistani banking industry becomes a key component of Risk in last decade due...

CDA to supply high-quality food items to consumers in Ramazan

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken intensive measures to ensure the supply of high-quality...

US retail sales post second straight monthly drop; factory output falls

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

WASHINGTON: US retail sales fell more than expected in March as consumers cut back on purchases of motor vehicles ...

ST collected from consumers: Businesspeople urged to deposit entire amount in exchequer

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Thursday, urged upon the business...

Consumers to face gas load-shedding despite more RLNG cargoes

Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:47am

ISLAMABAD: Consumers of both gas companies- the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) and the Sui Southern Gas...

PepsiCo says snacks, sodas could get pricier after scant consumer pushback

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

BENGALURU: PepsiCo Inc raised its full-year revenue forecast on Tuesday and said it could increase prices further in...

Supreme Foam launches ‘Mattress in a Box’

Published 21 Apr, 2022 06:19am

KARACHI: Supreme Foam – the leading mattress and foam company in Pakistan – launches yet another revolutionary...

Nepra allowed solar projects despite opposition: Chairman

Published 27 Mar, 2022 06:54am

LAHORE: Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Tauseef H Farooqi has said that Nepra has...

Invoices issued through all POSs: FBR fails to mention period and utilization of Re1 levy

Updated 15 Mar, 2022 10:12am

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to mention the period and the utilization of Re.1 levy, being...

Rs 3/kg hike in CNG price announced

Updated 06 Mar, 2022 10:18am

ISLAMABAD: People, who were expecting that the opening of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations would provide them...

WACOG details: Pakistan's move towards gas pricing reform

Updated 21 Feb, 2022 07:27pm

Business Recorder dissects the bill that looks to address country's gas shortage and unify pricing across the country

Inflation — a world phenomenon

Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am

Consumers around the globe are experiencing higher prices for commodities and services. The reasons for this may ...

Traders pause sell-off on lower consumer sentiment

Published 15 Nov, 2021 07:12am

NEW YORK/LONDON: Selling in US Treasury markets paused on Friday as data showed consumer sentiment plunged to a...

Govt agrees to pass withheld power tariff raise on to consumers

Updated 13 Oct, 2021 09:56am

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly agreed to pass the withheld determined power tariff increase of Rs 1.39 per...

Power generation: Increase in costs leaves consumers high and dry

Updated 13 Sep, 2021 09:18am

The incumbent government has increased electricity tariff by over 30 per cent in its three year tenure

PayPal says it is expecting an addition of about 50 million active users in 2021 and forecast annual revenue of about $25.5 billion
PayPal’s processed payments in the latest quarter rose 39% to $277.1 billion, with an additional 16 million net new active customers

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 15	160.01
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 15	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 15	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 15	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 12	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	7,431.46
Nasdaq / Jun 12	25,888.84
Dow Jones / Jun 12	51,202.26
India Sensex / Jun 15	76,764.22
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 15	69,593.64
Hang Seng / Jun 15	24,816.13
FTSE 100 / Jun 15	10,499.85
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 15	25,012.02
France CAC40 / Jun 15	8,447.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	21,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	375,947
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	373.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 15	80.67
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 15	4,327.01
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	378.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 15	76.49

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Arctic Textile / Jun 12 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 12 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 12 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	285.76 ▲ 25.98 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 12 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	161.26 ▲ 14.66 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 12 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.59 ▲ 2.6 (10%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 12 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	92.20 ▲ 8.38 (10%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.44 ▲ 0.73 (9.47%)
IGI Holdings / Jun 12 IGI Holdings Limited(IGIHL)	284.15 ▲ 23.93 (9.2%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 12 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.33 ▲ 8.38 (9.11%)

Stock	Price
Idrees Tex. / Jun 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	50.10 ▼ -5.57 (-10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	121.46 ▼ -13.49 (-10%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 12 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9.45 ▼ -1 (-9.57%)
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 12 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	22.19 ▼ -2.28 (-9.32%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.40 ▼ -4.77 (-9.32%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 12 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.80 ▼ -2.36 (-9.02%)
East West Ins. / Jun 12 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.54 ▼ -4.42 (-8.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	5.20 ▼ -0.45 (-7.96%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 12 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.42 ▼ -1.33 (-7.94%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.42 ▼ -1.72 (-7.77%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	57,747,470 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jun 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,924,034 ▲ 0.93
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 12 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	52,648,271 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,511,471 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	35,896,472 ▲ 4.01
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	33,427,696 ▼ -1.72
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	28,855,016 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 12 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,681,007 ▼ -0.82
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,755,100 ▲ 0.24
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 12 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	20,120,122 ▲ 0.31

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