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foreign trade

China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilities

Published 27 Dec, 2025 11:36am

The latest revision to the Foreign Trade Law, approved by China’s top legislative body, will take effect on March 1, 2026

June food products’ exports decline 32pc YoY, 37pc MoM

Updated 19 Jul, 2025 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Exports of food products showed a decline of 32 per cent in June 2025 on year-on-year basis and 37 per...

Uzbek investors want to boost trade, economic ties

Published 31 May, 2025 05:56am

LAHORE: Uzbek businessmen and investors are keen to strengthen mutual trade and economic ties. These views were...

Russia using bitcoin in foreign trade

Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am

MOSCOW: Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following...

Foreign trade: PM praises UAE for posting impressive growth

Published 26 Aug, 2024 07:01am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday extended his heartfelt congratulations to the President of United...

‘WEBOC, PSW not synchronised to capturing global trade data’

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) said that Pakistan’s systems — WEBOC and Pakistan Single Window —...

TDRO fails to provide relief to importers, exporters

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 08:55am

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry’s Trade Dispute Resolution Organisation (TDRO) is said to have failed to provide any...

Arrivals of foreign trade delegations ebb due to Covid-19

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

LAHORE: A meeting of the LCCI Standing Committee for International Fairs, Exhibitions and Delegations was held at ...

REER Index falls to 86.45 in Feb

Published 22 Mar, 2023 07:30am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) Index depreciated to 86.45 in February 2023 as compared to...

Dubai announces plan to ‘double’ economy in next decade

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:06am

DUBAI: Dubai announced Wednesday a bold plan aiming to boost foreign trade and investment in the United Arab...

Roads, railways: Projects with CA states to usher in a new era of peace: PM

Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that road and railways connectivity projects between Pakistan ...

Cuba allows foreign investment for first time in 60 years

Updated 18 Aug, 2022 09:28am

HAVANA: The Cuban government has announced it will allow foreign investment in domestic wholesale and retail trade...

Trade deficit hits record-high of $48.26bn

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 55.29 per cent during the fiscal year 2021-22, and reached $48.259 billion...

Estimated/projected budget 2022-2023

Updated 07 Jun, 2022 10:26am

The federal budget is expected to be presented on June 10, 2022. As a result of excessive politicisation of the...

Economy is the victim

Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am

Economic stability is dependent upon political and social stability. While only economic stability is the major...

China’s economic development full of resilience and great potential

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

In 2021, facing complex domestics and international landscapes and all kinds of risks and challenges, China has been...

Jul-Jan trade deficit widens 91.9pc YoY

Updated 03 Feb, 2022 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 91.9 percent during the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal...

Jul-Dec 2021: Trade deficit touches $25bn mark

Updated 03 Jan, 2022 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit has touched $ 25 billion during first half (July - December) of fiscal year...

UAE budget balance improves

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates budget balance improved in the first half of the year as the economy began ...

UAE economy shrinks 6.1pc last year

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ economy shrank 6.1% last year, the country’s statistics centre said on Sunday...

Jul-Mar exports up 7pc YoY

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports posted a growth of 7 percent in the first three quarters (July-March of 2020-21)...

WFP and Finland launch coalition for school lunches

Updated 13 Mar, 2021 10:11am

ROME: The World Food Program said Friday that millions of children risked hunger or malnutrition due to the shutdown...

PCJCCI, CAFTEC ink MoU

Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am

LAHORE: Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Thai central bank sees no 'material impact' after added to US currency watch list

Published 17 Dec, 2020 09:07am

The comment came after Washington put Thailand on its watch list of countries suspected of taking measures to weaken their currencies against the dollar.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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