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Rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar

Settles at 214.65 in the inter-bank market

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:08pm

FTA likely in 6 months: Pakistan, Iran agree to remove ‘anti-trade’ barriers

Both countries discuss issues related to trade, energy and payment mechanism at the 21st Session of Pak-Iran Joint Economic Commission (JEC)

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:48am

Business & Finance

‘Non-tariff barriers creating hurdles in exports’: Country failing to derive desired gains from trade accord with China?

KARACHI: Pakistan has failed to capture even five percent of the market share from the 313 high-priority tariff ...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:39am

FTA signing with GCC agreed

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are said to have agreed on signing of Free Trade Agreements...

Updated 23 Jun, 2022 09:55am

Excepting Indonesia, 2pc ACDs removed on import of palm oil

ISLAMABAD: The government has removed Additional Customs Duties (ACDs) of 2 percent from June 10 to 20, 2022 on...

Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:53am

Business & Finance

OIC states: UBG underscores need for exploring more trade opportunities

KARACHI: Patron-in-Chief of United Business Group (UBG) S M Muneer and President UBG Zubair Tufail have said that...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 06:04am

Hammad, UAE envoy discuss global inflation, geo-political situation

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Monday called on Federal...

Updated 09 Mar, 2022 09:40am

Business & Finance

Pakistan to discuss FTA with China during PM's visit: Razak Dawood

Advisor for Commerce and Investment says govt looking to expand trade linkages

Updated 03 Feb, 2022 03:43pm

Pakistan

Qureshi for enhancing trade with Sri Lanka

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has emphasized the need for making all efforts to enhance bilateral...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

Business & Finance

Citrus consignments: SCCI seeks to draw govt’s attention to stranded containers in Afghanistan

KARACHI: Sargodha Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) president Shoaib Ahmed Basra has informed that currently...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am

Opinion

Is CPEC last chance for industrialisation?

The statement “the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is Pakistan’s last chance for industrialisation”...

Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am

Business & Finance

70 years of diplomatic, trade relationship: Thai diplomat sees bilateral trade to cross $1.6bn mark in FY22

KARACHI: Ambassador of Thailand in Pakistan, Chakkrid Krachaiwong said due to Covid pandemic the bilateral trade...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 05:41am

Business & Finance

Thai CG for early FTA with Pakistan

KARACHI: Acting Consul General of Thailand Paoyee Waesahmae has said that trade balance between Pakistan and ...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am

Pakistan

Need for re-evaluating economic ties between ASEAN, Pakistan stressed

ISLAMABAD: Senior diplomats from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and senior business leaders on...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am

UK and Gulf nations negotiate trade deal

MANAMA: The United Kingdom and the six Gulf Cooperation Council states have begun preliminary talks on a free trade...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:16am

Business & Finance

PM Imran assures Chinese investors of all possible facilities

Delegation of Chinese companies meets prime minister

Updated 13 Sep, 2021 06:28pm

CO a must for shipments originating from UAE, China

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made it mandatory for the importers to submit Certificate of ...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 03:43am

Business & Finance

FTA between Pakistan, Indonesia to be a great initiative: envoy

KARACHI: Indonesian Consul General, Dr June Kuncoro Hadiningrat has said that FTA between Pakistan and Indonesia ...

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

Business & Finance

Israel to open economic office in Abu Dhabi

OCCUPIED JERUS-ALEM: Israel plans to open an economic attache office in Abu Dhabi this summer to attract foreign...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Thailand for early conclusion of FTA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Thailand have agreed to work together for early conclusion of a mutually-beneficial ...

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:23am

World

UK, India to start formal FTA talks within months

Truss said India and Britain would start negotiations on an agreement "in the autumn", following the announcement of a preliminary "Enhanced Trade Partnership" deal.

Published 04 May, 2021 04:20pm

Business & Finance

Jan-March exports to China shoot up by 64pc

BEIJING: China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement Phase-II (CPFTA-II) effective since January 1, last year is now showing...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Business & Finance

Sarhad chamber, Iranian CG for enhancing trade ties

PESHAWAR: President Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Sherbaz Bilour and Iranian Consul General in...

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 10:07am

Supplements

Pakistan & Srilanka-Trade and Investment Opportunities: Message from ABDUL RAZAK DAWOOD, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment

Pakistan’s relations with the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka are special, cordial and unique. The Free...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:22am

Business & Finance

RCEP to improve Pakistan's Trade & Investment Potential Manifold: PRIME

PRIME’s latest report timely informs of a window of opportunity - the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - offering immense trade and investment potential.
Joining RCEP can trigger Pakistan’s untapped potential in various domains such as ICT services, mobile manufacturing, health and pharmaceutical sector, agricultural commodities, geographical diversification of export, investment diversification, and trade and investment policy.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 06:03pm

Sri Lanka offered use of Gwadar Port

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has offered Sri Lanka use of Gwadar Port for warehousing to facilitate trade with Afghanistan,...

Updated 26 Feb, 2021 09:27am

Pakistan, Sri Lanka decide to broaden FTA

ISLAMABAD: At the invitation of Prime Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, ...

Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:58am

Markets

Volume of business seen satisfactory on cotton market

KARACHI: The local cotton market remained stable on Saturday. Market sources told that trading volume was...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

Pakistan

Resolution of issues among Gulf states to help in early finalization of Pak-GCC FTA

He also mentioned the quota of 100,000 work force offered by Qatar to Pakistan and said preparatory work in that respect was underway.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 12:40am

World

‘Some progress’, most likely outcome with EU is no trade deal, UK PM's spokesman says

Australia does not have a free trade agreement with the EU, meaning the bulk of its trade is on World Trade Organization terms.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 08:09pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 6	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 6	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 6	153.92
USD to Swiss Franc / May 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 6	1.25
Euro to USD / May 6	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
India Sensex / May 6	74134.73
Hang Seng / May 6	18465.58
Germany DAX 30 / May 6	18032.07

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 6	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 6	78.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 6	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 6	206190
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 6	2311.29
Diesel/Litre / May 6	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 6 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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