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Major wheat deficit looming

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to face three million tons wheat deficit next year as the country’s estimated...

Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:32am

Jul-Feb period: Mobile phones’ import up 51.59pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The import of mobile phones to the country has witnessed an increase of 51.59 percent during the eight...

Updated 18 Mar, 2021 09:14am

Pakistan

Controversial valuation ruling: Price of used computers, laptops jump up to 80pc

ISLAMABAD: The prices of used computers and laptops have jumped from 50 to 80 percent in all computer markets...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 04:43am

Pakistan

FPCCI asks govt to bring down cost of agri production

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has asked the government to take...

Updated 14 Mar, 2021 10:29am

Business & Finance

UK economy sinks on virus curbs, as Brexit slams trade

LONDON: Britain's economy hit reverse in January on renewed coronavirus curbs while the nation's post-Brexit EU ...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Certain items: Cash margin restriction on import waived

KARACHI: In order to facilitate industries, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday announced waiver of cash ...

Published 12 Mar, 2021 05:10am

Markets

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 122,071 tonnes of cargo comprising 73,781 tonnes of import cargo and 48,290 tonnes...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Pakistan

‘Allow cotton import from Afghanistan, C Asia via Torkham’

KARACHI: National Business Group chairman Mian Zahid Hussain has said that cotton imports from Afghanistan and...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:31am

TCP invites fresh bids for white sugar

KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Saturday invited fresh bids for the import of white sugar. ...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Markets

Activities of Karachi Port

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 156,498 tonnes of cargo comprising 123,902 tonnes of import cargo and 32,596 ...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

Import of sugar, wheat: TCP scraps two tenders

KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has scrapped two tenders for the import of sugar and wheat as the...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

Vehicles’ import: FBR changes definition of ‘tourists’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has changed the definition of 'tourists' for allowing temporary import...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

APTMA opposes import of yarn from India

KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government not to allow import of yarn from...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

Markets

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 123,717 tonnes of cargo comprising 85,867 tonnes of import cargo and 37,850 tonnes...

Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am

Markets

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 137,686 tonnes of cargo comprising 96,121 tonnes of import cargo and 41,565 tonnes...

Published 04 Mar, 2021 04:58am

Wheat tender: Seven international suppliers submit bids

KARACHI: In response to the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) wheat import tender, some seven international...

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:31am

Business & Finance

Pakistan's imports Rise by $2.085bn: Razak Dawood

Pakistan's imports increased by $2.085 billion during July-February 2021 as compared to the same period in last financial year.
The increase in Pakistan’s import bill can be attributed to growth in wheat and sugar imports to stabilize the market prices.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 03:00pm

Pakistan gets offers in 50,000 tonnes white sugar tender

HAMBURG: The lowest price offered in Pakistan’s international tender to buy 50,000 tonnes of sugar which closed on...

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 09:35am

Markets

Govt urged to allow duty-free import of cotton yarn

KARACHI: The value-added textile sector has urged the government to accord genuine priority to the sector and...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

Adviser spells out reasons: Sugar, wheat cotton behind import bill hike

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Commerce and Invest-ment, Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the main reason...

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 09:35am

Business & Finance

Manufacturing of soaps: Raw materials cleared through under-invoicing

KARACHI: Raw materials used in the manufacturing of soaps have reportedly been cleared through under-invoicing....

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

Business & Finance

Prgmea seeks easy procedure for fabric import instead of DTRE facility

LAHORE: Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (Prgmea) on Tuesday appealed the...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 05:49am

Pakistan

More wheat production expected during current year: Hammad Ahzar

Hammad Azhar said that previous year sugarcane crop was not good but this year would be better.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:18am

Pakistan

Exports increase 10.13pc to Rs2.322 trillion in 7 months; 12.66pc in January

The exports during July-January (2020-21) were recorded at Rs2,322,358 million as against Rs2,108,777 million during July-January (2019-20).

Published 21 Feb, 2021 06:04pm

Business & Finance

Motorcycle spare parts import overburdened: APMSPIDA

KARACHI: Chairman All Pakistan Motorcycle Spare Parts Importers and Dealers Association (APMSPIDA), Khalid Waheed ...

Updated 19 Feb, 2021 09:23am

Business & Finance

Pakistan import food items worth over Rs 754bn

According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, sugar imports from July to January increased by more than 7,000 percent and a total of Rs. 20.60 billion worth of sugar was imported during the period.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 03:12pm

Markets

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 139,724 tonnes of cargo comprising 116,955 tonnes of import cargo and 22,769 ...

Published 18 Feb, 2021 04:08am

Markets

Fabric, yarn: Exporters not accepting orders due to high price, short availability

LAHORE: A huge number of export orders are being received by the value-added garment industry, however, exporters ...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

Markets

Palm oil edges higher

SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures gained for a second straight session on Tuesday as rival soyaoil on the ...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

Business & Finance

Despite shortfall, Pakistan not to import duty-free cotton from India

The country was currently facing one million bales shortfall due to low production that year, he said.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 03:17pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.99 ▲ 0.80 (36.53%)
Yousuf Weaving / Jul 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	5.51 ▲ 0.56 (11.31%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	8.90 ▲ 0.90 (11.25%)
Azgard Nine / Jul 1 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	11.28 ▲ 1.00 (9.73%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 1 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.79 ▲ 0.29 (8.29%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jul 1 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	1148.48 ▲ 80.12 (7.50%)
Bolan Casting / Jul 1 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	53.55 ▲ 3.73 (7.49%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jul 1 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	142.14 ▲ 9.91 (7.49%)
MithchellsFruit / Jul 1 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	91.69 ▲ 6.39 (7.49%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jul 1 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1525.00 ▲ 106.00 (7.47%)

Stock	Price
F.Treet Manuf / Jul 1 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	9.78 ▲ -1.00 (-9.28%)
Husein Sug.Convert.Pref. / Jul 1 Husein Sugar Mills Ltd Convertible Preference Shares(HSMCPS)	4.99 ▲ -0.51 (-9.27%)
AEL Textile / Jul 1 AEL Textile Limited(AEL)	12.95 ▲ -1.05 (-7.50%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	150.77 ▲ -12.22 (-7.50%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 1 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	31.21 ▲ -2.53 (-7.50%)
Bank Of Khyber / Jul 1 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	13.92 ▲ -1.08 (-7.20%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 1 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.16 ▲ -0.77 (-7.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jul 1 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	25.00 ▲ -1.75 (-6.54%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jul 1 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	7.50 ▲ -0.44 (-5.54%)
Quice Food / Jul 1 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	3.82 ▲ -0.19 (-4.74%)

Stock	Volume
Agritech Limited / Jul 1 Agritech Limited(AGL)	9,614,500 ▼ 0.00
Yousuf Weaving / Jul 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	5,016,500 ▼ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4,705,000 ▼ 0.00
G3 Technologies / Jul 1 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	4,358,000 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Jul 1 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	4,332,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jul 1 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	3,891,837 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jul 1 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	2,448,092 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,072,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	2,010,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	1,717,062 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	204.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	204.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	135.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.21
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 30	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	3785.38
India Sensex / Jun 30	53018.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	26186.80
Nasdaq / Jun 30	11028.73
Hang Seng / Jun 30	21859.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	7169.28
Dow Jones / Jun 30	30775.43
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	12783.77
France CAC40 / Jun 30	5922.86

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	106.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	18180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	120000.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	1805.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	97.14

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