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Bangladesh set to import 500,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia

DHAKA: Bangladesh is set import 500,000 tonnes of wheat at $430 a tonne from Russia in a government-to-government...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:44am

Markets

China’s yuan eases on COVID worries ahead of policy meetings

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan eased against the dollar on Monday, as COVID-19 cases in the country’s commercial hub...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 10:49am

Markets

Euro tumbles as gloomy PMIs dampens outlook for future ECB hikes

LONDON: The euro continued its retreat from a more-than-two-week high as disappointing activity data from France and...

Updated 22 Jul, 2022 04:19pm

Business & Finance

Import of CKD kits: Auto sector seeks SBP intervention for opening LCs

ISLAMABAD: Auto manufacturers have sought intervention of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for opening Letters of...

Updated 22 Jul, 2022 12:32pm

Markets

Dollar loses steam, euro on front foot as ECB meeting looms

SINGAPORE: The US dollar retreated further on Wednesday as the euro extended its overnight bounce on relief Europe...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 10:50am

Pakistan

Umar assails ‘flawed system imposed through unnatural intervention’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Secretary General Asad Umar came down hard on Pakistan Muslim...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Markets

Dollar pauses below two-decade peak as markets ponder Fed path

TOKYO: The US dollar hovered on Tuesday just above a one-week low reached overnight versus major peers as markets...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 10:39am

Markets

Indian rupee closes at record low of nearly 80 against dollar as oil weighs

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee pared early gains to close at record low on Monday, as rising crude prices weighed on the...

Updated 18 Jul, 2022 04:33pm

Markets

What’s next for the euro after slump against dollar?

LONDON: The euro’s plunge against the dollar, triggered by the Ukraine war and mounting risks to the EU economy, has...

Published 17 Jul, 2022 11:54am

Pakistan

Robbers take away Rs10m from judge’s house

ISLAMABAD: Robbers deprived a judge of Rs10 million when they robbed his house in Islamabad on Friday. The...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

Markets

Pakistan Stock Exchange: NIT MD lists reasons behind a bumpy ride

KARACHI: Around 5 years ago, investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rejoiced as the KSE-100 – widely seen...

Updated 12 May, 2022 11:37am

Markets

Libya losing $60m a day in oil shutdown

TRIPOLi: Libya is losing tens of millions of dollars a day from the shutdown of its oil facilities, while global...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:17am

Business & Finance

Moody’s says Russia may be considered in default

WASHINGTON: Moody’s Investors Service said Thursday that Russia “may be considered in default” if it does not...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am

Business & Finance

Ukraine mulls international bonds to fund war defence effort

LONDON: Ukraine, hoping to tap fresh sources of money to fund its defence efforts, is looking at ways to extend a...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Opinion

Economy is the victim

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

Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am

Business & Finance

Russian rouble stabilises in offshore trade after heavy losses

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble stabilised on Tuesday in thin offshore trade after heavy losses over the war in Ukraine,...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 06:44am

Pakistan

‘CAD chronicles’: SBP clarification

KARACHI: The following is the full text of a clarification by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP): “In an article...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am

World

US plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine is invaded

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: President Joe Biden’s administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am

World

West could cut US dollar access for Russian companies, UK's Johnson says

LONDON: The United States and Britain would seek to cut off Russian companies' access to US dollars and British...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 02:16pm

Pakistan

Policy directive for renewal of Jazz cellular mobile licence issued

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) on Thursday issued policy directive...

Updated 04 Feb, 2022 11:06am

Markets

Brazil’s Lula to detach local fuel prices from global oil quotes if elected

BRASILIA: Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist polling ahead of incumbent President Jair...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am

Opinion

Rebasing of national income

There is some very good news from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Following the exercise of rebasing of the...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

IMF board meeting put off till Feb 2

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board of directors...

Updated 27 Jan, 2022 09:46am

Editorials

Economy: rupee slide symptom of infirmity

EDITORIAL: The Pakistani rupee fell from 152 rupees to the dollar in May 2021, the rate used for budget projections,...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Opinion

The Hawala challenge

There is a lot of talk and concern about Hawala business. The surge is not new; the gap widened soon after the...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

Essential commodities: PM concerned at hoarding, smuggling

Directs all stakeholders to undertake urgent measures and bring out-of-the-box solutions to control smuggling

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:21am

Pakistan

Issue being ‘faced’ by Iraqi embassy: Senate body on finance irked by absence of SBP governor

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance expressed serious concern over the absence of...

Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am

PM wants imports from China in yuan

Directs Commerce Ministry and State Bank of Pakistan to look into the possibility of encouraging imports from China in yuan instead of US dollars

Updated 18 Nov, 2021 09:46am

Taliban ban use of foreign currency

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on Tuesday, threatening...

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 09:41am

IMF big hurdle to sales tax cut: Dawood

Commerce adviser says Temporary Economic Refinance Facility of the SBP, which expired in March, will be restored for SMEs and other targeted sectors

Updated 31 Oct, 2021 01:32pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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