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Gas supply to fertiliser plants may be restored from Sept 1

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 09:58am

ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to restore gas supply to fertiliser plants from September 1 to ensure adequate...

World Bank reallocates $150m for Pakistan to procure Covid-19 vaccines

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 11:30am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has reallocated $ 150 million for Pakistan to procure Covid-19 vaccines, South Asia...

Tarin directs ministry to import 2m tons of wheat

Updated 03 Aug, 2021 10:06am

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) presided over by Finance Minister Shaukat...

Proposed auto policy: Tarin directs broad-based consultations with key stakeholders

Updated 30 Jul, 2021 09:38am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Thursday stated that the proposed auto policy aims at expansion of auto...

‘Exemptions, incentives withdrawal to generate Rs250bn more revenue’

Published 24 Jun, 2021 03:36am

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPMA) on Revenue Dr Waqar Masood has said that the budget 2021-22 has ...

Defending the budget

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

EDITORIAL: The statement of PML-N’s Birjees Tahir on the floor of the house that the budget 2021-22 was a “pack...

Waqar rejects budget criticism

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Special Assistant on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Waqar Masood has said that criticism on...

POS integration: Tarin for establishing cell at FBR HQ

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:39am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has directed establishing a cell at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

PM brings weaker sections of society under the spotlight

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the government was committed to provide all financial...

FBR may introduce single sales tax return in next fiscal

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to introduce a single sales tax return for the persons...

Tarin reviews budget proposals with PSX MD/CEO

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, chaired a meeting here at the Finance Division...

WB proposes $200m credit facilities for housing sector

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Country Director, World Bank (WB), Najy Benhassine in a meeting with the Federal Minister for Finance...

‘IMF supportive of govt’s approach to food inflation?’

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “IMF supportive of govt’s approach to food inflation?” carried ...

Smart lockdown policy helped achieve 3.94pc GDP growth: SAPM

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Dr Waqar Masood has said that the smart lockdown policy of ...

IMF supportive of govt’s approach to food inflation?

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

ISLAMABAD: The government said on Thursday that the GDP growth target has been increased to five percent in the...

Tarin calls for interest-free agri loans

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin underlined the need to boost farm productivity by...

Tarin for curtailing middleman’s role to enhance farmers’ returns by 40pc

Published 18 May, 2021 10:52pm

The role of middleman was also discussed during the meeting who makes money at the expense of farmers particularly with small and marginal land holdings.

Tarin briefed on ‘concept of performance agreement’

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin, during a meeting with Adviser to the Prime...

PM for inclusion of new uplift projects in FY22 PSDP

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

ISLAMABAD: While setting priorities for next fiscal year public sector development programme, Prime Minister Imran...

Tarin covers a lot of targeted subsidy ground

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Thursday convened a meeting to finalize ...

Daily use commodities: Tarin seeks innovative ideas to ensure price stability

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has sought innovative ideas from sub-committee of...

Price trends of essential commodities analysed

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has directed the respective provincial administrations and...

Economic body asked to provide clear road maps

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Advisory Council (EAC) has been asked to come up with short-, medium-, and long-term road...

FBR, PRA sign MoU on Single Portal/ Sales Tax Return

Published 08 Apr, 2021 10:27am

SAPM on Revenue further added that now persons associated with businesses would only have to file one Sales Tax Return instead of many returns. He further said that this step would help bring simplification in the tax system and procedure.

Tax-to-GDP ratio goes below average in 2 fiscal years: WB official

He mentioned that in the month of January almost 13% increase in tax collections was witnessed, adding that the fruits of improvement in the economy would reach the common man soon.

PM for fast-tracking establishment of border markets along Afghan, Iran bordering areas

Published 18 Jan, 2021 11:36pm

The prime minister expressed these views while presiding over a meeting here to review progress regarding the establishment of border markets in bordering areas with Afghanistan and Iran.

PM for sustainable power sector reforms in view of future requirements

Published 31 Dec, 2020 12:14am

The Prime Minister was apprised of the power sector agreements made by the previous governments and their negative effects on the economy and common man.

Pakistan economy gathering steam, but vulnerability persists, says SAPM

Published 25 Nov, 2020 01:12pm

He said that it remains to be decided whether the IMF review mission would visit Pakistan or conduct a virtual review.

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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
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
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%)
Pak Synthetics / Oct 1 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	164.95 ▲ 15 (10%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.45 ▲ 2.04 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)

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%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.06 ▼ -6.56 (-10%)
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%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.27 ▼ -3.58 (-9.99%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Oct 1 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	107.10 ▼ -11.73 (-9.87%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	155 ▼ -16.45 (-9.59%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 1 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	460 ▼ -46.86 (-9.25%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,694,230 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,395,570 ▲ 0.1
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,967,497 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,614,779 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,546,081 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,394,011 ▲ 0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,300,001 ▼ -0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,980,760 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,555,295 ▲ 1.43
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,063,246 ▼ -2.11

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