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On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, it fell as low as $6,853.53

Benchmark index ends 415.69 points lower to end at 43,885.51

New designs reflect maturing market with more diverse base of customers

Criticise policy of favouring textile industry at the expense of ginners, growers

Forms committee to update decades-old Produce Index Unit

Urge consultation with their bodies before finalising labour policy

ICCI stresses more focus should be on promoting industrialisation

Dutch manufacturer says competition is getting tougher, customers demand variety

Will increase inflationary pressure, widen current account deficit, eat up forex reserves

About two-dozen areas have a meagre share of less than Rs500m in H1 of FY18

Banks in Britain, the US ban use of credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies

PML-N has relied on investments and low commodity prices, hasn’t introduced structural changes

In response to CPEC, India is developing trade and transit corridor with Iran, Afghanistan

There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to boost exports for development

Preferential trade agreement between the two has yielded one-sided benefits so far

Most startups today are founded by people who earlier would have thought about immigrating

Regulatory Affairs Committee proposes leniency in placing companies on ‘Defaulters’ Counter’

Index closes 250 points lower amid foreign capital outflows

It was the biggest daily point fall since Dec 2008 during the financial crisis

IDC reported Apple’s market share at 19.2%, followed by 18.4% of Samsung

Anwar says entrants to labour force higher than current employment opportunities

Growth in taxes taking attention away from inefficiency and wrongdoing

Believe rising petroleum prices will unleash a new wave of inflation

Domestic consumption surges 37% in January this year

China promises lucrative incentives to push good purchase from Pakistan

Sensitive Price Indicator showed 0.19% fall for combined income groups

SBP maintains that slide in rupee value is due to supply and demand dynamics of Forex

Earnings get support from increase in revenues

Starts Rs780m project for distribution of date, seedless kinnow plants

Officials argue consultant cannot head such review meetings in place of minister

Say they wanted to ship 2m tons of sweetener without subsidy

People are converting their savings into the greenback to ward off impact of further rupee depreciation

Funds will be diverted to construction of highways, lawmakers’ schemes

The slump has brought total market value down to around $400b

Benchmark index gains 45.72 points to settle at 44,301.20

CJP issued written order in suo motu case regarding alleged illegal public money lying in foreign banks

The cryptocurrency dipped below $9,000 for the first time since November

Praises Consulate General of Iran in Quetta for facilitating Pakistani traders to improve trade ties with Iran

Company gets second exemption from ECC in December

Will buy 182.58 million shares at Rs106.50 per share

Contrary to SBP’s expectations, inflationary indicators slowed down

Company brings up discussion on Rs37b worth of payments in Senate panel meeting

Action taken after CEOs failed to control losses, electricity theft

Sir Paul Collier says Pakistan is giving up present gains for future benefit

Amid depleting reserves, govt has decided to tap international debt markets again

Move comes as state-owned entity desperately looks to cut its losses

Decrease of 2.21% attributed to payments on account of external debt servicing

Benchmark index rises 206.43 points to settle at 44,255.48

He is currently serving as CEO Global Corporate Bank at JP Morgan

New branch inaugurated in free trade area of the city