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Record remittances fail to offset import surge as Pakistan posts $139mn C/A deficit in FY26

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 16	278.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 16	278.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 16	3.55

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 16	7,533.77
Nasdaq / Jul 16	25,881.95
Dow Jones / Jul 16	52,552.97
India Sensex / Jul 17	77,920.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	63,896.48
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,579.70
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,593.72
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,817.28
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,343.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 16	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 16	364,399
Petrol/Litre / Jul 17	310.71
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	79.10
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	3,989.08
Diesel/Litre / Jul 17	323.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.11

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 17 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	37.27 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.61 ▼ -0.98 (-27.3%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	85,782,795 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,049,582 ▼ -0.58
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,330,537 ▲ 2.9
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,918,262 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,198,734 ▼ -0.26

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 16	278.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 16	278.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 16	3.55

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 16	7,533.77
Nasdaq / Jul 16	25,881.95
Dow Jones / Jul 16	52,552.97
India Sensex / Jul 17	77,920.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	63,896.48
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,579.70
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,593.72
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,817.28
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,343.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 16	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 16	364,399
Petrol/Litre / Jul 17	310.71
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	79.10
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	3,989.08
Diesel/Litre / Jul 17	323.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.11

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