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Markets

Buying rally continues, KSE-100 gains over 570 points

The buying rally continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 closing with a gain of...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 09:36pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from January 18 and January 19, 2025

Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:51am

Pakistan

Security forces kill 5 terrorists trying to infiltrate through Afghan border: ISPR

Pakistan security forces killed five terrorists who were trying to infiltrate through Afghan border, the military’s...

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 09:06pm

Pakistan

21 Pakistanis survivors identified in Moroccan boat tragedy: FO

The Foreign Office announced on Sunday that twenty-one Pakistani nationals have been identified among the survivors...

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 11:00pm

Pakistan

FM Dar directs efficient, timely assistance to Pakistani victims of Moroccan boat tragedy

Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar issued instructions on Saturday to coordinate the government’s response to the...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 06:33pm

Business & Finance

Pakistani, Chinese companies ink $250mn MoUs to boost medical sector

Chinese and Pakistani companies on Saturday signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) worth $250 million in the...

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 08:46pm

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs200 in Pakistan

After increasing in the previous session, gold prices in Pakistan declined on Saturday in line with their fall in...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 03:25pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz welcomes Pakistan’s inclusion in WEF’s Digital FDI Initiative

Pakistan’s first Digital FDI project is making significant efforts to promote digital growth by identifying key targets: PM Shehbaz Sharif

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 08:47pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from January 17, 2025

Published 18 Jan, 2025 09:09am

Markets

Afghan transit trade: ECC okays insurance guarantee for DAP imports

Economic Coordination Committee authorises Finance Division to approve payment of projected Rs935.78mn in net salaries of Pakistan Steel Mills employees for FY25

Published 17 Jan, 2025 10:18pm

Pakistan

Security forces kill five terrorists in Tirah operation

The security forces on Friday killed five terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in (IBO) Tirah, Khyber...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 08:30pm

Pakistan

PIA apologises for controversial Eiffel Tower advert

Pakistan national airline draws criticism over ad published to mark first flight to Paris after safety ban lifted

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 10:33pm

Pakistan

Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite

KARACHI: Pakistan launched its first home-made observation satellite on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 06:50pm

Markets

Gold price per tola increases Rs400 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan increased on Friday in line with their rise in international rates. In the local market, the...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 05:12pm

Business & Finance

1HFY25 FDI clocks in at $1.3bn, up 20% YoY

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan grew 20% during the first half of the ongoing fiscal year (1HFY25),...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 07:22pm

Pakistan

£190mn Al-Qadir Trust case: Imran sentenced to 14 years in prison

Bushra Bibi handed seven years jail time in same case

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 10:34pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s REER index clocks in at 103.7 in December 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 07:58pm

Markets

Stocks rebound as KSE-100 gains over 1,400 points

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a return of positivity with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 1,400...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 10:40pm

Markets

Pakistan registers massive $582mn current account surplus in December 2024

This is fifth consecutive month of current account surplus

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 09:04pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from January 16, 2025

Published 17 Jan, 2025 08:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 18	279.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 18	279.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 18	152.12
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 18	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 18	1.26
Euro to USD / Feb 18	1.04
UK LIBOR % / Feb 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 18	6,129.58
India Sensex / Feb 18	75,967.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 18	39,165.77
Nasdaq / Feb 18	20,041.26
Hang Seng / Feb 18	22,895.68
FTSE 100 / Feb 18	8,766.73
Dow Jones / Feb 18	44,556.34
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 18	22,844.50
France CAC40 / Feb 18	8,206.56

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 18	72.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 18	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 18	260,802
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 18	2,935.03
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 18	68.79
Petrol/Litre / Feb 19	256.13
Diesel/Litre / Feb 19	263.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Feb 19 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	4.84 ▲ 0.89 (22.53%)
Kohinoor Spining / Feb 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	6.58 ▲ 0.73 (12.48%)
Descon Oxychem / Feb 19 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	28.01 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
Arif Habib Corp / Feb 19 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	88.55 ▲ 8.05 (10%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Feb 19 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	23.65 ▲ 2.15 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Feb 19 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	141.43 ▲ 12.86 (10%)
Hussain Industries / Feb 19 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	31.45 ▲ 2.85 (9.97%)
Ahmad Hassan / Feb 19 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	57.45 ▲ 5.16 (9.87%)
Intermarket Securities / Feb 19 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	65 ▲ 5.7 (9.61%)
Shadab Textile / Feb 19 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	24.86 ▲ 2.04 (8.94%)

Stock	Price
Fateh Ind. / Feb 19 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	119.55 ▼ -13.28 (-10%)
Elahi Cot. / Feb 19 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	102 ▼ -11 (-9.73%)
Popular Islamic / Feb 19 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	11.67 ▼ -1.22 (-9.46%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Feb 19 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	38.69 ▼ -3.98 (-9.33%)
Blessed Tex. / Feb 19 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	315 ▼ -29.12 (-8.46%)
Shield Corp. / Feb 19 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	262 ▼ -21.22 (-7.49%)
Liven Pharma / Feb 19 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	109.99 ▼ -7.13 (-6.09%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Feb 19 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.65 ▼ -0.55 (-5.98%)
Quetta Textile / Feb 19 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	16.73 ▼ -1.04 (-5.85%)
Jubilee Spinning / Feb 19 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	9.70 ▼ -0.58 (-5.64%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Feb 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	200,841,500 ▼ -0.09
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,501,710 ▲ 0.31
Power Cement / Feb 19 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	25,779,974 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,844,484 ▼ -0.02
P.T.C.L. / Feb 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	19,754,534 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Feb 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	16,299,809 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spining / Feb 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	14,976,824 ▲ 0.73
At-Tahur Ltd. / Feb 19 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	12,140,561 ▼ -3.98
D.G.K.Cement / Feb 19 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	11,147,320 ▲ 1.07
Sui South Gas / Feb 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	10,899,110 ▼ -0.33

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