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Another day of pressure: KSE-100 falls over 1% as market divided over monetary policy announcement

Analysts seem in two minds over the possibility of SBP starting its monetary easing cycle

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 10:29pm

Pakistan

IMF team arriving in Pakistan for bailout review, sources say

ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is arriving in Pakistan on Wednesday for a second and last...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 12:36pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from March 12, 2024

Published 13 Mar, 2024 09:04am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz urges efforts to boost Pakistan-Turkiye bilateral trade

Says both countries need to work together to achieve annual trade target of $5 billion

Published 12 Mar, 2024 10:19pm

Pakistan

Here is PM Shehbaz’s cabinet: ministers and their portfolios

A 19-member federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took oath at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday. The federal...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 05:20pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz directs preparing roadmap for increasing IT exports

Premier says youth will be provided with education and skills in the IT sector and facilities required for start-ups

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 09:23pm

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs100 in Pakistan

Gold rates in Pakistan decreased marginally on Tuesday in line with decline in the international rate. The yellow...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 03:59pm

Pakistan

PML-N's Ishaq Dar formally assumes charge as foreign minister

Becomes Pakistan's 39th FM

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 08:02pm

Markets

Brokerage house sees ‘strong possibility’ of policy rate cut of 100bps in upcoming MPC

A brokerage house sees “strong possibility” that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) may cut the key policy rate by 100...

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:38pm

Markets

KSE-100 loses nearly 1,000 points amid ‘technical correction’

Benchmark index settles below 65,000 level

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:34pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from March 11, 2024

Published 12 Mar, 2024 08:31am

Sports

PSL 2024 day 23: Jamal holds nerves to seal last-ball thriller for Peshawar Zalmi

Aamir Jamal defended four off the final ball as Peshawar Zalmi eked out a two-run win against Karachi Kings at...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 02:04am

Pakistan

PM directs uninterrupted gas, power supply during Ramazan

Premier directs for provision of every possible facility to the private sector, and local and foreign investors in the exploration of gas and oil

Published 11 Mar, 2024 11:16pm

Pakistan

Muhammad Aurangzeb takes over as finance minister as speculation ends

On his arrival at ministry, former HBL CEO was welcomed by Secretary Finance and senior officials

Updated 11 Mar, 2024 10:29pm

Markets

Selling pressure drags KSE-100 in the red

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed some selling pressure on Monday as its benchmark KSE-100 closed the...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 07:10pm

Recorder Files: When BR Research interviewed Muhammad Aurangzeb

The article was published on August 18, 2023 when Muhammad Aurangzeb was president and CEO of HBL. He resigned from the posts after taking oath as federal minister on March 11, 2024

Published 11 Mar, 2024 06:47pm

Pakistan

Ramazan 2024 moon sighted, first fast in Pakistan on Tuesday, March 12

Crescent sighted in Lahore, Peshawar, Swat and other cities

Updated 11 Mar, 2024 08:48pm

Markets

Gold unchanged at Rs230,200 per tola in Pakistan

Gold prices remained unchanged in Pakistan on Monday as the yellow metal held steady in the international market. In...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 05:37pm

Markets

25% sales tax: Pak Suzuki increases price of Swift GLX CVT in Pakistan by Rs304,000

Vehicle to now cost Rs5,429,000

Published 11 Mar, 2024 05:13pm

Markets

Newly-appointed federal minister Muhammad Aurangzeb resigns as HBL President & CEO

Board has appointed Muhammad Nassir Salim as the new President of the bank

Updated 11 Mar, 2024 08:09pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 8	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 8	277.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 8	148.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 8	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 8	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 8	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 8	5,695.94
India Sensex / Oct 8	81,561.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 8	38,930.78
Nasdaq / Oct 8	17,923.91
Hang Seng / Oct 8	21,370.60
FTSE 100 / Oct 8	8,303.62
Dow Jones / Oct 8	41,954.24
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 8	19,104.10

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 8	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 8	75.84
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 8	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 8	236,715.30
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 8	2,646.05
Diesel/Litre / Oct 8	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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