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Business & Finance

Jul-Feb CA declines 68pc YoY

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit narrowed by 68 percent during the first eight months of this fiscal...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

Business & Finance

Feb workers’ remittances post 5pc growth MoM

KARACHI: Workers’ remittances posted 5 percent growth during February compared to January as cap on exchange rate...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

PKR depreciation, borrowing: Debt stocks soar to Rs55trn by Jan-end

Most of the increase was recorded in external debt due to Pak rupee depreciation

Updated 08 Mar, 2023 12:43pm

Policy rate hiked by 300bps to 20pc to tame inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday increased the key...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am

SBP decides to convene emergent MPC meeting this week

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to convene an emergency meeting of the Monetary Policy...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:39am

Business & Finance

Hike in FED on tobacco to hit govt’s revenue collection efforts

KARACHI: The recent increase in the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on the tobacco sector will lead to reduction in the...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am

$700m Chinese loan lands in SBP account

KARACHI: The country has received inflows amounting to $700 million from China to build the sliding foreign exchange...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 09:01am

Business & Finance

FIA’s team says it has ‘made significant progress’ in Rs54bn scam investigation

The team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Commercial Banking Circle Karachi said that it has made significant...

Updated 22 Feb, 2023 08:51pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan: C/A falls hugely on import curbs

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit (CAD) sharply fell by 67 percent during the first seven months of...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Maiden auction: Govt borrows Rs5.5bn via Ijarah Sukuk

Sukuk is also approved by the Shariah Advisory Committee of the SBP to ensure its adherence to Islamic law

Updated 18 Feb, 2023 01:00pm

SBP takes steps aimed at timely realisation of export proceeds

Has decided to initiate necessary action in all those cases where full export proceeds are not realized within prescribed time period as defined Foreign Exchange Manual

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 12:34pm

Monthly remittances slip below $2bn

KARACHI: Monthly inflows of home remittances reached below the $2 billion mark in January 2023 for the first time in...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:06am

SBP revises format for annual financial statements of banks

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to amend the existing format of annual financial statements of...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 08:55am

Pakistan

SBP opens quake relief fund account

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to open “Prime Minister’s Türkiye Earthquake Relief ...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:52am

Business & Finance

Islamic NPC rates revised upward

KARACHI: Following the decision of the federal government, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has notified revised...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

SBP’s reserves slip to $3bn

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further fell by $711 million during last week due to...

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:54am

Business & Finance

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	373.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	64.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	399 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	58.87 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	373.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	64.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	399 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	58.87 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 23 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	17,487,500 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,071,860 ▲ 0.00
Thatta Cement / Mar 23 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,211,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,792,084 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 23 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,968,150 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,558,000 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,387,500 ▲ 0.00
Meezan Bank / Mar 23 Meezan Bank Limited(MEBL)	3,700,308 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	3,587,106 ▲ 0.00
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 23 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,522,701 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 23	130.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 23	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 23	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 23	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 22	3936.97
Nasdaq / Mar 22	11669.96
FTSE 100 / Mar 22	7566.84
Dow Jones / Mar 22	32030.11
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 22	15216.19
France CAC40 / Mar 22	7131.12
India Sensex / Mar 23	58237.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 23	27437.56
Hang Seng / Mar 23	19839.01

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 23	70.15
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 23	1979.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 23	78.84

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