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3.2m lost jobs due to Covid-19

KARACHI: Along with over 3 million employment loss, around 6.7 million employees experienced a fall in their income...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Higher LNG prices: SBP for pooling mechanism to pass on impact to consumers

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked the government for an appropriate price pooling mechanism to ...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

SBP extends prize bond encashment deadline

KARACHI: Following directives of the federal government, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has extended the last date...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

Policy rate stays unchanged to support growth

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan has decided to maintain the policy rate ...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

Jul-Apr CA stays in surplus

KARACHI: The country’s current account remained in surplus during the first 10 months of this fiscal year ...

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

Individual-based export of foreign currencies discontinued

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has discontinued individual-based export of foreign currencies and asked...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Jul-Apr FDI plunges 33pc YoY

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell sharply by 33 percent during the first 10 months of the current...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Pakistan

MPC meeting on 28th: Policy rate may be kept unchanged

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is most likely to keep the policy...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Business & Finance

Budget proposals: FIC for cut in GST and WHT on fertilizers’ import

KARACHI: Fertilizer Importers Council (FIC) has proposed reduction of GST and Withholding Tax on the import of...

Updated 20 May, 2021 09:21am

Remittances hit all-time high of $24.25bn

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances continued to post healthy growth and surpassing all-previous records,...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Reserves fall on external debt payment

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined sharply by $778 million during the last ...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

Business & Finance

Housing finance applications: SBP asks banks for system to monitor 30-day TAT

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked banks to devise a system to monitor 30 days Turn Around Time...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Pakistan

Kisan Cards to digitize rural economy, say experts

KARACHI: The Kisan Card program is expected to boost the demand for phosphate fertilizers and result in positive...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

SBP initiates selections in all categories of PDs

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has initiated the procedure for selection of Primary Dealers, Preliminary...

Updated 29 Apr, 2021 10:09am

Markets

FPCCI advocates free-float mechanism for sugar price

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has opposed fixation of sugar price by...

Published 27 Apr, 2021 03:02am

RDA deposits exceed $1bn in 7 months

KARACHI: The Roshan Digital Account, a banking solution for Non-Resident Pakistanis (NRPs), has fetched inflows...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

March CA posts $47m deficit YoY

KARACHI: The country’s current account posted a $47 million deficit in March 2021 compared to $50 million surplus...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Business & Finance

PISMA demands 20pc uniform GST rate for flat products

KARACHI: Steel merchants have demanded a uniform 20 percent sales tax for iron & steel products (Flat Products)...

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:46am

Business & Finance

Housing finance: SBP unveils mechanism for payment of markup subsidy

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced a mechanism for payment of markup subsidy for housing ...

Updated 21 Apr, 2021 10:07am

Jul-Mar FDI plunges 35pc YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan continues to post a negative growth and fell by 35 percent...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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