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Impact of currency depreciation

The currency has finally started heading south. It depreciated by around 5 percent in the last few trading days. The noi

Updated 21 Dec, 2017 08:47am

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Questions loom over remittance growth

Remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis grew 1.3 percent in the five months of current fiscal year. But the growth

Published 12 Dec, 2017 07:43am

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Call for deregulation of exchange rate

The cat is coming out of the bag. The currency fluctuated considerably in the intraday for the second time this fiscal y

Published 11 Dec, 2017 07:48am

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SME financing and absent data!

Dearth of reliable, readily available, and comprehensive data has been a lifelong shortcoming of government institutions

Published 08 Dec, 2017 07:47am

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After bonds, what’s next?

It’s as if Dar’s exit was welcomed by international debt market. Just days after the finance czar’s ouster, the country

Published 04 Dec, 2017 10:32am

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MPS: status quo likely

Status quo is our best friend. All the ten market participants BR Research spoke to regarding the monetary policy due to

Updated 23 Nov, 2017 02:19pm

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Bonds: getting the price right

To ease the forex mind, Pakistan is looking to access global capital markets for fourth successive year. Reportedly betw

Updated 23 Nov, 2017 06:11am

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In deficits we trust

The current account deficit keeps on growing; up by 122 percent to $5.0 billion (4.4% of GDP) in Jul-Oct17. Of course, t

Updated 22 Nov, 2017 02:56pm

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The State Bank needs a better model

The monetary policy committee minutes are released and surprisingly, seeing the external vulnerabilities which were at p

Updated 22 Nov, 2017 05:37am

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All about China, power and construction

The FDI to Pakistan in October 2017 surged by 141 percent year-on-year. It comes on the back of 163 and 148 percent year

Published 17 Nov, 2017 07:07am

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Remittances: GCC remains the concern

Growth in remittances - a lifeline for country’s forex reserves – has been losing steam off late. The latest SBP numbers

Updated 13 Nov, 2017 10:10am

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Currency: Let it not be a steep fall

The currency weakening rumours strengthen with Dar’s weakening political health. Few months back when Dar was too busy h

Updated 07 Nov, 2017 03:40pm

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Big banks consolidate profits

Banks were supposed to have it tough for much of CY17. And they have had it that way. Interest rates were down significa

Published 02 Nov, 2017 06:55am

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Is HBL saga behind Sep remittance drop?

Earlier this month, BR Research highlighted how remittances inflow dropped by a third on month-on-month basis due to wha

Updated 02 Nov, 2017 08:03am

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MCB prospers post merger

Times promise to be good for banks. Big ones especially, MCB’s 9MCY17 results showed just high. In times of squeezed spr

Updated 30 Oct, 2017 10:59am

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Bonds calling

The global capital markets are fluid whilst the need of raising foreign debt at home is paramount. That is why, the deci

Updated 27 Oct, 2017 09:10am

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Bank Al Habib impresses

Bank Al Habib Limited (BAHL) is doing just fine, even in these times of thin spreads, low interest rates and muted depos

Updated 26 Oct, 2017 08:34am

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ABL sheds profits, consolidates balance sheet

Allied Bank Limited saw its bottom-line tank year-on-year in 9MCY17. That should not come as a surprise, given how the i

Updated 25 Oct, 2017 07:29am

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HBL profits - humbled by penalty

HBL reported a flat topline growth in 9MCY17. That is a decent effort for most banks in times of falling interest rates

Published 23 Oct, 2017 07:11am

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Deficit woes continue

The current account woes are not going anywhere despite efforts by the government to enhance exports and curb imports. T

Updated 23 Oct, 2017 11:11am

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UBL banks on investments

UBL's has kept up with the dividend stream as it announced another Rs3/share interim cash dividend, with its financial r

Updated 20 Oct, 2017 10:10am

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FDI growth, but…..

Foreign direct investments rose 56 percent in the quarter ending September 2017. Sooner than later you can expect the tr

Updated 20 Oct, 2017 07:35am

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WHT-isation in light of new evidence

The central bank’s latest State of Economy report finally brings home a point that this column has been writing about in

Published 17 Oct, 2017 07:19am

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SBP on external woes

The annual report of SBP is a comprehensive document narrating the ground realities of the economy with a few boxes summ

Published 16 Oct, 2017 08:05am

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Exchange rate argument

The exchange rate debate is brewing up in print media, amongst seasoned economists and past policymakers. Some call for

Updated 13 Oct, 2017 11:16am

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Is remittance growth back to normalcy?

Remittances for the first quarter FY18 stood at $4.79 billion, up barely 1 percent over last year, dashing hopes of thos

Updated 12 Oct, 2017 12:14pm

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Growth spurt for mobile wallets

The FY17 was a great year for mobile wallets in Pakistan. As per the latest statistics on the branchless banking (BB) se

Published 10 Oct, 2017 06:37am

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Growth continues for microfinance

Just as CY16, this year is also turning out to be a good year for the country’s microfinance sector. There is double-dig

Updated 29 Sep, 2017 07:13am

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MPS: status quo must go

The monetary policy is due today. Solely looking at inflation, the decision could be in favour of status quo. Few member

Updated 29 Sep, 2017 11:37am

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Eid spending patterns

You probably have had enough red meat from Eid ul Azha, celebrated a few weeks ago. It’s time to digest and dig some spe

Published 26 Sep, 2017 05:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	154.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.26
Euro to USD / May 7	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 6	5180.74
Nasdaq / May 6	16349.25
Dow Jones / May 6	38852.27
India Sensex / May 7	73503.22
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38775.44
Hang Seng / May 7	18439.46
FTSE 100 / May 7	8295.53
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18257.19

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 7	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.61
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2322.69
Diesel/Litre / May 7	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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