BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

BR Web Desk Published January 31, 2025

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News briefing BR Refresher

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 3	280.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 3	280.42
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 3	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 3	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 3	1.31
Euro to USD / Apr 3	1.11
UK LIBOR % / Apr 3	4.96

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 3 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	2.52 ▲ 1 (65.79%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 3 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.86 ▲ 1 (53.76%)
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Apr 3 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	5.01 ▲ 1 (24.94%)
Reliance Ins. / Apr 3 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	13.38 ▲ 1.22 (10.03%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 3 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	29.87 ▲ 2.72 (10.02%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 3 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	51.89 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 3 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	12.10 ▲ 1.1 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Apr 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	134.73 ▲ 12.25 (10%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Apr 3 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.70 ▲ 1.7 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 3 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	892.71 ▲ 81.16 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Apr 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.27 ▼ -3.52 (-17.79%)
Lalpir Power / Apr 3 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	25.99 ▼ -2.89 (-10.01%)
Crescent Fib. / Apr 3 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	41.21 ▼ -4.48 (-9.81%)
TPL Insurance / Apr 3 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	8.66 ▼ -0.94 (-9.79%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 3 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	7.51 ▼ -0.79 (-9.52%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 3 Imperial Limited(IML)	15.07 ▼ -1.58 (-9.49%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 3 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.85 ▼ -1.1 (-9.21%)
Karam Ceramics / Apr 3 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	54.50 ▼ -5.5 (-9.17%)
TPL Life Insur. / Apr 3 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	54.02 ▼ -4.86 (-8.25%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11 ▼ -0.92 (-7.72%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Apr 3 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	52,881,436 ▲ 3.18
Cnergyico PK / Apr 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,500,561 ▼ -0.12
Arif Habib Corp / Apr 3 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,574,938 ▼ -0.38
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,227,931 ▲ 0.06
Pak Elektron / Apr 3 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	15,717,993 ▼ -1.38
B.O.Punjab / Apr 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,458,903 ▲ 0.24
Fauji Cement / Apr 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,246,294 ▲ 0.99
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 3 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	13,609,055 ▲ 0.19
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 3 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,812,804 ▲ 2.94
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,996,061 ▲ 0.11