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PARTLY FACETIOUS: An increase in Diesel’s price

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

“The price of diesel was raised by Rs 8.37 per litre.” “And that to me shows that the twice consenting to...

ECC directs officials to look into G-B wheat issue

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Secretary Finance, Secretary...

Bilateral relations: Pakistan, Belgium agree on continued engagement

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belgium have agreed on continued engagement and collaboration to strengthen bilateral...

7th population, housing census: ECC likely to approve proposal today

Updated 01 Feb, 2024 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is likely to approve the Ministry of Planning...

Revamp plan approved after months of deliberations: Shamshad

Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has stated that the FBR restructuring and digitisation plan...

Babus’ clamour for pay increase

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

EDITORIAL: The government has pledged to refrain from any further increase in salaries and pensions beyond those...

Vulnerability of economy: Shamshad highlights five critical areas

Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Thursday, that Pakistan’s vulnerability has...

LSM growth

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

EDITORIAL: The latest Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics...

First credit guarantee co launched for SMEs

Updated 13 Jan, 2024 05:04pm

ISLAMABAD: The government, Friday, launched the first National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGCL) for small...

Shamshad highlights importance of Exim Bank

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has stated that Exim Bank will play an important role in...

Poly bags for sugar, cement and wheat: PBC urges Shamshad to make QR-Code printing mandatory

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has been requested to make mandatory printing of QR-Code on...

Insurance industry: Shamshad for significant transformation

Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:12am

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’s (SECP) two-day International InsureImpact Conference...

Fertilizer at notified rates directed: Energy price hike propelled inflation to 29.2pc in Nov, ECC told

Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday directed the relevant ministries to...

Monetary policy blues

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its meeting of 12 December 2023 kept the discount rate unchanged...

SECP all set to host ‘International InsureImpact Conference’

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will be hosting the International InsureImpact...

Saudi minister seeks govt’s intervention for resolution of KE issue

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:47am

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Minister for Investment Khalid A Al-Falih has sought intervention of Caretaker Minister for Finance...

Digitising budget process: Shamshad chairs IMF mission meeting

Updated 07 Dec, 2023 09:48am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs Dr Shamshad Akthar chaired the kick-off...

Nov Economic Update, Outlook not uploaded

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has not uploaded “Economic Update and Outlook” for the month of November 2023 due to...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: All the King’s men and all the King’s horses are in Dubai

Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am

“A see saw comes to mind.” “What as in a playground?” “Yes and you know in a see saw you may be up but...

Shamshad-led panel likely to assess, finalise availability of 282 MHz spectrum for auction

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: The advisory committee for the IMT/5G spectrum auction, headed by Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad...

Inflation will go down gradually, says Shamshad

Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:34pm

Effective policies of the caretaker government were resulting in improvement in the economic conditions, adds caretaker finance minister

Economic growth has to be backed by structural reforms: Shamshad

Updated 24 Nov, 2023 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance Dr Shamshad Akhtar has said political and economic instability...

DOC meeting: it’s not money for nothing

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

EDITORIAL: A Donors Coordination Committee (DOC) meeting was convened by the Caretaker Finance Minister with...

The IMF staff-level agreement

Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:07am

EDITORIAL: Caretaker finance minister Shamshad Akhtar, together with Governor State Bank of Pakistan, successfully...

Shamshad says another gas price hike to take place in Jan

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 08:38am

ISLAMABAD: While emphasizing the importance of remaining in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme for...

Restructuring of FBR: Customs to be separated from revenue collection mechanism, says Dr Shamshad

Published 16 Nov, 2023 10:58pm

Notification expected next week

200 KMT fertiliser: ECC decides to explore option of import through G2G arrangement

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Oct 1 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	6.39 ▲ 0.61 (10.55%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Oct 1 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	13.46 ▲ 1.22 (9.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	6.21 ▲ 0.48 (8.38%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Oct 1 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	19.50 ▲ 1.47 (8.15%)
Ideal Dynamics / Oct 1 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	52 ▲ 3.91 (8.13%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	122.12 ▲ 8.16 (7.16%)
Int. Knit. / Oct 1 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	102.97 ▲ 6.47 (6.7%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	127 ▼ -37.01 (-22.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 1 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.55 ▼ -0.89 (-10.55%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	17.82 ▼ -1.98 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 1 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37 ▼ -4 (-9.76%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.23 ▼ -2.81 (-9.68%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 1 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	303 ▼ -32.4 (-9.66%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.82 ▼ -4.1 (-8.38%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	47.25 ▼ -3.32 (-6.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	161.20 ▼ -10.25 (-5.98%)
Ahmad Hassan / Oct 1 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	81.92 ▼ -5.1 (-5.86%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	47,618,328 ▲ 0.48
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	20,968,257 ▼ -2.81
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	13,768,612 ▲ 0.18
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12,225,253 ▲ 1.43
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	7,457,128 ▲ 1.03
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	7,154,874 ▲ 0.22
Media Times Ltd / Oct 1 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	5,743,709 ▲ 0.11
Aisha Steel Mills / Oct 1 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	5,108,482 ▲ 0.32
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	4,799,846 ▼ -0.06
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,054,169 ▼ -0.1

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