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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

Markets

Kenyan shilling little changed in quiet trade

At 0814 GMT, commercial banks posted the shilling at 107.60/80 per dollar.

Published 31 May, 2021 02:13pm

Business & Finance

African currencies week ahead: Shilling, kwacha to hold steady, naira to ease

ABUJA: The Kenyan, Ugandan and Tanzanian shillings and Zambia’s kwacha are expected to be stable against the ...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Pakistan

Export refinance schemes: FPCCI chief concerned over ‘biased, unfair disbursement’

KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, has noted with concern that Commercial Banks continue to disburse...

Updated 23 May, 2021 10:39am

Pakistan

Forex reserves up by $168m

KARACHI: The country’s liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $168 million during last week ended May 7, 2021,...

Published 18 May, 2021 05:05am

Business & Finance

Sustainable development: Govt focusing on SMEs sector: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Thursday that the government is focusing on small and medium...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:01am

Business & Finance

Jul-Mar of 2020-21: $7.413bn foreign debt from multiple financing sources incurred

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan incurred foreign debt of $7.413 billion from multiple financing sources during July-March of...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Forex reserves up $307m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $307 million to reach $ 23.52 billion at the...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Business & Finance

SBP’s reserves down by $63m

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by $ 63 million during last week due to...

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 10:01am

Markets

Kenya's shilling weakens slightly on the back of importer demand

At 0656 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 108.45/108.65, compared with Wednesday's close of 108.40/108.60.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 01:13pm

BR Research

Towards affordable housing

Housing, especially affordable housing, is the Prime Minister’s dream. The government earlier came up with a ...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 07:25am

Markets

Hungary central bank offers to buy more government bonds from banks

Government bonds from commercial banks at its weekly tender on Tuesday.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 12:23pm

Markets

Kenya's shilling stronger, dollar demand slow

At 0751 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 109.60/109.80 per dollar.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 02:48pm

Markets

Swiss National Bank keeps expansive policy in place

The SNB kept its policy rate locked at minus 0.75%, as unanimously forecast by economists in a Reuters poll.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 02:16pm

Markets

Ugandan shilling flat, commodity inflows offer support

At 0909 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,660/3,670, same level as Tuesday's close.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 02:43pm

Markets

Kenya's shilling unchanged, tea sector inflows meet importer demand

At 0706 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 109.75/109.95 per dollar, the same level as Tuesday's close.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:20pm

Markets

Kenya's shilling to ease, Nigeria's naira to hold steady

The Kenyan shilling is seen easing, on strong dollar demand from general merchandise importers and manufacturers.
Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 109.75/109.95, compared with last Thursday's close of 109.55/109.75.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 05:09pm

Markets

Kenyan shilling flat as demand matched by commodity inflows

At 0724 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 109.55/109.75, the same level as Monday's close.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 01:46pm

Markets

Kenyan shilling stable, supported by farm exports and remittances

At 0819 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 109.55/109.75, the same level as Friday's close.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 02:09pm

Markets

PSX hits intraday low of -1,105 points: BRIndex100 nosedives

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Tuesday nosedived due to panic selling on investors’ concerns over prevailing...

Published 10 Mar, 2021 04:59am

Business & Finance

Bank of England should push back against growth risks: Haskel

Commercial banks should follow BoE advice to make sure they are ready to implement negative interest rates, although the central bank does not yet know if they will be needed later this year, Haskel added.
Risk management considerations dictate that policy should lean strongly against downside risks to the outlook and I remain open to the possibility that the economy might need further support to return inflation to the target sustainably.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 09:05pm

Markets

PSX closes in deep red: BRIndex100 nosedives

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Thursday nosedived just after opening of the trading session. It closed in deep red...

Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am

Forex reserves move up by $92m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $92 million during last week. According to...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:42am

BR Research

Big banks stand out

What if the assets base did not grow much? What if the interest rates were down from a year ago? Having muscle...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 07:35am

Markets

Kenya's shilling stable, demand for dollars subdued

At 0640 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 109.70/90 per dollar, unchanged from Monday's closing rate.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 12:08pm

Markets

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (March 1, 2021). ==================================== BR...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am

Pakistan

Foreign reserves down by $59m

KARACHI: The liquid foreign reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $59 million to $12.889 ...

Updated 19 Feb, 2021 09:26am

Markets

Kenyan shilling weakens as corporate demand for dollars surges

At 0835 GMT commercial banks quoted the shilling at 109.45/65, compared to Tuesday's close of 109.35/55.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 03:11pm

Markets

Ugandan shilling unchanged; dollar demand flat

At 0850 GMT commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,655/3,665, the same level as Monday's close. Markets were closed on Tuesday for a holiday.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 03:07pm

Markets

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (February 16, 2021). ==================================== BR...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Jahangir Siddiqui (R) / Jun 14 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd (R)(JSCLR1)	6.01 ▲ 1.00 (19.96%)
Sally Tex. / Jun 14 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	5.49 ▲ 0.64 (13.20%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 14 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.25 ▲ 0.72 (13.02%)
A. Shah Ghazi / Jun 14 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Nazir Cotton / Jun 14 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.50 ▲ 0.48 (9.56%)
Byco Petr. / Jun 14 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	12.83 ▲ 1.00 (8.45%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 14 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	6.49 ▲ 0.49 (8.17%)
Macter Int. Ltd. / Jun 14 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	150.50 ▲ 10.50 (7.50%)
EFG Hermes / Jun 14 EFG Hermes Pakistan Limited(EFGH)	26.70 ▲ 1.86 (7.49%)
Nagina Cot. / Jun 14 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	62.02 ▲ 4.32 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Shadman Cotton / Jun 14 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	30.26 ▲ -2.45 (-7.49%)
Bal. Wheel / Jun 14 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	74.09 ▲ -5.85 (-7.32%)
Imperial Ltd / Jun 14 Imperial Limited(IML)	26.50 ▲ -1.49 (-5.32%)
Data Agro / Jun 14 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	20.00 ▲ -1.00 (-4.76%)
Pak Synthetic / Jun 14 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	24.58 ▲ -1.22 (-4.73%)
HBL Inv.Fund / Jun 14 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.05 ▲ -0.15 (-4.69%)
Next Capital / Jun 14 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	15.50 ▲ -0.73 (-4.50%)
First Elite Cap. Mod. / Jun 14 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.45 ▲ -0.15 (-4.17%)
B. F. Mod. / Jun 14 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	5.30 ▲ -0.20 (-3.64%)
KASB Mod. / Jun 14 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	2.66 ▲ -0.10 (-3.62%)

Stock	Volume
Byco Petr. / Jun 14 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	106,690,500 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Jun 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,391,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Jun 14 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	56,284,500 ▼ 0.00
Agritech / Jun 14 Agritech Limited(AGL)	29,985,000 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Jun 14 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	29,571,500 ▼ 0.00
Pakistan Refinery / Jun 14 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	28,774,500 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petroleum / Jun 14 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	17,287,813 ▼ 0.00
P.T.C.L.A / Jun 14 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,044,500 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Jun 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,558,000 ▼ 0.00
Al Shaheer Corp. / Jun 14 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	14,350,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 11	155.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 11	155.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 11	109.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 11	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 11	1.41
Euro to USD / Jun 11	1.21
UK LIBOR % / Jun 11	0.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 11	4247.44
India Sensex / Jun 11	52474.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 11	28948.73
Nasdaq / Jun 11	14069.43
Hang Seng / Jun 11	28842.13
FTSE 100 / Jun 11	7134.06
Dow Jones / Jun 11	34479.60
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 11	15693.27
France CAC40 / Jun 11	6600.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jun 11	70.91
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jun 11	12300.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jun 11	89163.00
Gold Spot / Jun 11	1879.60
Cotton / Jun 11	87.92

commercial banks

SBP extends prize bond encashment deadline

Kenyan shilling little changed in quiet trade

African currencies week ahead: Shilling, kwacha to hold steady, naira to ease

Export refinance schemes: FPCCI chief concerned over ‘biased, unfair disbursement’

Forex reserves up by $168m

Sustainable development: Govt focusing on SMEs sector: Tarin

Jul-Mar of 2020-21: $7.413bn foreign debt from multiple financing sources incurred

Forex reserves up $307m

SBP’s reserves down by $63m

Kenya's shilling weakens slightly on the back of importer demand

Towards affordable housing

Hungary central bank offers to buy more government bonds from banks

Kenya's shilling stronger, dollar demand slow

Swiss National Bank keeps expansive policy in place

Ugandan shilling flat, commodity inflows offer support

Kenya's shilling unchanged, tea sector inflows meet importer demand

Kenya's shilling to ease, Nigeria's naira to hold steady

Kenyan shilling flat as demand matched by commodity inflows

Kenyan shilling stable, supported by farm exports and remittances

PSX hits intraday low of -1,105 points: BRIndex100 nosedives

Bank of England should push back against growth risks: Haskel

PSX closes in deep red: BRIndex100 nosedives

Forex reserves move up by $92m

Big banks stand out

Kenya's shilling stable, demand for dollars subdued

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Foreign reserves down by $59m

Kenyan shilling weakens as corporate demand for dollars surges

Ugandan shilling unchanged; dollar demand flat

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

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