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EDITORIAL: Of all the ideas being tossed around these days, from all quarters, to control deficits and rescue the...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Business & Finance

Enhancement in exports requires wide structural reforms, says BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel stressing the need for...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:56am

Opinion

Containment of imports

The latest international trade statistics for the period, July to February, 2022-23, have just been released by the...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

Opinion

Lethargic economic management

About 84% of countries are expected to have lower headline (consumer price index) inflation in 2023 than in 2022....

Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am

World

World food prices hit record high in 2022

PARIS: World food prices fell for a ninth month in a row in December, though they hit their highest level on record...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 04:27pm

Opinion

Equity mutual funds: a half year of turmoil

The first half of fiscal year 2023 has come to an end, and will be remembered as a time where Pakistan lurched from...

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 10:36am

Markets

Falling commodity prices to ease inflationary pressures: India

NEW DELHI: India’s inflation is likely to ease in the coming months, partly due to fall in commodity prices,...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Business & Finance

PALSP urges SBP to reduce rate immediately

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) has urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for...

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

BR Research

CAD in control

The current account deficit is coming under control. This was expected. The transmission of tightening policies...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 08:56am

BR Research

Power tariffs: No respite in sight

Electricity fuel price adjustments have been the talk of the town of late, with confusion aplenty. Only recently has...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 08:38am

Business & Finance

India’s economy grows at fastest pace in a year; slowdown expected

NEW DELHI: India’s economy grew at its fastest pace of 13.5% year-on-year in the April-June quarter though...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am

BR Research

Monetary Policy: A pause

As expected, SBP kept the policy rate unchanged. SBP took a pause. The monetary policy is expected to remain data...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 08:40am

Markets

FTSE 100 ends higher as AstraZeneca offsets commodity losses

LONDON: Britain’s blue-chip share index ended higher on Monday, as gains in drugmaker AstraZeneca and consumer...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

BR Research

Grain prices: glass half-empty?

If you think only a well-timed investment in US dollars earlier this year could have yielded stupendous returns,...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 10:27am

Opinion

FY2023: An auspicious start

Around mid-July, Pak-istan witnessed most volatile conditions in the forex market. Political turmoil, delays in...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

Markets

Easing raw material costs promising for Indian consumer cos

NEW DELHI: Softening commodity prices are holding out hope for Indian consumer-goods firms that have struggled with...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am

Business & Finance

Nestlé reports 1H sales for 2022

LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan reported its financial results for the first half of the year, posting revenue of Rs 80.4...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Opinion

Silver lining in sight?

The political drama continues. Arguments and moral positions switch in matter of days for politicians and media...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

Opinion

Reimagining globalisation

Recent years have been witness to the world being rocked by unforeseen and unimaginable global catastrophes. The...

Published 17 Jul, 2022 05:19am

BR Research

Oil price: Market remains incredibly tight

As the US inflation number has surprised all and sundry, rate hike expectations by the Fed have gone up too. This ...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 08:34am

Markets

UK stocks slide over 1pc

LONDON: British stocks fell on Thursday as investors worried about the prospect of a more aggressive stance by major...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

Markets

Wall St slips as hot inflation data rattles investors

NEW YORK: US stocks slipped on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation data fanned fears that the Federal...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

BR Research

Tightening goes on

Policy rate is up by 125 bps to round it off at 15 percent. It was not an easy decision. The SBP expects FY23 (next...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 08:41am

Business & Finance

Australian dollar gets some reprieve from record trade data

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars hovered near multi-year lows on Thursday, having been shoved around ...

Published 08 Jul, 2022 05:36am

Opinion

‘As warm as the weather in Riyadh’

Poor, oil-importing countries like Pakistan ought to wish US President Joe Biden well as the cold calculus of the...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Business & Finance

Australia, NZ dollars roiled by resource rout

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on the defensive on Wednesday after fears of global recession...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Opinion

Should the SBP hike interest rates again?

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is due to announce its next monetary policy statement (MPS) on July 7th, 2022....

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

July-May period: C/A deficit crosses $15bn mark

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit crossed the $15 billion mark during the first eleven months of this...

Updated 29 Jun, 2022 09:50am

Markets

European shares hit two-week high as China eases Covid-19 curbs

LONDON: European shares closed at a two-week high on Monday, boosted by miners as an easing of COVID-19 restrictions...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am

Markets

Indian shares post first weekly gain in three

BENGALURU: Indian shares marked their first weekly gain in three on Friday, lifted by sharp gains in automakers and...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Mar 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.38 ▲ 0.63 (16.80%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Mar 31 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.69 ▲ 0.08 (13.11%)
Supernet Ltd. / Mar 31 Supernet Limited(GEMSPNL)	11.90 ▲ 1.00 (9.17%)
Asim Textile / Mar 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	6.48 ▲ 0.53 (8.91%)
Bata (Pak) / Mar 31 Bata Pakistan Limited(BATA)	2084.87 ▲ 145.45 (7.50%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 31 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	427.22 ▲ 29.80 (7.50%)
Pak Engineering / Mar 31 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	325.40 ▲ 22.70 (7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Mar 31 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	44.42 ▲ 3.09 (7.48%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 31 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	14.50 ▲ 1.00 (7.41%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 31 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.75 ▲ 0.60 (7.36%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gulf Leasing / Mar 31 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	5.31 ▼ -0.89 (-14.35%)
Samba Bank / Mar 31 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	6.75 ▼ -0.85 (-11.18%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 31 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	3.96 ▼ -0.49 (-11.01%)
Equity Modaraba / Mar 31 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	6.10 ▼ -0.50 (-7.58%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Mar 31 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	270.73 ▼ -21.95 (-7.50%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 31 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	426.43 ▼ -34.57 (-7.50%)
Tri-Pack Films / Mar 31 Tri-Pack Films Limited(TRIPF)	126 ▼ -10.14 (-7.45%)
Khairpur / Mar 31 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	67.26 ▼ -5.41 (-7.44%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Mar 31 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	210 ▼ -15.90 (-7.04%)
Bunnys Limited / Mar 31 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	15.81 ▼ -1.19 (-7.00%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 31 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	12,120,000 ▲ 0.26
Pak Elektron / Mar 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	6,523,000 ▲ 0.36
Telecard Limited / Mar 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,211,500 ▼ -0.18
Engro Corp / Mar 31 Engro Corporation Limited(ENGRO)	5,429,492 ▼ -4.49
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,946,279 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 31 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,863,500 ▲ 0.20
Pakgen Power / Mar 31 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	4,421,500 ▲ 1.50
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	4,361,174 ▲ 0.00
Agha Steel Ind. / Mar 31 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	3,689,500 ▲ 0.07
Waves Corporation / Mar 31 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	3,477,000 ▲ 0.45

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 31	283.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 31	283.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 31	132.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Mar 31	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 30	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 30	4050.83
Nasdaq / Mar 30	12013.47
Dow Jones / Mar 30	32859.03
India Sensex / Mar 31	58640.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 31	28047.34
Hang Seng / Mar 31	20427.56
FTSE 100 / Mar 31	7628.03
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 31	15561.26
France CAC40 / Mar 31	7285.79

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 30	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 30	178241
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 31	74.31
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 31	1979.09
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 31	83.42

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