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TSX notches 3-week high

TORONTO: Canada’s main stock index rose on Wednesday, led by gains for technology and financial shares, as a...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am

Markets

China shares end lower as inflation risks, Covid cases mount

SHANGHAI: Chinese shares ended lower on Wednesday, as investors remained on edge over concerns the commodity...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am

Business & Finance

Euro rallies as commodity prices ease and investors embrace risk

NEW YORK: The euro gained more than 1% against the dollar on Wednesday as risk appetite returned to financial ...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am

BR Research

MPS: a contrarian bet?

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged. Global commodity prices are in a super cycle. Fiscal policy is absorbing...

Updated 09 Mar, 2022 10:34am

Markets

Gulf markets end mixed as oil prices jump to $139

DUBAI: Major Gulf bourses ended mixed on Monday with oil prices jumping to levels last seen in 2008 amid market...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:15am

Opinion

Outbreak of WWIII?

Though many forces want to turn Ukraine into another Afghanistan for Russia, any misadventure in this area means...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

Opinion

Desperate times

Just as a glimmer of hope appeared of life getting back to normalcy after economic shock of pandemic, the war ...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

Monetary Policy Statement on 8th

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue the Monetary Policy Statement on March 8, 2022. The Monetary...

Updated 05 Mar, 2022 11:59am

Business & Finance

Sterling rises vs euro

LONDON: Sterling rose on Tuesday against the euro and fell versus a strengthening dollar as investors awaited...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am

Markets

Oil, gas and wheat prices surge as sanctions disrupt flows

LONDON: Most commodity prices remained on the boil on Tuesday as Russia's invasion of Ukraine escalated and Western...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:50pm

Markets

Commodity supplies at risk as Russia invades Ukraine

NEW YORK: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea threatens to disrupt exports of commodities such as...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

Markets

Russia-Ukraine tensions raise inflation concerns for Pakistan

Oil price and energy markets' rally is bad news for a net importer like Pakistan

Updated 22 Feb, 2022 05:18pm

BR Research

Fiscal report card: 1HFY22

The fiscal report card is not bad given the macro situation. The tax revenues growth jacked up due to higher...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 08:26am

Markets

PSX witnesses mixed trend

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed mixed trend during the outgoing week ended on February 11, 2022. The...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am

Business & Finance

IMF foresees Pakistan’s real GDP growth at 4pc

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected real GDP growth of Pakistan at 4 percent for fiscal...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

BR Research

Imports: no respite on offer

“Looking ahead, the current account deficit is expected to decline through the remainder of FY22, as import growth...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 07:53am

BR Research

Wheat: a case for higher intervention price?

Pakistan’s best hope at putting an end to cyclical mismatches between wheat supply and demand is for government to...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:59am

Editorials

This too shall pass?

EDITORIAL: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Reza Baqir has recently asserted that Pakistan could ride out...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Business & Finance

Russian rouble touches 1-week high vs dollar

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble edged up to touch a one-week high against the dollar on Tuesday, with geopolitics in ...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

BR Research

Imports: Driven by volume not price

The December 2021 import bill at $6.9 billion invited some congratulatory messages from the government circle. Yes,...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 08:07am

Markets

LNG, coal lead 2021 commodities rally as markets eye COVID-19 for next move

SINGAPORE: Commodity prices from energy and metals to agricultural products rebounded sharply in 2021, with power...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 10:14am

Opinion

A Pyrrhic victory if there was one

IMF’s ‘prior conditions’ have become the government’ biggest problem just when it is facing its toughest ...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am

Markets

China commodity futures set for 2022 breather after turbulent year

BEIJING: China’s commodities markets suffered through a turbulent year in 2021 as an energy crunch. Still, the...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am

Pakistan

KTrade Annual Investor Summit Investing in 2022: Economy has come under pressure due to fiscal imbalances

KARACHI: The country’s economy was under pressure from the external account and fiscal imbalances, the consequent...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Opinion

Macroeconomic choices for 2022

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased policy rate by 1 percent (100 basis points) to 9.75 percent. This is the...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Business & Finance

SAI criticises 100bps rise in interest rate

KARACHI: President Site Association of Industry (SAI), Abdul Rasheed has rejected further 100 bps rise in interest...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Opinion

Questions the MPC didn’t answer

There were no surprises at all in the MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) meeting. Parts of the market tilted towards a...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Markets

China shares rise

SHANGHAI: China shares rose on Thursday for a third consecutive session, as slowing factory-gate inflation added to...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Govt reviews 5MFY22 import bill

Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin presides over a meeting to review the balance of trade

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 09:41am

BR Research

CPI: dangerous times ahead!

Inflation hammer is at its full swing. The headline number stood at 11.5 percent in November, highest since Feb-20....

Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:07am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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