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Dr Shamshad Akhtar

PSX elects new chairman, pays tribute to late chairperson

Published 07 Jan, 2026 07:18am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) announced the election of Ruhail Mohammad as Chairman of the ...

Dr Shamshad Akhtar: a life that set the standard

Published 01 Jan, 2026 06:17am

Pakistan has lost one of its most consequential public servants. The passing of Dr Shamshad Akhtar marks not only...

OPINION: Remembering Dr Akhtar

Updated 31 Dec, 2025 07:41am

Pakistan has lost one of its most credible, principled, and globally respected economic minds with the passing of Dr...

SBP Board expresses condolence on Shamshad Akhtar’s death

Published 29 Dec, 2025 07:54am

KARACHI: The Board of Management and staff of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expressed profound sorrow and grief...

Dr Shamshad Akhtar laid to rest

Published 29 Dec, 2025 07:47am

KARACHI: The burial of former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Shamshad Akhtar, was held on Sunday...

SDPI expresses deep sorrow over Dr Shamshad’s death

Published 29 Dec, 2025 07:39am

ISLAMABAD: Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) has expressed profound sorrow over the sudden death of...

CM condoles Dr Shamshad Akhtar’s death

Published 29 Dec, 2025 05:16am

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the passing of Dr...

Pakistan “restructuring and reorganising” its debt, says Aurangzeb

Updated 16 May, 2025 05:21pm

Pakistan is in the process of “restructuring and reorganising” its debt profile in line with global standards, said...

IWD: PSX holds gong ceremony to mark commitment to gender equality

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 12:29pm

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), in collaboration with UN Women, Women on Board Initiative, International...

Delegation representing capital markets visits China, signs MoUs

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

KARACHI: A high-level delegation from Pakistan’s capital markets, led by Akif Saeed, Chairman of the Securities ...

‘World Investor Week’ marked on PSX with gong ceremony

Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), under the aegis of World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), of which PSX is an...

Dr Shamshad appointed chairperson of PSX board

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 07:53pm

Former State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor and ex-caretaker finance minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar was appointed as...

Wheat worth Rs330bn imported in 7 months

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Wheat worth 330 billion rupees was imported in seven months—from August 2023 to March 2024—and 1.3...

Upcoming budget: Experts support stabilisation reforms

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: In the context of a forthcoming IMF program and upcoming budget for FY 2024-2035, economic minds on...

Reporting: PSX issues ‘ESG Primer’ for listed cos

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has taken yet another major step in realising its vision of ESG readiness for...

Profit-taking erases KSE-100’s intra-day gains

Updated 06 Mar, 2024 09:12pm

Pakistan stocks surrendered their earlier gains at close on Wednesday amid final-hour profit-taking as the benchmark...

Hike in gas prices approved by ECC

Updated 15 Feb, 2024 08:42am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved an increase in gas prices effective...

PBC makes some fair points

Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:25am

EDITORIAL: It’s unfortunate that Pakistan Business Council’s (PBC’s) recommendations about generating fairer...

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...

Effective July 2023: ECC raises gas price for Fatima Fertilizer, Agritech

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has increased the gas price for Fatima ...

Inflationary spiral remains a problem

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 06:12am

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2024 declined by 1.4 percentage points against the previous month...

FPCCI supports restructuring plan

Updated 04 Feb, 2024 09:51am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has said...

Economic reforms under way: Shamshad

Updated 04 Feb, 2024 09:52am

KARACHI: Caretaker Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr Shamshad Akhtar on Saturday said that the...

Economy stabilised amid caretaker govt proactive measures: Dr Shamshad

Updated 03 Feb, 2024 08:49pm

Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr Shamshad Akhtar said that the economy has...

Transition from Libor to ‘SOFR’ approved: ECC decides to provide subsidy on wheat to G-B

Updated 02 Feb, 2024 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to provide subsidy on wheat to...

Financial stability: KSA minister briefed about caretakers efforts

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar had a virtual meeting with Khalid Al- Falih, the Investment...

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...

FBR restructuring: Cabinet will again take up issue today

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet will again take up the issue of restructuring of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Reforms in tax machinery finalized

Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: The recommendations on reforms in the tax machinery have been finalised by the inter-ministerial ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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