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economic activities

FCCI chief urges SBP to reduce interest rate

Published 14 Dec, 2025 02:49am

FAISALABAD: Farooq Yousaf Sheikh, President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), has demanded that...

Stability not translating into growth

Published 01 Jan, 2025 08:55am

The GDP provisionally grew by a meager 0.92 percent in the 1QFY25. The figures have a flavor of Dar’s recipe where...

HCSTSI president for bolstering border trade to boost economic activities

Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am

HYDERABAD: President, Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry, Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani, has...

Pakistan, Turkiye agree to boost business activities, investment

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: Turkiye and Pakistan have agreed to boost up business activities and investment in various fields by...

‘Women entrepreneurs should be made part of policymaking, reforms’

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

FAISALABAD: Women entrepreneurs should be made part of policymaking and reforms at government level. Besides their...

SBP terms FY23 ‘extraordinarily challenging’

Updated 30 Dec, 2023 08:16pm

KARACHI: The fiscal year 2023 was extraordinarily challenging, with a host of external and domestic shocks,...

High interest rates adversely affecting exports, other economic activities: TMA

Published 12 Sep, 2023 06:22am

KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan, has raised...

Ishaq Dar appreciates businessmen for cooperation amid economic challenges

Published 08 Jul, 2023 10:51pm

Says government measures will lead to economic revival

Productivity, export and debt: SBP asks govt to exercise greater prudence

Updated 08 Jul, 2023 05:14pm

Assessment of macroeconomic dynamics reveals a number of challenges for the banking sector and the repayment capacity of borrowers may come under stress

Power system and blackouts

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

On January 23, 2023, another country-wide power breakdown hit the country; not the first time, but the first of the...

Foreign investors: Q1 repatriation of profit, dividend plunges 88pc YoY

Updated 28 Oct, 2022 11:37am

KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors declined sharply by 88 percent during the ...

Joblessness: Is the crisis for real?

Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am

EDITORIAL: The economic activities are slowing down. Both monetary and fiscal policies are working by design under...

Businessmen describe budget as balanced, export-oriented

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:05am

LAHORE: The business community on Friday termed the federal budget 2022-23 in the prevailing scenario as balanced,...

Balochistan govt to establish four industrial zones

Published 17 May, 2022 06:54am

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to establish four industrial zones at Muslim Bagh, Dalbadin, Turbat...

Data exchange / linkages: Economic activities to be documented

Updated 20 Apr, 2022 10:16am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will document economic activities through data exchange/ linkages, to...

Lack of political stability hurting investment, economic growth: FPCCI

Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has feared that...

Digital currencies: is there a middle ground?

Published 21 Feb, 2022 08:11am

Pakistan’s regulatory institutions do not seem ready to deal with cryptocurrencies yet. The telecoms watchdog is...

Gold firms as Omicron risks buoy safe-haven appeal

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:28am

LONDON: Gold firmed near the $1,800 level on Monday as investors sought cover from the likely risks to the global...

FPCCI’s UBG will continue to serve traders: Iftikhar

Published 24 Nov, 2021 06:28am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s United Business Group (UBG) Tuesday vowed ...

Govt transforming Punjab into a 'hub' of investment, trade activities: minister

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:51am

FAISALABAD: Provincial Minister for Commerce & Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that Government is...

Economy: rising uncertainty

Published 07 Sep, 2021 06:25am

A number of factors have come together leading to greater uncertainty on the economic front. This level of...

GDP rebasing: no more delays!

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 09:30am

There is little doubt that the size of Pakistan’s economy is understated. Many economic indictors such as per...

‘Upgraded Hyderabad dry port to rejuvenate economic activities’

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am

HYDERABAD: To provide business community with clearance facilities at doorsteps, National Logistics Cell (NLC) in...

Saving the current account

Updated 28 Jun, 2021 10:23am

Early signs of current account slippages are becoming visible. The deficit stood at $632 million in May 21, and the...

Domestic tractors witness 65.36pc growth in last 10 months: Razak

Published 17 Jun, 2021 11:14pm

The adviser said due to the rise in economic activities domestically and internationally, things were coming back to normal and we would see our Large Scale Manufacturing in full swing soon.

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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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