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Economic turnaround

Updated 21 Aug, 2025 07:25am

The economic performance recorded in recent months is quite impressive. Many analysts are arguing that such a...

Business confidence on the up – just

Published 17 Feb, 2025 07:46am

The latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for January 2025 presents...

Is Udaan the charter of economy we need?

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan’s poor economic performance over the past three decades is frequently attributed to a lack of policy...

Economic performance: FY2023 termed worst in country’s history

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

LAHORE: In terms of economic performance, fiscal year 2023 has been one the worst in Pakistan’s history. In ...

Economic Survey: Cumulative education expenditures estimated at 1.77pc of GDP

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: The cumulative education expenditures by federal and provincial governments in fiscal year 2022 is...

Budget-2023-24: Yet another ritualistic exercise

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:00am

Majority of the Pakistanis are going to be dejected after hearing the second budget of the outgoing alliance...

IMF blamed for cutbacks in social services

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 10:39am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has blamed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for cutbacks in social services...

What does Economic Survey lack?

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Economic Survey 2022-23, unlike previous surveys, raises more questions of competence as opposed to credibility,...

Banks disburse Rs1.222trn agri credit

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:57am

KARACHI: With 27.5 percent growth, the agriculture lending financial institutions have disbursed Rs 1.222 trillion...

A budget amid deep economic slump

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 06:54am

EDITORIAL: The federal government is presenting the country’s annual budget in parliament today. It would like to...

SBP to leave 21pc policy rate unchanged amid high inflation

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:01am

KARACHI: Central bank is widely expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 21% on Monday after aggressive...

Statistical appendices: Survey severely limited

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey 2022-23 released amidst much fanfare by Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is...

Unemployment rate fell to 6.3pc in FY21

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in 2020-2021 from 6.9 per cent in 2018-2019, according...

External public debt recorded at $85.2bn by March-end

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: External public debt was recorded at $85.2 billion at the end of March 2023, revealing a decrease of...

Global slowdown, import curbs: Jul-Mar exports, imports post negative growth

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:56am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports and imports have posted a negative growth during first three quarters (July-March)...

Policy rate hike couldn’t arrest inflation rise

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: The government has acknowledged that increasing the policy rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has...

Jul-Mar of FY 2022-23: Deposits of gas, crude oil deplete

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: The deposits of natural gas and crude oil have depleted by 9.29 percent and 10.23 percent during first...

Tax exemptions cost exchequer over Rs2.23trn

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 02:49pm

Cost of tax exemptions registered a growth of 27.43 per cent during 2022-23 as compared to tax expenditure in 2021-22

Dar defends 0.29pc growth rate

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: While unveiling the Economic Survey 2022-23, a day before the budget, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar dwelt on...

Stalled bailout: IMF says govt has to satisfy it on 3 counts, starting with budget

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:56am

These include restoring proper functioning of the FX market, passing a FY24 Budget consistent with programme objectives, and securing firm and credible financing commitments

The country’s Gross Domestic Product has missed all annual targets due to variety of reasons including lingering political uncertainty

1Q: Economic performance

Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am

In our last article we had expressed the hope of potential turnaround in the economy. Some early data for the month...

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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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