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World Bank lowers global growth forecast on Iran war impacts

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday cut its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5 percent due to the war in the...

IMF, World Bank, others warn ME war straining energy supplies

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

WASHINGTON: The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade...

Asia finance leaders say they are ready to act to stem volatility risks

Published 04 May, 2026 05:20am

SAMARKAND, (Uzbekistan): Finance leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and the ASEAN group of 10 Southeast Asian...

Private credit poses limited systemic risk to broader financial markets despite strains, Barclays says

Published 30 Mar, 2026 04:48am

BENGALURU: Private credit has limited ability to cause significant losses that could hurt the broader financial...

Innovation is not a policy but a system

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

Mehran Gul’s The New Geography of Innovation makes a compelling and timely argument: innovation is no longer the...

Financial markets likely to display nervousness

Updated 02 Mar, 2026 07:03am

The week concluded with heightened tension as the market remained anxious about potential geopolitical risks,...

IMF lifts 2026 global growth forecast but flags AI, trade risks

Published 20 Jan, 2026 06:13am

WASHINGTON: The IMF upgraded its 2026 global growth forecast Monday, citing a boost from tech investments but ...

BR RESEARCH: Speed without safety: The rise of unregulated trading in Pakistan

Updated 02 Jan, 2026 07:12am

Pakistan’s financial markets are changing fast, but not always in balanced ways. Technology has made investing ...

OPINION: Pricing Trump into financial markets?

Updated 25 Dec, 2025 07:02am

The year ends with financial markets wearing two expressions at once. One is relaxed, almost festive. Equity indices...

EU unveils financial ‘super-regulator’ plan

Published 05 Dec, 2025 06:23am

BRUSSELS: The European Commission unveiled Thursday plans for a beefed-up “super-regulator” as part of an effort...

CFA Society Pakistan: SBP Governor sees economic stability, urges deepening of financial markets

Updated 02 Dec, 2025 08:47am

Muhammad Waqas Ghani, CFA

Financial markets uncertain about future

Published 17 Nov, 2025 06:35am

The prolonged US government shutdown lasting 43 days has finally come to an end, likely providing some relief to...

SBP governor urges enhanced transparency at capital markets to bridge credit gaps

Published 10 Nov, 2025 10:53pm

Pakistan has achieved significant macroeconomic stability by pursuing coordinated and prudent monetary and fiscal policies, says Jameel Ahmad

Full impact of Trump-Putin talks on financial markets to become clearer today

Published 18 Aug, 2025 06:29am

The highly anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin concluded without any definitive results....

Financial markets: another volatile week ahead?

Published 11 Aug, 2025 07:07am

Switzerland is the next nation to make headlines following the impact of Indian imports under “reciprocal ...

SECP intensifies recovery drive for various penalties

Published 26 Jul, 2025 06:57am

ISLAMABAD: In a true reflection of its dedication to upholding the integrity and transparency of Pakistan’s...

SECP concludes 1,761 adjudication proceedings in FY2024-25

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has concluded 1,761 adjudication proceedings in...

MoF raises over Rs1.2trn through major govt bond auction

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has successfully raised over Rs1.2 trillion through a major auction of government...

Financial markets likely to be influenced by ongoing geopolitical issues

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 07:44am

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure, the US April core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index,...

Unlocking the potential of stock splits

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

Corporate actions are important in shaping investor sentiment and activating market activity in the rapidly changing...

Investors riled by bond market selloff

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am

LONDON: A sharp selloff in some of the world’s biggest government bond markets and a surge in the dollar are...

International InsureImpact Conference 2023: Dr Shamshad akhtar, Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

I extend my appreciation to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for hosting the International...

Primary auction for GDS will also be held on PSX

Updated 09 Dec, 2023 04:33pm

This follows the change in rules by the Cabinet to enable government debt to be raised from the capital markets in addition to the State Bank of Pakistan

FD invites nominations for appointment of ETDB VP

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 22	161.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 22	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 22	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 22	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 19	3.69

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,564.70
India Sensex / Jun 22	77,261.32
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 22	72,604.55
Hang Seng / Jun 22	23,552.35
FTSE 100 / Jun 22	10,369
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 22	24,967.26
France CAC40 / Jun 22	8,385.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 19	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 19	374,205
Petrol/Litre / Jun 22	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 22	75.35
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 22	4,185.91
Diesel/Litre / Jun 22	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 22	79.91

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 22 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	6.01 ▲ 1 (19.96%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 22 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.16 ▲ 0.63 (11.39%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	17.90 ▲ 1.63 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 22 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.50 ▲ 2.05 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	34.38 ▲ 3.13 (10.02%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 22 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Husein Industries / Jun 22 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	44.63 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 22 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	27.70 ▲ 2.52 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 22 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	24.72 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Millat Tractors / Jun 22 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	312.38 ▼ -294.88 (-48.56%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 22 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.81 ▼ -5.4 (-9.28%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 22 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	132.45 ▼ -11.99 (-8.3%)
National Silk / Jun 22 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	207.79 ▼ -16.55 (-7.38%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 22 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	42.84 ▼ -2.89 (-6.32%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	64.80 ▼ -4.27 (-6.18%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 22 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	169.88 ▼ -10.74 (-5.95%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jun 22 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	48.66 ▼ -2.88 (-5.59%)
Octopus Digital / Jun 22 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	36.20 ▼ -2.06 (-5.38%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	50.77 ▼ -2.71 (-5.07%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	59,558,108 ▼ -0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 22 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	59,270,992 ▲ 0.8
TPL Properties / Jun 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	56,035,517 ▲ 0.71
Sui South Gas / Jun 22 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,023,298 ▲ 0.91
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	30,194,155 ▲ 3.13
Oilboy Energy / Jun 22 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	27,894,240 ▲ 2
Loads Limited / Jun 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	23,907,499 ▲ 0.32
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	21,866,447 ▼ -0.29
Dar-es-Salaam / Jun 22 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	18,768,017 ▲ 2.05
Service Long March / Jun 22 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	18,498,415 ▲ 0.21

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