Trends - foreign exchange income

BAFL 46.60 ▲ 0.23 (0.5%)

BIPL 20.19 ▲ 0.04 (0.2%)

BOP 5.33 ▲ 0.01 (0.19%)

CNERGY 4.87 ▲ 0.27 (5.87%)

DFML 17.14 ▲ 0.54 (3.25%)

DGKC 78.84 ▲ 0.99 (1.27%)

FABL 29.24 ▲ 1.03 (3.65%)

FCCL 20.25 ▲ 0.10 (0.5%)

FFL 9.67 ▲ 0.45 (4.88%)

GGL 12.75 ▼ -0.06 (-0.47%)

HBL 112.35 ▲ 0.85 (0.76%)

HUBC 123.55 ▼ -0.25 (-0.2%)

HUMNL 7.55 ▼ -0.20 (-2.58%)

KEL 3.30 ▲ 0.03 (0.92%)

LOTCHEM 28.20 ▼ -0.25 (-0.88%)

MLCF 41.90 ▲ 0.15 (0.36%)

OGDC 114.30 ▼ -1.20 (-1.04%)

PAEL 18.90 ▼ -0.14 (-0.74%)

PIBTL 5.61 ▲ 0.03 (0.54%)

PIOC 114.00 ▲ 1.40 (1.24%)

PPL 99.70 ▼ -0.50 (-0.5%)

PRL 26.70 ▲ 1.00 (3.89%)

SILK 1.09 ▼ -0.02 (-1.8%)

SNGP 67.40 ▼ -0.40 (-0.59%)

SSGC 12.60 ▲ 0.05 (0.4%)

TELE 8.54 ▲ 0.04 (0.47%)

TPLP 13.30 ▼ -0.10 (-0.75%)

TRG 85.65 ▼ 0.00 (0%)

UNITY 26.50 ▼ -0.15 (-0.56%)

WTL 1.59 ▲ 0.01 (0.63%)

BR100 6,450 73 (1.15%)

BR30 22,796 419.9 (1.88%)

KSE100 62,956 463 (0.74%)

KSE30 21,004 174.8 (0.84%)

Dec 05, 2023 PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►

foreign exchange income

Windfall tax levy faces prospect of litigation

EDITORIAL: Windfall tax is defined as “a tax levied on an unforeseen or unexpectedly large profit, especially one...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

Faysal Bank’s profit surges 76% in 6MCY23

Faysal Bank declared a consolidated profit before tax (PBT) of Rs7.66 billion for the first half of 2023...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 03:31pm

Business & Finance

Askari Bank reports 45% increase in profit after tax in 2022

Income from forex up 72%

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 04:09pm

New tax raising steps under consideration

Proposed measures include increase in rates of withholding taxes, more indirect taxation, three percent flood levy on imports, and tax on banks’ foreign exchange income

Updated 18 Jan, 2023 12:40pm

BR Research

MCB Bank Limited

MCB is one of the pioneers of the banking sector of Pakistan. The bank was incorporated into the private sector in...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 08:41am

Business & Finance

Half year ended June 30, 2022: ABL posts Rs20.118bn PBT

KARACHI: Allied Bank (ABL) continued its focus towards enriched technological infrastructures and digitally-induced...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 05:26am

BR Research

HMB profits grow

Habib Metropolitan Bank (HMB) announced 1QCY22 financial results earlier this week, registering a healthy 24 percent...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 08:22am

Business & Finance

Bank AL Habib Ltd posts Rs18.70bn PAT

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Bank AL Habib Limited (the Bank) announced the bank’s financial results for the...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

BR Research

Bank Al Habib – sound and steady

Bank Al Habib Limited (BAHL) continued to consolidate, posting a 6 percent year-on-year increase in after-tax...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 07:30am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Dec 5 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.80 ▲ 0.20 (12.50%)
Bawany Air Products / Dec 5 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	11.28 ▲ 1.00 (9.73%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 5 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	11.88 ▲ 1.00 (9.19%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 5 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12 ▲ 1.00 (9.09%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 5 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	3.91 ▲ 0.31 (8.61%)
IGI Life Ins / Dec 5 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	12.15 ▲ 0.94 (8.39%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 5 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.50 ▲ 0.27 (8.36%)
Tariq Corporation / Dec 5 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	19.18 ▲ 1.34 (7.51%)
National Refinery / Dec 5 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	332.98 ▲ 23.23 (7.50%)
Panther Tyres L / Dec 5 Panther Tyres Ltd.(PTL)	46.28 ▲ 3.23 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Dec 5 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.86 ▼ -0.12 (-12.24%)
Unicap Modaraba / Dec 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.81 ▼ -0.16 (-8.12%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Dec 5 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	26.11 ▼ -2.12 (-7.51%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 5 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	225.64 ▼ -18.30 (-7.50%)
Otsuka Pakistan / Dec 5 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	159.25 ▼ -12.91 (-7.50%)
F.Credit & Inv / Dec 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.51 ▼ -0.43 (-7.24%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Dec 5 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	510.70 ▼ -39.30 (-7.15%)
Saif Textile / Dec 5 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	10.22 ▼ -0.77 (-7.01%)
Universal Ins. / Dec 5 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.66 ▼ -0.49 (-6.85%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 5 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	181 ▼ -12.23 (-6.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,079,786 ▲ 0.02
Cnergyico PK / Dec 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,437,742 ▲ 0.25
Fauji Cement / Dec 5 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	41,984,500 ▲ 0.20
Pak Refinery / Dec 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	29,660,342 ▲ 1.06
P.T.C.L. / Dec 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	27,946,000 ▲ 0.45
Hascol Petrol / Dec 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	26,000,000 ▲ 0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 5 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	24,881,533 ▲ 0.52
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	23,810,103 ▼ -1.29
Pak Petroleum / Dec 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	23,518,237 ▼ -0.56
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,423,667 ▲ 0.09

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 5	284.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 5	284.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 5	146.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 5	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 5	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 5	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 4	4569.78
Nasdaq / Dec 4	14185.50
Dow Jones / Dec 4	36204.44
India Sensex / Dec 5	69356.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 5	32782.14
Hang Seng / Dec 5	16405.25
FTSE 100 / Dec 5	7475.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 5	16399.89
France CAC40 / Dec 5	7341.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 4	191701
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 5	73
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 5	2033.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 5	78.78