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FY23

Borrowings, mark-up payments: Policy rate hike pushed up FY23 cost

Updated 17 May, 2024 09:44am

The expenditure on mark-up payments was Rs5,696 billion in fiscal year 2022-23 against Rs3,950 billion estimated in the budget

Audit report for FY23 tax period: AGP objects to FBR’s increased reliance on WHTs

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has strongly objected that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...

Time to act: 9 cents/kWh

Updated 15 May, 2024 06:28am

The country faces daunting economic challenges. A shrinking industrial base, a bulging workforce with no jobs to...

Profit, dividend: Jul-Mar repatriation jumps 256pc to $830.5m YoY

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors rose significantly by 256 percent during the...

C/A posts 3rd highest monthly surplus in March

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

KARACHI: The country’s external account is performing well, posting the third highest monthly current account...

Debt sustainability: Elevated gross financing needs constitute high risk: IMF

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that elevated gross financing needs continue to pose high...

NBFC sector sees 35.9% asset growth in FY23: SECP

Published 06 Dec, 2023 10:05pm

The collective asset base of the Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) sector stood at Rs2.87 trillion as of June 20,...

Pakistan as an export hub

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

EDITORIAL: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s claim that the government was striving to turn Pakistan into an export...

FY23 remittances fall 13.6pc to $27bn YoY

Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am

KARACHI: Workers’ remittances declined by 13.6 percent to $27 billion in the fiscal year FY23 as compared to...

Jul-May period: C/A deficit narrows by 81pc on lower import bill

Updated 20 Jun, 2023 09:00am

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit fell sharply, ie, 81 percent during the first 11 months of the...

FY23: Uncovering drivers of economic performance

Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am

The National Account numbers for FY2023 have been published and, unfortunately, they paint a truly dismal picture of...

FY23 Q1 budget deficit rises 43pc to Rs809bn YoY

Updated 25 Dec, 2022 03:54pm

Budget deficit was 438 billion rupees in the same period of the last financial year

Analysts optimistic about prospects of Pakistan-Russia oil deal

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

KARACHI: Pakistan may save around $1.0 billion annually or 6.0 percent of the total energy bill of $18 billion...

CAD: welcome decline

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s current account deficit (CAD) has fallen sharply by 47 percent during the first four months...

Lower imports: Jul-Oct CAD plummets 47pc YoY

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit fell sharply by 47 percent during the first four months of this...

Jul 1-Sept 2 govt borrowing rises 21pc to Rs58bn YoY

Updated 17 Sep, 2022 09:57am

KARACHI: The borrowing for budgetary support rose by 21 percent during a little over first two months of this fiscal...

Aug remittances post 8pc growth MoM

Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances posted 8 percent growth during August 2022, the State Bank of Pakistan...

SBP sets Rs1.8trn agri credit target for FY23

Updated 27 Aug, 2022 09:47am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has assigned annual agriculture credit disbursement target of Rs 1,800...

July remittances down 8pc YoY

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances fell by 8 percent during the first month of this fiscal year (FY23), the...

FY23 CAD will likely present a pleasant prospect

Updated 09 Aug, 2022 09:24am

Experts expect it to clock in at $8.7 billion or 2.3% of GDP

India’s Punjab & Sind bank chief declares war against bad loans

Published 03 Aug, 2022 04:55am

MUMBAI: The focus for India’s Punjab & Sind Bank is to reduce its bad loans and improve recoveries to ensure...

Weighed mainly by global commodity prices: SBP sees FY23 most challenging for economy

Updated 21 Jul, 2022 11:24am

Official says Pakistan’s import bill and political instability are main reasons for depreciation of the rupee

Bond, money markets rally as yields fall 30-70bps

Updated 16 Jul, 2022 12:37pm

Analyst says yields have started falling since Pakistan reached accord with IMF

Inflation may remain on the higher side: SBP

Income tax threshold increased to Rs1.2m a year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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