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Bad news for Asian FX, esp PKR

Pakistani monetary authorities can only count their sorrows as King Dollar’s unrelenting advance pushes Asian...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Govt mulls IPO for three major power distribution companies

KARACHI: Pakistan is considering selling stakes in three high performing state-owned power distribution companies...

Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:50am

Markets

Open-market: rupee continues to make giant strides against US dollar due to sentiment

Local currency appreciates to 318 during trading, gap with inter-bank market narrows further

Updated 06 Sep, 2023 05:11pm

Editorials

Adding insult to injury

EDITORIAL: The proposal of the senate standing committee on cabinet secretariat, that the government withdraw all...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am

Markets

Open market: rupee sees strong recovery against US dollar

Gap with inter-bank market narrows, but still over IMF-prescribed limit

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 06:51pm

Markets

Inter-bank: rupee sustains further losses, settles at 307.1 against US dollar

Currency depreciates 0.48% in inter-bank market to settle at new record low

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 06:52pm

‘Inflated’ power bills: Obdurate IMF refuses to buy into govt data

Conveys its disagreement to the data provided by the federal government

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 10:03am

Editorials

Macroeconomic indicators

EDITORIAL: Four unexplained, albeit bafflingly un-synchronised, data was recently uploaded on the Pakistan Bureau of...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Editorials

Misdirected anger?

EDITORIAL: Authorities will have to be very careful about how they handle the turbulence created by the protests ...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Markets

Open market: rupee recovers after hitting 334 against US dollar during trading

Gap with rate in inter-bank market, however, continues to stay well over IMF-prescribed 1.25%

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 07:11pm

Opinion

Power bills and public anger

The usual jargon was issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on 27, Sunday, after an inconclusive emergent meeting...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Shamshad says not in position to entertain any expenditure request

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, has said that lack of fiscal discipline, increasingly...

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 09:41am

Editorials

Initiative required from caretakers

EDITORIAL: The induction of well-respected technocrats in the caretaker cabinet on 17 August was widely hailed but a...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

Need for protecting Pakistan-IMF deal

Regardless of the intensity of growing public anger against ‘inflated’ electricity bills, the caretaker setup...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Markets

Petroleum levy at Rs60/litre: component-wise breakdown of petrol price in Pakistan

Price has increased 21% since August 1, 2023

Published 02 Sep, 2023 05:06pm

Opinion

Public sentiment taken for granted

The public sentiment has mostly been taken for granted by the governments and the parliamentarians as a class with ...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 07:59am

Editorials

Setting the record straight

EDITORIAL: Spare a thought for the caretaker setup. Their only fault, after all, is being in the wrong place at the...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Markets

Open-market: USD hits 331 against PKR

The US dollar climbed to new heights against the rupee in the open-market, and hit the 331 level during trading. On...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 02:41pm

Opinion

Heavy indebtedness & power sector crisis

In terms of new commitments, the Government of Pakistan signed new agreements, worth USD 7,228 million, during the...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Opinion

Revisiting economy’s direction

‘But putting growth at the center of economic policymaking is a mistake. While important, growth in the abstract ...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Shamshad highlights importance of reducing fiscal deficit

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Thursday reiterated the government’s...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 09:16am

Markets

Open-market: US dollar hits 326 as rupee continues to weaken

The US dollar maintained its upward trajectory against the rupee in the open-market, and hit the 326 level during...

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 07:26pm

Opinion

It begins…

Why do you think the only thing to come out of emergency cabinet meetings – to do something about these protests...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

US sharpens the focus on Pakistan

US Acting Deputy Secretary Nuland and Foreign Minister Jilani discuss importance of timely, free, and fair elections

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 10:03am

Shamshad informs Senate body: No ‘fiscal space available’ for subsidies

ISLAMABAD: The members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance demanded of the government to withdraw seven...

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 09:25am

Editorials

Economy: caretakers indecisive or dilatory?

EDITORIAL: The federal caretaker cabinet meeting last Tuesday, reportedly (as no press release was issued or a press...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Markets

Open-market: USD hits 325 against rupee

Open-market prone to sharp volatility and sharp movement, says expert

Updated 30 Aug, 2023 07:02pm

Markets

Open-market: US dollar trading in range of 320-323 against PKR

The US dollar maintained its upward trajectory against a weakening Pakistani rupee, and reached the 323 level during...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 10:40pm

Opinion

BoP projections: risk and uncertainty

The year, 2022-23, closed with a truly remarkable reduction in the size of the current account deficit by 84% to ...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 06:44am

Opinion

Power bills: Retreating into realpolitik

It is increasingly clear that countrywide protests over hike in electricity tariffs have taken the caretaker...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	75.94
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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