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IMF conditions

The challenge of rising inflation

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 24.9 percent...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 05:56am

IMF’s ‘pre-conditions’ already met, Senate panel told

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance was informed that all the prior conditions of the...

Updated 29 Jul, 2022 10:29am

Opinion

Economy: it’s too early to declare victory

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “PM forewarns of ‘very tough’ IMF conditionalities” carried by...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am

Editorials

‘Very tough’ IMF conditionalities

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while laying the onus of an impending bankruptcy on the policies of the PTI...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Opinion

IMF adding to uncertainty

A few days ago, International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that key progress had been made in talks on the revival of...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am

Opinion

Primary versus budget deficit

Setting time bound quantitative targets for primary deficit, defined as minus interest and repayment of principal as...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:01am

Opinion

First leverage then renegotiation

The Khan administration maintains that a change in government will not reverse the rise in price of any single item...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am

Editorials

The spectre of rising inflation

EDITORIAL: The Khan administration’s defence against the proposed no-confidence motion is to raise an extremely...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 06:20am

Opinion

Prior IMF conditions: Domestic or geopolitical?

The Khan administration has tabled two controversial bills in the two houses of parliament - 343 billion rupees ...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:02am

Opinion

‘Mini-budget’ Consistently inconsistent

The cat is finally out of the bag. The money bill (infamous mini-budget) and SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) amendment...

Updated 02 Jan, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Business community rejects steep hike in petroleum products

PESHAWAR: Business community have rejected yet another record increase in prices of petroleum products and urged the...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 05:19am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Aug 19 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.79 ▲ 0.55 (16.98%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Aug 19 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.15 ▲ 0.16 (16.16%)
Hascol Petrol / Aug 19 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	6.99 ▲ 0.67 (10.60%)
Popular Islamic / Aug 19 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	10.46 ▲ 0.97 (10.22%)
Nimir Ind.Chem. / Aug 19 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	98.90 ▲ 6.90 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Aug 19 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	303.13 ▲ 21.14 (7.50%)
Crescent Cotton / Aug 19 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	37.62 ▲ 2.62 (7.49%)
GOC (Pak) / Aug 19 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	40.31 ▲ 2.81 (7.49%)
Nagina Cot. / Aug 19 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	89.20 ▲ 6.21 (7.48%)
Fecto Cement / Aug 19 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	27.06 ▲ 1.88 (7.47%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Aug 19 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.51 ▲ -0.61 (-19.55%)
Premier Insurance / Aug 19 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.20 ▲ -0.71 (-10.27%)
Punjab Mod / Aug 19 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.71 ▲ -0.19 (-10.00%)
Land Mark Spinning / Aug 19 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	11.98 ▲ -1.00 (-7.70%)
Sapphire Fibres / Aug 19 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1042.94 ▲ -84.56 (-7.50%)
Habib Rice Products / Aug 19 Habib Rice Product Limited(HRPL)	33.77 ▲ -2.73 (-7.48%)
Pakgen Power / Aug 19 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	20.04 ▲ -1.62 (-7.48%)
Sunrays Textile / Aug 19 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	193.00 ▲ -14.56 (-7.01%)
Premium Textile / Aug 19 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	631.20 ▲ -43.89 (-6.50%)
JS Investments / Aug 19 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	11.51 ▲ -0.78 (-6.35%)

Stock	Volume
Hascol Petrol / Aug 19 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	66,615,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Aug 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	15,674,677 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Aug 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	14,996,782 ▼ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Aug 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,859,500 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,853,500 ▼ 0.00
Nishat ChunPow / Aug 19 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	12,321,000 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Aug 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	12,126,000 ▼ 0.00
National Bank / Aug 19 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	7,800,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 19 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	7,399,163 ▼ 0.00
Pervez Ahmed Co / Aug 19 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	6,570,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 18	216.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 18	215.00
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 18	136.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 18	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 18	1.19
Euro to USD / Aug 18	1.01
UK LIBOR % / Aug 18	2.31

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 18	4283.74
India Sensex / Aug 18	60298.00
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 18	28967.84
Nasdaq / Aug 18	12965.34
Hang Seng / Aug 18	19829.61
FTSE 100 / Aug 18	7541.85
Dow Jones / Aug 18	33999.04
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 18	13697.41
France CAC40 / Aug 18	6557.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 18	90.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 18	20735.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 18	121000.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 18	1756.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 18	112.70