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Rupee-dollar value can be stable with right economic direction: Ishaq Dar

Former finance minister, in interview with Aaj News, says letting the dollar 'free' has been the 'mother of all evils'

Updated 14 Apr, 2022 09:03am

Markets

Yen drops to 20-year low against dollar

TOKYO: The yen hit its lowest level against the dollar in two decades on Wednesday, extending recent falls as the...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 11:59am

Pakistan

PAAPAM concerned over 2.5pc hike in interest rate

LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) Chairman Abdur Razzaq...

Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am

Markets

Wall Street slips on hawkish Fed; banks, industrials top losers

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Dow slipped on Thursday, with shares of banks, industrials and airlines leading...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

Markets

Indian shares fell for a third straight session

BENGALURU: Indian shares fell for a third straight session on Thursday as hawkish signals from the US Federal ...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

Business & Finance

At emergency MPC meeting, SBP raises policy rate by 250 basis points to 12.25%

Statement says central bank is in the process of taking further actions to reduce pressures on inflation and current account, namely increase in interest rate on export refinance scheme and widening set of import items subject to cash margin requirements

Updated 07 Apr, 2022 07:31pm

Pakistan

Meeting of research on ‘Social Footprint of Monetary Policy’ held

KARACHI: The Department of Economics in collaboration with the Social Development Policy Institute (SDPT) and...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

Business & Finance

SBP urged to take into consideration monetary policy’s effects on the life of common man

LAHORE: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) should consider the effects of monetary policy on the day-to-day life of the...

Updated 15 Mar, 2022 06:34am

BR Research

T-bill auction – peaking rates?

Monetary policy and the T-bill auction are not in sync. On Tuesday, SBP kept the policy rate unchanged, while on...

Updated 11 Mar, 2022 10:31am

Editorials

Has monetary policy been effective?

EDITORIAL: According to Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Monetary Policy Committee...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am

BR Research

MPS: a contrarian bet?

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged. Global commodity prices are in a super cycle. Fiscal policy is absorbing...

Updated 09 Mar, 2022 10:34am

BR Research

Wholesale prices: not cooling down soon

Wholesale prices in February 2022 recorded 23.6 percent increase year-on-year – sixth consecutive month of WPI...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 08:28am

Business & Finance

SBP governor confident economy can withstand Ukraine war

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank feels the economy has what it takes to withstand pressures stemming from the...

Updated 09 Mar, 2022 03:45pm

Perspectives

Monetary policy: between a rock and a hard place

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is due to announce its monetary policy statement on March 8, 2022. Recent surveys...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:07am

Markets

Wall Street Week Ahead: Rate-hike fears abate but Ukraine muddies stock market outlook

NEW YORK: Geopolitical worries are clouding the outlook for US stocks, even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

BR Research

Rate hike on the cards?

The monetary policy is due on Tuesday. The SBP clearly mentioned in the previous forward guidance that current real...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 08:26am

Business & Finance

Euro falls to 5-year lows vs pound

LONDON: The euro fell to its lowest level against the British pound since 2016 as traders weighed the impact of...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am

Jul-Jan CAD exceeds $11bn on higher import bill

KARACHI: The country’ current account deficit crossed the $11 billion mark in the first seven months of this ...

Updated 25 Feb, 2022 09:45am

Markets

Emerging markets better equipped to deal with Fed rate hike cycle: S&P

LONDON: Financing conditions have tightened for emerging markets both domestically and externally but they are ...

Published 17 Feb, 2022 05:46pm

Opinion

Serious debt distress facing developing countries

Many of the developing countries are net importers of oil whose price has been rising, only recently to a seven-year...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Business & Finance

Sterling edges lower against euro

LONDON: Sterling was slightly lower against a strengthening euro not far from a 1-1/2 month low on Wednesday amid...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am

Opinion

SBP’s optimism

The recent Monetary Policy Statement by the SBP has begun to remove apprehensions about the state of the economy and...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

BR Research

Flattening yield curve?

The cat and mouse game reaches its climax. It seems banks may blink first. Those who were eyeing buying bonds at 13...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 08:08am

Business & Finance

Monetary policy effect on global inflation drivers may be ‘limited’

NEW YORK: Domestic monetary policy actions may do little to tame some of the inflation being driven by global supply...

Published 29 Jan, 2022 06:05am

Opinion

Economic recovery, inequality, corruption, and wealth tax

January 2022 update of the IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) flagship report ‘Global Economic Outlook’...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

Business & Finance

Dollar rise drags copper lower on hawkish US Fed comments

LONDON: Copper prices eased on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve indicated it could tighten monetary policy faster...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:44am

Markets

British stocks recover from multi-month lows

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 rebounded on Tuesday from a one-month low hit a day earlier, supported by major bank...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:42am

Editorials

MPC acts prudently but prudence is not enough

EDITORIAL: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr Reza Baqir, flanked by three other senior officials, addressed a press...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:41am

Markets

European equities rebound as Fed meets

LONDON: European stock markets rebounded Tuesday, shrugging off steep Asian losses on the eve of a Federal Reserve...

Updated 25 Jan, 2022 05:17pm

Markets

In surprise move, Singapore tightens monetary policy on inflation risks

SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank tightened its monetary policy settings on Tuesday in its first out-of-cycle move...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 11:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	78.18
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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