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MSCI’s May SAIR results unveiled: Pakistan’s weight reduced to around 1.0pc from 1.6pc

KARACHI: MSCI, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services, announced the results of the...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Markets

MSCI adds OGDC into Frontier Markets Index, HBL moves to Small Cap

Pakistan has an estimated weight of ~1% in MSCI FM Index

Updated 13 May, 2022 05:47pm

Opinion

Goldman, JPMorgan among banks left holding Russian stocks by sanctions switch

A decision last month by FTSE Russell and MSCI to remove Russian stocks from their indexes has left some of the...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am

Business & Finance

Russia seeks to halt investor stampede as sanctions hammer economy

LONDON: Russia said on Tuesday it was placing temporary curbs on foreigners seeking to exit Russian assets, putting...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am

Markets

Gold jumps, stocks stumble as Ukraine crisis deepens

NEW YORK: Gold prices jumped to an eight-month high and safe-haven debt rose on Thursday after U.S. President Joe...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 12:03am

Markets

Tech, finance lift Hong Kong shares as Ukraine worries ease

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares rose on Wednesday, tracking a regional rally as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine...

Published 17 Feb, 2022 06:37am

Opinion

Investors back ESG stock funds even as tech slide hurts returns

Investors continued to flock to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) stock funds in January despite ...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am

Business & Finance

MSCI unveils Pakistan constituents for its indices

KARACHI: Pakistan has been added to MSCI FM 100 Index and MSCI FM 15 percent Country Capped Index. MSCI has...

Updated 11 Feb, 2022 09:46am

Markets

Pakistan eligible for MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index

MSCI announces February 2022 Index Review

Updated 10 Feb, 2022 05:01pm

Markets

Analysts see no major deletions from frontier market index

Results of MSCI Quarterly Index Review on February 9

Updated 05 Feb, 2022 03:45pm

Markets

Whiplashed Wall Street struggles with mixed payrolls data

BOSTON: U.S. stocks and Treasury were mixed in choppy trading on Friday as investors digested payroll data and its...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 11:22pm

Markets

KSE-100 Index has underperformed despite record volume, IPOs

Was up only 2.0 percent in Pak Rupee term and down 8.0 percent in US$ term in 2021

Updated 01 Jan, 2022 09:24pm

Markets

PSX: Analyst spells out reasons behind outflows

KARACHI: The foreign corporate selling continued to impact Pakistan’s stock market sentiment in 2021 as net ...

Published 29 Dec, 2021 06:57am

Opinion

How 2021 became the year of ESG investing

Investors concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021, successfully pushing ...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Opinion

After another torrid year, can emerging markets rediscover their mojo?

The spectre of higher interest rates in the United States, slowing growth in China and a strong dollar have this ...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Markets

KSE-100 Index yields negative 2.5pc return in Nov

KARACHI: Drawing curtains to MSCI-EM, the KSE-100 Index closed November 2021 at 45,072.4 points denoting a negative...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Markets

Best day of 2021: KSE-100 registers 2.76% increase

Benchmark index closes over 45,300 due to positive triggers

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 08:14pm

Markets

KSE-100 down 428 points, cumulative fall this week goes to 5.5%

Index has retreated for four successive sessions after decrease on Thursday

Published 25 Nov, 2021 06:38pm

World

Transparency of ESG investment ratings faces scrutiny

LONDON: Market regulators set out a global framework on Tuesday to police environment, social and governance (ESG)...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

World

Goldman Sachs downgrades Indian equities on valuation

BENGALURU: Goldman Sachs has downgraded Indian equities by one notch to ‘market weight’, citing a blistering run...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan: MSCI discloses constituents

KARACHI: Following MSCI’s previous announcement of reclassification of Pakistan from the Emerging Market to the...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 03:26am

Markets

Reclassification: MSCI adds three Pakistani securities to Frontier Markets Index

Development comes as Pakistan was downgraded from emerging market status earlier

Updated 12 Nov, 2021 05:06pm

Opinion

From doom to boom, energy stocks power out of Covid shock

Big oil is back. After enduring a near-death experience during the Covid crisis when demand plummeted and being...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Markets

World stocks at 1-month high as bond yields soften

LONDON: World stocks climbed to a one-month high on Tuesday as a rally in technology shares and prospects of solid...

Updated 19 Oct, 2021 02:31pm

Markets

Persistent foreign selling, cautious stance by locals behind equity sell-off: AHL CEO

Shahid Habib says biggest factor behind KSE-100's retreat is continuous foreign selling

Published 13 Oct, 2021 09:05pm

Markets

Index down 5.0pc in 3Q2021: PSX becomes one of worst-performing markets

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange remained one of the worst performing markets in the world as the KSE-100 Index...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

Markets

Asian markets grapple with Evergrande fallout, China power shortages

HONG KONG: Asian shares were mixed across the region on Tuesday as investors fretted over China Evergrande Group's...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 11:53am

Opinion

Correcting perceptions about MSCI downgrade

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) index was downgraded from Emerging Market to Frontier Market recently by MSCI (Morgan...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Business & Finance

KSE-100 breaks losing streak, Octopus Digital's IPO makes waves

Benchmark index gains 228 points after finishing negative for three sessions

Published 09 Sep, 2021 05:43pm

Markets

MSCI decision takes its toll on PSX: BRIndex100 extends losses

KARACHI: MSCI decision to downgrade Pakistan from Emerging Market Index to Frontier Market Index invited selling and...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 03:56am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd / May 17 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	3.10 ▲ 0.90 (40.91%)
First Pak Mod. / May 17 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	2.39 ▲ 0.32 (15.46%)
Asim Textile / May 17 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	7.19 ▲ 0.86 (13.59%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 17 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.57 ▲ 1.00 (11.67%)
Nagina Cot. / May 17 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	75.26 ▲ 5.25 (7.50%)
Land Mark Spinning / May 17 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	14.36 ▲ 1.00 (7.49%)
Karam Ceramics / May 17 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	55.88 ▲ 3.89 (7.48%)
Shield Corp. / May 17 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	309.30 ▲ 21.30 (7.40%)
Pak Engineering / May 17 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	246.70 ▲ 16.72 (7.27%)
United Insurance / May 17 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	7.67 ▲ 0.51 (7.12%)

Stock	Price
Reliance Ins. / May 17 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	4.65 ▲ -0.85 (-15.45%)
Saritow Spinning / May 17 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	7.05 ▲ -1.00 (-12.42%)
Dandot Cement / May 17 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	7.01 ▲ -0.74 (-9.55%)
Sitara Energy / May 17 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	11.00 ▲ -1.00 (-8.33%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / May 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	11.05 ▲ -0.93 (-7.76%)
Ruby Tex. / May 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.60 ▲ -0.30 (-7.69%)
Otsuka Pak / May 17 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	247.57 ▲ -20.07 (-7.50%)
Sapphire Textile / May 17 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1010.20 ▲ -81.80 (-7.49%)
Shakarganj / May 17 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	42.45 ▲ -3.42 (-7.46%)
Bal. Wheel / May 17 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	68.05 ▲ -5.46 (-7.43%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,829,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	15,388,581 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / May 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	11,484,952 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,938,306 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp / May 17 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	10,934,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	7,360,000 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 17 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	7,194,365 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 17 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	6,527,788 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / May 17 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	5,706,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / May 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,613,500 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	194.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	194.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	129.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	1.00
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.23
Euro to USD / May 17	1.04
UK LIBOR % / May 17	0.83

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	4008.01
India Sensex / May 17	52973.84
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	26665.16
Nasdaq / May 17	11662.79
Hang Seng / May 17	20311.23
FTSE 100 / May 17	7464.80
Dow Jones / May 17	32223.42
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	13964.38
France CAC40 / May 17	6347.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 17	114.40
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 17	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 17	111400.00
Gold Spot / May 17	1826.10
Cotton / May 17	151.40

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