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Macroeconomic outlook and reform progress: Aurangzeb briefs S&P Global Ratings team

Updated 03 Jul, 2026 09:38am

Cites stronger growth, fiscal discipline, debt, and resilience

US airlines face fuel-driven financial shakeout

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

CHICAGO: When United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wrote to employees about the oil price surge earlier this month, the...

Gulf banks face USD307bn deposit flight risk if war worsens: S&P

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

DUBAI: Gulf banks could face domestic deposit outflows of USD307 billion if the Middle East conflict deepens,...

Pakistan’s economy in 2025: Strong remittances fueled imports but exports suffered

Updated 14 Jan, 2026 06:40pm

There continues to be a reliance on imports for consumption rather than investment in export-oriented industries

Retail investors drive 40% rally at PSX: Bloomberg

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 10:12pm

Rising inflation, regional tensions could weigh on sentiments

PSX ends week on positive note

Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:42am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained range-bound yet closed the week ended July 25, 2025, on a...

UAE’s Fujairah marine fuel sales hit over a year’s high in April

Published 16 May, 2025 11:00am

SINGAPORE: Marine fuel sales at the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah port reached more than a year’s high in April,...

S&P warns of elevated credit risks amid soaring Pakistan-India military tensions

Published 08 May, 2025 01:13pm

S&P Global Ratings, an American credit rating agency, on Thursday warned that heightened tensions between...

S&P suggests staying the course, accelerating reforms

Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: The Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings recommended Pakistan to stay the course, deepen the...

S&P lowers Nissan’s outlook to negative, affirms BB+ ratings

Published 14 Jan, 2025 01:43pm

TOKYO: S&P Global Ratings revised Nissan Motor’s credit outlook to negative from stable and affirmed its BB+...

S&P lowers outlook on three Adani units after US indictment of founder

Published 22 Nov, 2024 11:09am

S&P Global Ratings lowered its outlook on three Adani Group entities to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’ on Friday,...

Most Asian currencies, stocks gain ahead of Jackson Hole meet

Published 20 Aug, 2024 12:06pm

The Indonesian rupiah led gains among emerging Asian currencies on Tuesday and its stocks hit a record high, while...

Moody’s fires France credit rating warning over snap elections

Published 11 Jun, 2024 12:12pm

LONDON: France’s snap parliamentary elections are negative for the country’s credit score, ratings agency Moody’s...

UAE’s non-oil business growth retains slower pace in May, PMI shows

Published 05 Jun, 2024 10:45am

DUBAI: Capacity constraints weighed on non-oil business activity in the United Arab Emirates in May with output...

SBP likely to lower policy rate: S&P GMI

Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s headline inflation rate declined for the fifth consecutive month to 11.8 per cent in May and...

S&P Global will likely raise India’s rating within 2 years, Citi says

Published 30 May, 2024 11:08am

MUMBAI: Citi expects S&P Global Ratings’ to upgrade India’s sovereign rating by late 2026 given the ratings...

Indian shares inch lower as IT stocks weigh

Published 30 May, 2024 10:28am

BENGALURU: Indian shares inched lower on Thursday as gains in banks were outweighed by losses in information...

S&P revises outlook on India’s sovereign rating to positive from stable

Published 29 May, 2024 02:05pm

MUMBAI: S&P Global Ratings retained India’s sovereign rating but raised its outlook to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’...

More stable govt can attract external financing: S&P

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: A more stable political environment in Pakistan is likely an important precondition to repairing the...

Chinese media calls Moody’s ‘biased’, govt reaction seen more restrained

Published 06 Dec, 2023 02:38pm

BEIJING: Chinese state media called Moody’s “biased” on Wednesday for its negative rating outlook on the world’s No....

India to be world’s third-largest economy by 2030: S&P

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

BENGALURU: India will remain the fastest-growing major economy for at least the next three years, setting it on...

India to be world’s third-largest economy by 2030: S&P Global Ratings

Updated 05 Dec, 2023 10:12pm

BENGALURU: India will remain the fastest-growing major economy for at least the next three years, setting it on...

India’s services growth slowed slightly in Aug but exports hit record high

Published 05 Sep, 2023 10:34am

BENGALURU: Growth in India’s dominant services industry lost some steam in August but overall conditions remained...

S&P downgrades Hawaiian Electric to ‘B-’ as wildfires raise market-access worries

Published 25 Aug, 2023 10:19am

The S&P Global Ratings on Thursday downgraded Hawaiian Electric Industries and all of its rated subsidiaries to...

S&P sees corp high-yield default rate doubling by year end

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

NEW YORK: S&P Global Ratings Credit Research & Insights said on Wednesday that it expects the US trailing...

Wall Street giants move to rescue First Republic Bank

Published 17 Mar, 2023 11:34am

NEW YORK: America’s largest banks moved Thursday to shore up First Republic, easing fears that the regional lender...

S&P Global says banks’ unrealized losses manageable at this stage

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:40pm

LONDON: Rating agency S&P Global said on Thursday that the banks around the world that it provides credit scores...

S&P not to place other US banks on CreditWatch negative after First Republic cut

Published 15 Mar, 2023 12:51pm

Ratings agency S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday it will not place other US banks on CreditWatch negative for...

SVB caretaker urges depositors to come back

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 06:17pm

NEW YORK: The head of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, created by US regulators to succeed Silicon Valley Bank after it...

Oman sees 2023 budget deficit at 3pc of GDP

Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:24am

DUBAI: Oman is forecasting a 1.3 billion rial ($3.39 billion) deficit in its 2023 budget, or 3% of gross domestic...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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