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Charter of economy: a non-starter

The concept of all political parties signing off on a charter of the economy has been consistently raised by the...

Updated 18 Dec, 2023 07:03am

Sports

President's Trophy set to begin today

LAHORE: President’s Trophy making the return of departmental cricket in the domestic structure, is set to begin...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Rs2.25trn agri credit target set by central bank

KARACHI: While setting the agriculture credit disbursement target at Rs 2.250 trillion for this fiscal year (FY24),...

Updated 16 Dec, 2023 09:57am

Business & Finance

SBP chief urges banks to increase presence in agriculture sector

Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad urged banks to ensure easy, timely and hassle-free access of...

Updated 15 Dec, 2023 10:14pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up $100m

KARACHI: The country’s liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $100 million during the last week. According to...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Markets

Inter-bank: rupee registers third consecutive gain against US dollar

Currency appreciates 0.04%, settles at 283.51 against greenback

Updated 14 Dec, 2023 10:00pm

Opinion

Pakistan’s promising economic outlook

The finance division’s ‘monthly economic outlook report’ for the month of November reveals that Pakistan’s...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

Editorials

Monetary policy blues

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its meeting of 12 December 2023 kept the discount rate unchanged...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

Business & Finance

Interest rate: President KATI disappointed over SBPs decision

KARACHI: Faraz-ur-Rehman, President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), voiced disappointment...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

BR Research

MPS: A prudent decision

SBP has maintained the policy rate at 22 percent. It’s a wise decision. SBP expects inflation to taper off in the...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 09:11am

Pakistan

Afghan govt asked to hand over TTP leadership to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan delivered a strong demarche to the Afghan interim government in context of the Tuesday’s ...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

Business & Finance

Key policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday kept the policy rate...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

Business & Finance

SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22%

Majority analysts had expected central bank to hold key interest rate

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 10:49pm

BR Research

To cut or not to cut

The monetary policy committee is meeting today to largely deliberate on the policy rate. It is widely expected that...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 11:16am

RDA inflows hit record high of $7.035bn

KARACHI: Gross inflows of the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) rose to an all—time higher level of $ 7.035 billion at...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:45am

Business & Finance

MPS today

KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to be held today...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Business & Finance

SBP may hold rates steady as inflation seen easing

KARACHI: Central bank is expected to hold its key rate steady at a fourth straight policy meeting on Tuesday, with...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Business & Finance

PIDE underscores need for reducing policy rate by 50-100bps

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has suggested lowering down discount rate by 50 to...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Business & Finance

HBL recognised as leading remittance mobilizing bank of Pakistan

KARACHI: HBL has been recognised by the Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI) as the “Leading Remittance Mobilizing...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Markets

Roshan Digital Accounts: inflow clocks in at $137mn in November

Inflow through the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) clocked in at $137 million in November, down by 3.5% as compared to...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 03:28pm

Pakistan

SBP seen holding key policy rate as monetary policy committee meets Tuesday

Pakistan's key rate was raised to an all-time high of 22% in June and has stayed unchanged for the last three rate meetings

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:32pm

‘Country is not getting new inflows from abroad’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been estimated at 2.17 percent for the first quarter of the...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:09am

Pakistan

‘Transparency is key to attracting investment’

KARACHI: Leading businessman and philanthropist Hussain Dawood, Chairman Engro Corporation, has stressed the crucial...

Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

Loss against bank loan: Borrower may seek damages, say experts

LAHORE: Borrowers can seek damages if they suffer from financial loss while taking certain steps in line with the...

Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am

Pakistan

Collection of Hajj application: Authorized banks to remain open today & tomorrow

KARACHI: Branches of authorized banks to remain open on Saturday and Sunday for collection of application forms with...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Primary auction for GDS will also be held on PSX

This follows the change in rules by the Cabinet to enable government debt to be raised from the capital markets in addition to the State Bank of Pakistan

Updated 09 Dec, 2023 04:33pm

Sukuk receives Rs479bn participation against Rs30bn target

KARACHI: The first-ever auction for a one-year Government of Pakistan Ijarah Sukuk at the Pakistan Stock Exchange on...

Updated 09 Dec, 2023 04:34pm

‘Regulatory Sandbox’: SBP issues guidelines

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued draft guidelines on Regulatory Sandbox for public consultation....

Updated 09 Dec, 2023 10:04am

Business & Finance

SBP approves ‘HBL Zarai Services Ltd’ as wholly subsidiary of HBL

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted its approval to the Habib Bank Limited (HBL) for incorporation of...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov remittances down 10pc to $11.045bn YoY

KARACHI: Inflows of worker’s remittances posted a decline of over 10 percent during the first five months of this...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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