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Govt raises Rs97bn via auction for PIBs

KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised some Rs 97 billion through sale of long-term investment papers....

Updated 23 May, 2024 09:19am

Business & Finance

Gems, precious stones sector: PM seeks steps to elevate status

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif wanted taking steps to give the status of regular industry to the...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:15am

Business & Finance

$171m RDA inflows received in April: SBP

KARACHI: Pakistan has received gross inflows of $171 million in Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) in April 2024, the...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

IT exports: Practical steps should be taken on priority basis: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that practical steps should be taken on priority basis to...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

RDA inflow declines 6%, clocks in at $171mn in April

Inflows through the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) clocked in at $171 million in April, a fall of over 6% compared to...

Updated 21 May, 2024 09:47pm

Business & Finance

SBP gives go-ahead to Bank Alfalah to conduct due diligence of Samba Bank

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted its approval to Bank Alfalah Limited to commence due diligence of Samba...

Updated 20 May, 2024 08:07pm

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The government reduced prices of petroleum and products significantly effective 16 May till the end of...

Updated 20 May, 2024 06:12am

Foreign investors pressurise govt for remitting dividends

ISLAMABAD: Foreign investors are said to be mounting pressure on dollar-starved Islamabad for remitting dividends to...

Updated 20 May, 2024 10:31am

PBA planning to establish ‘SME, agriculture index’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) is planning to establish “SME and Agriculture Index” to target the...

Updated 20 May, 2024 08:40am

Apr FDI inflow up 172pc to $358.84m YoY

KARACHI: The inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan has increased by 172 percent on year-on-year...

Updated 18 May, 2024 04:58pm

Non-resident shareholders: AGL urges SBP to remit its dividends

ISLAMABAD: Attock Gen Limited (AGL) has urged Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to remit dividends of Rs 975...

Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

Business & Finance

Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg, SITE body tells FBR, others

KARACHI: SITE Association of Industry (SAI) in its budget proposals for the year 2024-25 forwarded to the Prime...

Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $491mn in April 2024

Overall, during 10 months of ongoing fiscal year, current account balance stands at deficit of $202mn

Updated 17 May, 2024 07:43pm

Business & Finance

Audit report for FY23 tax period: AGP objects to FBR’s increased reliance on WHTs

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has strongly objected that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Borrowings, mark-up payments: Policy rate hike pushed up FY23 cost

The expenditure on mark-up payments was Rs5,696 billion in fiscal year 2022-23 against Rs3,950 billion estimated in the budget

Updated 17 May, 2024 09:44am

Public debt soars to Rs39.7trn, NA told

ISLAMABAD: The external debt was recorded at $86.36 billion and domestic debt was recorded at Rs39.7 trillion of the...

Updated 17 May, 2024 12:39pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $15mn, now stand at $9.13bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stand at $14.62 billion

Updated 16 May, 2024 10:28pm

Business & Finance

Freelancers and IT exporters: BankIslami launches exclusive priority banking lounge

KARACHI: BankIslami, a leading financial institution announced the opening of its exclusive priority banking lounge...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:29am

Opinion

The AJK curtain-raiser

I fear the recent unrest in AJK was not an isolated affair, nor does the delayed Rs35bn sweetener mean the end of ...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Editorials

Political uncertainty or just bad economics?

EDITORIAL: The refrain that political uncertainty is exacerbating the economic impasse due to inconsistent policies,...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Business & Finance

H1: Fiscal deficit increases to 2.3pc of GDP

KARACHI: Fiscal deficit increased to 2.3 percent of GDP in the first half of FY24 from 2.0 percent in the same ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

H2FY24: SBP expects continuation of modest recovery

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expects continuation of modest economic recovery in the second half of ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

H1FY24: Contained CAD, better inflows help improve external account

KARACHI: Pakistan’s external account improved in the first half of FY24, as current account deficit (CAD) remained...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

H1FY24: Services sector posts a meagre growth of 0.5pc

KARACHI: Not withstanding robust agriculture growth and a moderate recovery in LSM during the second quarter of ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Political uncertainty impacting economy: SBP

KARACHI: Despite some improvement in macroeconomic indicators, economy continues to grapple with the structural...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

H1FY24 agri sector output rebounds

KARACHI: The output of agriculture sector rebounded, with 6.8 percent growth in the first half of FY24 compared to...

Updated 15 May, 2024 09:19am

Business & Finance

Q2 of FY24: Industrial production records contraction for 4th consecutive quarter

KARACHI: The industrial production recorded contraction for the fourth consecutive quarter in the second quarter of...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Pakistan

Political uncertainty impacting Pakistan economy, says SBP

Policy, structural challenges need to be addressed as necessary tailwind, says central bank in half-year report

Updated 14 May, 2024 10:50pm

Business & Finance

U Bank and RIDBL enter into strategic partnership

ISLAMABAD: U Microfinance Bank (U Bank) and Raqami Islamic Digital Retail Bank Ltd. (RIDBL) have entered into a...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Business & Finance

KATI hails 1.39pc drop in weekly inflation rate

KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has hailed the notable drop of 1.39 percent in the...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 23	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 23	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / May 23	156.74
USD to Swiss Franc / May 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 23	1.27
Euro to USD / May 23	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5307.01
Nasdaq / May 22	16801.54
FTSE 100 / May 22	8370.33
Dow Jones / May 22	39671.04
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18680.20
France CAC40 / May 22	8092.11
India Sensex / May 23	74667.86
Tokyo Nikkei / May 23	39034.80

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 22	212791
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 23	76.94
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 23	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 23	2362.37
Diesel/Litre / May 23	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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