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Sustainable economic growth

May CA posts USD459m surplus

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account posted a USD 459 million surplus in May 2026 supported by record-breaking...

PM Shehbaz hints at reducing direct taxes

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday hinted at a reduction in direct taxes across the board in the...

SECP continues to play pivotal role in advancing corporate sector

Published 29 Aug, 2025 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) continues to play a pivotal role in advancing...

Experts for tapping potential of marine, inland fisheries

Published 10 Jul, 2025 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar have emphasised the urgent need to recognise and harness the untapped potential of...

Financial inclusion: Banks urged to leverage technology

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:21am

KARACHI: The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday urged banks to leverage technology to enhance...

Agriculture, IT twin engines of growth: Finance Minister

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 10:05pm

Aurangzeb expresses intention to shut down Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation, create alternative mechanism for maintaining strategic reserves

Plan farm-to-global markets

Published 02 Dec, 2024 08:48am

A road to sustainable economic growth in Pakistan is hinged upon building and diversifying the export potential....

There’s need to increase exports by boosting seaports, shipping services: minister

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 07:36am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that there is a need to...

Governor seeks traders’ role in sustainable uplift

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has urged businessmen and industrialists to prepare long-term economic...

ICAP holds conference: Call for continuously updating skills, knowledge

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:32am

KARACHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) successfully organized a conference titled...

Significance of green economy highlighted at AFPPD seminar

Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar while highlighting the significance of green economy have said that the green...

High taxation cannibalizing juices export potential

Published 03 Jun, 2024 08:37am

One key ingredient for moving on a sustainable economic growth path is to develop the agriculture value chains by...

PSMA Punjab chief says govt required to play the role of ‘facilitator’ for industry

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

LAHORE: Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Punjab Chairman and leading industrialist Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf has...

IMF to support CCP’s capacity building: Ruiz

Updated 10 May, 2024 04:53am

ISLAMABAD: Esther Pérez Ruiz, the IMF Resident Representative in Pakistan, visited the Competition Commission of...

Provincial mandates: Federal spending must be ceased, recommends World Bank

Updated 26 Sep, 2023 10:02am

WB says that federal and provincial departments that are already redundant or would become so under the proposed devolution to the local governments should be abolished

Dar looks with hopeful eyes to country’s friends

Updated 27 Mar, 2023 11:32am

Pakistan will not default and the government is making all possible efforts to steer it out of a difficult situation, he says

Reforms aimed at enhancing productivity can help economy grow sustainably, says World Bank

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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
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

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%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (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%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59 ▲ 5.32 (9.91%)
Int. Knit. / Jul 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	98.79 ▲ 8.07 (8.9%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48.33 ▲ 3.74 (8.39%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.64 ▼ -5.63 (-9.04%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	132 ▼ -12.01 (-8.34%)
Grays Leasing / Jul 20 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.61 ▼ -1.86 (-8.28%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.70 ▼ -19.39 (-8.21%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	902.11 ▼ -79.28 (-8.08%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	64,389,158 ▲ 0.44
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,738,136 ▲ 3.74
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10,356,173 ▲ 0.14
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,397,831 ▼ -0.13
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,852,917 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	6,429,582 ▼ -0.33
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	4,435,669 ▼ -0.22
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	4,369,114 ▲ 0.01
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	4,315,577 ▼ -0.73
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,654,916 ▼ -1.29

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