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Markets

Caretaker govt working on ‘Electricity Theft Control Act’ to curb losses

Crackdown against power theft to start in areas where losses are high, says interim energy minister Muhammad Ali

Updated 06 Sep, 2023 05:56pm

Markets

Open market: rupee recovers after hitting 334 against US dollar during trading

Gap with rate in inter-bank market, however, continues to stay well over IMF-prescribed 1.25%

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 07:11pm

Markets

Analysts expect rate hike of up to 300bps in SBP’s monetary policy announcement

High inflation and currency depreciation seen as reasons behind expected increase in key policy rate

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 07:28pm

Technology

Umar Saif expresses wish to bring PayPal, stripe payment gateways to Pakistan

If the authorities facilitate us, I can increase the IT industry's size from $2.6 billion to $3.5 billion in a couple of months, says caretaker IT minister

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 05:37pm

Markets

Open-market: US dollar hits 315 against rupee as gap with inter-bank rate continues to widen

The US dollar continued to hit new heights against a weakening Pakistani rupee, and reached the 315 level during...

Updated 23 Aug, 2023 08:20pm

Pakistan

For Pakistan’s consumers and industries, economic woes are far from over

Pakistan’s last-minute deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Islamabad some breathing room as...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:56pm

Markets

Inter-bank & open markets: exchange rate gap starts to breach IMF-defined limit

Average premium between the inter-bank and open market rate will be no more than 1.25 percent during any consecutive 5-business day period, the IMF had said in its country report on Pakistan

Updated 15 Aug, 2023 08:59pm

Perspectives

Agrivoltaics: looking to solve Pakistan’s food and energy conundrum at the same time

In what could only be called the climax moment of a movie that was dragging on, Pakistani authorities managed to...

Published 29 Jul, 2023 04:01pm

Markets

Atlas Honda sees $25mn in exports in MY24: Ismail Iqbal Securities

Atlas Honda Limited (ATLH), manufacturer of motorcycles in Pakistan, expects its exports to hit nearly $25 million...

Updated 19 Jul, 2023 07:30pm

Markets

IMF delves into reasons behind ‘shorter’ programme with Pakistan

Nine-month Stand-By Arrangement provides time to implement policies critical to strengthening Pakistan's economic situation, says IMF’s Director of Strategic Communications Julie Kozack

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 08:59pm

Business & Finance

Irfan Siddiqui’s tenure as CEO/president of Meezan Bank extended

Upon his retirement on Dec 29, 2025, BankIslami's current CEO Syed Amir Ali will assume the roles

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 06:42pm

Markets

Lying in wait for IMF, Pakistani rupee witnesses record depreciation in FY23

Hammered by the deteriorating macroeconomic situation in the country, the Pakistani rupee witnessed a record level...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 07:01pm

Technology

Pakistan’s startup Abhi selected among WEF’s ‘Technology Pioneers’

Pakistan’s financial platform Abhi has been selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) ‘Technology...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 03:20pm

Markets

Open-market: rupee has quietly strengthened to 293-295 against US dollar

Gain has reduced its gap with rates in the inter-bank market

Updated 15 Jun, 2023 06:47pm

Markets

Russian oil: experts say ‘trial run’ vital to identify viability for Pakistan

Currently, details are not available, which makes it harder to assess cost impact for consumers

Updated 13 Jun, 2023 11:21pm

Pakistan

In budget 2023-24, Pakistan envisages over $19bn in external financing

To meet budgeted targets, govt says it will seek $2.4bn from IMF, another $4.5bn from commercial banks

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 11:11pm

Pakistan

There will be no winners, say experts ahead of budget announcement

Trapped in economic crisis coupled with political instability and lingering IMF programme, govt seems to have its hands tied

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:35pm

Markets

Market says likelihood of tax on companies’ reserves getting green signal ‘low’

Market experts on Wednesday said the likelihood of the government imposing a tax on undistributed profits – reserves...

Published 31 May, 2023 06:31pm

Markets

Companies scramble for emergency meetings amid reports of proposal to tax reserves

Reports of the Reform and Revenue Mobilisation Commission’s (RRMC) proposal to tax accumulated reserves of companies...

Published 30 May, 2023 06:14pm

Markets

Political and economic turmoil: Pakistan’s open market sees dollar shortage yet again

Dealers say gap between inter-bank and open market rates has also widened to nearly Rs20

Updated 17 May, 2023 05:45pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 28	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 28	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 28	155.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 28	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 28	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 28	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 27	6,012.28
Nasdaq / Jan 27	19,341.84
Dow Jones / Jan 27	44,713.58
India Sensex / Jan 28	76,094.74
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 28	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 28	20,225.11
FTSE 100 / Jan 28	8,540.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 28	21,333.78

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 27	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 27	247,856
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 28	73.47
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 28	2,742.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 28	67.09
Petrol/Litre / Jan 29	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jan 28 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6.97 ▲ 0.67 (10.63%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 28 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.90 ▲ 2.54 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Jan 28 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	47.52 ▲ 4.32 (10%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 28 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 28 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	94.15 ▲ 8.56 (10%)
Faran Sugar / Jan 28 Faran Sugar Mills Limited(FRSM)	51.70 ▲ 4.7 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 28 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	40.37 ▲ 3.67 (10%)
Mehran Sugar / Jan 28 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	50.60 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 28 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	124.94 ▲ 11.35 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 28 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.40 ▼ -0.51 (-13.04%)
B. F. Mod. / Jan 28 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.39 ▼ -1 (-11.92%)
Grays Leasing / Jan 28 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	4.71 ▼ -0.59 (-11.13%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7 ▼ -0.85 (-10.83%)
East West Ins. / Jan 28 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.56 ▼ -5.73 (-10%)
National Silk / Jan 28 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.40 ▼ -5.37 (-9.8%)
Masood Textile / Jan 28 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	51.51 ▼ -5.59 (-9.79%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 28 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	89.88 ▼ -9.31 (-9.39%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 28 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	54 ▼ -5.07 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	67,565,578 ▼ -0.04
Sui South Gas / Jan 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	51,651,701 ▼ -1.18
Cnergyico PK / Jan 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,683,570 ▼ -0.24
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 28 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,333,106 ▼ -0.66
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 28 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	26,034,484 ▲ 8.56
Pak Elektron / Jan 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,790,060 ▼ -0.34
Fauji Cement / Jan 28 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,681,185 ▼ -0.93
P.T.C.L. / Jan 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	18,282,383 ▼ -0.43
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,691,845 ▼ -0.06

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