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Pakistan eyes strategic partnerships at World Economic Forum 2025

Advisor to Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad on Tuesday said Pakistan seeks to secure strategic partnerships with...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:51pm

Business & Finance

Air Link to expand operations, acquires industrial land in Lahore

Air Link Communication Limited, a manufacturer and distributor of smartphones in Pakistan, has announced plans to...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:53pm

Markets

Profit-taking wipes out intra-day gains, KSE-100 loses over 800 points

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile session on Tuesday, as its benchmark KSE-100 Index swayed in...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:22pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the da

Important updates from January 20, 2025

Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:30am

World

‘Golden Age’: takeaways from Donald Trump’s inauguration speech

Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as United States president on Monday, pledging a blitz of...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 11:45pm

Pakistan

President Zardari, PM Shehbaz felicitate Donald Trump on assuming office

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday congratulated President Donald Trump on...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 11:32pm

Pakistan

Iranian Armed Forces CGS calls on COAS Asim Munir

Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Iranian Armed Forces, visited the General...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 10:49pm

Pakistan

Moroccan boat tragedy: one more Pakistani identified among survivors

Pakistan foreign office announced on Monday that one more Pakistani had been identified among the survivors of the...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 09:59pm

Pakistan

Ministries directed to prioritise objectives in line with Uraan Pakistan

Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday asked all concerned ministries to prioritise their objectives in line with...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 09:23pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Netherlands hold 11th round of bilateral political consultations

The 11th Round of Pakistan-Netherlands bilateral political consultations was held in Islamabad on Monday, according...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 07:19pm

Markets

Gold price per tola increases Rs500 in Pakistan

After declining in the previous session, gold prices in Pakistan rose on Monday in line with their increase in...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 03:55pm

Markets

Rousch Power transfers complex to government entity after CPPA settlement

Rousch (Pakistan) Power Limited (RPPL), an Independent Power Producer (IPP), has handed over its complex to the...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 07:41pm

Markets

Nuclear power dominates as Pakistan’s electricity generation increases 1% in December 2024

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 7,800 GWh (10,484 MW) in December 2024, an increase of 1% YoY compared to...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 06:55pm

Business & Finance

Monetary Policy Committee to meet on January 27: SBP

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, January 27, 2025, to...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 07:57pm

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb heads to Davos for World Economic Forum moot

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb left for Davos, Switzerland on Monday to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF)...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 04:37pm

Pakistan

First passenger flight lands at New Gwadar International Airport

The first commercial aircraft arrived on Monday at the New Gwadar International Airport. A Pakistan International...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 10:18pm

Markets

OGDCL enhances oil and gas production

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 04:36pm

Markets

Buying rally continues, KSE-100 gains over 570 points

The buying rally continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 closing with a gain of...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 09:36pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from January 18 and January 19, 2025

Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:51am

Pakistan

Security forces kill 5 terrorists trying to infiltrate through Afghan border: ISPR

Pakistan security forces killed five terrorists who were trying to infiltrate through Afghan border, the military’s...

Updated 19 Jan, 2025 09:06pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 24	278.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 24	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 24	156
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 24	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 24	6,101.24
India Sensex / Jan 24	76,190.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 24	39,931.98
Nasdaq / Jan 24	19,954.30
Hang Seng / Jan 24	20,066.19
FTSE 100 / Jan 24	8,502.35
Dow Jones / Jan 24	44,424.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 24	21,394.93

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 24	74.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 24	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 24	248,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 24	2,770.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 24	67.61
Petrol/Litre / Jan 27	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.99 ▲ 0.55 (15.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Jan 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.57 ▲ 1 (13.21%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 27 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	36.70 ▲ 3.34 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Jan 27 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	25.85 ▲ 2.35 (10%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	12.24 ▲ 1.11 (9.97%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 27 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	44.99 ▲ 3.99 (9.73%)
Agritech Limited / Jan 27 Agritech Limited(AGL)	57 ▲ 4.74 (9.07%)
Redco Textile / Jan 27 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	17.45 ▲ 1.38 (8.59%)
Cresent Jute / Jan 27 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.44 ▲ 0.4 (7.94%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jan 27 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	5.90 ▼ -0.75 (-11.28%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 27 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.50 ▼ -3.14 (-9.92%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 27 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.09 ▼ -1.1 (-9.83%)
National Silk / Jan 27 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50 ▼ -5.44 (-9.81%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jan 27 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	255 ▼ -26.68 (-9.47%)
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	39.90 ▼ -4.02 (-9.15%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 27 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	100.14 ▼ -10.01 (-9.09%)
Reliance Weaving / Jan 27 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	130 ▼ -12.95 (-9.06%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 27 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	58.10 ▼ -5.28 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	61,454,571 ▼ -0.23
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,677,562 ▼ -4.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,767,457 ▼ -0.04
The Searle Co. / Jan 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,713,969 ▼ -4.09
Fauji Cement / Jan 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	20,797,108 ▼ -0.41
Pak Elektron / Jan 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,374,707 ▲ 0.97
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 27 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	18,489,077 ▼ -2.98
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	17,202,553 ▲ 0.9
Waves Corporation / Jan 27 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	16,079,475 ▲ 0.05

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