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26th Constitutional Amendment will prove to be a milestone for Pakistan’s stability: PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the 26th Constitutional Amendment, a judiciary-related constitutional...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 11:29pm

Markets

Stay the course on reforms, IMF urges Pakistan

Remarks come as Pakistan delegation meets Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) Director Jihad Azour on sidelines of IMF, World Bank annual meetings in Washington

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 10:53pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s accelerated access to capital markets: Alvarez & Marsal team outlines steps

Alvarez & Marsal team has outlined steps for Pakistan to chart an accelerated path to international capital...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 11:29pm

Markets

Going green: Lucky Cement completes 28.8MW wind power project

Lucky Cement, one of Pakistan’s largest manufacturers of the commodity, completed and commissioned the 28.8MW...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 10:40pm

Markets

KSE-100 extends gain to close at fresh record high

Pakistan stocks have been on a red-hot rally on account of improving economic indicators, some level of political stability

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 08:23pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from October 21, 2024

Published 22 Oct, 2024 08:24am

Sports

Emerging Asia Cup: Pakistan Shaheens beat Oman ‘A’ by 74 runs

Pakistan Shaheens beat Oman by 74 runs to register their first win of the tournament in the seventh match of the ACC...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:17pm

Markets

Pakistan’s REER index drops below 100 for first time in 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 10:36pm

Pakistan

Here is the full text of Constitution (26th Amendment) Act, 2024

The National Assembly (NA) released the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2024 on Monday, after it sailed...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 06:43pm

Markets

Pakistan records $119mn current account surplus in September 2024

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows
This is the second successive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:32pm

Markets

Gold prices in Pakistan reach record Rs282,300 per tola

Gold prices in Pakistan maintained their upward trajectory on Monday in line with their increase in the...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 09:41pm

Business & Finance

Meezan Bank posts Rs26.4bn profit in 3QCY24

Meezan Bank, the country’s largest Islamic bank, posted consolidated earnings of Rs26.36 billion for the third...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 07:18pm

Markets

KSE-100 Index gains over 800 points amid positive indicators

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained a bullish trend on account of positive economic indicators and relative...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:32pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from October 19 and October 20, 2024

Published 21 Oct, 2024 08:44am

Pakistan

President Asif Ali Zardari gives assent to 26th Constitutional Amendment

Assent given after Senate, National Assembly passed the amendment

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 09:49pm

Technology

GITEX Global concludes with record participation this year

GITEX Global 2024 concluded this week in Dubai, marking the highest-ever international participation of 6,500...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 07:40pm

Pakistan

NA session resumes to pass 26th constitutional amendment bill after Senate approval

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presents amendment bill in the lower house

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 03:19am

Pakistan

PTI announces boycott of 26th constitutional amendment voting

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan announced on Sunday that his party will abstain...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 11:21pm

Pakistan

Under 26th constitutional amendment, CJP to be picked from three senior-most judges: Law Minister

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Sunday that the government was going to review the seniority principle in the...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 11:26pm

Pakistan

Federal cabinet approves proposed draft of 26th constitutional amendment: PMO

Sessions at both houses of parliament re-scheduled for today

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 12:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 31	5,881.63
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 31	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 31	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Dec 31	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 31	19,909.14

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.76
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 31	17,800
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,638.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 31	68.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 1 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.90 ▲ 1.00 (34.48%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 1 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.05 ▲ 1.00 (19.80%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 1 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	8.47 ▲ 1.00 (13.39%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 1 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.53 ▲ 0.33 (10.31%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 1 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	30.53 ▲ 2.78 (10.02%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	72 ▲ 6.55 (10.01%)
Big Bird Foods / Jan 1 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	62.70 ▲ 5.70 (10.00%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	115.51 ▲ 10.50 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,006.17 ▲ 91.47 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dadex Eternit / Jan 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	63.47 ▼ -7.05 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.62 ▼ -4.29 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 1 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	183.43 ▼ -20.38 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 1 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	383.24 ▼ -42.58 (-10.00%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.76 ▼ -1.19 (-9.96%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.55 ▼ -8.67 (-9.94%)
East West Ins. / Jan 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.60 ▼ -5.69 (-9.93%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 1 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	27.80 ▼ -2.99 (-9.71%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 1 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38 ▼ -3.45 (-8.32%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,352,120 ▼ -0.21
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 1 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,219,268 ▼ -0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,770,728 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	63,821,141 ▲ 0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,440,252 ▼ -0.12
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,744,730 ▲ 0.27
Pak Refinery / Jan 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,109,115 ▼ -1.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,203,440 ▼ -0.05
Telecard Limited / Jan 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	34,631,623 ▲ 0.06

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