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BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from October 19, 2024

Published 20 Oct, 2024 09:53am

Pakistan

Bilawal requests Fazl to table ‘mutually-agreed’ constitutional amendment bill in parliament

Fazl urges govt to postpone constitutional package till Sunday

Published 20 Oct, 2024 12:53am

Pakistan

NA, Senate sessions adjourned till Sunday with constitutional amendment on agenda

Senate to convene again at 12:30am

Published 20 Oct, 2024 12:24am

Sports

Emerging Asia Cup: India ‘A’ beat Pakistan Shaheens by 7 runs

Pakistan Shaheens fell seven runs short against India ‘A’ in their opening match of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams T20...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 11:42pm

Pakistan

PPP, JUI-F in ‘complete consensus’ on constitutional amendment: Bilawal

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claimed on Saturday that he and the Jamiat...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 07:36pm

Pakistan

Imran Khan seeks ‘broader consensus’ on constitutional amendment

Directs party leadership to continue engagement with Fazl

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 11:50pm

Markets

Pakistan’s cotton import bill set to hit $1.9bn as local production plummets

In a concerning development for Pakistan, the country’s cotton import bill is projected to reach $1.9 billion in the...

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 09:47pm

Pakistan

Five terrorists apprehended in Pishin IBO: ISPR

Says khawarij were involved in multiple terrorist attacks and were planning to target security forces as well as innocent civilians

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 07:39pm

Markets

New high: gold price per tola increases Rs900 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan maintained their upward trajectory on Saturday in line with their increase in international...

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 09:48pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from October 18, 2024

Published 19 Oct, 2024 08:28am

Markets

KSE-100 closes 335 points lower as profit-taking persists

Profit-takers held sway over the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the second consecutive session, as its benchmark...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 11:37pm

Pakistan

Changes made to elections laws cannot undo judgment on reserved seats: SC

Election Commission of Pakistan bound to implement court’s decision without requiring further clarification, apex court says

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 11:44pm

Markets

Gold prices hit record high in Pakistan, surpass Rs280,000 per tola amid global rally

Gold prices in Pakistan maintained their upward trajectory on Friday in line with their increase in international...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 11:48pm

Markets

July-September: Pakistan Refinery sustains Rs2.4bn in losses

Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL), a subsidiary of the Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO), sustained massive...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:01pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s inflation likely to stay in single digit in October, rate cut anticipated

Consumer Price Index for October expected to clock in at 6.5-7.0%, according to a brokerage report

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 10:25pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from October 17, 2024

Published 18 Oct, 2024 08:23am

Pakistan

Punjab govt announces closure of colleges, universities on Friday

The Higher Education Department of the government of Punjab has announced the closure of all public and private...

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 11:25pm

Markets

KSE-100 loses 620 points on profit-taking, closes below 86,000

After hitting a record high in the previous session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 08:38pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt imposes section 144 across province amid PTI protest call

The Punjab government on Thursday imposed section 144, banning public gatherings for two days across the province....

Published 17 Oct, 2024 08:06pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves surpass $11bn after more than 2 years

On weekly basis, dollar stockpile increases $215 million

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:09pm

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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