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KSE-100 closes nearly 1,600 points lower on late-session selling

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a second consecutive negative session on Wednesday, as its benchmark...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:36pm

Markets

Gold price per tola gains Rs4,250 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan registered a massive increase on Wednesday in line with their rise in international rates....

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 04:41pm

Business & Finance

Honda Atlas Cars’ profit-after-tax up 295% YoY in Oct-Dec

Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited (HCAR) registered a profit of Rs566.4 million in the quarter ended December 31...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:35pm

Pakistan

Pakistan ‘moving in the right direction,’ Aurangzeb asserts at WEF

Finance minister says govt focused on reducing expenditures, debt servicing volume

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:16pm

Business & Finance

Mari Energies to acquire 5% stake in Kohesultan Mining Company

Mari Energies Limited (MARI), formerly Mari Petroleum Company Limited, has entered into a definitive agreement to...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 03:14pm

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from January 21, 2025

Published 22 Jan, 2025 09:11am

Pakistan

No decision on formation of judicial commission yet: Irfan Siddiqui

Senator Irfan Siddiqui, spokesperson for the government negotiation committee, said on Tuesday that no decision was...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:11pm

Business & Finance

HUBCO Green launches its first EV Charging Station at Ocean Mall, Karachi

HUBCO Green (Private) Limited (HGL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hub Power Holdings Limited (HPHL), inaugurated its...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:09pm

Markets

Aurangzeb says Pakistan’s taxation, stabilisation measures offer lessons for other developing economies

Country addressing structural inefficiencies in revenue collection, energy, SOEs, and privatisation, finance minister writes in World Economic Forum

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:16pm

Markets

Gold price per tola increases Rs300 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan increased on Tuesday in line with their rise in international rates. In the local market,...

Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:32pm

Pakistan

Afghan national involved in terrorism killed, body handed to Kabul: ISPR

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that an Afghan national, involved in terrorism inside Pakistan,...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:36pm

Pakistan

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 27	278.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 27	278.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 27	155.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 27	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 27	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 27	6,012.28
India Sensex / Jan 27	75,366.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 27	39,197.11
Nasdaq / Jan 27	19,341.84
Hang Seng / Jan 27	20,237.14
FTSE 100 / Jan 27	8,503.71
Dow Jones / Jan 27	44,713.58
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 27	21,282.18

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 27	73.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 27	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 27	247,856
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 27	2,739.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 27	67.12
Petrol/Litre / Jan 28	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jan 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.93 ▲ 0.49 (14.24%)
Chenab Ltd / Jan 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.57 ▲ 1 (13.21%)
B. F. Mod. / Jan 27 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.39 ▲ 0.89 (11.87%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 27 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	25.36 ▲ 2.31 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 27 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	36.70 ▲ 3.34 (10.01%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 27 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	113.69 ▲ 10.34 (10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Jan 27 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	25.85 ▲ 2.35 (10%)
Archroma Pak / Jan 27 Archroma Pakistan Limited(ARPL)	478.56 ▲ 43.51 (10%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	12.24 ▲ 1.11 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 27 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	17.52 ▼ -1.95 (-10.02%)
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	39.53 ▼ -4.39 (-10%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 27 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	28.50 ▼ -3.14 (-9.92%)
Arctic Textile / Jan 27 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	18.90 ▼ -2.08 (-9.91%)
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%)
Gammon Pak / Jan 27 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	38 ▼ -4.04 (-9.61%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 27 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.57 ▼ -0.27 (-9.51%)
Synthetic Prod / Jan 27 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	41 ▼ -4.06 (-9.01%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	61,454,571 ▼ -0.13
Sui South Gas / Jan 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	57,677,562 ▼ -4.39
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,767,457 ▼ -0.06
The Searle Co. / Jan 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	26,713,969 ▼ -5.54
Pak Elektron / Jan 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,757,545 ▲ 0.67
Fauji Cement / Jan 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	20,797,108 ▼ -0.46
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 27 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	18,489,077 ▼ -6.73
P.T.C.L. / Jan 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	18,264,183 ▲ 0.82
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	17,202,553 ▲ 0.67

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