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Tahir Amin

Aurangzeb satisfied with Pakistan’s falling inflation

Stresses the need for structural reforms to ensure sustainable stability

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 02:05pm

Business & Finance

Jan-Aug: 20.44m mobile handsets made locally

ISLAMABAD: The local manufacturing/ assembling plants manufactured/ assembled 20.44 million mobile handsets during...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:31am

Q1 exports surge 14.11pc to $7.875bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 14.11 percent during the first quarter (July-September) of current...

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:08am

Business & Finance

Lowest since Jan ’21: Sept CPI inflation drops to 6.9pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation decreased to 6.9 per cent on year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

Business & Finance

Etisalat: govt contemplating finding middle ground to resolve payment issue

ISLAMABAD: The government is doubtful of getting the entire amount, as it is contemplating a middle ground to...

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 11:53am

Sports

PCB made Rs16.386m ‘illicit’ payments to BoG members: AGP

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has observed that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made unauthorised...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 09:20am

NHA raising toll taxes from today

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) has increased toll taxes significantly on highways and motorways,...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 08:55am

Business & Finance

All five int’l firms qualify for 5G spectrum auction

ISLAMABAD: All of the five international consultants qualified in technical bids for providing consultancy services...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Senior economist says a ‘maxi budget’ will be unavoidable

ISLAMABAD: With conventional foreign financing lines largely dry off and expecting a massive shortfall in revenue,...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:57am

Minister stresses urgency of reform to reshape ‘DNA’

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb on Sunday underscored the urgency of implementing structural reforms...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:54am

IMF projects 3.2pc growth

The international fund says increasing revenue mobilization by broadening the tax base, removing special sectoral regimes, and placing a fairer burden on industrialists, developers, and large-scale agriculture will enhance fairness and efficiency

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 01:35pm

Business & Finance

Finance Division says economy indicating positive developments

ISLAMABAD: Inflation has dropped to single digit and is expected to remain within the range of eight percent to nine...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.05pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended September 26, 2024, increased by 0.05...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Pakistan

ADB signs $500m education funding pact with IFFEd

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Facility for...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Govt securities: FD notifies new buyback programme

ISLAMABAD: The government has notified changes in existing buyback programme and enhanced its scope from existing...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 09:14am

IMF refutes it asked Pakistan to seek loan at 11pc from commercial bank

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that it did not ask Pakistan to get a commercial loan...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 10:04am

Business & Finance

July-August: $714.74m borrowed from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $714.74 million from multiple financing sources during the first two months...

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:21am

Finally, $7bn EFF approved by IMF board

First loan tranche of nearly $1.1 billion is likely to be received by September 30

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 02:21pm

SBP working on Sukuk alternate structure: governor

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad, Wednesday, said that the SBP is working on an...

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 08:46am

Business & Finance

ADB maintains GDP growth rate at 2.8pc

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained GDP growth projection for Pakistan at 2.8 percent and...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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