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Jazz strengthens its market share to 37pc with 71m subscribers

ISLAMABAD: While the number of overall cellular subscribers has increased over the last five years from 162 million...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

Business & Finance

Prices of kitchen items show mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items witnessed a mixed trend during this week past against the previous...

Published 28 Jan, 2024 02:43am

Business & Finance

Weekly inflation soars 43.79pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation increased by 43.79 percent year-on-year basis due to an ...

Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am

Rs272bn TSGs approved despite IMF agreement

As pledged under the ongoing International Monetary Fund programme there have been no disbursements under supplementary grants

Updated 27 Jan, 2024 10:37pm

Pakistan

13 out of 15 ‘important targets’ achieved: MoITT

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Dr Umar Saif claimed that 13...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

Technology

PTA drafts framework for Mobile Virtual Network Operator services

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has drafted a framework for Mobile Virtual Network Operator...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Pakistan

World Bank rates Sindh education project as moderately unsatisfactory

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the progress towards achievement of the project development objective of the...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones worth $792.612m imported in 1HFY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $792.612 million during the first half (July-December) of the...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

New structural benchmarks set by IMF

One of the SBA's benchmarks is developing a plan to enhance internal control systems in lending operations

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 07:30pm

TMU of SBA amended

ISLAMABAD: The Technical Memorandum of Understanding (TMU) of Stand By-Arrangement (SBA) has been amended to...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 10:26pm

External financing needs: IMF lowers projection to 7.1pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:35am

More policy rate hike likely if price pressures reemerge, IMF told

ISLAMABAD: The government has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the policy rate was raised to 22...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 06:57pm

Pre-election tensions may weigh on policy decisions: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Political tensions ahead of the upcoming elections may weigh on policy decisions and reform...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:36am

Second review: IMF urged to reschedule access date to Mar 15 in LoI

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to rephase the access date...

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 06:58pm

Textile group: H1FY24 exports down 4.97pc to $8.283bn YoY

The total exports in December 2023 were $2.822 billion (provisional)

Updated 20 Jan, 2024 05:22pm

Jul-Dec: Petroleum group imports down 13.78pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 13.78 per cent during the first half...

Updated 20 Jan, 2024 08:30am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI inflation jumps 44.64pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation increased by 44.64 percent year-on-year basis due to an ...

Published 20 Jan, 2024 05:18am

$5.968bn borrowed from multiple sources during 1HFY

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $5.968 billion from multiple financing sources during the first half (July-December)...

Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:10am

Business & Finance

Jazz retains top spot as fastest mobile internet provider

ISLAMABAD: Jazz retained its top spot as the fastest mobile internet provider in Pakistan during the fourth quarter...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Pakistan

IT, ITeS export remittances rise around 9pc in 1HFY24

ISLAMABAD: The IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances comprising computer services and call centre...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

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 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.77 ▲ 0.50 (11.71%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.30 ▲ 0.64 (11.31%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Treet Corp / Dec 23 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	24.38 ▲ 2.22 (10.02%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Engro Corp / Dec 23 Engro Corporation Limited(ENGRO)	435.67 ▲ 39.61 (10.00%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 23 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	220 ▲ 20.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.99 ▼ -1.52 (-9.80%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.65 ▼ -0.74 (-6.50%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	39.45 ▼ -2.46 (-5.87%)
S.G.Power / Dec 23 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.55 ▼ -0.64 (-5.72%)
First IBL Mod. / Dec 23 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	3.10 ▼ -0.18 (-5.49%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Dec 23 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	9.50 ▼ -0.54 (-5.38%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.08
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.12
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.42
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 2.18
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.14
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 1.90

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