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Business & Finance

Debt stocks hit Rs70.37trn mark by Nov-end

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks reached Rs 70.37 trillion mark by the end of November 2024,...

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 08:56am

Markets

Rice export to BD: TCP receives 11 bids

KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has received 11 bids for the supply of 50,000 metric tons of long...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:55am

ECs handled around $7bn forex in 2024

KARACHI: Exchange companies have demonstrated remarkable performance in 2024 by successfully handling a total volume...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 08:50am

SBP unveils updated regulatory framework for ECs

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday revised the regulatory guidelines for exchange companies and...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 09:30am

Monetary policy lending operations: SBP unveils collateral, counterparty eligibility framework

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday issued a framework for collateral & counterparty...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 09:19am

Gas price hike: Industrialists urge govt to revisit decision

KARACHI: Industrialists have strongly opposed the proposed gas price hike, urging the federal government to...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 09:26am

Business & Finance

Foreign investors: Jul-Nov profit repatriation soars 112pc to $1.129bn YoY

KARACHI: The repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign investors has soared by 112 percent during the first...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 09:49am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov FDI soars 31pc to $1.124bn YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan surpassed the $1 billion mark during the first five months of...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:15am

Business & Finance

Nov CA surplus hits 10-year peak

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account recorded a 10-year high monthly surplus of $729 million in November 2024,...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

Key interest rate brought down by 200bps to 13pc

KARACHI: With inflation declining in line with its expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Mobile apps: SBP issues new guidelines for transaction security

KARACHI: In a significant step to improve the security of digital payments, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:19am

Budgetary support: Over Rs2trn borrowings cleared in just 5 months

KARACHI: In a positive turn on the economic front, borrowings by both the federal and provincial governments for...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:18am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov FY25: Remittances surge 34pc to $14.76bn YoY

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Inflows of home remittances witnessed a significant 34 percent increase during the first five...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

Business & Finance

No gas for CPPs: Textile Council urges govt to reverse its decision

KARACHI: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has called on the government to reverse its decision of gas ...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

Business & Finance

Riyadh extends $3bn deposits term by 1 year

KARACHI: In a significant move, Saudi Arabia has extended the term of its $3 billion deposits with Pakistan for an...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Banks’ ADR recorded at 47pc as of Nov 15th

KARACHI: The banking sector’s gross Advance-to-Deposit Ratio (ADR) maintained its upward trajectory, reaching 47...

Updated 04 Dec, 2024 03:23pm

Business & Finance

Climate programme: SBP receives $500m loan from ADB

KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday received inflows amounting to $500 million as loan from the Asian Development Bank...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Jul 1 to Nov 15: Record Rs880bn credit disbursed to private sector

KARACHI: Banks are aggressively ramping up credit disbursement to the private sector, driven by a pressing need to...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:30pm

Business & Finance

PKR saving deposits: IBIs required to pay profit equivalent to 75pc of WAGY of all pools

KARACHI: In a significant move aimed at boosting returns for savers, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked the...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Key requirement for conventional banks removed

Banks will now pay negotiated rates to corporate sector

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 04:00pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 8	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 8	278.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 8	158.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 8	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 7	5,909.03
Nasdaq / Jan 7	19,489.68
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,245.28
Dow Jones / Jan 7	42,528.36
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,340.57
France CAC40 / Jan 7	7,489.35
India Sensex / Jan 8	77,786.54
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 8	40,008.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 7	236,625
Petrol/Litre / Jan 8	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 8	74.85
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 8	2,650.51
Diesel/Litre / Jan 8	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 8 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6.01 ▲ 0.62 (11.50%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 8 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.20 ▲ 0.31 (10.73%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jan 8 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	10.41 ▲ 1.00 (10.63%)
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.89 ▲ 0.18 (10.53%)
Idrees Tex. / Jan 8 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	15.68 ▲ 1.43 (10.04%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 8 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	12.38 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 8 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 8 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	60.58 ▲ 5.51 (10.01%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 8 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	19.45 ▲ 1.77 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Jan 8 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	15.20 ▼ -2.13 (-12.29%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	78.82 ▼ -8.76 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	133.71 ▼ -14.86 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 8 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	178.53 ▼ -19.84 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 8 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	156.38 ▼ -17.38 (-10.00%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.52 ▼ -0.78 (-9.40%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 8 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	71.20 ▼ -7.37 (-9.38%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jan 8 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.10 ▼ -2.77 (-9.27%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 8 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	37.57 ▼ -3.68 (-8.92%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	392,333,295 ▲ 0.18
Cnergyico PK / Jan 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	76,600,722 ▼ -0.17
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,707,217 ▼ -0.01
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 8 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	36,987,542 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jan 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,354,890 ▲ 1.84
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 8 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	27,144,749 ▼ -0.37
Pak Refinery / Jan 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,513,012 ▼ -0.88
B.O.Punjab / Jan 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	22,768,455 ▼ -0.19
Pak Elektron / Jan 8 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,370,180 ▲ 0.36

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