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Jul-Feb repatriation of profit, dividend plunge 80pc YoY: Import curbs hurt investors in equal measure

State Bank of Pakistan says foreign investors repatriated $225.1 million during July-Feb of FY23

Updated 28 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Non-residents: REIT RMCs allowed to issue units thru private placements

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted general permission to Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)...

Updated 25 Mar, 2023 08:46am

Cash margin requirement on goods import removed

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday announced the removal of Cash Margin Requirement (CMR) on import of...

Updated 25 Mar, 2023 08:49am

Likely hike in policy rate: T-bills RoR soars to 22pc

KARACHI: Rate of return on short-term government papers rose to 22 percent on expected hike in the key policy rate ...

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Business & Finance

Jul-Feb CA declines 68pc YoY

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit narrowed by 68 percent during the first eight months of this fiscal...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

Business & Finance

Feb workers’ remittances post 5pc growth MoM

KARACHI: Workers’ remittances posted 5 percent growth during February compared to January as cap on exchange rate...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

PKR depreciation, borrowing: Debt stocks soar to Rs55trn by Jan-end

Most of the increase was recorded in external debt due to Pak rupee depreciation

Updated 08 Mar, 2023 12:43pm

Policy rate hiked by 300bps to 20pc to tame inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday increased the key...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am

SBP decides to convene emergent MPC meeting this week

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to convene an emergency meeting of the Monetary Policy...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:39am

$700m Chinese loan lands in SBP account

KARACHI: The country has received inflows amounting to $700 million from China to build the sliding foreign exchange...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 09:01am

Business & Finance

Hike in FED on tobacco to hit govt’s revenue collection efforts

KARACHI: The recent increase in the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on the tobacco sector will lead to reduction in the...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am

Business & Finance

FIA’s team says it has ‘made significant progress’ in Rs54bn scam investigation

The team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Commercial Banking Circle Karachi said that it has made significant...

Updated 22 Feb, 2023 08:51pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan: C/A falls hugely on import curbs

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit (CAD) sharply fell by 67 percent during the first seven months of...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Maiden auction: Govt borrows Rs5.5bn via Ijarah Sukuk

Sukuk is also approved by the Shariah Advisory Committee of the SBP to ensure its adherence to Islamic law

Updated 18 Feb, 2023 01:00pm

SBP takes steps aimed at timely realisation of export proceeds

Has decided to initiate necessary action in all those cases where full export proceeds are not realized within prescribed time period as defined Foreign Exchange Manual

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 12:34pm

Monthly remittances slip below $2bn

KARACHI: Monthly inflows of home remittances reached below the $2 billion mark in January 2023 for the first time in...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:06am

SBP revises format for annual financial statements of banks

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to amend the existing format of annual financial statements of...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 08:55am

Pakistan

SBP opens quake relief fund account

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to open “Prime Minister’s Türkiye Earthquake Relief ...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:52am

Business & Finance

Islamic NPC rates revised upward

KARACHI: Following the decision of the federal government, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has notified revised...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

SBP’s reserves slip to $3bn

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further fell by $711 million during last week due to...

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 4	277.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 4	277.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 4	150.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 4	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 4	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 4	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 3	6,049.87
Nasdaq / Dec 3	19,480.91
Dow Jones / Dec 3	44,705.53
India Sensex / Dec 4	80,956.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 4	39,276.39
Hang Seng / Dec 4	19,742.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 4	8,328.12
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 4	20,195.75

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 3	17,685
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 4	70.17
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 4	235,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 4	2,644.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 4	71.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 5	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.37 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	627.86 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	150.94 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,123.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.47 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.37 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	627.86 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	150.94 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,123.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.47 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	246,707,903 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	89,419,070 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	87,024,698 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 5 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	67,806,935 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	61,811,720 ▲ 0.00
Power Cement / Dec 5 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	58,501,362 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	56,938,645 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	56,115,997 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,870,990 ▲ 0.00

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