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Oman delegates visit REAP office, keen to import Pak rice

KARACHI: Oman government has expressed significant interest in procuring Pakistani rice to meet the domestic ...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Pakistan receives $1.1bn from IMF

KARACHI: Pakistan has received inflows of $1.1 billion from International Monetary Fund (IMF) as final loan tranche...

Updated 01 May, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

Policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Business & Finance

Jul-Mar period: Rice exports hit historic high of $3bn

KARACHI: The country’s rice exports, breaking all previous records, have earned all-time high of $3 billion during...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

RDA inflows rise to $7.660bn

KARACHI: Gross inflows under the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) rose to $ 7.660 billion by end of March 2024 since its...

Updated 26 Apr, 2024 08:59am

Business & Finance

C/A posts 3rd highest monthly surplus in March

KARACHI: The country’s external account is performing well, posting the third highest monthly current account...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Business & Finance

Wheat import bill hits $1bn mark

KARACHI: Pakistan spent some one billion dollars on the import of wheat during this fiscal year (FY24) to meet the...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

SBP’s reserves up $14.4m to $8.055bn

KARACHI: Despite repayment of dollar one billion external debt, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) successfully...

Updated 19 Apr, 2024 09:02am

10-year Eurobond: $1bn repayment made despite dearth of forex

KARACHI: Despite foreign exchange difficulties, Pakistan has successfully made timely repayment of foreign debt...

Updated 14 Apr, 2024 01:57pm

Jul-Mar period: Govt borrowing soars to record high of Rs4.8trn

Analysts say that federal government’s rising spending requirements has forced it to borrow money from scheduled banks to meet its financial requirement

Updated 13 Apr, 2024 01:34pm

Business & Finance

BISP beneficiaries enabled to get funds directly into their accounts

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to directly pay financial assistance into the bank accounts of...

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 09:48am

Business & Finance

Number of credit card users drops due to high interest rates, emergence of alternate products

KARACHI: The number of credit card users is on decline in the country due to the higher interest rate and emergence...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Business & Finance

Exchange companies: SBP extends cash USD import facility till June 30th

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday has extended import facility of cash US dollar by the Exchange...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:49am

Feb C/A posts $128m surplus

KARACHI: The country’s Current Account has presented an improved picture and recorded a surplus of $128 million in...

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 09:49am

Business & Finance

Policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), adopting a cautious approach, has...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 09:20am

Mixed expectations: MPS on 18th

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce the Monetary Policy next Monday (March 18) with...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 09:42am

Mari network: Engro, others investing $300m in gas PEF project

KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers and other major fertilizer manufacturers are investing heavily worth $300 million in Gas...

Updated 08 Mar, 2024 08:50am

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan debt rises 6pc as govt borrowing continues

Total domestic and external debt stocks reach Rs64.84 trillion at end of Jan 2024

Updated 06 Mar, 2024 10:54am

KIBOR falls 10 bps on lower inflation figures

KARACHI: The Karachi Interbank Offered Rate (KIBOR) on Monday fell 10 basis points (bps) on lower inflation figures....

Updated 05 Mar, 2024 11:35am

Higher gas prices push up urea rates

KARACHI: Significant gas price hike by the federal government has forced the manufacturers to adjustment in urea...

Updated 01 Mar, 2024 09:41am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 6	278.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 6	278.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 6	158.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 6	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 6	1.25
Euro to USD / Jan 6	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 6	5,975.38
India Sensex / Jan 6	77,964.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 6	40,264.50
Nasdaq / Jan 6	19,864.98
Hang Seng / Jan 6	19,502.29
FTSE 100 / Jan 6	8,249.66
Dow Jones / Jan 6	42,706.56
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 6	20,216.19

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 6	73.32
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 6	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	234,225
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 6	2,638.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 6	68.81
Petrol/Litre / Jan 7	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bilal Fibres / Jan 7 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	16.56 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 7 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	55.30 ▲ 5.03 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	32.43 ▲ 2.95 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 7 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	212.38 ▲ 19.31 (10.00%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 7 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	11.01 ▲ 1.00 (9.99%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 7 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	11.25 ▲ 1.02 (9.97%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jan 7 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	12.36 ▲ 1.12 (9.96%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 7 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	820 ▲ 72.11 (9.64%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86 ▲ 7.43 (9.46%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 7 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.07 ▼ -0.89 (-12.79%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 7 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7 ▼ -1.00 (-12.50%)
Punjab Mod / Jan 7 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.77 ▼ -0.39 (-12.34%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 7 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	29.85 ▼ -3.32 (-10.01%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jan 7 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	68.32 ▼ -7.59 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 7 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	26.90 ▼ -2.99 (-10.00%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jan 7 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.51 ▼ -28.17 (-10.00%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 7 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	53.55 ▼ -5.95 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 7 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	198.37 ▼ -22.04 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,169,417 ▼ -0.51
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,302,289 ▼ -1.15
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,065,400 ▼ -0.06
Fast Cables / Jan 7 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	41,206,673 ▼ -1.80
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	37,359,837 ▼ -0.24
Pak Refinery / Jan 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,279,026 ▼ -3.56
Pak Elektron / Jan 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,582,564 ▼ -2.37
Symmetry Group / Jan 7 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	28,673,030 ▼ -0.87
Sui South Gas / Jan 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	20,731,819 ▼ -3.90

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