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Business & Finance

Easy house financing urged for middle-income groups

Karachi: Builders and developers have urged the upcoming government and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to ...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Business & Finance

Jan remittances up 0.6pc to $2.397bn MoM

KARACHI: The country received worker’s remittance inflows of $ 2.4 billion during January 2024. The State Bank of...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

Business & Finance

H1 debt stocks jump 7.14pc to Rs65.188trn YoY

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt (domestic and external) stocks rose over Rs 4 trillion during the first...

Updated 13 Feb, 2024 08:56am

Business & Finance

Auction for MTBs: Govt raises only Rs64bn against Rs480bn target

KARACHI: The federal government on Tuesday raised Rs 64 billion only as against the target of Rs 480 billion through...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am

ADs allowed to make import advance payments without prior SBP approval

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed Authorised Dealers (ADs) to make import advance payments,...

Updated 01 Feb, 2024 09:42am

Budgetary requirements: Ijara Sukuk funding to help govt save Rs32bn per year

KARACHI: The federal government will save approximately Rs 32 billion annually by raising funds through the Ijara...

Updated 01 Feb, 2024 09:22am

Business & Finance

Policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc on inflation

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

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

Business & Finance

SBP to issue new notes

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmed revealed on Monday that SBP has decided to issue new...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 12:54pm

Auction for MTBs: 62bps ‘surprise’ drop in cut-off yield

KARACHI: The cut-off yield on short-term government securities surprisingly declined up to 62 basis points in the...

Updated 25 Jan, 2024 09:11am

SBP to launch platform for FX interbank market

State Bank of Pakistan decides to revamp the foreign exchange trading system

Updated 24 Jan, 2024 10:10am

Business & Finance

MPC meeting on 29th

KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be held on...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am

Business & Finance

$705m IMF tranche received: UAE rolls over $2bn deposits for one more year

KARACHI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rolled over its $2 billion deposits with Pakistan for another one year,...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

Dec CA posts surplus of $397m

KARACHI: The country’s current account has improved significantly and recorded a $ 397 million surplus in December...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

Margin on PIBs declines

KARACHI: Margin on long-term government investment bonds fell up to 50 basis points (bps) in the auction held on...

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 08:38am

Business & Finance

RDA attracts $1.6bn in CY23

KARACHI: Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) attracted fresh inflows amounted to $1.6 billion during the last calendar...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Onion MEP fixed at $1,200 per MT

KARACHI: The federal government on Friday announced fixation of the minimum export price of onion at $1,200 per...

Updated 13 Jan, 2024 09:01am

Business & Finance

Dec workers’ remittances post 5.4pc growth MoM

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances recorded 5.4 percent growth in December 2023 compared to November 2023, the...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:56am

Pakistan

Onion prices rise due to increased export demand

KARACHI: Prices of onion, a running staple food in every household, shoot up to Rs 250 per kg in the domestic retail...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Markets

Forex reserves hit 23-week high

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) foreign exchange reserves recorded a notable increase of $ 1.3 billion...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

Business & Finance

45,000MTs of imported urea arrives

KARACHI: A second vessel carrying some 45,000 metric tons imported urea has reached Pakistan for domestic ...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am

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
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 7 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.53 ▲ 0.88 (10.17%)
Cresent Jute / Jan 7 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	6.10 ▲ 0.56 (10.11%)
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%)
Engro Holdings Ltd / Jan 7 Engro Holdings Limited(ENGROH)	261.71 ▲ 23.79 (10.00%)
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%)

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%)
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%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 7 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	604.27 ▼ -67.14 (-10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	22.68 ▼ -2.52 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,169,417 ▼ -0.53
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,302,289 ▼ -1.15
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	41,293,698 ▼ -0.04
Fast Cables / Jan 7 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	41,206,673 ▼ -1.52
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	37,359,837 ▼ -0.18
Pak Refinery / Jan 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,279,026 ▼ -3.17
Pak Elektron / Jan 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,582,564 ▼ -2.14
Symmetry Group / Jan 7 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	28,673,030 ▼ -0.77
Sui South Gas / Jan 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	20,337,574 ▼ -3.59

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