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Opinion

Enhancing grid consumption need of the hour

There are efforts and actions being taken to reduce power tariffs and make the grid sustainable. These include...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:22am

Opinion

Pakistan’s taxation trap: overburdening formal economy feeds the informal

Tax compliance in Pakistan has been dismal for decades, and every increase in tax rates or the imposition of new...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:37am

Opinion

MPC clearly in a dilemma about how to respond to policy rate question

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to announce its monetary policy decision today. Over the past six reviews,...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 06:10am

Opinion

Human development emergency: Pakistan’s greatest challenge

Economic policy debates in Pakistan tend to fixate on macroeconomic indicators—fiscal deficits, firm-level...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Opinion

Rethinking energy sector reforms

Recently, eight multilateral development finance institutions, including the Asian Development Bank and ...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 07:17am

Opinion

Macroeconomics of empty promises

The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) foreign exchange reserves have dropped by nearly a billion dollars in just...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

Opinion

Reviving real estate: balancing growth and regulation

Lately, there has been a surge of excitement in the real estate market, particularly in upscale urban areas. The...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

Opinion

IMF review: challenges, and uncertainties

The IMF review mission is expected to arrive by the end of February to conduct the first semi-annual review of the...

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 07:11am

Opinion

Will wage growth revival feed inflation?

With economic stabilization on the horizon, pressure from employers, particularly from white-collar urban workers, ...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

Opinion

Monetary crossroads: how far can SBP push the rate cuts?

The monetary policy is due next Monday. The committee, chaired by the SBP Governor, has already eased the policy ...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am

Opinion

PIA privatisation: taking off?

The PIA privatisation efforts are back, and the chances of the deal moving forward this time are high. The previous...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am

Opinion

Uraan Pakistan: if wishes were horses

The Uraan Pakistan seems more like a wish list than a practical roadmap, listing ambitious growth targets without...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 06:48am

Opinion

Remembering Arshad Zuberi

I joined Business Recorder as Head of Research back in 2009, perceiving the position to be a stepping stone to a...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 01:19pm

Opinion

2025: Economic challenges meeting political crossroads

2024 was a year of economic stabilization for Pakistan. Inflation plummeted, the exchange rate showed marginal...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Opinion

Pakistan must prepare to let go off the crutches of remittances

A key ingredient in attaining external account stability is inward remittances, often hailed as the star performer....

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:26am

Opinion

Invest, but not for profit

The government and other key actors are grappling with conflicting objectives in addressing Pakistan’s economic...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:45am

Opinion

Electricity tariffs: full cost recovery model no longer sustainable

In the energy sector, nothing seems to be working to increase consumption on the grid. The concept of full cost...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:13am

Opinion

Falling farm income reverberates across wider economy

One of the key reasons for macroeconomic stability is the decline in commodity prices, driven by both global and...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:26am

Opinion

Stabilisation without growth: ventilators are not for recovery

No doubt, macroeconomic indicators are improving. The current account is stable, with a surplus expected in FY25....

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:05am

Opinion

PIA sell-off challenge: crash-landing was long in the making

Six months ago, the buzz in Islamabad was that foreign airline giants were lining up to acquire a seemingly...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 1	149.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 1	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 1	1.29
Euro to USD / Apr 1	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
India Sensex / Apr 1	77,103.74
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 1	35,624.48
Hang Seng / Apr 1	23,206.84
FTSE 100 / Apr 1	8,653.57
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 1	22,445.60
France CAC40 / Apr 1	7,860.39

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 1	71.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 1	3,158.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 1	66.88
Petrol/Litre / Apr 2	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 2	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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