HONG KONG: Banking giant HSBC said Wednesday that pre-tax profits in the first half of 2024 came in at $21.6 billion, slightly lower than last year’s record performance.
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“After delivering record profits in 2023, we had another strong profit performance in the first half of 2024, which is further evidence that our strategy is working,” said Noel Quinn, the group’s outgoing chief executive.
| Currency | Rate |
|---|---|
|
USD PKR Interbank Selling
/ Jan 14
|
278.92
|
|
USD PKR Interbank Buying
/ Jan 14
|
278.72
|
|
USD to Japanese Yen
/ Jan 14
|
157.97
|
|
USD to Swiss Franc
/ Jan 14
|
0.91
|
|
Pound Sterling to USD
/ Jan 14
|
1.22
|
|
Euro to USD
/ Jan 14
|
1.03
|
| Stock | Volume |
|---|---|
|
S&P 500
/ Jan 14
|
5,842.91
|
|
India Sensex
/ Jan 14
|
76,499.63
|
|
Tokyo Nikkei
/ Jan 14
|
38,474.30
|
|
Nasdaq
/ Jan 14
|
19,044.39
|
|
Hang Seng
/ Jan 14
|
19,219.78
|
|
FTSE 100
/ Jan 14
|
8,201.54
|
|
Dow Jones
/ Jan 14
|
42,518.28
|
|
Germany DAX 30
/ Jan 14
|
20,271.33
|
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
|
Gold 10 Grams PKR
/ Jan 9
|
237,483
|
|
Crude Oil USD/Barrel
/ Jan 14
|
78.11
|
|
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG
/ Jan 14
|
18,785
|
|
Gold Spot USD/Ounce
/ Jan 14
|
2,691.80
|
|
Cotton US¢/pound
/ Jan 14
|
67.50
|
|
Petrol/Litre
/ Jan 15
|
252.66
|
| Stock | Price |
|---|---|
|
Quice Food
/ Jan 14
Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)
|
7.08
▲ 1.00
(16.45%)
|
|
Cresent Jute
/ Jan 14
Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)
|
6.15
▲ 0.71
(13.05%)
|
|
Ittefaq Iron Ind
/ Jan 14
Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)
|
8.71
▲ 1.00
(12.97%)
|
|
Parmount Sp.
/ Jan 14
Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)
|
4.50
▲ 0.43
(10.57%)
|
|
Gulistan Sp.
/ Jan 14
Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)
|
10.59
▲ 1.00
(10.43%)
|
|
Power Cem(Pref)
/ Jan 14
Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)
|
11.17
▲ 1.02
(10.05%)
|
|
Hascol Petrol
/ Jan 14
Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)
|
12.52
▲ 1.14
(10.02%)
|
|
Jah.Sidd. Co.
/ Jan 14
Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)
|
19.34
▲ 1.76
(10.01%)
|
|
Synthetic Prod
/ Jan 14
Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)
|
44.50
▲ 4.05
(10.01%)
|
| Stock | Price |
|---|---|
|
First Capital Equities
/ Jan 14
First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)
|
5.20
▼ -0.87
(-14.33%)
|
|
Karam Ceramics
/ Jan 14
Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)
|
53.55
▼ -5.95
(-10.00%)
|
|
Khairpur Sug.
/ Jan 14
Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)
|
130.50
▼ -14.50
(-10.00%)
|
|
Ali Asghar
/ Jan 14
Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)
|
53.15
▼ -5.90
(-9.99%)
|
|
Sakrand Sugar
/ Jan 14
Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)
|
11.29
▼ -1.25
(-9.97%)
|
|
Paramount Mod
/ Jan 14
First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)
|
9.04
▼ -1.00
(-9.96%)
|
|
AN Textile Mill
/ Jan 14
AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)
|
10.45
▼ -1.15
(-9.91%)
|
|
Dadex Eternit
/ Jan 14
Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)
|
71
▼ -6.44
(-8.32%)
|
|
Pak Engineering
/ Jan 14
Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)
|
602.99
▼ -53.57
(-8.16%)
|
| Stock | Volume |
|---|---|
|
WorldCall Telecom
/ Jan 14
Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)
|
70,133,140
▲ 0.01
|
|
Cnergyico PK
/ Jan 14
Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)
|
42,406,262
▲ 0.32
|
|
Pak Refinery
/ Jan 14
Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)
|
37,993,213
▲ 2.79
|
|
K-Electric Ltd.
/ Jan 14
K-Electric Limited(KEL)
|
32,806,496
▲ 0.19
|
|
Sui South Gas
/ Jan 14
Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)
|
31,998,634
▼ -0.01
|
|
Hascol Petrol
/ Jan 14
Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)
|
26,325,809
▲ 1.14
|
|
Fauji Foods Ltd
/ Jan 14
Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)
|
23,152,427
▼ -0.26
|
|
Telecard Limited
/ Jan 14
Telecard Limited(TELE)
|
19,407,554
▲ 0.38
|
|
Pak Stock Exchange
/ Jan 14
Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)
|
16,066,666
▲ 2.02
|
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