AGL 38.02 ▲ 0.08 (0.21%)

AIRLINK 197.36 ▲ 3.45 (1.78%)

BOP 9.54 ▲ 0.22 (2.36%)

CNERGY 5.91 ▲ 0.07 (1.2%)

DCL 8.82 ▲ 0.14 (1.61%)

DFML 35.74 ▼ -0.72 (-1.97%)

DGKC 96.86 ▲ 4.32 (4.67%)

FCCL 35.25 ▲ 1.28 (3.77%)

FFBL 88.94 ▲ 6.64 (8.07%)

FFL 13.17 ▲ 0.42 (3.29%)

HUBC 127.55 ▲ 6.94 (5.75%)

HUMNL 13.50 ▼ -0.10 (-0.74%)

KEL 5.32 ▲ 0.10 (1.92%)

KOSM 7.00 ▲ 0.48 (7.36%)

MLCF 44.70 ▲ 2.59 (6.15%)

NBP 61.42 ▲ 1.61 (2.69%)

OGDC 214.67 ▲ 3.50 (1.66%)

PAEL 38.79 ▲ 1.21 (3.22%)

PIBTL 8.25 ▲ 0.18 (2.23%)

PPL 193.08 ▲ 2.76 (1.45%)

PRL 38.66 ▲ 0.49 (1.28%)

PTC 25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

SEARL 103.60 ▲ 5.66 (5.78%)

TELE 8.30 ▲ 0.08 (0.97%)

TOMCL 35.00 ▼ -0.03 (-0.09%)

TPLP 13.30 ▼ -0.25 (-1.85%)

TREET 22.16 ▼ -0.57 (-2.51%)

TRG 55.59 ▲ 2.72 (5.14%)

UNITY 32.97 ▲ 0.01 (0.03%)

WTL 1.60 ▲ 0.08 (5.26%)

BR100 11,727 342.7 (3.01%)

BR30 36,377 1165.1 (3.31%)

KSE100 109,513 3238.2 (3.05%)

KSE30 34,513 1160.1 (3.48%)

اردو

Dec 22, 2024 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from December 16, 2024

BR Web Desk Published December 17, 2024

Business Recorder helps its readers by compiling what it sees as important updates from the previous day to save your valuable time and effort.

Here are the top stories you should read to start your day:\

Fifth successive cut: SBP reduces key policy rate by 200bps, takes it to 13%

Read here for details.

Pakistani death toll in Greek boat tragedy rises to 4: FO

Read here for details.

Digital Nation Pakistan Bill tabled in National Assembly

Read here for details.

PM Shehbaz to visit Egypt for ‘Developing Eight’ countries summit: FO

Read here for details.

KP announces 69-day vacations for schools in winter zones

Read here for details.

Gold price per tola decreases Rs800 in Pakistan

Read here for details.

OGDCL revives heavy oil well in Punjab, enhances production capacity

Read here for details.

Pakistan, KSA agree to take steps for narcotics control

Read here for details.

News briefing BR Refresher

Comments

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72