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Dollar droops ahead of crucial CPI test; yen under pressure

TOKYO: The dollar traded near a one-month low versus the euro on Wednesday amid lower Treasury yields as traders...

Published 15 May, 2024 09:57am

Editorials

No feel-good factor within general public

EDITORIAL: There is a level of comfort internationally in the improvement of key macroeconomic indicators - higher...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Markets

Dollar tracks Treasury yields higher, bitcoin holds firm

LONDON: The dollar edged higher on Tuesday, tracking a rise in U.S. Treasury yields as investors questioned whether...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 07:05pm

Markets

Dollar pulls back, bitcoin jumps ahead of ETF approval deadline

SINGAPORE: The dollar paused its rally on Tuesday, as traders reaffirmed their bets for a slew of Federal Reserve...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 10:17am

BR Research

Repatriation back on track?

The repatriation of dividends and profits hit a snag in FY23 where the payments of foreign direct investment were...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 09:16am

ECs can import dollars in cash through cargo or security companies

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday night allowed the Exchange Companies import of cash US dollars...

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 04:21pm

IPSs settlement: Banks can buy dollars from interbank market: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Wednesday allowed banks to purchase US dollars from interbank for...

Updated 01 Jun, 2023 09:04am

Markets

Rupee stablises, settles at 283.82 against US dollar

Currency appreciates 0.02% in inter-bank market

Updated 04 May, 2023 06:44pm

Markets

Dollar eases as US inflation cools

SINGAPORE: The dollar was on the back foot on Thursday after cooler-than-anticipated US inflation data lifted risk...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 10:07am

Editorials

Rise in workers’ remittances

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) website notes a rise in March 2023 remittances to 2.532 billion dollars...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:06am

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For consumers McDonald’s is a fast-food chain. However, since the advent of McDonald’s, it has never made...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

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Argentina crop

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s crops brought in 74% fewer export dollars in February, from a year earlier, an industry...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Markets

Dollar hovers near six-week high as economies strengthen

LONDON/SINGAPORE: The dollar was little changed on Wednesday, continuing to trade near six-week highs on the back of...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 02:33pm

Markets

Rupee back to winning ways, settles at 261.9 against US dollar

Currency records appreciation of 0.23% in inter-bank market

Updated 22 Feb, 2023 08:09pm

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Indus Motor raises Toyota car prices for a third time in 2023

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Updated 14 Feb, 2023 07:31pm

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Netflix lays out plans to crack down on account sharing

NEW YORK: Netflix Inc on Wednesday laid out plans to crack down on password sharing for accounts on its streaming...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

PBC satisfied with SBP’s steps aimed at managing liquidity

KARACHI: A Pakistan Business Council (PBC) delegation, led by its Chairman Muhammad Aurangzeb met the Governor of ...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

SBP’s foreign exchange reserves up

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves rose by $258 million during the last week....

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am

Business & Finance

OECD sees revenue gains from new tax pact reaching $250bn

PARIS: New cross-border corporate tax rules could yield about a quarter of a trillion dollars in extra revenue for...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Editorials

We’re not acting prudently, so to speak

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 12 January 2023 rose by 31.75 percent year-on-year...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Experts characterise pledges of $9bn as ‘great success’

LAHORE: Terming the Geneva moot as good omen for the country, experts said that pledges of over US nine billion...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am

Markets

Upcoming Chinese holiday, high coal stocks keeping lid on Australian trade

SINGAPORE/ MELBOURNE: Chinese interest in Australian coal has been limited by the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday ...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am

Opinion

Floods 2022

In 2022, record heavy floods in the country caused an estimated economic loss of more than 30 billion dollars. Over...

Published 08 Jan, 2023 03:48am

Business & Finance

Heimtextil-2023: Visa denial to rob exporters of orders worth millions of dollars

KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to lose export orders worth millions of dollars because a number of exporters intending...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Markets

Dollar firm in calm before CPI and central bank storm

SINGAPORE: The dollar was firm on Tuesday leading in to the release of US inflation data and the final Federal...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 09:31am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to allow traders to buy dollars from market

KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Faraz-ur-Rehman has suggested to the...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

Govt has no strategy to tackle economic crisis: ex-minister

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Central Punjab General Secretary Hammad Azhar has said that a new government with a...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Import of coal: CPHGC approaches PMO for approval of foreign exchange

ISLAMABAD: M/s China Power Hub Generation Company (Private) Limited (CPHGC) has approached Prime Minister Office...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 04:37am

Markets

Rupee falls 0.43% against US dollar as political temperature rises

Currency ended its three-session appreciation run to settle at 220.68 against US dollar

Updated 26 Oct, 2022 06:57pm

Opinion

Understanding the forex market

The last few months have been a roller coaster for the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) and there is a lot of talk about market...

Published 23 Oct, 2022 03:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	281.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	145.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.33
Euro to USD / May 9	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5,659.91
India Sensex / May 9	79,454.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	37,503.33
Nasdaq / May 9	17,928.92
Hang Seng / May 9	22,867.74
FTSE 100 / May 9	8,554.80
Dow Jones / May 9	41,249.38
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	23,499.32
France CAC40 / May 9	7,743.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	61.02
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	300,840
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	3,324.98
Cotton US¢/pound / May 9	66.61
Petrol/Litre / May 11	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 11	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3 ▲ 0.67 (28.76%)
Premier Insurance / May 9 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.15 ▲ 0.72 (16.25%)
Escorts Bank / May 9 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.98 ▲ 0.83 (16.12%)
Parmount Sp. / May 9 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.22 ▲ 0.41 (14.59%)
UDL International / May 9 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.10 ▲ 0.85 (13.6%)
Abdullah Shah / May 9 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	5.44 ▲ 0.65 (13.57%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 9 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.05 ▲ 0.23 (12.64%)
LSE Capital / May 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	4.39 ▲ 0.48 (12.28%)
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.42 ▲ 0.7 (12.24%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3.90 ▲ 0.41 (11.75%)

Stock	Price
Cyan Limited / May 9 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	27.05 ▼ -5.03 (-15.68%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 9 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
Universal Ins. / May 9 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	8.25 ▼ -1 (-10.81%)
Sally Textile / May 9 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	7.14 ▼ -0.86 (-10.75%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 9 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	8.43 ▼ -0.95 (-10.13%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 9 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	42.57 ▼ -4.73 (-10%)
Khyber Tobacco / May 9 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	342.26 ▼ -38.03 (-10%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 9 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.29 ▼ -1.03 (-9.98%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	12.23 ▼ -1.35 (-9.94%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 9 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	18.44 ▼ -2 (-9.78%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,087,025 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,590,475 ▲ 0.7
Sui South Gas / May 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,288,646 ▼ -1.53
B.O.Punjab / May 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,310,598 ▲ 0.44
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	15,347,121 ▲ 0.3
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14,961,675 ▼ -1.35
Sui North Gas / May 9 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	14,847,660 ▲ 5.69
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,463,181 ▲ 0.09
Maple Leaf Cement / May 9 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,544,491 ▲ 2.45
Kohinoor Spining / May 9 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	13,517,642 ▲ 0.05

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