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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

Opinion

How McDonald’s makes money

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

Markets

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

Business & Finance

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

Hike goes as high as Rs890,000

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 07:31pm

Business & Finance

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 / Mar 28	280.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	280
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	150.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 27	5,693.31
Nasdaq / Mar 27	17,804.03
Dow Jones / Mar 27	42,299.70
India Sensex / Mar 28	23,448.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	36,977.70
Hang Seng / Mar 28	77,559.63
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,672.68
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,600.10
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,969.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 27	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Petrol/Litre / Mar 28	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,079.82
Diesel/Litre / Mar 28	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.73

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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