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State to protect country’s digital frontiers: COAS

ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir expressed his unwavering belief in Pakistan’s bright and stable future...

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 09:00am

Markets

PM Shehbaz briefed on IMF talks, reviews economic situation

The Ministry of Finance briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the ongoing talks with the International...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:07pm

Improvement in economic indicators: Govt alludes to ties with China, deals with KSA

Attaullah Tarar says Pakistan’s relations with other countries have improved due to the government’s effective foreign policy

Updated 10 Nov, 2024 09:02pm

Opinion

Dilemmas facing downward interest rate cycle

Once again, the economist community is busy in speculating how much the policy rate will fall in the upcoming ...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:08am

Business & Finance

Economic indicators highlighted

WASHINGTON DC: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb attended a roundtable with institutional investors...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

SBP releases Governor’s Annual Report: FY2023-24 witnesses improvements across key indicators

Report highlights that total banking sector deposits saw a notable growth on account of elevated interest rates

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 06:42pm

Markets

‘Living standards’: Pakistan lagging behind regional peers, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Pakistan has “moved further and further behind” its regional peers in...

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 09:21pm

Aurangzeb tells foreign investors: ‘Govt focused on ensuring structural reforms’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am

Key indicators showing a positive trajectory: govt

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum, Dr Musadik Malik on Friday said the government achieved remarkable...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 09:24am

Business & Finance

FPCCI demands lowering policy rate to 9pc

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:50am

Business & Finance

Kohinoor Power, Saritow Spinning cancel proposed amalgamation citing economic challenges

Kohinoor Power Company Limited (KOHP) on Monday announced that it is no longer pursuing a merger with Saritow...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:53pm

Business & Finance

Finance Division says economy indicating positive developments

ISLAMABAD: Inflation has dropped to single digit and is expected to remain within the range of eight percent to nine...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Credit to private sector: incorrect calculation?

ISLAMABAD: Credit to private sector (flows) stood at Rs -326.9 billion, 1-July to 26-July 2024-25 against Rs -171.1...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:21pm

Pakistan

Finance ministry expects inflation to fall further to 9.5-10.5% in August

Headline inflation figure hit 11.1% in July and brokerage houses now see the number falling to single digits

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:09pm

Markets

Healthy foreign buying in PSX during FY24

KARACHI: The improving economic indicators, successful initiation and completion of the IMF Standby Agreement and...

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 08:50am

Monthly update, outlook: June inflation will be on higher side: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has stated that inflation outlook would be higher for June 2024 compared to the...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:01pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $270mn in May 2024

Overall, during 11 months of ongoing fiscal year, current account balance stands at deficit of $464mn

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 11:00pm

Markets

Ministry of Finance expects inflation to fall further to 13.5-14.5% in May

Govt's commitment to curbing inflation through stringent administrative measures paints a promising picture for the inflation outlook

Updated 29 May, 2024 10:26pm

Business & Finance

Positive signs indicate economic turnaround: Musadik

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik said on Sunday that both internal and external economic indicators...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

Business & Finance

Criticality of compatibility of social indicators with economic indicators highlighted

ISLAMABAD: The National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Conference Economic Session on Thursday emphasised...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Pakistan

FDI in Pakistan falls over 17% in 8MFY24

However, net FDI during February alone higher on yearly and monthly basis

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 09:55pm

Economic indicators, other related matters: IMF team takes stock

Discusses Pakistan’s overall macro-economic indicators and efforts on fiscal consolidation

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:59am

Mixed expectations: MPS on 18th

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce the Monetary Policy next Monday (March 18) with...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 09:42am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 33% to $13.2bn in 7MFY24

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrank 33% to $13.167 billion during July-January (7MFY24) on account of a considerable...

Updated 02 Feb, 2024 09:16pm

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.7% in December

Reading is marginally higher than official estimates that put CPI reading in range of 27.5-28.5%

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 07:51pm

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan can achieve higher GDP growth by adopting technology’

ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan can achieve higher GDP growth and improve economic indicators, by adopting technology at...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s FDI up over 8% in first five months of FY24

During November alone, net FDI amounted to $131.4mn, a 12% increase when compared with the same month of the previous year

Updated 18 Dec, 2023 09:38pm

Business & Finance

MPS today

KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to be held today...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Markets

KSE-100 finishes another day of bullish trend with over 700-point gain

Analysts say market expects interest rate cut in upcoming MPC meeting

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 08:22pm

Opinion

Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup

Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
FTSE 100 / Nov 20	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 20	19,004.78
France CAC40 / Nov 20	7,198.45
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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