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Economy improving, says Jam

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has said that Pakistan’s economy is on a path of consistent...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 12:00pm

Opinion

Fixing power sector before it sinks the economy

Pakistan’s power sector has transformed from an essential utility into a systemic liability. Instead of powering...

Updated 18 Apr, 2025 07:03am

Opinion

Getting out of the economic boom-bust cycle

Since independence, Pakistan has largely remained a consumption-oriented economy, and together with this, growth...

Updated 28 Mar, 2025 05:07pm

BR Research

How overregulation is strangling Pakistan’s formal sector

In Pakistan’s evolving business landscape, the contrast between the formal and informal sectors is stark. On one...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 07:02am

Pakistan

SBP pauses rate cuts, but likely not for long

Economists say government should focus on implementing economic reforms

Updated 12 Mar, 2025 02:32pm

Opinion

Politics and economy

Perhaps a better caption could have been politicians and economics but a fair sense of judgement prevailed. The...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Opinion

Striving for cashless economy

The global financial ecosystem is undergoing metamorphosis, with digital payment systems emerging as the cornerstone...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 06:33am

Opinion

The economics of war

Is war an instrument for restoration of peace or is it a necessity to keep the wheels of the economy moving and...

Published 05 Mar, 2025 02:51am

Economy set to take off: PM

Premier highlights financial sector has overcome significant challenges and now on a path to sustained recovery and progress

Updated 09 Feb, 2025 11:53pm

BR Research

Is SBP under pressure, or sandbagging expectations?

A monetary policy committee that took 14 months to double the policy rate between 2022 and 2023, has managed to cut...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 07:54am

Opinion

Stabilisation versus growth

The first six months of 2024-25 have revealed a mixed picture of the economy with some positive developments along...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

Business & Finance

Analyst describes SMEs as principal participants in overall economy

KARACHI: The SMEs with a largest size of 82 percent of our total economy are said to be the main participants of the...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:44am

SBP governor seems very optimistic about economy

Jameel Ahmad says SBP remains focused on achieving medium-term economic stability

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 03:03pm

PM Shehbaz says SMEs backbone of economy

Premier says the incumbent government is taking all possible measures to provide facilities to small and big-scale businesses

Updated 05 Jan, 2025 07:15pm

BR Research

Power sector: (Woeful) State of Industry Report

The power sector regulator, Nepra has issued the much-awaited State of Industry Report 2024, which expectedly reads...

Published 02 Jan, 2025 08:31am

Technology

UK study warns of perils in AI-driven ‘intention economy’

LONDON: Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon “covertly influence” users’ decision making...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am

Improved macro indicators: Govt explains approach to economy

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday said macroeconomic...

Updated 08 Dec, 2024 09:40am

Opinion

Need for institutional reforms

Pakistan’s economy has started showing positive signs of recovery and resilience after years of grappling with...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 08:09am

BR Research

ADR race: calm down your horses

The ADR race is now close to the finish line. After reaching a bottom of 37 percent in September 2024, the banking...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 10:46am

Pakistan

‘Youth must be equipped with entrepreneurial skills’

FAISALABAD: It is need of the hour to develop knowledge-based economy, strong academy industry linkages and to...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Opinion

Use of technology to deal with illegal spectrum of economy in effective manner

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” - Alan Kay This sentiment captures the essence of...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

Opinion

Falling farm income reverberates across wider economy

One of the key reasons for macroeconomic stability is the decline in commodity prices, driven by both global and...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:26am

BR Research

Trump’s back to the future

Hindsight may be 20-20 but when it comes to a U.S. election contested by one Mr. Donald Trump, it is a blur of...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 08:59am

Opinion

‘America’s freedom of opinion: equality or exclusivity?’

For example, when we surveyed the Detroit and Dearborn areas, home to predominantly Arab communities, including...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

Scholz summons two ministers over rival plans to fix economy

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold meetings with his top two ministers to seek common ground after they...

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:21am

Opinion

Foundations of real-world economics: what every economics student needs to know

The collapse of communism diverted the world economies to a liberalization regime, where economic freedom and...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Opinion

The economics of conflict

Conflict has a vastly different impact on different economies based on how insulated it may be (either voluntarily ...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:31am

Business & Finance

Minister says annual volume of economy to reach ‘$3trn mark soon’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, on Monday, hoped that the...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

When trust goes down…

Business goes down. Stock market goes down. Growth goes down. These are the hot news ingredients that become...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:39am

Opinion

Economic challenges can be overcome through creative thinking

The economy is not getting better. It will not get better until full scale structural reforms of the economy take...

Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5,484.77
Nasdaq / Apr 24	17,166.04
Dow Jones / Apr 24	40,093.40
India Sensex / Apr 25	78,672.03
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,682.75
Hang Seng / Apr 25	22,063.84
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,423
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,168.81
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,553.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 24	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 24	301,783
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	62.91
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,294.76
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	69.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.94 ▲ 0.98 (24.75%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.08 ▲ 0.44 (16.67%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 25 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.30 ▲ 0.98 (13.39%)
Shahtaj Textile / Apr 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	75.64 ▲ 6.88 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	42.08 ▼ -4.68 (-10.01%)
Sally Textile / Apr 25 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	8.10 ▼ -0.9 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.25 ▼ -1.36 (-9.99%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 25 Imperial Limited(IML)	15.31 ▼ -1.69 (-9.94%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 25 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	15.07 ▼ -1.65 (-9.87%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	57 ▼ -5.95 (-9.45%)
JS Global Banking / Apr 25 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	21.43 ▼ -2.19 (-9.27%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,110,996 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,907,260 ▼ -0.14
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,486,992 ▼ -0.55
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,704,674 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,944,453 ▼ -0.02
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,612,936 ▲ 0.61
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,377,975 ▼ -0.21
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,249,019 ▲ 0.13
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,201,738 ▲ 1.13
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,612,473 ▲ 1.17

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