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Fitch puts some Adani bonds on negative watch after US bribery charges

Ratings agency Fitch has put some Adani Group bonds on watch for a possible downgrade after US authorities indicted...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 11:22am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb explores climate financing, trade deals with global institutions

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb engaged with global financial institutions, including Standard Chartered Bank...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:19pm

Editorials

FBR revenue shortfall

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) acknowledged a shortfall of 98 billion rupees during the first two...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

Inflation decline, credit rating hike: PM derives satisfaction from indicators

Says government committed to economic reforms

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 03:28pm

World

Moody’s raises India’s growth forecasts, Fitch affirms rating

MUMBAI: Moody’s raised India’s growth projection for 2024 and 2025 citing signs of improving rural demand, while...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 03:22pm

Editorials

The external financial commitments

EDITORIAL: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmad, in an interview with a foreign news agency, stated that...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:37am

Business & Finance

Analysts explain significance of ratings upgrade

KARACHI: Following Fitch’s upgrade last month, Moody’s has followed suit by elevating Pakistan’s credit rating from...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:23am

Editorials

SBP Governor: cautious optimism

EDITORIAL: The Governor of State Bank of Pakistan, Jamil Ahmed, clarified to the National Assembly’s Standing...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Editorials

Another IMF precondition met

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told reporters on the side-lines of the Senate Parliamentary...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Business & Finance

Fitch upgrades Wapda’s IDR to ‘CCC+’

ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda)’s Long-Term Foreign Currency...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 09:14am

Opinion

All is not quite well!

A reality check shows a yawning gap between the relatively small audience (external more than internal as the ...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:36am

Pakistan

‘Economic situation is showing signs of improvement’

ISLAMABAD: Barrister Aqeel Malik, the Government’s Spokesperson on Legal Affairs, on Wednesday said that the...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Editorials

Economy remains in the eye of the storm

EDITORIAL: From a macro-perspective there was good news, however slight it maybe for the growing number of sceptics...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

PM welcomes Fitch upgrade

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed Pakistan’s Triple C plus rating by global credit rating agency...

Updated 30 Jul, 2024 09:50am

Business & Finance

Fitch upgrades rating to ‘CCC+’

KARACHI: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s Long Term Issuer Default Rating by one notch to CCC+, which ...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

Business & Finance

India must strengthen manufacturing to create jobs, Fitch analyst says

MUMBAI: India needs to strengthen its manufacturing sector to create jobs in the economy and facilitate its...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 06:56am

Business & Finance

Fitch Ratings told: Over 0.15m retailers registered as new taxpayers: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said more than 150,000 retailers have been registered as...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb apprises Fitch representatives about IMF deal, reform measures for stable growth

Finance Minister informs ratings agency officials that Pakistan aims to increase revenues by 1.5% of GDP in FY 2025 and by 3% over the next three years

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 10:51pm

Editorials

‘Constitutional meltdown’?

EDITORIAL: It’s not yet been announced when the IMF’s executive board will meet to discuss the fate of the...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:35am

Pakistan

Fitch co says PML-N govt to remain in power for next 18 months

ISLAMABAD: BMI, a Fitch Solutions company has predicted that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led government will...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:05am

Editorials

Budget strengthens IMF deal prospects?

EDITORIAL: The rating agency Fitch reaffirmed Pakistan’s rating at CCC reflective of continuing external funding...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:16am

Business & Finance

Budget strengthens IMF programme prospects: Fitch

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambitious fiscal year 2025 budget strengthens prospects for an International Monetary Fund...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

Pakistan

Fitch Ratings says Pakistan’s ‘ambitious’ budget strengthens IMF deal prospects

Believes tight policy settings may depress growth more than the government expects, reduces growth forecast to 3% for FY25

Updated 19 Jun, 2024 10:06pm

Editorials

Interaction with S&P and Fitch

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with representatives from Standard and Poor’s and Fitch on the...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Aurangzeb tries to ease concerns of S&P, Fitch

Meets with representatives of S&P Global and Fitch Ratings on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington D.C

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 11:49pm

Business & Finance

Fitch cuts China’s ratings outlook on growth risks

BEIJING: Fitch cut its outlook on China’s sovereign credit rating to negative on Wednesday, citing risks to public...

Updated 10 Apr, 2024 02:34pm

Business & Finance

US banks face loss risk from multi-family property loan exposure, says Fitch

WASHINGTON: US banks with significant lending exposure to some multi-family properties and particularly...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Opinion

IMF programme will test SIFC

Two is a trend, they say, and twice in two weeks now the market has shrugged off concerns of international rating...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

Opinion

Default, then?

Fitch’s doubts about securing a post-SBA (Stand-By Arrangement) IMF lifeline show that even leading IFIs...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Opinion

If the political news is grim, the economic news is often worse

It is now increasingly clear that threats to the prospects of next International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme have...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37
France CAC40 / Dec 17	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.02 ▲ 0.91 (12.80%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	26.74 ▲ 2.43 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.84 ▼ -22.09 (-10.00%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.14
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▼ -0.26
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.54
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.01
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.37
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.02
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -3.73
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.26

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