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FY24 exports likely to register over 10pc growth YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports are expected to register over 10 per cent growth and reach around $31 billion in the...

Updated 09 Jun, 2024 09:38am

Markets

Wall St Week Ahead: Investors jump into commodities while keeping eye on recession risk

Investors have sent $10.5 billion into commodities-focused ETFs and mutual funds since the start of the year

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 10:25pm

Business & Finance

Indian economy loses pace in Dec quarter, Ukraine clouds outlook

NEW DELHI: India's economy lost momentum in the final quarter of 2021, with growth slowing from previous two...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 08:04pm

Pakistan

Current IMF programme 'should be enough': Shaukat Tarin

Finance minister says curtailing budget deficit and tapping international markets should help sustain economic growth

Updated 03 Feb, 2022 05:11pm

Business & Finance

National Foods announces results for FY2021

KARACHI: National Foods Limited, at the group level, delivered a healthy topline and bottom-line growth of 20 ...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

BR Research

CPI: Risky business

The CPI inflation clocked at 8.4 percent in July 21. The headline number is falling. However, the monthly recording...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 08:47am

Budget 2021-22

Pakistan targets 4.8% GDP growth in upcoming fiscal year

Finance minister unveils third budget of PTI government
CGT reduced on sale of shares
No new taxes on salaried persons in upcoming fiscal year

Updated 12 Jun, 2021 05:06am

BR Research

Growth perceptions

Why are businesses happy but consumers are not? Do businesses and consumers care about different things? Is the...

Updated 08 Jun, 2021 11:31am

Pakistan

Pak economy heads back to steady growth after pandemic: Shibli

Every penny of public money was being spent only on projects of progress and prosperity of the people, he added.

Published 29 May, 2021 06:58pm

Business & Finance

Moving towards growth mode, Pakistan to spend $6bn on development

“That’s the bare minimum we need for a country this size,” said Tarin, who will be presenting a new budget in June.

Published 10 May, 2021 12:46pm

Business & Finance

China’s exports top forecasts, imports growth best in 10 years

BEIJING: Chinese exports grew at a forecast-busting rate last month, data showed Friday, while imports surged at...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Business & Finance

Current COVID wave threatens Pakistan's economic recovery: Tarin

“The current IMF program was quite difficult and such conditions were imposed, which has a political cost as well," said Tarin.

Published 05 May, 2021 03:27pm

Perspectives

Coaching to steer clear in turbulent contexts

As aptly put by Alivn Tofler, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but...

Published 02 May, 2021 09:41pm

March trade deficit widens by 118.36pc YoY: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakis-tan’s trade deficit widened by a massive 118.36 percent on year-on-year basis to $3.271 billion ...

Published 04 Apr, 2021 04:12am

Pakistan

FBR achieves net revenue of Rs.3394 billion in July-March, 2020-21

This represents a growth of about 10% over the collection of Rs.3076 billion during the same period of last Fiscal Year 2019-20, said a press release issued by FBR here on Wednesday.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 12:03am

Business & Finance

Pharmaceutical sector records strong gains

KARACHI: The Pharmaceutical sector recorded strong growth during CY20. Sales for the chosen sample companies...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

World

US govt revises Q4 2020 growth up slightly to 4.3pc

The world's largest economy saw whipsaw growth last year as the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to close and lay off employees en masse.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:56pm

World

Eurozone economy returns to growth as Germany revs up

The firm's PMI index rose to 52.5 points in March from 48.8 points in February, breaking through the 50-point level which indicates growth.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 04:56pm

Jul-Jan LSMI output up 7.85pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 7.85 percent during...

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 09:37am

Pakistan

BOK posts highest profit of Rs.3.8bn in 2020, registers growth

The chairman remarked that despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic bank’s performance for the year 2020 remained sound.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 08:19pm

Markets

South Africa's January credit growth slows to 3.26% y/y

Expansion in the broadly defined M3 measure of money supply also fell, to 9.15% in January from 9.48% the previous month.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 11:52am

Technology

Amazon to open its first Fire TV manufacturing line in India

Amazon announced today that it will be opening its first manufacturing line for Fire TV devices in India.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:48pm

Technology

Reddit to double its workforce after raising $250M

Reddit to grow its workforce by 100% over the course of this year after raising $250 million in a new funding round.

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 04:58pm

Markets

Cross Transactions between Client to Client & Financial Institutions

KARACHI: The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Business & Finance

Double digit growth in OMCs volume sales continue

“We attribute continues uptick in HSD to government efforts in curbing HSD smuggling along with resumption of economic activities. Up till now, FBR has sealed 1556 retail outlets across the country from 2094 illegal retail outlets,” stated the report.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 12:21pm

Cement growth in Jan remains confined to local consumption

Technology

India's TCS becomes Most Valued IT Company in the World

India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) overtakes Accenture to become the most valued IT services company in the world today.
TCS's market capitalization rose to US$ 169.9 billion ahead of its rival Accenture.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:51pm

Pakistan

Indicators show economy witnessing significant growth

LSMI witnessed growth of 7.41 percent during the first five months (July-November) of the current fiscal.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 06:58pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	281.08
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	280.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	142.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
India Sensex / Apr 29	80,307.05
Hang Seng / Apr 29	21,960.83
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8,417.19
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	22,386.66
France CAC40 / Apr 29	7,578.21

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	61.34
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	3,315.07
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 29	67.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Apna Microfin. / Apr 29 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.29 ▲ 0.97 (10.41%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 29 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 29 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,969.39 ▲ 360.85 (10%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 29 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	11.55 ▲ 1.05 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 29 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	189.22 ▲ 17.2 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 29 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	432.04 ▲ 39.28 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 29 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	47.94 ▲ 4.36 (10%)
Faran Sugar / Apr 29 Faran Sugar Mills Limited(FRSM)	47.08 ▲ 4.28 (10%)
Indus Dyeing / Apr 29 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	133.01 ▲ 11.47 (9.44%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Apr 29 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	98.46 ▲ 8.46 (9.4%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 29 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4 ▼ -0.92 (-18.7%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 29 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.88 ▼ -1 (-12.69%)
LSE Capital / Apr 29 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	4.53 ▼ -0.56 (-11%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 29 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.19 ▼ -0.81 (-10.13%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 29 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	38.40 ▼ -4.25 (-9.96%)
National Silk / Apr 29 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	38.65 ▼ -4.27 (-9.95%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 29 Imperial Limited(IML)	15.82 ▼ -1.73 (-9.86%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 29 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	11.52 ▼ -1.25 (-9.79%)
First IBL Mod. / Apr 29 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.76 ▼ -0.29 (-9.51%)
F.Credit & Inv / Apr 29 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.25 ▼ -0.74 (-9.26%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,070,174 ▲ 0.01
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	11,181,747 ▼ -6.32
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	10,446,565 ▲ 2.08
Sui North Gas / Apr 29 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	10,010,670 ▲ 5.87
Sui South Gas / Apr 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9,566,093 ▲ 0.98
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	9,025,048 ▲ 0.18
B.O.Punjab / Apr 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	8,748,809 ▲ 0.01
Kohinoor Spining / Apr 29 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	8,615,896 ▼ -0.13
Big Bird Foods / Apr 29 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	8,261,217 ▲ 3.42
D.G.K.Cement / Apr 29 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	7,439,355 ▲ 6.3

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