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Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

Jul-Nov FY25: Foreign borrowing, including $1.03bn from IMF, falls YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $2.667 billion from multiple financing sources during the first five months...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

Power Div asked to review base load requirements

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Power Division to comprehensively review the base load power...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

Business & Finance

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

Opinion

Power sector: Achilles’ heel

According to media reports, Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, has sought personal interventions ...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:30am

Opinion

IMF and provincial governments

Three provincial chief ministers from three competing political parties – Punjab (PML-N), Sindh (PPP) and Khyber...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:25am

Positive GDP growth rate unlikely?

Dr Hafeez Pasha says this is due to negative growth in the large-scale manufacturing industries and a decline in major agriculture crops

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 10:51am

Opinion

Power sector: role of WB, ADB, IMF

Once again the World Bank (WB) is reported to be currently working with the government to invite private sector...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:32am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

World

Ex-IMF chief Rato sentenced to new prison term over corruption

MADRID: A Madrid court has sentencedformer International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato to almost five years in...

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 11:34pm

Opinion

South Korea’s sub-optimal experience with Neoliberalism: lessons for Pakistan

Pakistan has been actively under neoliberal policies since late 1980s when it first started to come under major...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Dar-led panel to craft power tariff cut strategy

Government expecting reasonable reduction in electricity bills

Updated 20 Dec, 2024 02:46pm

World

IMF says ready to support Syria reconstruction when conditions allow

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund stands ready to assist Syria’s reconstruction alongside the...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 11:03pm

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am

Editorials

MPS: further cut in key interest rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the policy rate by 200 basis points to 13 percent during...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:11am

Ogra recommends significant hike in gas prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended a significant hike in gas prices for both gas...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 08:56am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

Govt’s interest payments to decrease by Rs1.5tn in FY25 as policy rate comes down: SBP chief

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has said the decline in key policy rate will help the government...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:04pm

Editorials

Debt sustainability analysis

EDITORIAL: A debt sustainability analysis conducted by the Ministry of Finance concluded that its attainment will...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:22am

Business & Finance

‘IMF exit strategy in place’: Aurangzeb updates PBC on twin deficits progress

KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb briefed the members of Pakistan Business Council (PBC)...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 02:53pm

Opinion

Lack of awareness of IMF conditions

Pakistan’s private sector elite in industry and the farm sectors, major non-institutional recipients of budgeted...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:42am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

‘Pakistan’s economic outlook 2025: inflation, growth, & debt’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Pakistan’s economic outlook 2025: inflation, growth, & debt”...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

Less than modest economic recovery?

International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme under the Extended Fund Facility rolled out this September has spurred...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 08:32am

Captive power plants: Govt talking with IMF, others to avoid closure

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik said the government is having negotiations with the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 11:34am

Opinion

Pakistan’s economic outlook 2025: inflation, growth, & debt

Among macroeconomic indicators, primarily inflation has come down drastically over recent months, whereby consumer...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 03:41pm

Editorials

Blaming IMF for inflation!

EDITORIAL: In response to a query from a member of the Treasury benches, Tahira Aurangzeb, the Ministry of Finance...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 07:27am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.22
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.02
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	154.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	6,074.08
India Sensex / Jan 1	81,748.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,540.11
Nasdaq / Jan 1	20,173.89
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,718.56
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,262.05
Dow Jones / Jan 1	43,717.48
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	20,313.81

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	70.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	243,059.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,654.57
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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