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FPCCI urges govt to draft 10-year industrial policy

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) urged the government to formulate...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 09:36am

Opinion

Policy rate unchanged

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), met under the chairmanship of the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on 10...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:37am

Opinion

The dark side of disinflation

“If the price of everything is going down, that’s going to include wages as well. People will have an incentive...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Markets

KIBOR surges after SBP keeps policy rate unchanged

Following the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to keep the interest rate unchanged at 12%, Karachi Interbank...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 10:04pm

Policy rate held steady

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday adopted a cautious...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 09:27am

Editorials

Electricity conundrum

EDITORIAL: Reports appearing in media suggest that the government intends to secure a 1.25 trillion rupees loan from...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am

Business & Finance

Businesses express mixed reactions over policy rate status quo

The business community voiced mixed opinions following the central bank’s decision of keeping the policy rate...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 11:32pm

Business & Finance

Adviser to finance minister explains how govt successfully salvaged economy

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Finance Minister, Khurram Schehzad said here n Sunday that country’s economy has successfully...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Opinion

MPC clearly in a dilemma about how to respond to policy rate question

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to announce its monetary policy decision today. Over the past six reviews,...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 06:10am

Business & Finance

Peshawar businesspeople urge SBP to cut policy rate to fuel growth

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community urged the government and the State Bank to bring down the interest rate...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Business & Finance

Business community leader praises govt for successfully reining in inflation

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:17am

Business & Finance

NBMFCs: SECP unveils consumer protection principles

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has announced ‘Consumer Protection Principles’...

Published 08 Mar, 2025 02:48am

World

Fed Chair Powell flags uncertainty in US economy

WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged high uncertainty Friday surrounding President Donald...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 11:35pm

FPCCI demands 5pc cut in policy rate at one single stroke

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the business, industry and trade community of...

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 09:05am

Opinion

Human development emergency: Pakistan’s greatest challenge

Economic policy debates in Pakistan tend to fixate on macroeconomic indicators—fiscal deficits, firm-level...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Pakistan

SBP’s rate cut cycle nears end, says brokerage house ahead of MPC

Majority expect up to 100bps rate cut in key policy rate in upcoming MPC, AHL survey finds

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 10:39pm

BR Research

HBL profit growth moderates

HBL, Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, posted a stellar Rs120 billion in full-year pretax profits for CY24, up 6...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 01:34pm

Opinion

Germany election crucial for Eurozone economy

Softer economic data from the US is hindering recovery and negatively impacting consumer sentiment, which relies on...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 07:33am

Markets

Nigeria’s central bank keeps main interest rate unchanged

ABUJA: Nigeria’s central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 27.50%, its governor Olayemi Cardoso said on...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:17pm

Opinion

Beyond inflation: the hidden risks in Pakistan’s economic recovery

Pakistan’s economy is addicted to debt. Lavish government spending, recklessly financed through borrowing has...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:05am

Business & Finance

Trump calls on Fed to lower US interest rates

Lowered interest rates should go hand in hand with upcoming tariffs, says US president

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 10:20pm

Opinion

IMF programme targets: performance

This is an appropriate time to evaluate the initial performance of Pakistan’s economy in the first half of ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 06:59am

Opinion

Govt, IMF, and need for policy revisit

In March, the government and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are due to hold first review of the Extended Fund...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 08:29pm

BR Research

Allied Bank: Profit growth moderates

Allied Bank Limited (ABL) posted its full-year financial results for CY24, declaring an interim cash dividend of...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 08:30am

Opinion

Higher unemployment and lower real wages

There has been a great deal of euphoria about the stabilisation of the economy of Pakistan. This is amply...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 07:13am

Rate cut fallout: Foreign investment in T-Bills takes a hit

KARACHI: Foreign investment in market treasury bills has sharply declined, with foreign investors withdrawing $149...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 03:07pm

Markets

S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as Apple gains

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Friday, as Apple gained following a strong sales forecast and a...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Business & Finance

Rate cut to catalyse real estate growth: Eighteen CEO

ISLAMABAD: Following the recent announcement by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to reduce the policy rate to 12...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Editorials

Monetary Policy Statement

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) under the chairmanship of Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

Business & Finance

Cut in interest rate: PBF describes SBP decision positive step for businessmen

KARACHI: The President of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Khawaja Mehboob ur Rehman has expressed his approval of...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 27	280.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 27	280.08
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 27	150.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 27	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 27	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 27	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 26	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 26	5,712.20
Nasdaq / Mar 26	17,899.02
Dow Jones / Mar 26	42,454.79
India Sensex / Mar 27	77,690.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 27	37,639.25
Hang Seng / Mar 27	23,671.44
FTSE 100 / Mar 27	8,625.87
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 27	22,502.76
France CAC40 / Mar 27	7,936.52

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 26	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 26	272,462
Petrol/Litre / Mar 27	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 27	69.75
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 27	3,032.56
Diesel/Litre / Mar 27	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 27	66.15

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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