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Investors riled by bond market selloff

LONDON: A sharp selloff in some of the world’s biggest government bond markets and a surge in the dollar are...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am

Business & Finance

Investors riled by bond market selloff

LONDON/ NEW YORK: A sharp selloff in some of the world’s biggest government bond markets and a continued rise in...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am

Business & Finance

Dubai’s inclusion in Global Power City Index a ‘clear signal for Pakistani investors’

Dubai was ranked eighth worldwide and first in the Middle East in the Global Power City Index 2024 (GPCI) for the...

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:37am

Govt decides to create ‘Minerals Division’

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to create a new Division, ie, Minerals Division for dedicated work on...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 02:24pm

Opinion

The fault is not in our stars but in ourselves!

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has consistently pledged implementation of all agreed reforms in the...

Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:21am

Opinion

Essentials for foreign investments

Every investment carries risk, for which rule of law is essentially required. Agreements must be honoured and...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:03am

High returns to benefit investors, spur jobs: Aleem

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatisation and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan has said for...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 03:28pm

Business & Finance

Meezan Bank, AHL launch instant top-up service for investors

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, and Arif Habib Limited, a leader in investment banking, have...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:04am

Business & Finance

Business-friendly environment: Speed up work on regulatory reform, PM tells officials

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan is desperately seeking to enhance foreign investment, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Opinion

‘Invest, but not for profit’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed titled “Invest, but not for profit” carried by the newspaper ...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 07:07am

Opinion

Invest, but not for profit

The government and other key actors are grappling with conflicting objectives in addressing Pakistan’s economic...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:45am

Business community leaders urge SBP to cut interest rate by 5pc

KARACHI: Business community leaders, including S.M. Tanveer, Zubair Tufail, Faisal Moiz Khan, Mazhar Nisar, Haji...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:33am

Special Economic Zones: Entities asked to address issues facing investors

BoI holds meeting of Working Group on SEZs in response to request from Special Investment Facilitation Council, as per well-informed sources

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 06:44pm

Chinese investors ink five MoUs in Karachi

KARACHI: Chinese and Pakistani diplomats signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) here for five projects in...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 04:14pm

Business & Finance

2nd ‘Mera Brand Pakistan’ fair on Jan 18-19

KARACHI: Second “Mera Brand Pakistan” exhibition is scheduled to take place on January 18-19, 2025, at the...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

Business & Finance

Engro’s deal shows investors’ confidence: Samad Dawood

KARACHI: Tough measures taken by the government have helped achieve macroeconomic stability and revived investor...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:43am

Business & Finance

PALSP says high energy tariffs brought steel sector to its knees

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s steel industry, the backbone of the country’s economy, is teetering on the edge of ...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:01am

Markets

PSX surpasses 0.1m mark: Investors earn 150pc in just 16 months

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange has surpassed historic milestone of 100,000 mark, reflecting a 150 percent return ...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

Foreign investors: Jul-Oct profit repatriation soars 66pc to $807.2m YoY

KARACHI: The repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign investors rose by 66 percent to $807.2 million in the...

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 08:55am

Business & Finance

FD decides to hire ‘consultant external debt’

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has decided to hire ‘consultant external debt’ to carry out external debt portfolio...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:55am

EV charging tariff delay: Govt apathy hits investors and consumers

ISLAMABAD: The government’s apathy towards determination of new tariff to set up Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:23am

Business & Finance

‘Need to restore confidence of local, foreign investors’

KARACHI: Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Muhammad Aman ...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 07:39am

Economic growth; Digitisation of economy key requisite: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has described the digitisation of...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:44am

Business & Finance

Customs, rail, airport, maritime sectors: Four MoUs signed with UAE

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday signed four MoUs in sectors such as customs, rail...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Business & Finance

Start-up summit to foster innovation, collaboration: SECP

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) held a press briefing, at its Karachi and...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:57am

Business & Finance

Thar Lodges will be outsourced: Nasir Shah

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the Thar Lodges managed by the Sindh Coal...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Business & Finance

A new record set: MTBs: investors place bids worth over Rs2trn

KARACHI: The auction for short-term bonds received record over Rs 2 trillion bids on higher liquidity. Investors...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:17am

Business & Finance

‘Swedish investors willing to invest in Punjab’

LAHORE: “Swedish investors are welcome to invest in Punjab without fear of risk,” said Chief Minister Punjab...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

Food & allied sectors: Govt to facilitate foreign, local investors: Sindh minister

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Industries and Commerce Jam Ikramullah Khan Dharejo has said the provincial government ...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 06:52am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb speaks to investors

WASHINGTON: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb continued his engagements on the fourth day of his...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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