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LSM: Stuck in the red

“Key large-scale manufacturing sectors – such as textile, food, automobiles, POL and tobacco – were already...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06am

BR Research

Monetary policy: Balancing rate cuts and inflation

The monetary policy is due on Monday. The market rates (T-Bills and KIBOR) have already plummeted, making the...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:24am

BR Research

Forget FY24

In 2021, buckling under the pressure of a rising import bill, soaring inflation, and shrinking reserves, the State...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Business & Finance

‘4pc reduction in inflation should be announced in new monetary policy’

KARACHI: Hanif Lakhani, former senior vice president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:42am

BR Research

Will the next inflationary cycle look different?

When the SBP autonomy bill was first presented in Parliament in March 2021, it met with resistance on multiple...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 09:02am

Opinion

Going cashless

Cash transactions continue to dominate Pakistan’s economy, with much of the activity occurring in the informal...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 02:56am

Business & Finance

‘SBP shouldn’t be overly cautious while announcing monetary policy’

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

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

BR Research

Steady slide: SBP’s next move awaits

The monetary policy is due on Monday (4th November). The pulse of the Chundrigar road is a 200-bps cut to a 15.5...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 09:28am

Business & Finance

PBF leader urges SBP to lower interest rates by 5pc

KARACHI: Captain Abdul Rashid Abro, central leader of the Pakistan Business Forum and former Vice President of...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 09:26am

Opinion

Banking on missteps: latest tax policy will distort financial system

One of the more short-sighted fiscal measures recently introduced is the higher tax on banking income from ...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:35am

SBP chief briefs global investors about state of economy

WASHINGTON: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmad met delegates from international rating agencies and...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:47am

Markets

Majority expect up to 200bps reduction in key policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, AHL survey finds

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) might opt to further reduce the key policy rate by up to 200 basis points (bps) in...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 10:00pm

SBP releases Governor’s Annual Report: FY2023-24 witnesses improvements across key indicators

Report highlights that total banking sector deposits saw a notable growth on account of elevated interest rates

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 06:42pm

World

Turkiye should continue tight, monetary policy until inflation at target, IMF says

ISTANBUL: The International Monetary Fund called for continued tight, data-driven monetary policy in Turkiye until...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 01:01pm

Govt commits to IMF: Policy rate to go up if inflation rises

ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase policy rate if new...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:28am

Markets

Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in September, fueling further rate cut speculation

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue in September, and projected to come down to almost...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:07pm

Opinion

Why monetary policy prudence is a virtue

The upcoming monetary policy announcement on September 12th comes at a time when headline inflation has dropped to...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 08:02am

Business & Finance

UBG for cut in interest rates in upcoming monetary policy

KARACHI Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, Vice Chairman UBG Sindh Region has appealed to the government and the State Bank of...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

BR Research

Current account FY25: weak exports pose threat

The near-zero current account balance is expected to continue, as a deficit of $162 million was posted on July 24....

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:50am

BR Research

More letdowns

Last month’s locally assembled automobile sales were at their 17-month high, and surely, avoiding higher withholding...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 08:06am

Markets

Pakistan will face no difficulty in meeting external debt obligations in FY25: SBP governor

Pakistan will not face an issue in meeting its external payment obligations in the current fiscal year (FY25), said...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:33pm

Pakistan

SBP widely seen cutting key policy rate on Monday

Only one analyst out of 14 predicts rates would be held at 20.5%; the rest forecast a cut

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:30pm

BR Research

MPS: Rate cut imminent

The monetary policy announcement is set for Monday, with markets anticipating a significant 150 basis points (bps)...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 08:19am

Business & Finance

Further cut in key policy rate expected

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce Monetary Policy on Jul 29, 2024 with expectation...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 09:01am

BR Research

Current account roundup 11MFY24

The current account posted a deficit of $270 million in May 2024 after three straight months of surplus. The deficit...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 08:55am

BR Research

Hot money returns

Pakistan’s economy is getting hot for international debt portfolio investors. There are some inflows by foreigners...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:40am

BR Research

MCB: Advances shrink, profits grow

MCB Bank Limited (MCB) posted another quarter of stellar p the pretax profits jumped 41 percent year-on-year,...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:30am

Business & Finance

To cut or not to cut: SBP might opt for caution in monetary policy

Reports by two brokerage houses suggest Pakistan's central bank poised to maintain cautious policy stance

Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:15pm

Demand & supply side: More work needs to be done: IMF official

ISLAMABAD: The monetary policy has been tightening over the past two or three years in Pakistan to control...

Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:24am

Editorials

Monetary policy: staying the course

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent – a rate...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.30 ▲ 0.64 (11.31%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Hala Enterprise / Dec 23 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	14.51 ▲ 1.32 (10.01%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 23 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	119.99 ▲ 10.91 (10.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	226.01 ▲ 20.55 (10.00%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 23 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	630 ▼ -70.00 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.70 ▼ -3.97 (-9.76%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 23 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.25 ▼ -2.93 (-9.71%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Dec 23 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	829.98 ▼ -80.94 (-8.89%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 23 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	14.99 ▼ -1.26 (-7.75%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.58 ▼ -0.81 (-7.11%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.08
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.25
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.06
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.79
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.12
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.01
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 1.84
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.26
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.55

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