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Q1 surplus – too good to last?

The fiscal numbers for the first quarter are too good to be true. The consolidated fiscal surplus stood at Rs1.7...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 09:07am

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

Opinion

SBP to repurchase MTBs: a wise move

SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has announced its plan to repurchase Market Treasury Bills (MTBs). It has already...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:15am

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Open-market: rupee maintains momentum against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee maintained its momentum against the US dollar in the open market on Wednesday, as the local...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:51pm

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Open-market: rupee registers marginal gain against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee kept its momentum against the US dollar in the open market on Tuesday, as the local currency...

Updated 21 Nov, 2023 10:24pm

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Open-market: rupee recovers further against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee registered further gains against the US dollar in the open market on Monday, as the local...

Updated 20 Nov, 2023 10:18pm

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Open-market: rupee inches up against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee saw marginal improvement against the US dollar in the open market on Friday, as the local...

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 10:39pm

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Open-market: rupee registers gain against US dollar

Updated 16 Nov, 2023 05:35pm

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Open-market: rupee falls further against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee weakened further against the US dollar in the open market on Wednesday. During the day, currency...

Updated 15 Nov, 2023 10:43pm

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Open-market: rupee sees decline against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee continued its downward trajectory against the US dollar in the open market on Monday. During the...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 08:37pm

BR Research

Remittance respite

Remittances to the country stood at $2.5 billion in October 2023, which is 9.6 percent up from the previous month...

Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:47am

Markets

Open-market: rupee falls further against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee registered a marginal decline against the US dollar in the open market on Friday as its...

Updated 10 Nov, 2023 10:46pm

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Open-market: rupee unchanged against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee remained stable against the US dollar in the open market on Wednesday, while the local currency...

Updated 08 Nov, 2023 11:00pm

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Open-market: rupee weakens further against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee weakened further against the US dollar in the open market on Monday, while the local currency...

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 07:59pm

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Open-market: rupee continues to weaken against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee weakened further against the US dollar in the open market on Friday, while the local currency...

Updated 03 Nov, 2023 05:53pm

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Open-market: rupee weakens further against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee registered a further loss against the US dollar in the open market on Tuesday, while the local...

Updated 31 Oct, 2023 07:34pm

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Open-market: rupee sustains losses against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee sustained losses against the US dollar in the open market on Monday, while the local currency...

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 10:50pm

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Open-market: rupee inches upward against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee registered marginal improvement against the US dollar in the open market on Friday, while the...

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 07:42pm

Markets

Open-market: downtrend continues as rupee closes lower for 4th straight session

The Pakistani rupee closed weaker against the US dollar in the open market for the fourth consecutive session on...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 06:08pm

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Open-market: rupee weakens marginally against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee fell marginally against the US dollar in the open market on Tuesday, as the local currency also...

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 08:34pm

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Open-market: rupee ends weaker against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee ended weaker against the US dollar in the open market for the second session on Monday, while...

Updated 23 Oct, 2023 07:13pm

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Open-market: rupee edges lower against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee edged lower against the US dollar in the open market on Friday, while the local currency...

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 10:39pm

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Open-market: rupee climbs against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee registered improvement against the US dollar in the open market on Thursday, as the local...

Updated 19 Oct, 2023 05:52pm

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Open-market: rupee sees significant fall against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee registered a significant decline against the US dollar in the open market on Wednesday, while...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 10:28pm

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Open-market: rupee remains stable against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee remained stable against the US dollar in the open market on Tuesday, while the local currency...

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 10:47pm

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Open-market: rupee remains stable against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee remained stable against the US dollar in the open market on Monday, while the local currency...

Updated 16 Oct, 2023 10:46pm

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Open-market: rupee continues upwards march against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee maintained its upward trajectory against the US dollar in the open market on Thursday, a gain...

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 07:26pm

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Open-market: rupee maintains positive trajectory against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee maintained its upward trajectory against the US dollar in the open market on Tuesday, an...

Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:41pm

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Open-market: rupee sees gain against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee registered a gain against the US dollar in the open market on Monday, an appreciation that comes...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 08:29pm

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Open-market: rupee at 281.5-278.5 against US dollar, under inter-bank rate

The Pakistani rupee maintained its momentum against the US dollar in the open-market on Friday, gaining beyond its...

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 06:28pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

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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