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ICCI blame inconsistent economic policies for industry closure

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Friday, blaming inconsistent economic policies for...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 07:21am

BR Research

Taking a break

It has been over 2 years—25 months to be exact—since net bank loans for consumer vehicles turned crimson. This...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Markets

Monetary Policy Committee: SBP issues advance calendar for meetings in July-December 2024

After much delay, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued the advance calendar of Monetary Policy Committee...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 11:15pm

Markets

Majority expect reduction in key policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, AHL survey finds

Brokerage house sees 100bps cut in meeting reportedly set to be held on July 29 (Monday)

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 10:56pm

Interest payments to devour 62pc of revenues: ADB

Forecasts public debt to decline by 7 percentage points to 70 percent of GDP in 2024–2025

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:02am

SBP may hike rates by another 100bps to tame inflation

KARACHI: State Bank looks set to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 17% at its review on Monday as it...

Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:44am

Business & Finance

Turkey central bank holds rate at 9% with inflation dipping from 64%

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 9% for a second month on Thursday, after ending an...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 04:42pm

Business & Finance

Monetary policy: experts expect 100bps hike in policy rate

SBP's monetary policy committee is scheduled to meet on January 23 (Monday)

Published 16 Jan, 2023 03:00pm

Editorials

Textile exports left to wither

EDITORIAL: It increasingly appears as if nothing is going right in Pakistan. At the time when every dollar inflow...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Business & Finance

‘GDP to shrink by 3pc’: Govt urged to initiate reforms to bring about economic stability

LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) former president and Businessmen Panel ...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 06:17am

Editorials

A carrot and stick approach

EDITORIAL: The government and regulators are trying their best through a carrot and stick strategy to arrest the...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Business & Finance

National Bank of Pakistan declares highest-ever 1Q PAT of Rs9.84bn

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of National Bank of Pakistan met on Thursday to review the financial performance of...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 06:39am

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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