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Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met under the chairmanship of Jameel Ahmed, Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:17am

Editorials

Analysing monetary policy statement

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

Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:55am

Markets

KSE-100 closes above 92,000 for first time as buying momentum persists

Buying momentum continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining...

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 10:10pm

Markets

Higher than market consensus: SBP reduces key policy rate by 250bps, takes it to 15%

Most analysts had expected cut of 200bps

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:53pm

Markets

KSE-100 closes 1.2% higher in anticipation of monetary policy announcement

Benchmark index also crosses 92,000 during intra-day trading for first time, but closes marginally below historic level

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 10:55pm

Opinion

Dilemmas facing downward interest rate cycle

Once again, the economist community is busy in speculating how much the policy rate will fall in the upcoming ...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:08am

Business & Finance

PVMA for reduction in interest rate

KARACHI: Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) Chairman, Sheikh Umer Rehan, has strongly urged the...

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:49am

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.2% in October 2024

Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7%

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:57pm

Business & Finance

APTMA urges SBP’s MPC to reduce interest rate by 500bps

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought a cut of at least 500 basis points in...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:22am

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

Business & Finance

National Savings Schemes: CDNS reduces profit rates on majority of its instruments

The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has reduced profit rates on several of its National Savings...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 05:06pm

Markets

KSE-100 sees relatively muted reaction to IMF board meeting update, SBP’s rate cut

After initial buying burst, benchmark index slowly retreats to settle 0.4% higher despite positive news flow

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 11:38pm

Policy rate cut yet again as inflation cools

KARACHI: As per expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday...

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:21am

Business & Finance

SBP Overnight Repo rates

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to decrease ‘Policy Rate’ (Target Rate) from 19.50 percent...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

Business & Finance

SBP made its most aggressive move on the interest rate, but business associations are still unhappy

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) moved more aggressively on the key interest rate than what the wider market had...

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 09:26pm

Markets

Most aggressive cut since April 2020: SBP reduces key policy rate by 200bps, brings it down to 17.5%

Pace of disinflation exceeded earlier expectations, says central bank
The previous occasion SBP moved with this quantum of reduction was in April 2020

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 10:54pm

Markets

KSE-100 gains on anticipation of reduction in key policy rate

Bullish sentiments were witnessed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), amid expectations of further reduction in...

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 10:05pm

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

Business & Finance

Further ease in monetary policy stance expected

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced the next monetary policy...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:53am

Markets

Analysts expect SBP to continue easing in next week’s monetary policy announcement

Most experts Business Recorder reached out to see decline between 100 to 200 bps

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:29pm

Editorials

Inflation decline

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 9.6 percent – a...

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 06:49am

Business & Finance

FPCCI urges govt to cut interest rate to 12pc

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has called on the government to reduce...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:43am

APTMA urges SBP’s MPC to cut interest rate by 400bps

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has called upon the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:01am

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan drops to single digit after three years, clocks in at 9.6% in August

Reading in line with official expectations that put figure in range of 9.5-10.5%

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 08:40pm

Pakistan

August inflation figure expected in single digits after almost 3 years: brokerage house

Inflationary pressure is likely to subside further in Pakistan and come down to single digits from August onwards,...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm

Markets

National Saving Schemes: CDNS reduces profit rates on some of its products

The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has reduced profit rates on several of its National Savings...

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 10:14pm

Editorials

SBP Governor: cautious optimism

EDITORIAL: The Governor of State Bank of Pakistan, Jamil Ahmed, clarified to the National Assembly’s Standing...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Briefing to NA panel: SBP governor seeks structural reforms in key sectors

ISLAMABAD: There is a need for structural reforms in various sectors of the economy to tackle the existing...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 08:58am

Pakistan

Cannot defer reform agenda anymore, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister says state-owned insurance companies should also be handed over to private sector

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 09:34pm

Business & Finance

Govt raises Rs140bn through PIBs auction

KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised some Rs 140 billion through the sale of long-term investment...

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 08:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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