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3rd successive decline: rupee settles at 285.82 against US dollar

Depreciates 0.07% in inter-bank market on Friday

Updated 19 May, 2023 07:04pm

Opinion

A mission-oriented Budget

Never before in 75-year history of the country has Annual Budget been so important. Now that Pakistan has struggled...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Business & Finance

Expert throws light on BoP woes

KARACHI: Going through the ‘balance sheet’ of Pakistan, historicallty speaking it is an insolvent country with...

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

Govt on course to wind things up

A politician looks up to the next election while a statesman’s vision extends beyond the welfare of the next two...

Updated 13 May, 2023 06:25am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall $53m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves slightly fell by $ 53 million during last week....

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

Markets

SBP-held forex reserves fall $74mn, now stand at $4.38bn

Decrease comes on account of external debt repayment

Published 11 May, 2023 07:38pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan could default without IMF bailout programme: Moody’s

LAHORE: Pakistan could face default without an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme as the country is...

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up $19m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $19 million during last week. According to...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Editorials

Trade deficit down, inflation up

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) noted a narrowing of the trade deficit to 23.71 billion dollars...

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

Pakistan all set to get discounted Russian oil

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that everything was set for his country to receive a...

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 08:54am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves cross $10bn mark

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves crossed the $ 10 billion mark at the end of last...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

The grim challenge of import addiction

We are addicted to foreign goods. As a child I remember hankering for foreign chocolates and toffees, as an adult I...

Updated 27 Apr, 2023 07:06am

Business & Finance

Chief of SAARC chamber appeals to IMF to revive programme immediately

LAHORE: Along with the government, the leadership of the private sector has also come to the fore regarding the IMF...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

Issues multiply on stalled IMF bailout

The stand-off between the federal government and the Supreme Court of Pakistan is not going unnoticed in...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up by $400m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $ 400 million during the last week due to...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 08:52am

Markets

On back of another loan, SBP-held forex reserves rise $394mn, now stand at $4.43bn

Increase comes due to receipt of $300mn commercial loan from ICBC

Published 20 Apr, 2023 05:35pm

Editorials

The LSMI slide

EDITORIAL: Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output suffered yet another hit in February 2023 against...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Markets

Charities’ plan to help raise $2bn from overseas Pakistanis put in ‘cold storage’ by ministry

In February, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar publicly gave his green signal to a reported plan by charitable...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

Business & Finance

SBP chief speaks to global investors, fund managers

KARACHI: Governor SBP Jameel Ahmad met key international investors and fund managers in an event organized by...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

Business & Finance

Default averted, claims Bilal

ISLAMABAD: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Economy and Energy Bilal Azhar Kayani on Sunday said that the...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Economic challenges exist but situation not as bleak as being portrayed: Bilal Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Economy and Energy Bilal Azhar Kayani on Saturday said the incumbent...

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 04:57pm

Opinion

Serious economic crisis due to austerity policies, and weak multilateralism

Inadequate provision of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) special drawing rights (SDRs) to Pakistan, like in...

Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:32am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall by $56m

KARACHI: The country’s liquid foreign exchange reserves fell by $56 million during the last week due to debt...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

Business & Finance

Policy rate hiked to 21pc to bridle unbridled inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday further tightened the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:51am

0.4pc growth rate foreseen: World Bank warns of a ‘macro-economic crisis’

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has warned that a macroeconomic crisis could materialize in Pakistan, given the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:49am

Business & Finance

Ratio of dollar assets in South Korea FX reserves at record high

SEOUL: The ratio of US dollar-denominated assets in South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves climbed to the highest...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

Debt servicing: SBP’s reserves fall by $354m

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell by $ 354 million during last...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

UAE, Saudi Arabia: Dar says IMF seeking $3bn ‘guarantees’

Pakistan did not delay a single day in repayments, adds the finance minister

Updated 31 Mar, 2023 12:16pm

Markets

Back to losing ways: SBP-held forex reserves fall $354mn, now stand at $4.2bn

Decrease comes due to external debt repayment

Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:18pm

Jul-Feb repatriation of profit, dividend plunge 80pc YoY: Import curbs hurt investors in equal measure

State Bank of Pakistan says foreign investors repatriated $225.1 million during July-Feb of FY23

Updated 28 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34
Hang Seng / May 20	19650.18
FTSE 100 / May 20	8442.03
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18754.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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