Talqeen Zubairi
10-gram rates jump Rs6,000 to Rs173,610.
Published 27 Jan, 2023 08:37pm
Closes at record low of Rs262.6; analysts say substantial inflows received through formal channels after adjustment.
Updated 27 Jan, 2023 06:59pm
International market rate jumps to $1,936 after an increase of $11.
Updated 26 Jan, 2023 06:36pm
PKR closes at Rs255.43 per dollar in interbank; analyst says it is largest single-day decline since new system was introduced in 1999.
Updated 26 Jan, 2023 05:14pm
Benchmark index crosses 40,000 points barrier; analysts also attribute rise to reports of new refinery policy.
Updated 26 Jan, 2023 04:57pm
Ecap general secretary says association will raise the rate gradually, dollars only being sold to 'genuine buyers'.
Updated 25 Jan, 2023 04:48pm
Analysts say removal of unofficial cap on USD-PKR exchange rate makes it evident govt will fulfil IMF conditions.
Updated 25 Jan, 2023 04:36pm
ECAP chairman says cap "imposed in national interest has proven to be negative"; association to meet SBP deputy governor tomorrow.
Updated 25 Jan, 2023 09:26am
"Failure to resume the IMF programme quickly may make today’s market rise fleeting only," says analyst.
Updated 24 Jan, 2023 04:24pm
Analyst says SBP governor's assurance of inflows to shore up forex reserves helped.
Updated 18 Jan, 2023 05:23pm
Benchmark index loses 1,379 points or 3.47pc to close at a 30-month low of 38,342 points.
Updated 17 Jan, 2023 07:13pm
Analyst says volumes were very low and buyer interest was absent.
Updated 16 Jan, 2023 04:21pm
Analyst says index opened under pressure "due to resurgence in political noise and uncertainty in Punjab politics".
Updated 13 Jan, 2023 05:28pm
The benchmark index had risen to an intraday high of 467.41 points but erased most of its gains afterwards.
Updated 12 Jan, 2023 04:43pm
Analysts term pledges made at Geneva moot "very encouraging", say it will give country breathing space for 6 months.
Updated 10 Jan, 2023 04:27pm
Analysts say apprehensions that USD accounts may be frozen have weakened investor confidence and created panic.
Updated 10 Jan, 2023 09:38am
Analyst says market needs some "comfort" on the balance of payments position for the bounce to sustain.
Updated 02 Jan, 2023 04:32pm
Benchmark index crosses 40,000 points mark.
Updated 30 Dec, 2022 06:02pm
“The government has rightly come out with assuring statements but investors want to see words backed by action,” says analyst.
Updated 28 Dec, 2022 04:57pm
Analyst says there is no positive news on the political and economic fronts which is eroding investor confidence.
Updated 27 Dec, 2022 05:22pm