The State Bank of Pakistan announced its monetary policy today, but did not change the discount rate, keeping it unchanged at 12-percent. This was largely expected due to talks of rupee getting depriciated and rising inflation. Earlier, the State Bank of Pakistan, in an unexpected move on Saturday, October 8, slashed the discount rate by […]
Dec 1 2011 | Posted in
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The State Bank of Pakistan announced its monetary policy today, but did not change the discount rate, keeping it unchanged at 12-percent. This was largely expected due to talks of rupee getting depriciated and rising inflation. Earlier, the State Bank of Pakistan, in an unexpected move on Saturday, October 8, slashed the discount rate by […]
Nov 30 2011 | Posted in
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The State Bank of Pakistan is expected to announce the monetary policy tomorrow, i.e. Wednesday, November 30 and a slash of 50 basis points is expected in a bid to instigate investment in the country. Earlier, the State Bank of Pakistan, in an unexpected move on Saturday, October 8, slashed the discount rate by 1.5% […]
Nov 29 2011 | Posted in
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The KSE-100 index, after closing in the negative zone on Wednesday, November 2, gained 61 points on Thursday, November 3 to close at 11,807 points, surpassing the 11,800 mark for the first time this month. Volumes remained low throughout the trading session, locking in 61.487 million shares during the day. 70% of OGDC’s free float […]
Nov 3 2011 | Posted in
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Negative sentiment prevailed in the market yet again as the KSE-100 index lost another 104 points to close at 11,283 points on Thursday, October 27. The index shed 130 points yesterday to fall below the psychological barrier of 11,500 points and it now remains to be seen if the 11,000 mark can be sustained. After […]
Oct 27 2011 | Posted in
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KSE-100 Index: Daily Overview – October 26 The KSE-100 Index failed to sustain the 11,500 point barrier, shedding 130 points on Wednesday, October 26 to close at 11,387 points to reach the lowest level in the October. Although volumes showed improvement at 80.9 million shares, the sentiment remained negative throughout the session. FFBL announced its […]
Oct 26 2011 | Posted in
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After a rather long weekend, the KSE-100 index continued from where it left in the previous week, shredding 8 points to close at 11,517 points on Tuesday, October 25. Pakistan People Party’s former chairperson and wife of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Begum Nusrat Bhutto, passed away on Sunday, October 23 in Dubai. The government, in respect, […]
Oct 25 2011 | Posted in
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Amid depreciation in the Pakistan Rupee against the US Dollar, stocks have shown a steady trend in October. The exchange rate shows how much one currency is currently worth in terms of the other. If the value of the local currency increases in terms of the foreign currency, the local currency is said to be […]
Oct 20 2011 | Posted in
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A revision of the monetary policy by the State Bank of Pakistan on Saturday, October 8 attracted investors towards the stock market, but the KSE-100 index, used as a benchmark index, did not show any significant increase. SBP, citing low inflation numbers, adopted an aggressive expansionary policy, slashing the discount rate by 1.5% (150 bps) […]
Oct 16 2011 | Posted in
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