Stock MarketWeekly wrap: PKR maintains upward trend, PSX plunges to lowest since Covid crash
Benchmark KSE-100 index falls more than 8% from its peak of 67,000, report

Stock MarketBenchmark KSE-100 index falls more than 8% from its peak of 67,000, report
HeadlinesUnder the new system, Exchange Companies holding at least 75 percent market share will provide daily exchange rates for the six major currencies to ECAP
HeadlinesSNGPL customers will pay $13.68 per mmbtu for transmission and $14.81 for distribution, while SSGC consumers will face a transmission rate of $13.26 and a distribution rate of $15.45.
HeadlinesThe rise is attributed to an unprecedented 1,109% increase in gas rates and increased prices of essential kitchen items
HeadlinesDespite the spike in air freight costs, certain exporters continued to export meat at the previously fixed rate of $3.9/kg in March 2023, when freight was even lower at $713/ton
HeadlinesAmong the major defaulters are power generation companies, with total outstanding payments of Rs150.8 billion
HeadlinesRs2.66 trillion were injected through a reverse repo OMO and Rs68 billion through a Shariah-compliant Modarabah-based OMO
HeadlinesRefined product imports dropped by 29% to $499 million in November compared to $708 million the previous year
HeadlinesTrade deficit widens by 11.93% year-on-year, narrows by 6.68% month-on-month
HeadlinesAPTMA urges the government to reduce power tariffs to 9-10 cents/kWh at which Pakistan’s exports can compete in global markets
HeadlinesPakistan’s current account deficit has narrowed by 64 percent to $1.16 billion in the first five months of the fiscal year
HeadlinesShare prices and volumes of these companies showed significant variations between November 16, 2023, and December 15, 2023.