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Stocks rally as KSE-100 crosses 62,000 milestone

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained a bullish run on the opening day of the week as it breached the 62,000 milestone, with hopes of the market continuing the positive momentum.

The benchmark KSE-100 index reached 62,912.61 points during the intraday trading. However, it closed lower at 62,493.05 points after gaining 801.80 points or 1.30%, up from yesterday’s close of 61,691.25 points.

Raza Jafri, head of equity at Intermarket Securities, said that despite the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November showing high inlfation, some market participants expect a rate cut in next week’s Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) meeting.

He added that cheap energy stocks were also attracting interest in hopes of improvement in circular debt, adding that there is “still a lot of room for money to rotate from fixed income into equities and it may have started to happen”.

Stocks ended last week on a triumphant note, with the benchmark index clinching a fresh all-time high on Friday, buoyed by a surge in foreign portfolio investment and a series of encouraging economic indicators, including a strengthened rupee following the rollover of a $3 billion deposit by Saudi Arabia.

“Stocks closed a new all-time high amid rupee stability after Saudi deposit rollover, strong key economic data and surging foreign portfolio investment,” said analyst Ahsan Mehanti at Arif Habib Limited.

“The reports of $30 million net FIPI over 6 year high during November 2023, and government deliberations over privatisation of ailing SOEs played a catalytic role in the record close.”

Overall trading volumes reached 734.2 million shares compared with Friday’s tally of 531.3 million. The value of shares traded during the day was Rs31.6 billion.

Shares of 390 companies were traded. Of these, 249 stocks closed higher, 122 fell, and 19 remained unchanged.

WorldCall Telecom was the volume leader trading in 57.07 million shares, gaining Rs0.03 to close at Rs1.57. It was followed by Fauji Cement with 41.9 million shares, gaining Rs1.21 to close at Rs20.07, and Oil & Gas Dev with 23.8 million shares, gaining Rs5.20 to close at Rs115.39.

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In January 2025, RDA inflows reach 9.564 billion USD.

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Remittances under the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) increased from US $9.342 billion at the end of 2024 to US $9.564 billion by the end of January 2025.

The most recent data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) revealed that remittance inflows in January totaled US$222 million, compared to US$203 million in December and US$186 million in November 2024.

Millions of Non-Resident Pakistanis (NRPs), including those who own a Non-Resident Pakistan Origin Card (POC), desire to engage in banking, payment, and investing activities in Pakistan using these accounts, which offer cutting-edge banking options.

Nearly 778,697 accounts were registered under the scheme by the end of January 2025, according to the data.

By the end of January, foreign-born Pakistanis had contributed US $59 million to Roshan Equity Investment, US $479 million to Naya Pakistan Certificates, and US $799 to Naya Pakistan Islamic Certificates.

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FBR lowers Karachi’s built-up structure property valuation rates

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A year-by-year breakdown of the depreciation value of residential and commercial built-up properties is included in the updated property valuation rates for Karachi that the FBR has announced.

The notification said that built-up structural values on residential property will be gradually reduced.

A residential home’s built-up structure, which is five to ten years old, will lose five percent of its worth.

In a similar vein, constructions between the ages of 10 and 15 will lose 7.5% of their value, while those between the ages of 15 and 25 would lose 10%. Built-up structures that are more than 25 years old will be valued similarly to an open plot.

Furthermore, age will also be used to lower the valuation of built-up properties, such as apartments and flats.

Structures that are five to ten years old will depreciate by ten percent, while those that are ten to twenty years old will depreciate by twenty percent. A 30% depreciation will be applied to properties that are 20 to 30 years old, while a 50% reduction will be applied to those that are above 30 years old.

In terms of commercial built-up properties, buildings that are 10 to 15 years old will lose 5% of their value, while those that are 15 to 25 years old will lose 8%. The value of properties that are more than 25 years old will drop by 10%.

In contrast, there would be a 15% boost in the value of commercial properties in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) that face any Khayaban.

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Remittances Increase 25.2% in January 2025: $3.0 Billion Inflow

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Remittances from Pakistani workers totalled US$3.0 billion in January 2025, representing a 25.2% increase from the previous year.

The cumulative remittances for July through January of FY25 were 20.8 billion dollars, up 31.7 percent from 15.8 billion dollars during the same period in FY24.

In January 2025, the United States of America contributed 298.5 million dollars, the United Kingdom contributed 443.6 million dollars, the United Arab Emirates contributed 621.7 million dollars, and Saudi Arabia contributed 728.3 million dollars.

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