Market Indicators

PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR

EXCHANGE RATES
Currency	activity	Friday 16-Feb	Friday 23-Feb	Friday 2-Mar	Friday 9-Mar	Friday 16-Mar	Friday 23-Mar
DOLLAR	Buying	111.6	111.65	111.95	111.85	111.5	115.5
	Selling	111.9	111.95	112.25	112.15	111.8	117.2
POUND	Buying	156.25	154.6	154	153.25	154.5	160
	Selling	158	156.35	155.75	155	156.25	161.75
EURO	Buying	138.5	136.6	137	136.75	136.5	140
	Selling	139.7	137.8	138.2	137.95	137.7	141.2
CANADIAN $	Buying	88.5	88.35	87	86.5	86	87.75
	Selling	89.35	89.2	87.85	87.35	86.85	88.6
JAP YEN	Buying	1.02	1.01	1.02	1.02	1.02	1.08
	Selling	1.05	1.04	1.05	1.05	1.05	1.11
HK $	Buying	14.05	14.05	14	14.05	14	14.7
	Selling	14.3	14.3	14.25	14.3	14.25	14.95
SINGAPORE $	Buying	83.9	83.8	84	83.75	83.9	86
	Selling	84.7	84.6	84.8	84.55	84.7	86.8
MALAYSIAN RINGGIT	Buying	28.2	28.1	28.05	28.15	28.05	29.45
	Selling	28.55	28.45	28.4	28.5	28.4	29.8
UAE DIRHAM	Buying	30.2	30.3	30.45	30.25	30.25	31
	Selling	30.45	30.55	30.7	30.5	30.5	31.25
SAUDI RIYAL	Buying	29.4	29.65	29.8	29.5	29.55	30.25
	Selling	29.6	29.85	30	29.7	29.75	30.45
KUWAITI DINAR	Buying	367	367	366	366.5	366	382
	Selling	369.5	369.5	368.5	369	368.5	384.5

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KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE
Date	30 Share Index	100 Share Index	Market Capitalization (Rs. in billion)	Volume Leader	Leader Volume (Million Shares)	Total Volume (Million shares)	Active	Plus	Minus	Unchanged
Friday-16 Feb	21,850.58	21,850.58	9,051.46	TRG Pakistan	13.8	148.35	379	259	93	27
Friday-23 Feb	21,734.43	43,267.20	8,987.96	Dost Steel	27.5	244.5	366	95	246	25
Friday-2 Mar	22,059.24	43,740.49	9,110.26	Dost Steel	19.08	229.93	371	202	153	16
Friday-9 Mar	21,611.01	43,011.27	8,989.48	Azgard Nine	23.3	139.89	360	92	241	27
Friday-16 Mar	21,550.69	43,363.21	9,064.82	Pak Elektron	16.4	193.39	363	132	219	12
Thurs-22 Mar	22,569.60	45,030.22	9,261.01	TRG Pakistan	22.3	228.44	393	202	171	20

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INTERNATIONAL MARKET INDICATOR

COMMODITY
	UNITS	PRICES THIS WEEK	PRICES LAST WEEK
CRUDE OIL	Barrel	65.88	61.36
HEATING OIL	Gallon	201.84	189.61
NATURAL GAS	MMBtu	2.59	2.68
COCOA	Ton	2,615.00	2,532.00
COFFEE ‘C’	lbs	117.2	119
CORN	bu	377.25	386.5
COTTON	lbs	81.83	83.07
SUGAR #11	lbs	12.57	12.68
WHEAT FUTURE	CBT	460.25	477.25
COPPER	lbs	299.3	314
GOLD	Oz	1,355.70	1,320.00
SILVER	Troy ounce	16.58	16.47
*Commodity and energy prices are in U.S. dollars.

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WORLD COMMODITY PRICES
PETROLEUM PRICES ($/BBL)
	THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
Nymex Crude	65.74	61.36
Dated Brent	64.82	64.53
WTI Cushing	62.01	61.35
NATURAL GAS ($/MMBTU)
	THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
Nymex Henry Hub	2.62	2.78
Henry Hub	2.62	2.78
New York City Gate	3.93	3.93

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MILITARY EXPENDITURES – PERCENT OF GDP 2018 COUNTRY RANKS
Rank	Country	Value	Date of Info
1	Oman	13.73% of GDP	2016
2	South Sudan	10.93% of GDP	2015
3	Saudi Arabia	9.85% of GDP	2016
4	Congo, Republic Of The	7.17% of GDP	2016
5	Algeria	6.55% of GDP	2016
6	United Arab Emirates	5.66% of GDP	2014
7	Israel	5.64% of GDP	2016
8	Russia	5.4% of GDP	2016
9	Kuwait	4.83% of GDP	2015
10	Lebanon	4.76% of GDP	2015
11	Bahrain	4.59% of GDP	2015
12	Jordan	4.58% of GDP	2016
13	Namibia	4.44% of GDP	2016
14	Armenia	4.09% of GDP	2016
15	Burma	4.08% of GDP	2015
16	Niger	4% of GDP	2016
17	Yemen	3.97% of GDP	2014
18	Azerbaijan	3.64% of GDP	2016
19	Iraq	3.63% of GDP	2016
20	Pakistan	3.56% of GDP	2016
21	Brunei	3.54% of GDP	2016
22	Ukraine	3.5% of GDP	2017
23	Colombia	3.39% of GDP	2016
24	Botswana	3.37% of GDP	2016
25	Singapore	3.35% of GDP	2016

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AIRPORTS 2018 COUNTRY RANKS
Rank	Country	Value	Date of Info
1	United States	13,513	2013
2	Brazil	4,093	2013
3	European Union	3,102	2013
4	Mexico	1,714	2013
5	Canada	1,467	2013
6	Russia	1,218	2013
7	Argentina	1,138	2013
8	Bolivia	855	2013
9	Colombia	836	2013
10	Paraguay	799	2013
11	Indonesia	673	2013
12	South Africa	566	2013
13	Papua New Guinea	561	2013
14	Germany	539	2013
15	China	507	2013
16	Chile	481	2013
17	Australia	480	2013
18	France	464	2013
19	United Kingdom	460	2013
20	Venezuela	444	2013
21	Ecuador	432	2013
22	India	346	2013
23	Iran	319	2013
24	Guatemala	291	2013
38	Pakistan	151	2013

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WORLD STOCK EXCHANGES
DAY	DJIA index	NASDAQ index	S&P index	FTSE index	DAX index	CAC-40 index	Nikkei index	H.Seng index	Sensex index
Friday-16 Feb	25,219.38	7,239.47	2,732.22	7,294.70	12,451.96	5,281.58	21,720.25	31,115.43	34,010.76
Friday-23 Feb	25,309.99	7,337.39	2,747.30	7,244.41	12,483.79	5,317.37	21,892.78	31,267.17	34,142.15
Friday-2 Mar	24,538.06	7,257.87	2,691.25	7,069.90	11,913.71	5,136.58	21,181.64	30,583.45	34,046.94
Friday-9 Mar	24,895.21	7,427.95	2,738.97	7,199.32	12,294.79	5,248.73	21,469.20	30,996.21	33,307.14
Friday-16 Mar	24,873.66	7,481.74	2,747.33	7,153.62	12,399.50	5,268.88	21,676.51	31,501.97	33,176.00
Friday-23 Mar	23,533.20	6,992.67	2,588.26	6,921.94	11,886.31	5,095.22	20,617.86	30,309.29	32,596.54