SBP says CAD dropped 64% or $1.6b in first five months of FY24
NAC okays provisional 2.1% GDP growth for Q1 of ongoing FY
It remains in surplus for third month in a row at $73m in September
Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 47.35 points to settle at 41,876.26
Premier says strong turnaround is a result of continuing recovery in exports, record remittances
Improvement comes as a result of narrowing trade gap in goods and services