News stories for Muhammad Sheroz Khan Lodhi

Muhammad Sheroz Khan Lodhi

Opinion

Untapped minerals economy

Mining the earth for natural resources is a profitable business strategy employed by many nations, including China,...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

The unexplored blue: charting Pakistan’s economic potential

The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) describes the ocean as the next ‘Great Economic...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:29am

Opinion

Earn instead of resorting to borrow

Recently, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed that Pakistan needs $18.8 billion,...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Opinion

Corporate farming

Corporate farming is a term that is used to describe an agricultural operation that involves the production of food...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

Opinion

Budget 2024-25: expectations

A budget is not merely a document of aggregated information on revenues, capital, and external receipts and on the...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Opinion

Will policymakers heed the advice?

Over the last several months, global lenders, IFIs, and credit rating agencies have been forthcoming in their views...

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:30am

Opinion

Economy on a knife-edge after election

With ballot-box rigging, arbitrary arrests, politicization of the judiciary, media censorship, and endless internet...

Updated 07 Mar, 2024 08:06am

Opinion

Not investing in future!

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) board has disbursed around $700 million as second tranche under a $3...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

Opinion

FBR needs to look beyond the salaried class to grow tax collection

Budgets seem to be all about providing largesse to the poor and incentives to the industry while reiterating the...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Opinion

Challenges facing the textile sector

Amidst the global economic slowdown triggered by the war in Ukraine and the increase in energy expenses, Pakistan’s...

Updated 30 Dec, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

Power sector reforms

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has had a profound effect on global energy markets. Price ...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Opinion

Illicit trade damaging country’s economy

Smugglers employ a range of routes and tactics to engage in the illicit trade of goods in and out of Pakistan. These...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:37am

Opinion

Reko Diq

In the early 1990s, Pakistan’s biggest gold and copper reserve was discovered at Reko Diq in Chaghai District of...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

Opinion

Caretakers and a trembling economy

Elections are the backbone of a strong democratic process. Free and fair elections and a smooth transfer of power...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Opinion

How to galvanise our exports

If we can start from an economic policy perspective, policymakers are asking the wrong question: how to increase...

Updated 09 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

IMF lifeline

The IMF staff and the Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on policies to be supported by a...

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

Opinion

The bitter truth about sugar industry

Sugar is an essential commodity in the consumption basket of all segments of society. Its production and ...

Published 31 May, 2023 03:57am

Opinion

Leadership needs to undergo surgery

Our economic imbalances need surgery, as in every crisis lies an opportunity. The question this raises is whether...

Published 14 May, 2023 03:24am

Opinion

Politics over economy

“As I have been arguing for a long time now, there is a real need not simply for a political economy of wealth but...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

AI: the best solution?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term coined by emeritus Stanford Professor John McCarthy. It is the science and...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	156.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,619.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,584.06
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,505.22
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,903.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	78.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,703.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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