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 / Dec 19	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 19	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 19	155.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 19	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 19	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 19	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 18	5,872.16
Nasdaq / Dec 18	19,392.69
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,199.11
Dow Jones / Dec 18	43,326.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,242.57
France CAC40 / Dec 18	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 19	79,339.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 19	38,813.58

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 18	241,945.20
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 19	70.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 19	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 19	2,613.73
Diesel/Litre / Dec 19	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 19 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.88 ▲ 0.76 (12.42%)
S.G.Power / Dec 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.17 ▲ 1.00 (10.91%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 19 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	10.43 ▲ 1.00 (10.60%)
Data Agro / Dec 19 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	153.16 ▲ 13.92 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 19 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	77.33 ▲ 7.03 (10.00%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 19 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12.65 ▲ 1.15 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 19 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	114.33 ▲ 10.39 (10.00%)
Thatta Cement / Dec 19 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	185.52 ▲ 16.87 (10.00%)
Wah-Noble / Dec 19 Wah Noble Chemicals Limited(WAHN)	249.98 ▲ 22.73 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Ahmad Hassan / Dec 19 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	49.50 ▼ -5.50 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 19 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.55 ▼ -13.39 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 19 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	40.70 ▼ -4.52 (-10.00%)
Shadman Cotton / Dec 19 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	26.80 ▼ -2.95 (-9.92%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 19 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	11.40 ▼ -1.21 (-9.60%)
Ideal Sp. / Dec 19 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	11.30 ▼ -1.20 (-9.60%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 19 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9.55 ▼ -1.00 (-9.48%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 19 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	661 ▼ -67.78 (-9.30%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 19 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.27 ▼ -1.80 (-8.97%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	139,290,885 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Dec 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,462,895 ▼ -0.23
B.O.Punjab / Dec 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,162,802 ▼ -0.35
Pak Refinery / Dec 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	54,507,413 ▲ 1.36
Pak Elektron / Dec 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	50,144,684 ▲ 0.41
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,773,842 ▼ -0.31
Sui South Gas / Dec 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	41,964,816 ▲ 2.61
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,868,206 ▲ 0.07
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 19 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	21,856,915 ▼ -0.29

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