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Fixing the grid demands holistic and urgent intervention

As per NEPRA’s performance evaluation report on power plants, 82 percent of electricity costs in FY24 were...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 09:23am

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Idrees Textile Mills Limited

Idrees Textile Mills Limited [PSX: IDRT] was incorporated in Pakistan as an unquoted public limited company in 1990....

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 09:19am

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Power generation inches up at snail’s pace

Power generation in November 2024 went up nearly 6 percent year-on-year at 7.7 billion units. This comes at the back...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 09:05am

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Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited

Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited (PS: CLVL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:47am

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FDI in 5MFY25

According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), total FDI inflows reached $1.12 billion during July-November FY25, a...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:46am

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Pakistan’s startups: Grit amid the grind

The startup ecosystem of Pakistan has seen significant highs and lows over the last 5 years. Rising amid VC funding...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:45am

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Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited

Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited (PSX: FATIMA) was incorporated in Pakistan in 2003 as a result of the joint...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:44am

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Comfortable in surplus

The current account surplus streak continues for the fourth consecutive month in November, and the surplus in...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:13am

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LSM: Stuck in the red

“Key large-scale manufacturing sectors – such as textile, food, automobiles, POL and tobacco – were already...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06am

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National Foods Limited

National Foods Limited (PSX: NATF) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1971 and was...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:01am

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Should the SBP be procyclical?

Inflation isn’t the monster it used to be—at least, not for now. But complacency is dangerous. The central bank’s...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:04am

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Borrowing without boom

Amid a 15 percent decline in domestic demand, considerably limited utilization of existing capacity, and no major...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:01am

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Aisha Steel Mills Limited

Aisha Steel Mills Limited (PSX: ASL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 2005 as a public limited company and started...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 08:57am

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Reforming generation and transmission

NEPRA’s latest report exposes Pakistan’s power sector for what it is: a circus of inefficiency. Over 45,000 MW of...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 08:51am

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Interview with Usman Asif, Chief Executive Officer, Devsinc

‘I aspire to position Pakistan as a global leader in technology' Usman Asif is the founder and CEO of one of the...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:12pm

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Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited

Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited (PSX: PRWM) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1991. The...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:39am

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Unlocking Pakistan’s potential in medical technology

Pakistan’s journey in precision engineering, particularly in the medical technology sector, reflects both immense...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:27am

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Monetary policy: Balancing rate cuts and inflation

The monetary policy is due on Monday. The market rates (T-Bills and KIBOR) have already plummeted, making the...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:24am

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Discos: Dancing to the tune of inefficiency

NEPRA’s FY24 Performance Evaluation Report is out, and the results are depressingly predictable. Pakistan’s power...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:42am

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Forget FY24

In 2021, buckling under the pressure of a rising import bill, soaring inflation, and shrinking reserves, the State...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.22
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278.02
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	154.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	6,074.08
India Sensex / Jan 1	81,748.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,540.11
Nasdaq / Jan 1	20,173.89
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,718.56
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,262.05
Dow Jones / Jan 1	43,717.48
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	20,313.81

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	70.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	243,059.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,654.57
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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