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Branchless banking (BB) robust

The country’s branchless banking (BB) sector has been able to show growth over the years. Despite the challenging...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 08:15am

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Sazgar shines

A lot has changed for rickshaw assembler Sazgar Engineering (PSX: SAZEW). For the most part, the changes have been...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 08:12am

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Airlink Communication Limited

Airlink Communication Limited (PSX: AIRLINK) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in January...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 08:11am

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Oil price: Red Sea adds risk premium

The seesaw continues in the international oil market, with the situation in the Red Sea finally starting to get the...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 09:08am

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MARI 1HFY24 – of higher gas prices and volumes

Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MARI) witnessed an uptick in oil and gas production during the recently...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 09:06am

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Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited

Abbott is a multinational healthcare company engaged in providing efficient and life-changing medical technologies...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 09:03am

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Monetary easing still on pause

The monetary policy committee has kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent, as per the general analysts’...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:07am

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Thank the Lucky stars!

Earnings that double in a year are not too shabby for any company when an economy is floundering. For Lucky Cement...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:05am

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Nishat Mills Limited

Nishat Mills Limited (PSX: NML), the flagship company of Nishat Group was established in 1951. Being one of the...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:02am

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Elections 2024: New voters and southern Punjab critical

February 8, 2024 is fast approaching and predictions of who takes the center are aplenty. What makes the February 8...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 09:04am

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Upstream oil and gas sector in 2024

The global upstream oil and gas sector ended 2023 on a weak note. Despite the geopolitical tensions and other...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 09:01am

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Shield Corporation Limited

Shield Corporation Limited (PSX: SCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1975. The...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 08:58am

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Monetary Policy: To cut or not to cut?

The monetary policy is due on Monday, and it’s hard to make a call, as there are reasons to justify a token cut...

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 11:27am

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Honda: Letting it slide

Despite a pronounced reduction in volumetric sales (down 57% to be exact), Honda Atlas Cars (PSX: HCAR) ended the...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 09:21am

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Quice Food Industries Limited

Quice Food Industries Limited (PSX: QUICE) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1990. The...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 09:19am

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Record rice leads exports

December 2023 goods’ exports surged to $2.8 billion – breaking the string of low export earnings – recording the...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:57am

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Telco FDI in 1HFY24

The FDI in the telecom sector has been falling continuously after the spike in FY20 when 3G/4G came to the country....

Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:52am

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Maple Leaf Cement Company

Maple Leaf Cement Company (PSX: MLCF) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1960. The company...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:50am

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Circular debt settlement plan

The circular debt settlement plan of Rs1,268 billion developed by the Ministry of Energy (MoE) is making rounds in...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 07:53am

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Unity Foods Limited

Unity Foods Limited (PSX: UNITY) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1991 and was...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 07:43am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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