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Atlas Battery Limited

Atlas Battery Limited (PSX: ATBA) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1966. The company...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 08:24am

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CY23: disaster, stability, and hope

After all that’s said or done, the fact of the matter is that the bleeding has stopped under the caretaker setup....

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 12:07pm

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Winter power shortage: not a mystery

In a country where the power demand is low in winters while the generation capacity is higher than the peak summer...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 09:23am

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Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited

Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (PSX: LOTCHEM) is a manufacturer and supplier of Purified Teraphthalic Acid (PTA)....

Published 04 Jan, 2024 09:19am

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WPI: Energy prices take center stage

If petroleum prices don’t get you, energy prices will. This has been the story on the inflation front of late. The...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 09:05am

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Startup ecosystem 2023

The year 2021 was a defining moment for tech firms, with significant global expansion. The trend continued through...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 09:01am

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Packages Limited

Packages Limited (PSX: PKGS) is a public listed company incorporated in Pakistan. The company was established as a...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 08:51am

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Inflation: Throwing gas on fire

Inflation is not coming down. The headline number stood at 29.7 percent in December 2023 – slightly higher than...

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 11:39am

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Playing snakes and ladders

You know the biggest and only strategy that goes into playing the board game snakes and Ladders? Avoid the snakes....

Published 02 Jan, 2024 08:57am

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Hoechst Pakistan Limited

Hoechst Pakistan Limited (PSX: HPL) (formerly known as Sanofi-aventis Pakistan Limited) was incorporated in Pakistan...

Published 02 Jan, 2024 08:52am

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Will oil fare better in 2024?

From Russia and Ukraine still engaged in war, to Israel’s onslaught in Gaza, from big shipping companies refusing to...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 07:21am

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Interview with Amir Iqbal, CEO - Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company

‘We need tailor-made local yet out-of-the-box financial solutions for Thar’ Amir was appointed as the Chief...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 07:18am

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Rice exports: irrational exuberance?

Pakistan’s rice exports seem to be coming into their own. According to the monthly external trade statistics...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 09:34am

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Gul Ahmed Textile Mills

Gul Ahmed group has been operating as a textile trader since 1900s. However, the group commenced its manufacturing...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 09:27am

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Tariff adjustments: More in store

With the quarterly tariff adjustment for 1QFY24 notified, consumers are all set to pay the highest per-unit price...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 08:00am

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Nestle sets the way

Earlier this month, Nestlé Pakistan inaugurated a 2.5 MW solar power plant, which is under its Rs2 billion...

Updated 28 Dec, 2023 03:53pm

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Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited

Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited (PSX: EPQL) is an independent power producer with 217 megawatts (MW) combined cycle...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 07:55am

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Power generation: Headaches aplenty

The worst fears are coming true. When the electricity tariff rebasing exercise was carried out in July 2023, it was...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 08:57am

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The Organic Meat Company Limited

The Organic Meat Company Limited (PSX: TOMCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2010. The...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 08:55am

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Surge in IT exports

The upward trend in ICT exports is a good sign for the economy is stagnation. The country’s IT sector exports have...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 08:58am

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
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 23 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	10.60 ▲ 1.00 (10.42%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 23 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	241.63 ▲ 21.97 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 23 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	93.57 ▲ 8.51 (10.00%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 23 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	61.15 ▲ 5.56 (10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 23 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.21 ▲ 3.47 (9.99%)
Mandviwala / Dec 23 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	15.08 ▲ 1.37 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
Chashma / Dec 23 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	62.55 ▼ -6.65 (-9.61%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 23 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	635.01 ▼ -64.99 (-9.28%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.97 ▼ -0.57 (-8.72%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.40 ▼ -0.99 (-8.69%)
Hallmark Co. / Dec 23 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	703.02 ▼ -65.93 (-8.57%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Dec 23 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.86 ▼ -0.14 (-7.00%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Dec 23 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	61 ▼ -4.56 (-6.96%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.08
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.20
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.04
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.14
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 2.38
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.30
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.15

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