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Cotton prices: exuberance is over?

Manipulation has once again struck the cotton market. Reportedly, after the Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA)...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 08:50am

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Too soon to call

Last month, this column questioned whether the slow rise in cement offtake was an indicator that there is revival in...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 08:45am

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Power sector planning critical to sustainability

Pakistan’s energy sector (especially power) is facing a trilemma of affordability, access, and sustainability, and...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 08:39am

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EPQL – earnings up in 9MCY23

Engro Powergen Qadirpur (PSX: EPQL) announced its financial performance for the nine months of 2023 recently with a...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 08:37am

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GOC (Pak) Limited

GOC (Pak) Limited (PSX: GOC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1964 and was converted...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 08:35am

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OMCs – weak monthly volumes

The oil marketing segment has been hit hard by weaker volumes amid escalating prices, shrinking margins, weaker...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 08:54am

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Sazgar: Tuk-tuk boom

From making small-time rickshaws and tractor wheel rims to making road-dominating SUVs, Sazgar’s jump in the last...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 08:49am

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Karam Ceramics Limited

Karam Ceramics Limited was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1979. The company is engaged in...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 08:37am

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Oil risk premium returns

Oil bears couldn’t stay the course for long. Not of the fault of their own this time though but the bear run...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 06:33am

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Cotton outlook: rangebound?

The October report card brings tense news for cotton watchers. Despite a dramatic rise in local production – where...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 06:30am

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Pace (Pakistan) Limited

Pace (Pakistan) Limited (PSX: PACE) is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan. The company began its...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 06:26am

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On forward risks

The 1-rupee a day PKR appreciation continues. As rupee appreciates, systematic risk builds up. Exporters’ selling...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 08:53am

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Bad romance

In the last recorded quarter (Jun-23), none of the three listed automotive assemblers in Pakistan was in losses,...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 08:52am

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Hala Enterprises Limited

Hala Enterprises Limited (PSX: HAEL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company and was subsequently...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 08:49am

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Rice: leveraged exports bottom out

High interest rates effectively reveal what economic growth looks like in a credit starved economy. During FY22,...

Published 12 Oct, 2023 08:28am

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Must find ways to subsidise the poor

National headline inflation for the third straight quarter stayed close to 30 percent – a first in Pakistan’s...

Published 12 Oct, 2023 08:25am

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S.S. Oil Mills Limited

S.S Oill Mills limited (PSX: SSOM) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1990. The principal...

Published 12 Oct, 2023 08:14am

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Remittance slowdown

Remittances inflows stood at $2.2 billion in September which is up by 5 percent from the previous month and down by...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 08:50am

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Just passing by

Last week, Lucky Motors informed potential car buyers that the company is reducing the prices of its vehicles or...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 08:44am

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Al-Khair Gadoon Limited

Al-Khair Gadoon Limited (PSX: AKGL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1990 and was...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 08:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	154.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 30	6,071.17
Nasdaq / Jan 30	19,681.75
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 30	44,882.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,727.20
France CAC40 / Jan 30	7,941.64
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 30	18,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 31	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.68
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,793
Diesel/Litre / Jan 31	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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