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Diesel: Low(est) demand or high(est) smuggling?

September 2023 petroleum sales numbers were a rude awakening – laying bare so many things simultaneously. From the...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 09:05am

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Demystifying higher rural inflation

Over the last four years, a higher rate of inflation in the rural (versus urban) economy has mystified experts and...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 08:59am

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National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited

National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited (PSX: NSRM) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 08:51am

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The mystery of cash in circulation decline

Cash in circulation (CiC), a ratio to broad money -M2, in Pakistan is amongst one of the highest in the world, for...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 01:20pm

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Cement: Winning hand

There is no denying now that cement offtake is on the mend compared to last year’s bleak outlook and demand side...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 08:51am

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Pak Leather Crafts Limited

Pak Leather Crafts Limited (PSX: PAKL) is incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company. It was established...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 08:50am

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Oil: Enter the bears

The oil bull rally finally lost steam. Having threatened to touch the magical $100/bbl and go beyond – just two...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 08:51am

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Textile WPI: a return of competitiveness?

The unthinkable has happened. Raw cotton prices in the local market have fallen to their lowest levels in 21 months...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 08:49am

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Habib Rice Products Limited

Habib Rice Products Limited (PSX: HRPL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1980. The principal activity of the company...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 08:47am

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Smuggling curbs

State authorities are cracking down on smuggled products seeping through the borders, in part to bring some sanity...

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 01:36pm

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WPI: Non-food prices take over

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) registered another month-on-month increase – for the fourth month running – clocking...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 08:59am

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Hafiz Limited

Hafiz Limited (PSX: HAFL) was incorporate in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1951. Initially the company was...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 08:53am

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Food inflation: is this the peak?

The monthly inflation report card has brought no reason for respite for the policy makers. The deceleration in...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:53am

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Autos: Demand-side now in play

Continued and persistent supply restrictions facing automobile assemblers importing vital raw materials in order to...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:51am

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Shezan International Limited

Shezan International Limited (PSX: SHEZ) is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan. SHEZ started its...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:48am

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Inflation drags the economy further

Waiting for inflation to taper is like Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a theater in absurdity. It is showing no...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 08:57am

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Petroleum pricing: Border and currency controls imperative

The petroleum product price relief for the ongoing fortnight felt too little, given how retail prices are almost 50...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 08:54am

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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 03 Oct, 2023 08:52am

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Cement: Team work makes the dream work

In a seemingly dull year- demand-wise- marked by a 16 percent drop in cement offtake, the cement industry’s combined...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 09:01am

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Gas price must go up

If the IMF is not pushing for something, it almost never happens in Pakistan. People have been wondering why...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 08:58am

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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