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Power tariff hike: More than what meets the eye

The power regulator has okayed discos’ Power purchase Price (PPP) for FY24 – which at Rs2.86 trillion is 14 percent...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 08:32am

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Trigger Warning: It starts with the letter ‘T’

No, not TERF. But also,not entirely unrelated to the very relevant debate that is taking place in the country as the...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 08:30am

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Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited (PSX: EPCL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1997. EPCL is a subsidiary of...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 08:27am

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Repatriation axed!

Dividend and profit repatriation on foreign direct invest was almost negligible in FY23 and also lowest in at least...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 07:03am

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Power tariffs: The rabbit hole

With Nepra’s decision to impose Rs1.25/unit in lieu of periodic adjustment for 3QFY23 to be collected in 1QFY24 –...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 07:01am

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Beco Steel Limited

Beco Steel Limited (PSX: BECO) was formerly known as Ravi Textile Mills and is incorporated in Pakistan as a public...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 06:58am

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Looking up!

The news flow is positive this week. The financial commitments from Saudi Arabia ($2 bn) and UAE ($1 bn) have poured...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 10:53am

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Gas tariff revision: Never enough!

Another round of revision in natural gas prices stares at the consumers for the second time in 2023. The...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 08:12am

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Towellers Limited

Towellers Limited (PSX: TOWL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1973 and was converted...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 08:10am

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The rich and the resilient

Pricier cars becoming more uneconomical, mounting cost of borrowing at prevailing kibor rates close to 23 percent,...

Updated 13 Jul, 2023 10:11am

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Oil prices - a rally coming soon?

The global crude oil price had been stuck near $75 since May this year. After resisting the prevailing pessimism for...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 08:09am

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Roshan Packages Limited

Roshan Packages Limited (PSX: RPL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2002 and was...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 08:06am

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Power tariffs: The rabbit hole

With Nepra’s decision to impose Rs1.25/unit in lieu of periodic adjustment for 3QFY23 to be collected in 1QFY24 ...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 09:25am

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SBP: hiding behind phantoms

Policy discourse must always make room for objective assessment of goals set, and results achieved.The primary...

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 12:20pm

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Habib Metropolitan Bank

Habib Metropolitan Bank (PSX: HMB) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1992. The bank is the...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 09:12am

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Remittances in FY23

Remittances sent home by Pakistanis abroad has tapered off in FY23 to $27 billion – declining by 14 percent...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 09:36am

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Cement: Prices reign supreme

The fiscal year (FY23) wraps with the price of a 50-kg cement bag standing tall at an average Rs1145, highest...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 09:33am

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Punjab Oil Mills Limited

Punjab Oil Mills (PSX: POML) is incorporated as a public limited company in Pakistan. The principal activity of the...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 09:24am

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Power tariffs at a tipping point

The power tariffs are on a continuous rise. This is despite the fact that the marginal cost of power production in...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 09:12am

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Power generation: No respite

Pakistan’s national grid electricity generation fell by another 16 percent year-on-year in May 2023 –the second...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 09:09am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

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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