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Siemens Pakistan’s whopping profits

Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Limited (PSX: SIEM) recently announced its financial performance for its first...

Published 30 May, 2023 08:37am

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Summit Bank Limited

Summit Bank Limited (PSX: SMBL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 2005. The bank was ...

Published 30 May, 2023 08:34am

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Petroleum imports slide

Consumption of petroleum products in the country has been on a downward trajectory. Weak economic activity amid...

Published 26 May, 2023 08:54am

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Rice exports: lost opportunity

Earlier this month, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the 10-month goods trade report card, laying...

Published 26 May, 2023 08:51am

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Interview with Ayaz Admani –CEO, Seagold Pvt. Ltd

‘Logistics industry in Pakistan is highly competitive’ Ayaz Admani is a seasoned professional in logistics,...

Published 26 May, 2023 08:49am

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Cooking oil price: No respite in sight

Having stayed largely flat over the past four months, palm oil spot prices have receded, shedding 13 percent in the...

Published 25 May, 2023 08:32am

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Cotton outlook: the slump is global

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary forecast of global...

Published 25 May, 2023 08:29am

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Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited

Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited (PSX: LPGL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1983. The ...

Published 25 May, 2023 08:27am

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Higher tobacco taxes injurious to health?

Smoking is injurious to health, and its higher consumption increases the health expenditure on a macro scale. That ...

Published 24 May, 2023 09:06am

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Microfinance in 1QCY23

Amid macroeconomic turmoil and hyper-inflationary pressures, the microfinance sector continues to post decent growth...

Published 24 May, 2023 09:05am

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Mari Petroleum Company Limited

By operating the country’s largest gas reservoir at Mari Gas Field, Daharki, Sindh, Mari Petroleum Company Limited...

Published 24 May, 2023 09:03am

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Power generation: Record fall

Electricity generation in April 2023 went down 23 percent year-on-year. April of 2018 saw higher electricity...

Published 23 May, 2023 08:50am

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E-commerce in Pakistan - where it stands

While not entirely in tandem with the global growth of cross-border commerce, borderless business, and international...

Published 23 May, 2023 08:48am

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Suzuki: Damage control

The first quarter of the calendar year for Pakistan Suzuki (PSX: PSMC) has been a shocker—a loss of Rs12.9...

Published 23 May, 2023 08:46am

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The Searle Company Limited

The Searle Company Limited (PSX: SEARL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1965 and was...

Published 23 May, 2023 08:44am

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Power sector non-exclusivity: what comes next?

There is a silent change coming in the electricity distribution system for good. The exclusivity to distribute power...

Published 22 May, 2023 08:53am

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Cement: Price and priorities

Even as Pakistani cement is free-falling to at least a 5-year low, and capacities are increasing, there are no signs...

Published 22 May, 2023 08:46am

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Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited

Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited (PSX: SCBPL) started off as Chartered Bank and inaugurated its first...

Published 22 May, 2023 08:46am

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FDI on a downhill

The slump in foreign direct investment continues as the central bank reported a 29 percent year-on-year decline in...

Published 19 May, 2023 08:59am

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Petrol pricing: Taxes may go up

As the government reduced petroleum prices earlier this week, eyebrows were raised. Skeptics were quick to relate it...

Updated 19 May, 2023 01:09pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 24	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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