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Interview with Qasim Asad Salam and Talha Masood, Founders of Remotebase

‘We foresee ourselves playing a huge part in promoting remote work, which is the future Founded by Qasim Asad...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 09:13am

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Oil: Not going down

Having lost nearly 10 percent in two trading sessions at the start of the year, the bear run did not last beyond...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 09:12am

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HCAR: Sidestepping slowdown

Despite a 47 percent drop in total volumes and seemingly debilitating restrictions on the import of CKD kits imposed...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 09:10am

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An interview with Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin, Senator Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

‘Pakistan’s economy can no longer be rescued without urgent debt restructuring’ During its first tenure, Pakistan...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 09:06am

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Transmission sector needs some love

Earlier this week there was yet another power shutdown countrywide. These blackouts are frequent with the fourth...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 08:01am

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Flat-lining ICT exports

The star of Pakistan’s exports in recent years is becoming dim. At the half-yearly close in December 2022, the...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:59am

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LPG price frenzy

The gas crisis is in full swing with widespread outages across the length and breadth of the country forcing...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:57am

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Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited

Abbott is a multinational healthcare company engaged in providing efficient and life-changing medical technologies...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:54am

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Palm oil prices to stay high

International palm oil prices have stabilized, having hit record highs last year. Pakistan’s import unit cost for...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 09:21am

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Rice procurement: inelastic borrowing?

In its monetary policy statement announced on Monday, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) noted a “moderation in...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 09:18am

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Global oil demand - back on track?

Crude oil prices have started 2023 with a rally. A major driver for crude oil demand is back and its impact has been...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 09:12am

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Sanofi Aventis Pakistan Limited

Sanofi Aventis Pakistan Limited (SAPL) was incorporated as Hoechst Pakistan Limited in 1967. The company was listed...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 09:09am

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MPS: Need more hawks

SBP increased the policy rate by 1 percent to 17 percent seeing entrenched inflation expectations and sharp and...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 09:56am

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Telecom FDI: painting red

The disappointing run in the telecommunications industry’s foreign direct investment (FDI) continues. Latest data...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 09:54am

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Hankering for easier times

Low demand amid rising prices, and now a shortage of raw materials and inputs—story of every industry. But weak...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 09:46am

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Millat Tractors Limited

Millat Tractors Limited (MTL) is a public limited company established in 1964. Its first assembly plant was set up ...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 09:42am

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Deeper into quagmire

The biggest geopolitical conflict to have rocked planet earth in recent years looks likely to turn into an...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 09:40am

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FDI – No respite soon!

The lull for foreign direct investment is stretching with continued political uncertainty and the disastrous ...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 09:38am

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Nishat Mills Limited

Nishat Mills Limited (NML), the flagship company of Nishat Group was established in 1951. Being one of the largest...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 09:28am

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CAD down; crisis up

The current account deficit stood at $400 million in Dec-22 and $1.2 billion for the second quarter – down by 78...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 09:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
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
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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