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TICL: tide turning?

PTI governments’ bad blood with the sugar industry is no secret. Yet, surprisingly, the industry may have been one...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 09:32am

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Autos: Invisible hand

Automotive sales have dropped 39 percent so far in 5MFY23, and assemblers blame the SBP for imposing restrictions on...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 09:29am

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Pakistan Services Limited

Pakistan Services Limited (PSX: PSEL) was set up as a public limited company in 1958 under the Companies Act, of ...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 09:13am

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Easing imports? Not really!

SBP has rolled back the restrictions on machinery, cars, mobile phones, and some other imports which were imposed in...

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 11:35am

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Branchless banking: simmering down

While the SBP’s recently-released statistics on digital payments struck an optimistic note for electronic banking...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 08:27am

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The going gets tougher

Construction sector workers will have recorded the best quarter in terms of wage increase since 1QFY20. The daily...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 08:23am

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Pakistan Refinery Limited

Pakistan Refinery Limi-ted (PSX: PRL) is a hydro skimming refinery designed to process imported and local crude oil,...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 08:19am

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Where is Dar’s charter of economy?

If Google’s memory serves correctly, finance minister Ishaq Dar has been calling for a Charter of Economy since at...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 12:29pm

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Cement: Balancing act

The cement industry is closing off the year at record high prices in both the north and south markets despite cement...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 09:19am

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On e-commerce growth

The most-recent central bank statistics on digital payments that were made available last week also show strong...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 09:17am

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Al Shaheer Corporation Limited

Al Shaheer Corporation Limited (PSX: ASC) was established in 2012 under the repealed Companies Ordinance, 1984. The...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 09:06am

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Currency control: Won’t work!

With Dar at the helm, the currency is artificially controlled. This time the modus operandi is different. In...

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 12:17pm

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LNG price steadies; supply scarce

Winters, gas shortfall, mad dash for imported gas. It keeps coming back every year and 2022 is not any different....

Published 27 Dec, 2022 09:33am

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Autos: Supply slide

Indus Motors (PSX: INDU) announced last week that while the company is shutting down production operations...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 09:31am

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Pakistan Paper Products Limited

Pakistan Paper Products Limited (PSX: PPP) was set up as a private limited company in 1962. It was later converted...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 09:29am

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A bird’s eye view of Foreign Investment Bill

In a recent foreign investment (promotion and protection) bill, which is being passed by the National Assembly, the...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 09:30am

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On e-banking channels

After a bit of delay, the Payment Systems Review for FY22 was finally released by the SBP last weekend. Within that...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 09:28am

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Petroleum imports – FY22 snapshot

Petroleum sector im-ports have been rising. The central bank’s annual report for FY22 sheds light on the petroleum...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 09:18am

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An interview with Mian Shakil Ashfaq, CEO Shujabad Agro Industries

‘The halting of cargoes has shaken the confidence of industry and its global partners’ Mian Shakil Ashfaq has...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 09:13am

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Telecoms: the year ahead

After navigating a tough year in increasingly challenging operating conditions, what lies ahead for the country’s...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 08:46am

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 26	157.65
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 26	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 26	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,472.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 26	40,225.56
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Hang Seng / Dec 26	20,121.80

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 26	69.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 26	2,633.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 26	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 27 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.24 ▲ 0.60 (10.64%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 27 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	124.41 ▲ 11.31 (10.00%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 27 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.41 ▲ 3.22 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 27 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	108.97 ▲ 9.91 (10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 27 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	17.39 ▲ 1.58 (9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	19.51 ▲ 1.77 (9.98%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 27 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.48 ▲ 2.03 (9.93%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 27 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.15 ▼ -4.46 (-10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41.71 ▼ -4.63 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 27 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Sardar Chemical / Dec 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	33.04 ▼ -3.63 (-9.90%)
Kohat Textile / Dec 27 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	30.04 ▼ -3.11 (-9.38%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 27 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	21.56 ▼ -2.22 (-9.34%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200 ▼ -20.00 (-9.09%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 27 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	7.41 ▼ -0.64 (-7.95%)
Kohinoor Mills / Dec 27 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	29.50 ▼ -2.53 (-7.90%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,341,113 ▲ 1.25
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	49,879,145 ▼ -0.01
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 3.35
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.06
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,947,833 ▲ 0.25
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	22,753,854 ▲ 0.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	18,555,526 ▲ 1.77
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,349,091 ▼ -0.08
Fauji Cement / Dec 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,189,868 ▼ -0.19

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