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Sizing Pakistan’s poultry output

In recent years, BR Research has raised its fair share of concerns about the dubious measurement of Pakistan’s...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 08:59am

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Interview with Hani Weiss – CEO, Majid al Futtaim Retail

‘Since Covid-19, we have doubled down on technology’ Hani Weiss is the Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 08:54am

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Brain drain? Nothing never seen before!

Much has been made of the exodus of Pakistan’s “talent” – the pace of which is believed to have increased...

Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:36am

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A forever crisis?

Central banks around the world aren’t done tightening yet. Rationalizing their continued rate-hike decisions, bank...

Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:30am

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Remittances - the slide continues

Remittances sent back home from overseas Pakistanis continue to slide. Remittances during November 2022 declined by...

Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:26am

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GMO regulation: lessons from across the globe

The subject of soybean cargoes halted at Karachi port for nearly six weeks has attracted a lot of media scrutiny. ...

Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:20am

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Seeking FDI in the power sector

The importance of FDI in Pakistan cannot be overemphasized – especially in a time of extreme dollar liquidity...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 09:04am

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On PSDP spending

Amid growing budget deficit in an uncertain macroeconomic environment, development spending has again become the...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 09:02am

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Oil’s topsy turvy ride

After spiking for some time, crude oil prices tumbled in early December on concerns of continued weakening of the...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 09:00am

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Interview with Muhammad Ejaz, CEO Arif Habib Dolmen REIT Management

‘New REIT listing expects 30-40% return for the common man’ This week, for the first time in Pakistan, a...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 08:56am

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More SBP curbs

With forex reserves depleting fast, SBP is trying to do anything under the sun to control the outflows. The latest...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 08:58am

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Cement exports plunge

Though the first quarter financial books of cement industry may not reflect it—industry pre-tax earnings grew 11...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 08:57am

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Oil slides: But for how long

It appears the worst fears of the West have not quite materialized, much to their liking, as the price cap on Russia...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 08:54am

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Roshan Packages Limited

Roshan Packages Limited (PSX: RPL) was established as a private limited company in 2002 under the Companies Act,...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 08:53am

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Heating price disparity must end

The northern part of the country has now long been used to of gas pressure and supply issues in winters. This ...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 09:10am

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Soybean cargo: an unfortunate ‘hack’

Finally, the issue of stuck GMO soybean cargo imported from US and Brazil has been resolved. Over the weekend, the...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 08:59am

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Telecoms: consolidation on the cards?

For over a decade now, telecom-sector executives and analysts have argued that Pakistan’s price-sensitive...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 08:54am

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Pakistan Oilfields Limited

Pakistan Oilfields Limi-ted (PSX: POL is a subsidiary of the Attock Oil Company Limited (AOC), and one of the ...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 08:51am

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Lending to SMEs: need of the hour

When the PDM government assumed power, the then finance minister Miftah Ismail discarded almost all concessionary...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 08:55am

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Rice procurement: off to a mixed start?

Pakistan’s rice marketing year is off to an ugly start. According to Punjab Agriculture Marketing Information...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 08:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 27	278.47
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 27	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 27	157.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 27	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 27	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 27	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 26	6,037.59
Nasdaq / Dec 26	20,020.36
Dow Jones / Dec 26	43,325.80
India Sensex / Dec 27	78,791.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 27	40,281.16
Hang Seng / Dec 27	20,096.01
FTSE 100 / Dec 27	8,137.45
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 27	19,830.60

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 26	234,911.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 27	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 27	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 27	2,634.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 27	68.72
Petrol/Litre / Dec 28	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 27 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 27 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.50 ▲ 0.60 (15.38%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 27 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.99 ▲ 1.00 (14.31%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 27 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 1.00 (11.61%)
Next Capital / Dec 27 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.90 ▲ 1.00 (10.10%)
Image Pakistan / Dec 27 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	20.31 ▲ 1.85 (10.02%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Dec 27 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.08 ▲ 4.83 (10.01%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 27 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	208.88 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 27 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.10 ▼ -1.00 (-10.99%)
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%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	131 ▼ -14.19 (-9.77%)
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 27 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	21 ▼ -2.10 (-9.09%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 27 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.62 ▼ -0.86 (-9.07%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 27 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	200.20 ▼ -19.80 (-9.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 27 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	243 ▼ -23.05 (-8.66%)
Grays Leasing / Dec 27 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.71 ▼ -0.48 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,369,036 ▲ 0.78
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,731,608 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 27 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,907,628 ▲ 1.54
Cnergyico PK / Dec 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,110,243 ▲ 0.30
Hascol Petrol / Dec 27 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,416,789 ▲ 0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,318,392 ▲ 0.04
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 27 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	26,183,062 ▲ 0.50
Sui South Gas / Dec 27 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,823,481 ▲ 3.11
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	25,520,925 ▼ -0.08

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