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Bijli Sahulat Package: Worth a try

The winter electricity package termed “Bijli Sahulat Package” has finally been approved with much fanfare. The IMF...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:46am

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FDI in Pakistan - beyond quick gains

Pakistan’s journey toward economic resilience hinges on shifting gears in many aspects; one of them is FDI. Shifting...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:44am

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Pakistan Synthetics Limited

Pakistan Synthetics Limited (PSX: PSYL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1984 and was...

Updated 13 Nov, 2024 09:02am

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An obituary in the making

Over the past two and a half years, the prime minister and his motley crew of reformers have spent a considerable...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:42am

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ADR financing: undermining monetary policy?

Commercial banks are on a lending spree—not due to excess liquidity or a dramatic economic turnaround, but because...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:41am

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Hum Network Limited

Hum Network Limited (PSX: HUMNL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 2004. The company is...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:39am

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Remittances on a steady climb

The central bank data reveals that remittances experienced a 24 percent year-on-year growth in October 2024. The...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 09:07am

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Trump’s back to the future

Hindsight may be 20-20 but when it comes to a U.S. election contested by one Mr. Donald Trump, it is a blur of...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 08:59am

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Habib Rice Products Limited

Habib Rice Products Limited (PSX: HRPL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1980. The principal activity of the company...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 09:18am

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Power tariffs: Quarterly adjustment tanks

After the annual rebasing exercise carried out in July 2024, periodic tariff adjustments to the power tariffs were...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 09:05am

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EFF progress review: don’t let them off the hook!

As the political government gears up to revert the economy back onto a growth path, the IMF mission is set to arrive...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 09:00am

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Pak Datacom Limited

Pak Datacom Limited (PSX: PAKD) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1992 and was converted...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:55am

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Lower rice exports: are we prepared?

From a record performance of nearly four billion dollars during the last financial year, Pakistan’s rice exports are...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:33am

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‘Concrete’ challenges continue

Cement’s dispatch numbers for October (roughly 4.36 million tons) are rosier than expected, up nearly 9 percent year...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:27am

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Media Times Limited

Media Times Limited (PSX: MDTL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2001 and was converted...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:21am

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Consumer confidence returns gradually

Signs of stability on the macroeconomic front are slowly but surely starting to reflect in consumer confidence –...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:16am

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Favoured to win: Not Pakistan

A little-known fact about Pakistan’s paltry and might one argue, stagnant exports to the world is that the majority...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:04am

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GOC (Pak) Limited

GOC (Pak) Limited (PSX: GOC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1964 and was converted...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:00am

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Policy rate cut: caution beyond this point

Doves are in control at SBP. A 250 bps rate cut has been announced, slightly exceeding market expectations. Some...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 09:11am

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Petroleum sales rebound

In October 2024, Pakistan’s oil marketing companies (OMCs) saw a significant boost in petroleum sales, reaching 1.49...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 09:04am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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