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Current account FY25: weak exports pose threat

The near-zero current account balance is expected to continue, as a deficit of $162 million was posted on July 24....

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:50am

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LSM: Clocked back in the past

Large Scale Manufacturing index for June 2024 went down 0.03 percent year-on-year – the first such instance since...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:46am

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Ferozsons Laboratories Limited

Ferozsons Laboratories Limited was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1954. It was converted...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:42am

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Petroleum imports snapshot

The previous fiscal year, FY23, witnessed a slump in petroleum product imports as the demand for petroleum products...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 07:49am

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Trickling down

Amid surge pricing, cement demand cannot help but respond. Higher and fresh taxes introduced in the budget have sent...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 07:42am

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Towellers Limited

Towellers Limited (PSX: TOWL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1973 and was converted...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 07:38am

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Petroleum Levy: Two months of opportunity loss

The Prime Minister showered people with an Independence Day gift, postponing the petroleum price revision by 48...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 07:35am

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Cotton import: all set to double again?

Post-flood alluvial soils, favorable weather, and a dramatic recovery in acreage. During the last financial year,...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 07:32am

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Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited

Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited (PSX: PHDL) was incorporated as a private limited company in Pakistan in 1979 as...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 07:28am

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Solar revolution

A silent revolution at a very micro scale is happening in renewable energy (mainly solar) in Pakistan and despite...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 08:09am

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More letdowns

Last month’s locally assembled automobile sales were at their 17-month high, and surely, avoiding higher withholding...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 08:06am

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Gammon Pakistan Limited

Gammon Pakistan Limited (PSX: GAMON) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1947. The principal...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 08:03am

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Fuel adjustment: Here is to a better 12 months

The power regulator okayed Rs2.56/unit as monthly Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for June 2024– marking 16 straight...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 06:48am

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Remittances galore from UAE

Despite the month-on-month decline in remittances in June and July this year, remittances have remained on the...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 06:44am

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Ecopack limited

Ecopack Limited (PSX: ECOP) is incorporated in Pakistan as a limited liability company. The company is engaged in...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 06:37am

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Lucky: Bigger leagues

It is not just that Lucky’s revenue streams have now crossed Rs100 billion, because so has Bestway’s, the other...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 08:10am

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FY24: Mari Petroleum’s best profits yet

Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MARI) has announced its financial results for FY24, showcasing record-breaking...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 08:06am

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Haleon Pakistan Limited

Haleon Pakistan Limited (formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 08:03am

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Rate cut hopes drive treasury yield decline

The Treasury bills yields are falling in anticipation of rate cuts. In the auction earlier this week, the cut-off...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 09:02am

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MCB: Record profits – again

MCB Bank Limited (MCB) continued its rich dividend payout legacy announcing another interim dividend of Rs9/share,...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 08:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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