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Power politics: Think beyond price

The political parties in the run-up to the elections are making tall claims of reducing the price of electricity and...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 07:55am

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Interview with Zeeshan Aftab, Co-Founder & Managing Director - 10Pearls

“The AI revolution is far more powerful than social media and it’s coming.” Zeeshan Aftab is the Co-Founder &...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 07:52am

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Branchless banking (BB) robust

The country’s branchless banking (BB) sector has been able to show growth over the years. Despite the challenging...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 08:15am

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Sazgar shines

A lot has changed for rickshaw assembler Sazgar Engineering (PSX: SAZEW). For the most part, the changes have been...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 08:12am

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Airlink Communication Limited

Airlink Communication Limited (PSX: AIRLINK) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in January...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 08:11am

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Oil price: Red Sea adds risk premium

The seesaw continues in the international oil market, with the situation in the Red Sea finally starting to get the...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 09:08am

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MARI 1HFY24 – of higher gas prices and volumes

Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MARI) witnessed an uptick in oil and gas production during the recently...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 09:06am

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Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited

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

Published 31 Jan, 2024 09:03am

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Monetary easing still on pause

The monetary policy committee has kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent, as per the general analysts’...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:07am

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Thank the Lucky stars!

Earnings that double in a year are not too shabby for any company when an economy is floundering. For Lucky Cement...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:05am

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Nishat Mills Limited

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

Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:02am

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Elections 2024: New voters and southern Punjab critical

February 8, 2024 is fast approaching and predictions of who takes the center are aplenty. What makes the February 8...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 09:04am

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Upstream oil and gas sector in 2024

The global upstream oil and gas sector ended 2023 on a weak note. Despite the geopolitical tensions and other...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 09:01am

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Shield Corporation Limited

Shield Corporation Limited (PSX: SCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1975. The...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 08:58am

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Monetary Policy: To cut or not to cut?

The monetary policy is due on Monday, and it’s hard to make a call, as there are reasons to justify a token cut...

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 11:27am

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Honda: Letting it slide

Despite a pronounced reduction in volumetric sales (down 57% to be exact), Honda Atlas Cars (PSX: HCAR) ended the...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 09:21am

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Quice Food Industries Limited

Quice Food Industries Limited (PSX: QUICE) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1990. The...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 09:19am

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Record rice leads exports

December 2023 goods’ exports surged to $2.8 billion – breaking the string of low export earnings – recording the...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:57am

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Telco FDI in 1HFY24

The FDI in the telecom sector has been falling continuously after the spike in FY20 when 3G/4G came to the country....

Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:52am

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Maple Leaf Cement Company

Maple Leaf Cement Company (PSX: MLCF) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1960. The company...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:50am

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 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.30 ▲ 0.64 (11.31%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Hala Enterprise / Dec 23 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	14.51 ▲ 1.32 (10.01%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 23 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	119.99 ▲ 10.91 (10.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	226.01 ▲ 20.55 (10.00%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 23 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	630 ▼ -70.00 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Dec 23 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	829.98 ▼ -80.94 (-8.89%)
Service Textile / Dec 23 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	11.21 ▼ -0.97 (-7.96%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 23 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	14.99 ▼ -1.26 (-7.75%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.58 ▼ -0.81 (-7.11%)
Punjab Oil / Dec 23 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	152 ▼ -11.37 (-6.96%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.07
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.64
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.11
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.05
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 1.70
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.22
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.50

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