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Cotton market: flirting with recession?

The last time cotton output fell to this level, demand in the global economy drove prices into a super cycle, with...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 09:05am

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Interview with Burhan Mirza, Corporate Innovator, Investor and Entrepreneur

‘In the IT industry, you need to upskill with the innovation’ Burhan Mirza currently provides consultancy and...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 08:57am

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LSM inching up gradually

The tide is finally turning after a disastrous 15 months of large scale manufacturing performance. Having turned...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 08:43am

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Autos: Unpromising!

In two more months, the automotive industry would have reached the half-way point into the fiscal year that is FY24,...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 08:39am

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Aisha Steel Mills Limited

Aisha Steel Mills Limited (PSX: ASL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 2005 as a public limited company and started...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 08:36am

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Oil: Bottomed out?

The bear run in the global crude oil market may soon be short of legs. That much was made clear by Opec – which...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 09:00am

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Poultry: finding a new mean

The extraordinary inflationary cycle of the last 18 months has irreversibly transformed pricing across many...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 08:57am

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Ghandhara Industries Limited

Ghandhara Industries Limited was incorporated in Pakistan in 1963. The company is engaged in the assembly,...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 08:53am

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HASCOL’s losses uncontrollable

While Hascol Petroleum Limited (PSX: HASCOL) witnessed some decline in losses in 2021, the following years have...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 08:22am

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Cement: Checking expectations

Despite a month-on-month downtick in cement industry dispatches during Oct-23 which is likely seasonal in nature, in...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 08:21am

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Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited

Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited (PSX: PRWM) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1991. The...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 08:19am

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Nano lending-regulate without killing it

Nano lending is new in Pakistan and is going through a teething phase. It has both registered and unregistered...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 12:15pm

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Remittance respite

Remittances to the country stood at $2.5 billion in October 2023, which is 9.6 percent up from the previous month...

Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:47am

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Nimir Resins Limited

Nimir Resins Limited (PSX: NRSL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1964 as a public limited company and then converted...

Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:44am

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Gas tariffs: Are ‘fixed charges’ legal?

The Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority finally notified the revised consumer-end gas prices – two weeks after the...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 08:39am

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Cuts and scrapes

Assembly plants for Indus Motors (PSX: INDU) will remain closed for another 6 days after the company completes its...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 08:34am

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Merit Packaging Limited

Merit Packaging Limited (PSX: MERIT) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980. The principal...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 08:31am

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Provincial cotton output: a deeper look

Earlier this week, BR Research noted that “the 2023-24kharif season might be the first time in history when cotton...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 08:47am

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OGDC in 1QFY24

The profitability of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (PSX: OGDC) slipped by eight percent year-on-year...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 08:44am

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Image Pakistan Limited

Image Pakistan limited (PSX: IMAGE) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1990. The company...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 08:42am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	154.72
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 30	6,071.17
Nasdaq / Jan 30	19,681.75
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 30	44,882.13
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,727.20
France CAC40 / Jan 30	7,941.64
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 30	18,285
Petrol/Litre / Jan 31	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.68
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,793
Diesel/Litre / Jan 31	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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