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Much ado about nothing?

Banks are under scrutiny for making so called exuberant profits on foreign exchange earnings. Some of have made more...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 09:01am

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Oil price: Bears or bulls?

The Brent crude oil is headed towards fourth straight month of decline, unless signals from Russia, the Opec...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 08:59am

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Century Paper and Board Mills Limited

Century Paper and Board Mills Limited (PSX: CEPB) was set up as a public limited company in 1984under the repealed...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 08:58am

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Palm oil: Ill-timed imports?

Pakistan imported $417 million worth of palm oil in August 2022 – easily the highest ever. The imported unit cost...

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 09:25pm

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Apathy or fatigue?

Development partners and champions of climate change need to do more. Three weeks since the launch of the UN’s...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 10:26am

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PPL in FY22

Oil and gas production in the country has been under pressure for quite some time now and the oil and gas ...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 10:17am

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Ittehad Chemicals Limited

Ittehad Chemicals Limited (PSX: ICL) was set up in 1962 by the name of United Chemicals. It started production two...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 10:11am

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Solar net metering paradox?

At the macro level this government is trying to promote solar power generation by planning to install 10,000MW –...

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 09:53am

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Beware of foolish friends!

Pakistan’s well-meaning Nostradamus’s in the opinion-making community may be its worst enemy! Like the boy who...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 07:59am

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Auto loans in a sinkhole

Having had a spectacular two-year run where auto loans hit their historic peaks as demand for vehicles surged, new...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 07:57am

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Bannu Woollen Mills Limited

Bannu Woollen Mills Limited (PSX: BNWM) was set up in 1960 as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1913...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 07:55am

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Power generation: Tanking fast

Third month running, Pakistan’s power generation went down year-on-year. This is a first such incidence since ...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 08:36am

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Regional vibes

This year the leadership of the SCO countries met in the historic Samarkand city of Uzbekistan, at a time when the...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 08:34am

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Auto: Flailing volumes

FY22 is not panning out very well for the automotive industry. This was anticipated early on as overall inflation,...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 08:31am

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Interview with Syed Atif Hassan - CEO, Ordercall

‘Retailers lie at the core of every solution we offer’ Syed Atif Hassan is an e-commerce growth professional...

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 01:52pm

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Captive power: enough blackmail!

The cost of electricity is increasing to exuberant levels. It is increasingly becoming unaffordable for household ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 08:31am

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Wither PSDP?

Amid tight fiscal space and political instability in the country, the prospects for higher spending under the ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 08:29am

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National Foods in FY22

National Foods Limited (PSX: NAFT) announced its financial performance for FY22 recently where the company’s core...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 08:27am

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Baluchistan Wheels Limited

Baluchistan Wheels Limited (PSX: BWHL) was established in 1980 with technical collaboration of GKN Sankey Limited,...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 08:25am

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Self-reflection before financial assistance?

Earlier this week, an early impact assessment study by FinMin placed economic loss from floods between $15 to $20...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 08:42am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 31	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 31	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 31	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 31	5,881.63
India Sensex / Dec 31	78,139.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 31	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 31	19,310.79
Hang Seng / Dec 31	20,059.95
FTSE 100 / Dec 31	8,173.02
Dow Jones / Dec 31	42,544.22
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 31	19,909.14

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 31	71.76
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 31	17,800
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 31	2,638.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 31	68.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jan 1 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.90 ▲ 1.00 (34.48%)
Escorts Bank / Jan 1 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.05 ▲ 1.00 (19.80%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jan 1 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	8.47 ▲ 1.00 (13.39%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 1 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.53 ▲ 0.33 (10.31%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 1 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	30.53 ▲ 2.78 (10.02%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	72 ▲ 6.55 (10.01%)
Big Bird Foods / Jan 1 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	62.70 ▲ 5.70 (10.00%)
Crescent Steel / Jan 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	115.51 ▲ 10.50 (10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	1,006.17 ▲ 91.47 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dadex Eternit / Jan 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	63.47 ▼ -7.05 (-10.00%)
Frontier Ceram / Jan 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	38.62 ▼ -4.29 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 1 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	183.43 ▼ -20.38 (-10.00%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jan 1 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	383.24 ▼ -42.58 (-10.00%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.76 ▼ -1.19 (-9.96%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	78.55 ▼ -8.67 (-9.94%)
East West Ins. / Jan 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	51.60 ▼ -5.69 (-9.93%)
Nimir Resins / Jan 1 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	27.80 ▼ -2.99 (-9.71%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 1 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38 ▼ -3.45 (-8.32%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,352,120 ▼ -0.21
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 1 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	66,219,268 ▼ -0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,770,728 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	63,821,141 ▲ 0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Jan 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	62,440,252 ▼ -0.12
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	55,744,730 ▲ 0.27
Pak Refinery / Jan 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,109,115 ▼ -1.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,203,440 ▼ -0.05
Telecard Limited / Jan 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	34,631,623 ▲ 0.06

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