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Daily wagers having it rough

When the going gets tough, it gets tougher for some. The labor wages, primarily engaged in construction sector, as...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:37am

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Tough time for telcos?

What could be the next worse thing for Pakistanis already smarting several hours of load-shedding on a daily basis?...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:33am

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Oil prices: volatility dominates

Global crude oil demand bounced back from the pandemic, which meant increase in crude oilproduction in 2021. While...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:31am

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D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited

D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited (PSX: DGKC) was established in 1978 and is publicly listed on the stock exchange....

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:29am

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Default averted, not out of woods yet

Things are slowly moving towards stabilization.The long pending IMF reviews are inching towards completion. Seeing...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 09:40am

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West betting on infrastructure development?

After observing China’s infrastructure diplomacy under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from the sidelines for...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 09:33am

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The power struggle

Pakistan is currently undergoing the worst power shortage in a decade, if not more. The shortfall earlier this week,...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 09:31am

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Pakistan Refinery Limited

Pakistan Refinery Limited (PSX:PRL) is a hydro skimming refinery designed to process imported and local crude oil,...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 09:28am

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Fertilizer spending at record high

The Rabi crop season this year was by far the most expensive for farmers in terms of fertilizer application – as...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:43am

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Cash crops: identifying winners & losers

Last week, an analysis of growth in major crops productivity over last six decades was published in this section,...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:41am

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Cement prices: No peak in sight

Back breaking construction costs are only worsening (read: “Construction costs: Breaking back!”, Apr 5, 2022)....

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:39am

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Crescent Steel and Allied Products Limited

Crescent Steel and Allied Products Limited (PSX: CSAP) was established in 1983 as a public limited company under the...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:35am

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Searching for green shoots

The speed (if not the accuracy) with which those ‘economic bombs’ (in media-speak) are being dropped these days...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 09:36am

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Cotton forecast: this again?

Pakistan’s cotton imports are on the rise again.After importing just 3.1 million bales (of 170kg) during first ...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 09:35am

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Auto financing fades!

Car buyers are seemingly no longer knocking on bank doors for auto loans given the upward trajectory of interest...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 09:25am

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Interview with Shoaib Javed Hussain, CEO & Chairman, State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan

‘Our focus is growth driven by products, digital innovation, and policyholders’ convenience’ Shoaib Javed...

Updated 27 Jun, 2022 03:02pm

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E-commerce: slowing down?

After posting strong growth at of the end of last year, the e-commerce sector is presenting a mixed picture as of...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 09:03am

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Palm oil respite

The Indonesian ban on palm oil exports thankfully proved short-lived, as the government had to cave into the...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 09:02am

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10 million!

It had to be said. This space has questioned many times over the past two or so years since the launch of the grand...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 08:59am

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Oil and Gas Development Company Limited

The country’s largest E&P company - Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (PSX: OGDCL) with operations...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 08:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 7	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 7	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 7	157.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 7	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 7	1.26
Euro to USD / Jan 7	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 6	5,975.38
Nasdaq / Jan 6	19,864.98
Dow Jones / Jan 6	42,706.56
India Sensex / Jan 7	78,237.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 7	40,083.30
Hang Seng / Jan 7	19,402.37
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,213.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,154.11

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	234,225
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 7	73.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 7	2,639.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 7	68.94
Petrol/Litre / Jan 8	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 7 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.30 ▲ 0.99 (13.54%)
Paramount Mod / Jan 7 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	9.27 ▲ 1.00 (12.09%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 7 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	16.56 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 7 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	55.30 ▲ 5.03 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	32.43 ▲ 2.95 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 7 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 7 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.55 ▲ 1.05 (10.00%)
Engro Holdings Ltd / Jan 7 Engro Holdings Limited(ENGROH)	261.71 ▲ 23.79 (10.00%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 7 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	62.03 ▲ 5.64 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 7 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.12 ▼ -0.84 (-12.07%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 7 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.17 ▼ -1.80 (-10.02%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 7 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	92.70 ▼ -10.30 (-10.00%)
Hallmark Co. / Jan 7 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	852.52 ▼ -94.70 (-10.00%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 7 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	53.55 ▼ -5.95 (-10.00%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jan 7 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	147.86 ▼ -16.43 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 7 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	198.37 ▼ -22.04 (-10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	22.68 ▼ -2.52 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 7 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	173.76 ▼ -19.31 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,169,417 ▼ -0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	80,416,802 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,302,289 ▼ -0.26
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,667,652 ▲ 0.11
Fast Cables / Jan 7 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	41,206,673 ▼ -1.25
Pak Refinery / Jan 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,279,026 ▼ -2.31
Sui South Gas / Jan 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,264,882 ▼ -1.00
Pak Elektron / Jan 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,582,564 ▲ 0.47
Symmetry Group / Jan 7 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	28,673,030 ▼ -0.42

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