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DISCOs'recovery losses surge 200 percent in 2018-19

LAHORE: Recovery losses of distribution companies (DISCOs) in Pakistan have risen to 200 percent in 2018-19 ...

Published 06 Oct, 2020 03:00am

Pakistan

QESCO, HESCO increased loadshedding duration in 2019

LAHORE: All distribution companies (DISCOs) except Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) and Hyderabad Electric...

Published 04 Oct, 2020 02:47am

Pakistan

No bidder turns up at auction of RML land

LAHORE: No potential bidder turned up to participate in auction of land measuring 41 kanal, 12 marla, 130 sq. ft,...

Published 30 Sep, 2020 02:42am

Business & Finance

Agri and SME sectors: Islamic banking's real potential still untapped: sources

LAHORE: Islamic banking financing to the agriculture and SME sectors is low in a scenario where the government is...

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Markets

'Biomass power plants produce low-cost electricity'

LAHORE: The cost of electricity from a biomass-to-electricity power plant is less than solar and wind power plants,...

Published 27 Sep, 2020 02:33am

Business & Finance

Adoption of internet banking still below anticipated levels

LAHORE: Regardless of the rise in number of internet banking users, its adoption is still below the anticipated...

Published 24 Sep, 2020 02:47am

Markets

MEPCO outperforms DISCOs in achieving recovery target in 2018-19: Nepra

LAHORE: The Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) remained very close to its recovery target, followed by Gujranwala...

Published 23 Sep, 2020 02:48am

Business & Finance

WHT regime enhances price of goods, services

LAHORE: Overburdening the economy with withholding tax (WHT) regime, being applicable at each joint in the...

Published 22 Sep, 2020 02:39am

Pakistan

Lack of political stability affects power sector reforms: experts

LAHORE: Lack of political stability has been a stumbling block to power sector reforms, said power sector experts....

Published 20 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Markets

DISCOs: 14 percent rise in fatalities in FY2018-19

LAHORE: A dreadful picture has emerged with respect to the number of fatalities during FY2018-19 occurring in all ...

Published 19 Sep, 2020 02:44am

Pakistan

Karachi to be load-shedding-free by 2023: K-Electric plans over $2bn targeted investment: CFO

LAHORE: K-Electric plans targeted investment of more than $2 billion to make 93-94 percent of Karachi free of...

Published 17 Sep, 2020 02:30am

Markets

NEPRA advises DISCOs to follow order of loadshedding

LAHORE: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has advised distribution companies (DISCOs) to...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

Business & Finance

Banks employing variety of tools to collect impulses of cyber attacks: experts

LAHORE: Banks in Pakistan are practicing variety of tools to collect impulses of cyber attacks, said banking sector...

Published 15 Sep, 2020 02:27am

Pakistan

PM's Secretariat takes notice of delay in resolving consumers' complaints by DISCOs

LAHORE: The Prime Minister Secretariat has taken a strong notice for delaying the resolution of consumers' ...

Published 13 Sep, 2020 02:24am

Markets

Federation and provinces: Energy sector suffers coordination gap due to 18th Amendment

LAHORE: The energy sector of Pakistan is suffering coordination gap among federation and provinces due to the 18th...

Published 11 Sep, 2020 02:42am

13 govt properties auctioned

LAHORE: The Privatization Commission carried out the auction for 13 federal government-owned properties and secured...

Updated 10 Sep, 2020 03:39am

Data submitted by DISCOs significantly fudged: Nepra

LAHORE: Data submitted by the distribution companies (DISCOs) to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority...

Updated 10 Sep, 2020 03:33am

Pakistan

'Pakistan's MFN rates better than India's and Bangladesh's

LAHORE: Despite following the policy of protectionism, Pakistan fares well in terms of tariff rates compared to ...

Published 09 Sep, 2020 02:38am

Pakistan

Rising temperature contributes to energy crisis in Pakistan: experts

LAHORE: The rising temperature in Pakistan has contributed its part in energy crisis in recent years and the...

Published 08 Sep, 2020 03:07am

Markets

Punjab govt to opt for solar power

LAHORE: Over 93000 electricity connections with annual bill of Rs 30 billion have propelled the Punjab government to...

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:18am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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