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Ali Khizar

Markets

Diplomacy: economy first

Last week, the PM decided to constitute an 'Economic Outreach Apex Committee' headed by Dr Moeed Yousaf. This could...

Updated 27 Sep, 2020 02:56am

Markets

Goodbye to easing

Policy rate remains unchanged. Between the lines, SBP has communicated that the easing cycle is over. Earlier, signs...

Updated 22 Sep, 2020 03:12am

Opinion

Car disruption in second gear

Pakistani car industry is going through a disruptive phase. The Automotive Development Policy (ADP) 2016-21 is...

Published 20 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Opinion

GDP rebasing: fix PBS first

ARTICLE: Key macroeconomic ratios - debt, fiscal and current account are measured in terms of nominal GDP and feed...

Updated 13 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Markets

Two Years of PTI-Led Government: Feelgood factor

ARTICLE: PTI government's first year was all about bringing the struggling economy out of the woods. The initial...

Published 08 Sep, 2020 03:07am

Markets

Free the energy market

ARTICLE: Development of a competitive energy market is imperative to solve the circular debt puzzle and to bring ...

Published 06 Sep, 2020 02:18am

Opinion

For the love of Karachi

ARTICLE: Karachi is prestigiously part of the world top 10-12 cities club, in terms of population. In terms of...

Updated 30 Aug, 2020 05:21pm

Opinion

Defusing the pension bomb

ARTICLE: Tick tock tick. That is the sound that the consolidated budget position of any growing expenditure element...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:11am

Opinion

Energy tariffs: increase the denominator

ARTICLE: Last week, an MoU was signed between the government and 2002 policy IPPs to reduce the latter's guaranteed...

Published 16 Aug, 2020 02:18am

Markets

Foreign policy and economic imperatives

ARTICLE: Last week, there was uproar in the market on foreign exchange flowing in and out from friendly countries....

Published 09 Aug, 2020 03:00am

Opinion

Tapping the digital banking potential

ARTICLE: Based on extrapolation from a 2005 SMEDA survey, and using commercial and industrial electricity ...

Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am

Markets

Early signs of recovery

ARTICLE: Many economists and analysts have claimed gloom and doom in the aftermath of Covid-19 and exchange rate...

Published 19 Jul, 2020 02:41am

Opinion

Housing thrust - the long mile

Construction of 100,000 five marla (125 sq. yard) houses in one year can create 200,000 direct jobs for masons, carpenters, and plumbers, etc.

Updated 12 Jul, 2020 12:08pm

Opinion

CAA: stay home, stay safe?

PIA's journey from 'great people to fly with' to 'sadly no one wishes to fly with', is a five-decade story....

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 05:19pm

Markets

A week of ill-timed decisions

ARTICLE: Last week was eventful. On Wednesday, long-term bond (PIBs) yields went up in regular auction. The very ...

Published 28 Jun, 2020 02:59am

Markets

SBP must take a pause

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is now becoming predicable in its surprises. Right after the announcement of IMF ...

Published 26 Jun, 2020 03:34am

Opinion

Petrol saga - the domino effect

Energy economics is complex; any mismanagement could create a crisis. Recent petrol shortage is...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 09:18am

Opinion

All is not well beyond budget numbers

ARTICLE: The budget was a non-event. It was presented as a yearly routine. In the last decade or so, budget-making...

Published 14 Jun, 2020 03:09am

Opinion

Between the IMF and Covid-19

By Ali Khizar, Head of Research at Business Recorder.

Updated 13 Jun, 2020 11:59am

Opinion

No time for a raise

ARTICLE: It is a tough budget to make this year. The FBR revenues have been stagnant for the last two years. Debt...

Updated 07 Jun, 2020 08:33pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 30	278.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 30	278.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 30	154.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 30	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 29	6,039.31
Nasdaq / Jan 29	19,632.32
Hang Seng / Jan 29	20,225.11
Dow Jones / Jan 29	44,713.52
India Sensex / Jan 30	76,776.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 30	39,467.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 30	8,567.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 30	21,655.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 29	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 29	247,513
Petrol/Litre / Jan 30	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 30	72.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 30	2,759.76
Diesel/Litre / Jan 30	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd / Jan 30 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	9.26 ▲ 1 (12.11%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.52 ▲ 0.23 (10.04%)
Redco Textile / Jan 30 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Sana Ind / Jan 30 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.29 ▲ 1.3 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	17.48 ▲ 1.59 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jan 30 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	59.90 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Jan 30 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	873.29 ▲ 79.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 30 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.91 ▼ -0.97 (-12.31%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 30 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.21 ▼ -0.68 (-11.54%)
National Silk / Jan 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	45.35 ▼ -5.04 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 30 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	55.40 ▼ -6.15 (-9.99%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 30 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32 ▼ -3.13 (-8.91%)
Hussain Industries / Jan 30 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.41 ▼ -2.45 (-8.49%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jan 30 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.60 ▼ -1.14 (-7.73%)
JS Investments / Jan 30 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	21.02 ▼ -1.74 (-7.64%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.13 ▼ -0.67 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jan 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,078,930 ▲ 2.48
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 30 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,126,010 ▲ 1.16
Bank Makramah / Jan 30 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,438,642 ▲ 0.23
Cnergyico PK / Jan 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,197,761 ▲ 0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,670,310 ▲ 0.13
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 30 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	25,413,292 ▲ 2.73
Dewan Motors / Jan 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	24,726,221 ▼ -1.63
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,794,723 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,308,955 ▲ 0.1

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