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Opinion

Navigating through political turmoil, uncertainty

The public at large has spoken, as independents backed by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have emerged...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:26am

Opinion

PBS needs a makeover

Policymaking at all levels of government requires precise, timely and accurate statistics to achieve various targets...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Opinion

Next govt faces an economic tightrope

As the general elections are just around the corner, the economic battleground takes center stage with the...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Opinion

A low growth trap: assessing challenges

Over the past two years, the Pakistani economy has weathered a highly turbulent period. Inflation reached...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am

Opinion

Aviation: the rot deepens

PIA’s financial and operational demise is a known fact, and enough is being discussed in media on its ...

Published 08 Jan, 2024 05:23am

Opinion

Economy: rent-seeking through revolving doors

In Pakistan, the risk reward mechanism on investment is lopsided, and that is one of the reasons for the low...

Updated 03 Jan, 2024 02:58pm

Opinion

Power sector: there’re solutions aplenty but...

The power sector woes are not resolving despite successive and massive increases in the consumer tariffs –...

Published 25 Dec, 2023 05:42am

Opinion

Fertilizer: a subsidy for dealers?

For a very long time, the government has been supplying gas at a subsidized rate to fertilizer companies (mainly to...

Updated 18 Dec, 2023 07:03am

Opinion

PSX rally: don’t read too much into ‘tezi’

The stock market is booming. The KSE100 index posted a return of 60 percent this fiscal year to date, and the rally...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

Discos: the tug-of-war is anything but respectable

The power sector circular debt is growing unabated despite successive increases in power tariffs and much-hyped ...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am

Opinion

Economy on its knees

The initial euphoria of tens of billions of dollars investment by friendly countries is slowly fading away. The...

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 06:34am

Opinion

Country’s higher education needs a revolution

If Pakistan must pick one revolution, that must be in education, which will ultimately lay the foundations for IT ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:09am

Opinion

The slowdown in real economy

Over the past month, it seems that the feel-good factor has returned. The stock market is in a bullish run and the...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 12:16pm

Opinion

Next IMF programme is not going to be easy

The IMF review is ongoing, and it’s likely to sail through, as all the quantitative targets have been met. The...

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 06:06am

Opinion

No more gas circular debt buildup?

Gas price rationalization is a big reform undertaken by the caretaker government in view of the fact that in the ...

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup

Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Gas sector reform: beyond pricing

Finally, pricing reform in the gas sector is in sight. The summary has been moved, and prices are likely to increase...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

Real reforms in sight?

The initial signs of real reforms are in sight. This includes crackdown on smuggling of goods and currencies through...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 09:35am

Opinion

Taming inflation: pushing the boulder uphill

According to a recent survey, inflation and poverty are the biggest issues in Pakistan. No one could have any doubts...

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:16am

Opinion

Worst is yet to come

Inflation and purchasing power erosion pinch is now reflected in volumetric sales’ reduction in products and...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 07:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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