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Ali Khizar

Opinion

Kicking the can

An IMF (International Monetary Fund) deal is finally done. This is good news as it has averted the growing concerns...

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:58am

Opinion

The quagmire of local-law domestic debt restructuring

As is widely understood, Pakistan is facing the dual dilemma of foreign debt servicing that has placed her foreign...

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 10:12am

Opinion

One burger combo, please!

Finance minister Ishaq Dar has been regularly claiming two things: One, Pakistan won’t default on its external ...

Updated 12 Jun, 2023 07:08am

Opinion

‘That is Dar’s philosophy of life’?

It’s a typical Dar budget with some populistic flavor. Penalize anyone who makes money legally and wants to grow...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:20am

Opinion

Economy: don’t fear when surgery is imminent

It has once again become crystal clear who really holds the reins of power in the political arena. The only way...

Updated 05 Jun, 2023 11:02am

Opinion

The slow poisoning of economy?

Some of the budget proposals circulating in the media — especially those recommended by the reforms and revenue...

Updated 29 May, 2023 12:15pm

Opinion

GDP estimates: fudging under way?

The economic recession in Pakistan is getting worse. GDP contraction is happening at a much faster pace than was...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

The cost of internet shutdown

During the political drama of last week, one of the many adversities faced by the general public was the banning of...

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

Interest rates: no more room for tightening

Interest rates in Pakistan are almost at historic highs and still the country is running negative real rates on both...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Opinion

Election time-frame announcement only solution

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme is still in limbo. The pending SLA (staff-level agreement) is ...

Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am

Opinion

Does Dar have a role in IMF procrastination?

There is an uncertainty surrounding the provincial elections and the pending IMF (International Monetary Fund)...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

A slide without end: business groups must step in

All stakeholders agree that Pakistan is currently facing the greatest generational crisis in its history. What...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

Stop blaming the IMF!

It has been forty days since the IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) technical talks concluded, but there have...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

Economic impasse is a ticking bomb waiting to go off

Nothing is going right in the country. The sovereign default is inevitable without an IMF (International Monetary...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Opinion

Debt relief for developing countries

Many developing and low-income countries are under debt distress, and a few of which are also facing food crisis as...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

Should the MPC meeting be preponed?

The most concerning and alarming element in the macro numbers is that inflation is growing out of control. Food...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

A great social and political upheaval is coming?

There are two extremely discomforting economic phenomena unfolding simultaneously in Pakistan – one is dangerously...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

Does Pakistan need domestic debt restructuring?

There is growing consensus over the need for debt restructuring within the policymaking community. However, many...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:03am

Opinion

Default: last hour?

Negotiations with the IMF (International Monetary Fund) have entered the final round. The plans and proposals...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Economy: it has only gotten worse

Like ‘Shehbaz speed’, finance minister Ishaq Dar’s bubble has been burst as well. The ‘Dar magic’ was as...

Updated 30 Jan, 2023 07:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jan 22 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.95 ▲ 0.85 (10.49%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 22 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	36.30 ▲ 3.30 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.59 ▲ 1.06 (9.19%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 22 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	34.70 ▲ 2.90 (9.12%)
Paramount Mod / Jan 22 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.70 ▲ 0.70 (8.75%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 22 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24.90 ▲ 1.85 (8.03%)
Elahi Cot. / Jan 22 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	110.60 ▲ 7.60 (7.38%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.11 ▼ -0.89 (-14.83%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.15 ▼ -0.39 (-11.02%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 22 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.28 ▼ -0.78 (-9.68%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 22 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	37.11 ▼ -3.89 (-9.49%)
Supernet Tech. / Jan 22 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	840.50 ▼ -86.41 (-9.32%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340.03 ▼ -29.87 (-8.08%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 22 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	105 ▼ -8.47 (-7.46%)
Mandviwala / Jan 22 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.25 ▼ -1.70 (-7.41%)
Sitara Chemical / Jan 22 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	307.01 ▼ -22.99 (-6.97%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▼ -0.06
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.71
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.05
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 0.40
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▼ -0.05
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.09

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