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Opinion

Economy: ‘begging’ for attention

The worst possible time for political chaos is when economic conditions are deteriorating, and the singular focus...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

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No road to stability?

The political drama is reaching its climax. Multiple scenarios are possible; but perhaps none leads to a stable ...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:39am

Opinion

The costs of inaction

The political temperature is heating up. In the quest for survival, the tough economic decisions are kept on the...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:01am

Opinion

Desperate times

Just as a glimmer of hope appeared of life getting back to normalcy after economic shock of pandemic, the war ...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

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Choosing reforms over politics

Talks and efforts to oust the government by the opposition forces are heating up. Option of vote of no- confidence ...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 06:44am

Opinion

WACOG: about time!

WACOG (weighted average cost of gas) bill has been passed by the Senate. This is a landmark achievement, which would...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am

Opinion

Ministerial appraisals: teething problems?

Last week, the federal government did a performance review of its ministries and ranked the top performers. One may...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am

Opinion

Do not flirt with petroleum prices

The international oil prices are hovering their seven year high, and the current government in Pakistan is entering...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

Opinion

Think beyond ‘mafias’

Last week, Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) initiated an inquiry into suspected collusion by commercial ...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 05:28am

Opinion

Sehat Sahulat: tame down the ambition

Sehat Sahulat Programme - SSP (or Qaumi Sehat Card) is one of the flagship initiatives in the health space by the ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Opinion

APTMA vs MoE: cutting thru the noise

The rift between the textile industry (particularly APTMA – All Pakistan Textile Mills Association) and government...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

Opinion

Export refinance: enough party!

Textile industry has been the greatest beneficiary of government’s concessions and subsidies throughout most of...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 07:05am

Opinion

‘Mini-budget’ Consistently inconsistent

The cat is finally out of the bag. The money bill (infamous mini-budget) and SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) amendment...

Updated 02 Jan, 2022 05:35am

Opinion

MoE’s love affair with furnace oil

Gas and furnace oil (FO) crisis is becoming a norm in Pakistan in winters. To some extent, failure to procure...

Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Opinion

Gas: Is APTMA spinning tears?

The tussle between the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and Ministry of Energy (MoE) is turning into a...

Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am

Opinion

Toward a sustainable growth model

Pakistan goods imports have averaged at $6.5 billion for the past six months. That is creating a headache for the...

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

Opinion

Import compression: déjà vu?

The goods imports bill in November 2021 at $7.85 billion has surpassed the wildest imaginations of analysts. ...

Published 05 Dec, 2021 04:26am

Opinion

Panic over forex reserves?

There is a sense of panic at the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) and MoF (Ministry of Finance) over curtailing growing...

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 06:19am

Opinion

The MPS surprise

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has made a surprise and aggressive move by increasing the policy rate by 150bps (basis...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

Opinion

High inflation: no room for excuses

High inflation is a harsh reality today in Pakistan that needs to be acknowledged. It's hurting the lower and middle...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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