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Opinion

IMF – No half measures

Last week it appeared that the economic reality is finally sinking into the government high-ups. The statement of...

Updated 23 Jan, 2023 08:22am

Opinion

Stinking political quagmire

The topmost immediate requirements to take the economy out of the tailspin are political clarity and certainty,...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:51am

Opinion

PTI needs to introspect about its own motives

PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) may be ready for the elections but the real question is whether the party is ready ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

To many it sounds like PDM wants to have its cake and eat it

The plot thickens. With SBP’s (State Bank of Pakistan’s) forex reserves expected to fall below $5 billion in a...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

Opinion

Economic pain: an illusion of choice

Pakistan is facing an illusion of false choices in managing its ongoing economic crisis. It can either return to the...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

‘Charter of economy’: need of the hour?

There is a growing urge from the ruling party to bring a ‘charter of economy’ – Dar in particular is pushing...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:00am

Opinion

Economy: this madness must end

As of last week, forex reserves held with the central bank declined to $6.7 billion. The International Monetary Fund...

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:44am

Opinion

Is default in prospect?

The economy is closing in external payment ‘implied default’ situation. This means that with SBP’s (State Bank of...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:13am

Opinion

There’s a need for belt-tightening measures

To market participants’ surprise, SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has increased the policy rate by one percent (100...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:18am

Opinion

An economic slide

Ever since the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) came to power, the good governance myth of the top team of senior...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 06:27am

Opinion

Real austerity: need of the hour

The policy of controlled imports is working as monthly import bill is down to $5 billion (on average) over the last...

Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:49am

Opinion

Debt rescheduling challenge

The country is going through a very difficult balance of payment (BoP) situation. The core of the problem is growing...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:23am

Opinion

Has Ishaq Dar lost his magic?

Statesmanship demands maintaining a delicate balance between economy and politics. Unfortunately, the scales world...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Opinion

Gas shortages: Tough winters ahead

Winters are coming. And a massive gas crisis is in the making. The demand for domestic sector is growing unabated ...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Dar’s contentious dynamism

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s words and actions since his return last week have reminded many of PTI (Pakistan...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Opinion

Dar should tread carefully

PML-N’s (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s) finance czar and rupee-stabiliser, Ishaq Dar, is back in the saddle....

Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:16am

Opinion

PDM ‘collapsing’ like a house of cards?

Several major developments took place last week. Pakistan’s political leadership, including PM Shehbaz Sharif, was...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 06:07am

Opinion

Snap elections can help arrest economic slide

The economy is dangerously slowing down. At this point, the effects of administrative measures to apply brakes on ...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

Opinion

Big businesses must rise to the occasion

Pakistan has two primary and permanent bases of power, no matter which political party may control the reigns. Power...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Opinion

Solar power – tread with care

The government is planning in haste to install 10,000 MW solar energy projects. The premise presented is to lower ...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 22	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 22	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 22	155.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 22	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
India Sensex / Jan 22	76,197.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	39,646.25
Hang Seng / Jan 22	19,778.77
FTSE 100 / Jan 22	8,579.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 22	21,258.81

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 22	75.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 22	2,751.94
Diesel/Litre / Jan 22	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Apna Microfin. / Jan 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.49 ▲ 0.96 (10.07%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24.29 ▲ 2.21 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	15.51 ▲ 1.41 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
Fecto Cement / Jan 22 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	116.40 ▲ 10.58 (10.00%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 22 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86.43 ▲ 7.86 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)
Flying Cement / Jan 22 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	27.54 ▲ 2.50 (9.98%)

Stock	Price
Nagina Cot. / Jan 22 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	49.95 ▼ -5.55 (-10.00%)
TPL Life Insur. / Jan 22 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	51 ▼ -5.50 (-9.73%)
Masood Textile / Jan 22 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.05 ▼ -5.27 (-9.70%)
Dewan Textile / Jan 22 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	7.30 ▼ -0.76 (-9.43%)
Mari Energies / Jan 22 Mari Energies Limited(MARI)	603 ▼ -56.53 (-8.57%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 22 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	110 ▼ -10.00 (-8.33%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 22 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	20.80 ▼ -1.84 (-8.13%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340.03 ▼ -29.87 (-8.08%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	56.98 ▼ -4.92 (-7.95%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.14
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	77,475,468 ▲ 2.40
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	75,298,398 ▼ -0.05
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.04
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 2.61
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.23
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 0.85
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.11
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,571,972 ▼ -0.36

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