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Opinion

Floods ‘mimic 2010’?

Tragically, the country is witnessing another super flood within a span of twelve years. The impact assessment is...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:44am

Opinion

Austerity is the only option?

The illusion of economic recovery has already started unraveling. The prime indicators of economic sentiments in the...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

Opinion

An illusion of recovery?

A sense of economic recovery is being created which in fact may be artificial. Many within the PDM (Pakistan...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Opinion

Emerging economies: now is the time for unity

Pakistan’s economy is geared to move towards a low-level equilibrium. The fear of defaults, which was mostly...

Published 08 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Opinion

The buck must stop with petroleum division

The country is facing a severe balance of payment crisis. With drying external sources to reroll maturing debt, it ...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 06:51am

Opinion

Silver lining in sight?

The political drama continues. Arguments and moral positions switch in matter of days for politicians and media...

Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am

Opinion

Wanted: political stability

A long-awaited IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is finally done with. However, anxiety — especially in currency and...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

Opinion

The return of ‘Daronomics’?

The budget passed by the incumbent government has a strong implicit stamp of Pakistan Muslim League-N’s ...

Updated 04 Jul, 2022 03:52pm

Opinion

A directionless budget

The budget is built on expectations and assumptions (prayers) of global commodities to move out of the super cycle ...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Opinion

Budget: initial impression

Initial impression suggests that the budget is a mix of austerity and election year spending. The thought process...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am

Opinion

Fuel price hike and role of media

Benjamin Disraeli had put it aptly: “lies, damned lies, and statistics”. Media is using ‘statistics’ to...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am

Opinion

Have circumstances boxed PML-N in?

Economic conditions will remain tight for the next year. With shaving off energy subsidies, pain will be felt by...

Published 30 May, 2022 05:53am

Opinion

Govt still clueless

There is total confusion and indecisiveness. When the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was formed the government,...

Updated 23 May, 2022 09:50am

Opinion

The political battlefield

Last week, crucial economic and political decisions took place in London. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ...

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Opinion

Time is running out

Pakistan is entering a near impossible situation. The country has probably never seen such weak political and...

Updated 09 May, 2022 07:44pm

Opinion

A weak govt?

The new Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government has taken charge on a weak footing. It is a coalition of...

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

Opinion

Economy: sanity must prevail

Times are tough. The fiscal deficit is slipping, and the circular debt is growing due to growing energy prices...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am

Opinion

Shehbaz ‘speed’ struggling?

The newly-formed government did not swallow the bitter pill of increasing petroleum prices. The political pressure...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 05:30am

Opinion

An uphill battle

Last week was a roller coaster. The spillover of political uncertainties was felt severely on economic front. ...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am

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

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)	604.50 ▼ -55.03 (-8.34%)
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 ▲ 0.12
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	77,374,817 ▲ 2.35
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	75,059,158 ▼ -0.04
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.05
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 2.73
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.13
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 0.88
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.11
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,529,072 ▼ -0.41

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