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Ali Khizar

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

Opinion

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

Opinion

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 1	149.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 1	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 1	1.29
Euro to USD / Apr 1	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
India Sensex / Apr 1	77,103.74
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 1	35,624.48
Hang Seng / Apr 1	23,206.84
FTSE 100 / Apr 1	8,653.57
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 1	22,445.60
France CAC40 / Apr 1	7,860.39

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 1	71.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 1	3,158.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 1	66.88
Petrol/Litre / Apr 2	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 2	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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