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Opinion

Euphoria must not give way to despair

The nation is in a state of euphoria since it successfully clinched an International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) $3...

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 06:31am

Opinion

‘Charter of economy’ - an exercise in futility

Calls for delineating a ‘charter of economy’ have become a trend in Pakistan. The leaderships of almost all...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Criticality of foreign investment

Apparently, foreign investors are finding it difficult to maintain sustainability of their businesses in Pakistan....

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:56am

Opinion

Country perception and FDI

Country Perception and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are closely interrelated. An investor when deciding to commit...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Opinion

Elusive IMF bailout: the end of the road?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the country’s political situation are the two main issues that are...

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 07:10am

Opinion

IMF versus vote politics

In political science, economic voting is a theoretical perspective which argues that voter behavior is heavily...

Updated 10 Jun, 2023 05:46am

Opinion

A catch-22 situation

Pakistan has got itself fully trapped in a catch-22 situation, which is an impossible predicament where you are...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

Opinion

IMF programme has dead-ended?

The uncertainty surrounding the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is one single factor that has been...

Updated 27 May, 2023 07:11am

Opinion

FY2023-24 Budget

The government is expected to present the budget for the next fiscal year in the first week of June. Budgets in...

Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

Govt on course to wind things up

A politician looks up to the next election while a statesman’s vision extends beyond the welfare of the next two...

Updated 13 May, 2023 06:25am

Opinion

Global crackdown on corruption?

The powerful banking network, real estate market and businesses of the flourishing economies of the west have long...

Updated 06 May, 2023 07:00am

Opinion

Things look grim, but all is not lost

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) and export-oriented industry are stressed as never before. They present a depressing...

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 07:35am

Opinion

Issues multiply on stalled IMF bailout

The stand-off between the federal government and the Supreme Court of Pakistan is not going unnoticed in...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am

Opinion

Shift away from USD picking up the pace

The mighty US dollar that reigned supreme for several decades is witnessing a challenge to its dominance. There is a...

Updated 15 Apr, 2023 07:33am

Opinion

WB: A wake-up call

Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Nero was rightly blamed for ignoring a serious matter, and neglecting his people...

Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

Deep reluctance now profoundly evident

The lenders, commercial banks or bilateral lenders, while processing the loan application assess the borrower’s...

Updated 01 Apr, 2023 07:03am

Opinion

Saudi Arabia: a paradigm shift–II

While Pakistan is embroiled in an economic, political, social and constitutional crisis, the region is undergoing a...

Updated 25 Mar, 2023 06:55am

Opinion

Saudi Arabia: a paradigm shift–I

It was in October 2018 that President Donald Trump is reported to have made a remark highly critical remark about ...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Opinion

Are we allowing CPEC to wither away?

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was launched in 2015 when 51 agreements and Memoranda of Understanding ...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

Moody’s: there’s method in its madness

Moody’s Investors Service early this week downgraded Pakistan’s local and foreign currency issuer and senior...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:10am

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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