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Syed Akhtar Ali

Opinion

The FO 'imbroglio'

LNG has become expensive exceeding USD 15.0/mmBtu and price scenario remains uncertain for the coming winter. ...

Published 21 Aug, 2021 04:21am

Opinion

North-South pipeline: some proposals

A new gas transmission pipeline to transmit imported RLNG from Port Qasim to Lahore is under active discussion; it ...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Opinion

A critical appreciation of NEP — II

National Electrical Policy (NEP) has been approved recently by CCI (Council of Common Interest) which is the final...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

Opinion

A critical appreciation of NEP – I

National Electricity Policy (NEP) has been recently approved by CCI (Council of Common Interest). It is a ...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Opinion

Load-shedding adds to summer heat’s intensity

For several days, the whole country suffered a massive breakdown of electricity amidst unprecedented heat crossing ...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Opinion

New IGCEP for power capacity planning

A new IGCEP (Indicated Generation Capacity Expansion Plan) has been submitted by NTDC (National Transmission and...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

Opinion

Circular debt — I: Worse still to come?

Circular debt issue is getting more serious by the day. Worse has yet to come with the installation of new capacity...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

Opinion

District heating and cooling

Except Karachi, Pakistan has extreme cold and hot weather in the respective seasons. With rising standards among...

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Opinion

LNG business: the eclipsed side

LNG contains two forms of energy; one measured in terms of Calorific Value (CV) which is widely recognized. The ...

Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:58am

Opinion

RLNG is no panacea

It is increasingly getting clear that RLNG has issues of irregular pricing and there are other supply chain issues...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

Opinion

LNG terminals

The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) has rejected a request of LNG terminal developers to allocate gas ...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

Power market

NEPRA has recently issued its determination on the applicability of Open Access (OA) charges applicable on OA...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Opinion

Power breakdowns

The whole country witnessed a major blackout on Saturday night, which interrupted daily routines and social and...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Opinion

CTBCM: Will it promote competition?

Competitive wholesale and retail markets are aimed at encouraging power supplies and investments and bring prices...

Published 11 Dec, 2020 03:00am

Opinion

WACOG: A solution? — II

All parties have their own arguments. Other free riders are emerging in the form of market supporters. They argue...

Updated 15 Oct, 2020 04:46am

Markets

WACOG: A solution? — I

Local gas resources are dwindling and gas demand is increasing continuously creating need for expensive imported ...

Published 08 Oct, 2020 02:54am

Opinion

Ending monopolies

Karachi is suffering under double load-shedding-Electricity and Gas. Both companies are blaming each other. Karachi,...

Published 01 Oct, 2020 02:58am

Markets

Pepco's revival

ARTICLE: Pepco (Pakistan Electric Power Company) has been revived under a legal arrangement of being a "Managing...

Published 27 Aug, 2020 02:44am

Markets

Govt-IPPs agreement

ARTICLE: IPP issue has been dangling for a long time now. Negotiations were going on for the last few months after...

Published 20 Aug, 2020 02:57am

Opinion

Solution to Karachi's electricity problem

ARTICLE: In the background of severe load-shedding in Karachi recently, NEPRA has moved finally to take some action...

Published 30 Jul, 2020 02:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,155.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,601.11
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,149.27
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	19,146.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,669.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.43
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 22 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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