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FE-25 financing indicating imminent currency adjustment?

The currency market looks confused. Over the past twelve months, export financing – both pre- and post-shipment –...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 08:33am

Business & Finance

FD setting dollar value at Rs295: Traders likely to experience additional currency depreciation: PBF

LAHORE: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has warned that the business community is likely to experience additional...

Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am

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OMC volumes: some surge in retail fuels

The oil marketing segment has been hit hard by weaker volumes amid escalating prices, shrinking margins, weaker...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 08:50am

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Investor confidence at its weakest

News on the investment front has been gloomy amid the political and economic crisis; foreign direct investment in ...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 10:12am

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MPS: No good news

The monetary policy meeting is due on Monday (12th June). The market is expecting no change, based on a few surveys...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 07:54am

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E-commerce in Pakistan - where it stands

While not entirely in tandem with the global growth of cross-border commerce, borderless business, and international...

Published 23 May, 2023 08:48am

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Taming the beast

Inflation numbers in Pakistan are sounding like a broken record, outpacing each predecessor month after month. The...

Published 03 May, 2023 08:53am

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Gas politics

The government has finally increased the gas prices across the board. This is in line with the IMF, in order to...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 09:43am

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The fallacy of “relief”

Almost all the governments in Pakistan throughout history– be it a democratic or an authoritative regime—have...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 09:41am

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OGDCL – improved production in FY23?

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (PSX: OGDCL) - the largest oil and gas exploration and production company ...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 08:56am

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Remittances intact – for now

The first two months of FY23 have posted a decline of 3.2 percent year-on-year. After a weakJuly, August 2022 ...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 08:49am

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Telecom Industry: A perfect storm

The Telecom revolution in Pakistan took place in the early 2000s due to the deregulation of the industry. As a...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 08:49am

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Remittances tapering off?

Remittances for April 2022 touched the highest ever monthly level of $3 billion. While remittances have continued to...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 08:28am

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Get ready for lattha-flation?

As a global price spiral tightens its noose around most agricultural commodities – food and cash – cotton has...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:04am

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Fix the HSD subsidy first!

The subsidy on diesel is growing. And so is the consumption (on papers). National sale of high-speed diesel (HSD)...

Published 20 May, 2022 09:48am

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Rising financing needs

Today is a T-Bill auction. The fiscal financing needs are growing, while the avenues to finance are drying. SBP...

Published 18 May, 2022 08:32am

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Indus Motor Company suspends bookings of all Toyota vehicles in Pakistan

Says currency volatility reason behind decision

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:16am

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In the eye of storm!

Amidst ominous political developments in the capital, the monthly inflation reading from PBS seems to have fallen on...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 07:46am

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Autos on auto-pilot

Management at Indus Motors (PSX: INDU), the assembler that sells Toyota vehicles in Pakistan believes that...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 08:07am

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MPS: a contrarian bet?

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged. Global commodity prices are in a super cycle. Fiscal policy is absorbing...

Updated 09 Mar, 2022 10:34am

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Fiscal report card: 1HFY22

The fiscal report card is not bad given the macro situation. The tax revenues growth jacked up due to higher...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 08:26am

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POL in 1HFY22

Pakistan Oilfields Limited (PSX: POL) announced its financial performance for 1HFY22 last week where its earrings...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 08:01am

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Monetary Policy – Bold decision

No change as expected. The markets took forward guidance with a surprise. SBP has shown clear indications of not...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:07am

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CPI: no respite!

The headline inflation clocked at 12.3 percent in Dec 21 –highest since Feb20. It was expected. The CPI index...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 08:06am

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CAD: A tale of two import numbers

The current account deficit (CAD) at $1.9 billion in November surprised many. Hawks may get sidelined. Based on PBS...

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 12:13pm

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Car prices: Carrot failure

Car prices are increasing. Assemblers are facing cost pressures due to currency depreciation, increase in commodity...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 02:07pm

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Allied Bank: steady profits

Allied Bank Limited (ABL) posted another quarter of profitability growth, albeit in low single digit. The yields on...

Published 29 Oct, 2021 07:25am

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Equity market: Where now?

September 2021 was the worst in terms of returns at KSE-100, since the Covid-induced freefall in March 2020. What is...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 07:25am

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Currency diary

The currency is under pressure. After crossing 164, the PKR/USD closed at 163.89 yesterday. This is the lowest level...

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 09:34am

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SHEL – three quarters of recovery!

2020 was a bleak year for companies including the ones in the oil marketing segment. It was no different for Shell...

Published 26 Apr, 2021 07:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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