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Power tariffs: There is some respite!

The base adjustment in Power Purchase Price (PPP) has been okayed by the regulator, and it is now a matter of days...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 08:50am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz announces Rs10.69 reduction in electricity price for industrial sector

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a massive reduction of Rs10.69 per unit in electricity tariff for...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 08:35pm

Business & Finance

FPCCI demands cut in policy rate, power tariffs

LAHORE: Zaki Aijaz, Regional Chairman and Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

Opinion

Power sector controversy: take-or-pay contracts

Energy prices have increased tremendously which has created controversy and unrest in the country. IPP contracts are...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am

BR Research

WPI – refusing to budge

Such are the times that a 24 percent year-on-year increase in wholesale price index (WPI) is being viewed as a...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 07:30am

Business & Finance

Rising inflation, price hike assailed

KARACHI: Central leader of Businessmen Forum Captain Abdul Rasheed Abro has expressed his concern over the ever...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

BR Research

Wholesale price hike: Far from over

If petroleum does not do it, electricity will. That has been the story of wholesale prices for a while as WPI index...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 08:25am

BR Research

Power tariffs: The rabbit hole

With Nepra’s decision to impose Rs1.25/unit in lieu of periodic adjustment for 3QFY23 to be collected in 1QFY24 ...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 09:25am

Business & Finance

Policy rate hike won’t help tame inflation: expert

KARACHI: Historic jump by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), jacking up key policy rate by 100 basis points to a record...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am

Imran Khan censures govt for ‘massive’ fuel hike

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday strongly criticised...

Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:29am

Editorials

Adherence to IMF deal is an imperative

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while addressing a press conference stated that Pakistan has no other ...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

World

Sri Lanka freezes recruitment in fresh austerity drive

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka began a fresh austerity drive Monday, freezing government recruitment as new taxes and higher...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:20pm

Business & Finance

SPI inflation down 0.09pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended December 29, recorded a decrease ...

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:46am

Nepra allows KE Rs7.43 cut, Discos Re0.19 hike per unit

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed Rs7.43 per unit decrease in...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:49am

BR Research

WPI peaked – CPI maybe not!

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was seen peaking in August 2022, as highlighted in the space earlier. At 32.6 ...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 08:58am

Markets

Electricity price reduced by Rs4.25: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said electricity price had been...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

Pakistan

SC moved against FAC hike

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been approached against the huge Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC) in the electricity...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:09am

May FCA: Rs9.42/unit tariff hike approved for KE

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday approved an increase of Rs 9.42 per unit ...

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:38am

April FCA: Nepra allows KE hike of Rs5.27/unit

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved an increase of Rs 5.27 per unit in...

Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:51am

Pandemonium in Senate as opposition protests hike in fuel prices

ISLAMABAD: The opposition lambasted the government in the Senate on Friday for increasing fuel prices up to Rs60 in...

Updated 04 Jun, 2022 10:01am

EEC mulling over plan: People in upper income basket may share subsidy burden

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to impose one-time tax on 5 percent people in the upper income basket to finance...

Updated 01 Mar, 2022 09:56am

BR Research

Power tariff hike

Electricity tariffs for the domestic consumers are going dearer by more than what was earlier suggested. The ...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 07:25am

Discos' domestic consumers, KE: Base tariff for over 300 units' consumption raised

Decision, applicable from November 1, issued just days before the expected formal announcement of agreement between govt and IMF

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 10:33am

Nepra notifies Rs1.65 per unit QTA

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has notified Quarterly Tariff Adjustment (QTA) of Rs...

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 09:48am

Off-peak hours: PD moving proposal on seasonal energy pricing

Hammad Azhar says proposal is aimed at encouraging power consumption during off-peak hours

Updated 04 Sep, 2021 09:23am

Export-oriented sectors: ECC approves continuation of gas, power subsidy

Move aimed at reducing cost of manufacturing and supporting the momentum of growth in exports

Updated 17 Aug, 2021 09:48am

BR Research

Delayed adjustments come with a cost

The energy minister stamped the verdict the other day, what was becoming increasingly evident from the ...

Published 25 May, 2021 07:25am

BR Research

Power tariff: Quarterly adjustment

The power regulator has allowed Rs0.9 per unit on account of first and second quarterly tariff adjustment for FY21....

Published 19 May, 2021 07:25am

Pakistan

Electricity price further increased: PPP slams govt for ‘storm of inflation’ due to IMF strict conditions

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said that strict conditions were set by the International Monetary Fund ...

Updated 09 May, 2021 10:31am

BR Research

Power generation goes up - just

The needle finally seems to be moving on the electricity consumption front. Before going all jubilant, mind you, ...

Published 07 May, 2021 07:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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