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Opening up RLNG imports

When the government increases its footprint in areas better left to the private sector, problems arise. The power sector

Updated 08 Mar, 2019 06:13am

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Petroleum sales returning to normality

Though there were no imports, a surge was seen in furnace oil sales last month (January 2019) amid increased consumption

Published 06 Mar, 2019 06:20am

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Catching up just in time?

The phase-out plan of furnace oil stands as a big challenge for the downstream oil and gas refining sector that has been

Published 05 Mar, 2019 06:02am

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PPL sturdy in 1HFY19

Pakistan Petroleum Limited is the last listed E&P Company that announced its financial performance for 1HFY19 last w

Published 04 Mar, 2019 05:24am

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MARI – growth momentum continues

Like the rest of the E&P players, Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MARI) enjoyed currency depreciation and highe

Published 01 Mar, 2019 05:58am

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OGDC earnings — Currency depreciation and oil prices

The Oil and Gas Development Company‘s (PSX: OGDCL) revenues grew by 32 percent year-on-year in 1HFY19, but the increase

Updated 27 Feb, 2019 07:15am

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PSO’s dismal performance

Pakistan State Oil (PSX: PSO) announced its financial result for 1HFY19 yesterday, depicting a slide of around 50 percen

Published 19 Feb, 2019 04:53am

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Provincial petroleum consumption

Up until FY17, petroleum consumption in the country was up and growing; oil sales by the oil marketing companies showed

Published 18 Feb, 2019 06:07am

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Gas crisis in Sindh

A gas crisis in Punjab in winters doesn’t sound unfamiliar; a gas crisis in Sindh and parts of Balochistan does, especia

Updated 12 Feb, 2019 07:58am

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Goodbye volumetric growth

2019 began on a weaker note for the petroleum products as the volumetric sales continued their slow pace. Overall petrol

Published 08 Feb, 2019 06:24am

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PRL – receding earnings

Pakistan Refinery Limited’s (PSX: PRL) announced its seriously bruised financial performance for the first six months of

Published 07 Feb, 2019 06:51am

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APL – gaining market share

It hasn’t been a smooth ride for the oil marketing companies in 1HFY19. Petroleum product volumes are on a down cycle, a

Published 28 Jan, 2019 06:16am

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Luck’s on POL’s side

Pakistan Oilfields Limited (PSX: POL) came through as the only company of the Attock group, celebrating the 1HFY19 finan

Published 24 Jan, 2019 07:07am

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Attock’s refineries bleeding

Attock’s refineries posted 1HFY19 financial performance recently, which has been disappointing. Attock Refinery Limited

Published 23 Jan, 2019 06:50am

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“Oil’s well” that ends well

Any chance of foreign investment in the country is a blessing when the external sector woes continue to mount – and that

Published 17 Jan, 2019 06:37am

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Economy or environment?

With increasing reliance on coal, Pakistan finds itself stuck in what has been decades long debate: the tradeoff between

Published 10 Jan, 2019 06:16am

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The petroleum tax question

There are talks of another mini budget somewhere later this month. A lot of it is to do with the FBR lagging behind the

Updated 07 Jan, 2019 06:44am

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Gas load-shedding inevitable

The energy crisis in Pakistan remains far from over. Even during winters when power demand is relatively lower, outages

Published 03 Jan, 2019 06:17am

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Oil prices – what does 2019 offer?

2018 was a rollercoaster ride for crude oil prices. The oil market reportedly experienced its worst annual loss since 20

Published 02 Jan, 2019 05:10am

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Gas pricing: Hedging the way out

Lady luck seems to be siding with Naya Pakistan as oil prices have come down to $50 per barrel, and the twin deficit wor

Published 27 Dec, 2018 06:39am

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FO saga: the beginning of the domino effect?

Shifting away from furnace oil has been a good decision, but its execution has been anything but satisfactory. The probl

Published 14 Dec, 2018 07:13am

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Oil sales on a down cycle

Petroleum product sales by the oil marketing companies have fallen by 32 percent year-on-year in November 2018, and the

Published 06 Dec, 2018 05:52am

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Oil starting to correct

The markets are so desperate for deals – that they took two half baked, tentative, unofficial sidelines talks for deals,

Published 06 Dec, 2018 05:49am

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LNG pricing in limelight once again

LNG in Pakistan has gotten a lot of flak for higher pricing, and for the kind of contracts inked with the exporters. Whi

Published 29 Nov, 2018 05:35am

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Crude oil: keep it pumping

The oil market is arguably the most capricious market in the world where the market forces are not the only driving forc

Published 23 Nov, 2018 05:53am

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Managing manganese

After being under immense criticism for lower quality, the petroleum sector was able to upgrade petrol to a higher octan

Published 14 Nov, 2018 06:30am

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Tax loss on petroleum

The FBR’s tax collection has reportedly fallen short by Rs100 billion from the target in the first four months of FY19.

Published 12 Nov, 2018 06:22am

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No end to furnace oil love affair

Pakistan imported 146K tons of furnace oil (FO) last month, while the FO consumption is declining and the CPPA forecaste

Published 09 Nov, 2018 06:07am

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PPL in 1QFY19

Being responsible for 22 percent of the country’s gas production, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) has been aggress

Published 01 Nov, 2018 06:17am

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PSO remains afloat

Pakistan State Oil (PSX: PSO) announced its first financial result for FY19, showing a 17 percent year-on-year decline i

Updated 30 Oct, 2018 06:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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