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Costly bans

What does a biscuit advertisement have in common with a mobile game? Based on the government’s recent bans on each...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 03:15pm

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Recovering Business Confidence: A Potential Boon?

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 03:01pm

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Petroleum Levy: Overachieved in 1Q

Lady luck has not exactly been a frequent visitor to the current Islamabad administration, but petroleum prices make...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 08:10am

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Cement exports rebound

Maintaining an optimum sales mix and diversifying markets globally is crucial for cement businesses. Being ...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 08:09am

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MARI - a good start to FY21

Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MARI) has started off FY21 on a high note. The exploration and production...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 08:08am

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On Telecom FDI

In an arguably tough year for foreign investment, can telco’s help? Just last fiscal, the operators had provided...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 08:08am

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Ferozsons Laboratories Limited

Ferozsons Laboratories Limited (PSX: FEROZ) was established in 1956, being one of the first pharmaceutical...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 07:25am

Markets

THE RUPEE: Appreciates against USD

KARACHI: On Monday, on market close, PKR gained value against USD in both interbank and open markets. It also went ...

Published 20 Oct, 2020 02:42am

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Rent-seeking political alliances

Markets dominated by a few, large firms can often be prone to manipulation. Add to it political influence that those...

Published 19 Oct, 2020 01:40pm

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Fighting for scraps

Six of the world’s most famous and largest cruise ships are at a Turkish beach town along the Aegean Sea, at the...

Published 19 Oct, 2020 01:30pm

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External trade: Agriculture is the weakest link

Trade deficit has worsened in September both on monthly (40%) and yearly basis (22%). The reason is not merely that...

Published 19 Oct, 2020 08:04am

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Wheat import: timing matters

A ten times increase in import volume in a month. Surely, Pakistan’s wheat imports are now in full gear, as the...

Published 19 Oct, 2020 08:03am

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E-commerce during pandemic

Continuing with the assessment of how digital payments fared during the quarter of lockdowns associated with the...

Published 19 Oct, 2020 08:02am

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HBL profits continue to rise

HBL is the market leader by some distance. And it continues to post impressive numbers quarter after quarter. The...

Published 19 Oct, 2020 08:01am

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Interview with Shazil Mehkri – CEO Sastaticket.pk

International travel at approximately 30 percent of pre-Covid levels Shazil Mehkri is the CEO of Sastaticket.pk. In...

Published 19 Oct, 2020 07:25am

Markets

THE RUPEE: Gains extend

KARACHI: On Friday, on market close, PKR again showed gain in value against USD in both interbank and open markets....

Published 17 Oct, 2020 03:08am

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Beyond Real Interest Rates

Inflation in Pakistan is mostly cost-push, rather than demand-pull.
Demand-pull inflation would largely materialize if private credit growth were to be stimulated through monetary expansion.

Published 16 Oct, 2020 07:44pm

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Bond auctions: Build long term market first

The cat and mouse game between the treasury offices of Q blocks and big banks continues. In a PIB auction earlier...

Published 16 Oct, 2020 07:52am

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LNG for transport: Welcome move

In a first, there will be no CNG for the entire winters this season in Sindh. In doing so, Sindh joins the elder...

Published 16 Oct, 2020 07:51am

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E-banking during pandemic

With the latest release of SBP’s Apr-Jun quarterly data on alternate delivery channels (ADCs) for banking sector...

Published 16 Oct, 2020 07:50am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Saudi Pak Leas. / Oct 20 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.7800 ▲ 0.23 (3.23%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Oct 20 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	7.7885 ▲ 0.75 (1.76%)
TPL Trakker / Oct 20 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	9.9900 ▲ 0.09 (0.91%)
Matco Foods / Oct 20 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	21.2059 ▲ 0.26 (0.53%)
Friesland. Engro / Oct 20 Frieslandcampins Engro Foods Limited(FCEPL)	74.0000 ▲ 0.51 (0.42%)
Nishat Mills / Oct 20 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	104.2400 ▲ 1.74 (0.35%)
Pak Int Cont. / Oct 20 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	179.5322 ▲ 0.53 (0.30%)
Orix Moda. / Oct 20 Orix Modaraba(ORIXM)	21.2000 ▲ 0.06 (0.28%)
Amreli Steels / Oct 20 Amreli Steels Limited(ASTL)	43.0900 ▲ 0.83 (0.24%)
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Oct 20 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	12.4219 ▲ 0.37 (0.19%)

Stock	Price
Grays Leas. / Oct 20 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	7.3500 ▼ 0.75 (-10.20%)
First Cap. Sec. / Oct 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.5000 ▼ 0.10 (-6.67%)
Dost Steel / Oct 20 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	4.4012 ▼ 0.20 (-4.55%)
Kohinoor Sp. / Oct 20 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	2.9355 ▼ 0.15 (-3.68%)
Thatta Cement / Oct 20 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	24.0500 ▼ 1.05 (-3.49%)
Quice Food / Oct 20 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	4.9000 ▼ 0.16 (-3.27%)
Lalpir Power / Oct 20 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	12.3800 ▼ 0.36 (-2.91%)
Tri-Star Poly / Oct 20 Tri-Star Polyester Limited(TRPOL)	8.7500 ▼ 0.24 (-2.74%)
Sui South Gas / Oct 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	16.4000 ▼ 0.44 (-2.66%)
Worldcall / Oct 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.1500 ▼ 0.03 (-2.61%)

Stock	Volume
Jahangir Sid. Co. / Oct 20 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	8,874,000 ▼ 1.43
Hascol Petroleum / Oct 20 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	5,915,443 ▼ 0.43
TRG Pak. / Oct 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	5,708,000 ▼ 1.48
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Oct 20 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	5,265,500 ▼ 0.37
Unity Foods / Oct 20 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	4,029,000 ▼ 0.39
Maple Leaf / Oct 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	1,962,861 ▼ 0.69
Power Cement / Oct 20 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	1,829,000 ▼ 0.30
Treet Corp. / Oct 20 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	1,752,500 ▼ 0.67
Pak Elektron / Oct 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,719,000 ▼ 1.04
Aisha Steel / Oct 20 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	1,541,000 ▼ 0.27

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Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	162.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	162.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 20	105.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 20	1.29
Euro to USD / Oct 20	1.18

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 20	3426.92
India Sensex / Oct 20	40431.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 20	23671.13
Nasdaq / Oct 20	11478.88
Hang Seng / Oct 20	24542.26
FTSE 100 / Oct 20	5884.65
Dow Jones / Oct 20	28195.42
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 20	12854.66
France CAC40 / Oct 20	4929.27

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Oct 20	19015.50
UK LIBOR % / Oct 20	0.08
GDPGROWTH / Oct 20	5.40
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Oct 20	15087.50
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Oct 20	1516.00
Average CPI % / Oct 20	11.11