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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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National Accounts: speculative re-basing?

As economic news takes center stage in a news cycle that is otherwise dominated by political commentary, it is only...

Published 20 May, 2022 09:45am

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Tobaccos: FED raise on the cards?

The tobacco industry’s output has been on a rising trajectory lately, even as top cigarette makers anxiously wait...

Published 20 May, 2022 09:41am

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Macter International Limited

Macter International Limited (PSX: MACTER) was set up as a private limited company in 1992. In 2011, it was ...

Published 20 May, 2022 09:35am

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GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited

GlaxoSmithKline (PSX: GLAXO) was established as a limited liability company. It was set up through a merger of three...

Published 19 May, 2022 10:26am

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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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Armageddon Games

The stock market is tumbling; the PKR is fast depreciating against the US dollar; and uncertainty abounds in bazaars...

Published 18 May, 2022 08:28am

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Wither development?

With the economy in a tailspin amidst fiscal squeeze, arguments for higher development spending to rev up the...

Published 18 May, 2022 08:26am

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Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited

Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited (PSX: ABOT) was established as a public limited company in 1948. The company...

Published 18 May, 2022 08:25am

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Promising LSM growth

Large scale industrial activity has remained upbeat this fiscal year. While there is nothing record-shattering about...

Published 17 May, 2022 08:20am

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Et tu, media?

Today nobody is ready to take onus of difficult economic decisions. PMLN and some of its partners do not want to...

Updated 17 May, 2022 05:26pm

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Oil prices: volatile but high

While remaining on the higher band, international crude oil prices have seen some slippage in recent weeks as demand...

Published 17 May, 2022 08:14am

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Otsuka Pakistan Limited

Otsuka Pakistan Limited (PSX: OTSU) was set up as a public limited company in 1988. A year later, in 1989 it...

Published 17 May, 2022 08:10am

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Remittances: Let’s see

The home remittances growth has remained unabated. The monthly inflow in April-22 for the first time in the history...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:20am

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Costliest ever LNG

The import cost of 12 RLNG cargoes scheduled for May 2022 has been worked at $746 million. This is not even the...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:17am

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Auto financing: Out!

Nothing could be more astonishing than the ability of the Pakistani consumer to absorb the exorbitant increase in ...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:14am

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Interview with Ammara Masood, CEO and President, National Data Consultant (Pvt.) Limited

‘Banks need speed, scale, agility and an innovative mindset in the digital era’ Ammara Masood is an industry...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:11am

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Petroleum demand growth: Quite organic

Consumers have spent 50 percent more for filling the petrol tanks in 10 months of the fiscal year so far, than last...

Published 13 May, 2022 06:32am

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OGDCL – profits gushing

High oil prices along with currency depreciation have been key factors of growth in the revenues of oil and gas...

Published 13 May, 2022 06:29am

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Autos: Embracing the odds

Car prices are painstakingly high, but demand’s responsiveness to exorbitant pricing of even the most basics of...

Published 13 May, 2022 06:27am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Pak Mod. / May 21 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	3.30 ▲ 0.90 (37.50%)
B. F. Mod. / May 21 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.00 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Paramount Mod / May 21 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.99 ▲ 0.99 (12.38%)
S.G.Power / May 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.99 ▲ 0.47 (10.40%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 21 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.99 ▲ 0.91 (9.03%)
Flying Cement / May 21 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	8.10 ▲ 0.64 (8.58%)
Pak Engineering / May 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	279.50 ▲ 19.50 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fib. / May 21 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1099.72 ▲ 76.72 (7.50%)
Dadex Eternit / May 21 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	73.09 ▲ 5.09 (7.49%)
Maqbool Tex. / May 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	64.12 ▲ 4.47 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Ask.Gen.Insur. / May 21 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	18.06 ▲ -2.73 (-13.13%)
Oilboy Energy / May 21 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.35 ▲ -1.39 (-11.84%)
Sakrand Sugar / May 21 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	8.25 ▲ -0.79 (-8.74%)
Punjab Mod / May 21 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.64 ▲ -0.15 (-8.38%)
Service Textile / May 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.00 ▲ -0.90 (-8.26%)
TPL Insurance / May 21 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	30.63 ▲ -2.48 (-7.49%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 21 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.50 ▲ -4.36 (-7.05%)
Shield Corp. / May 21 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	235.50 ▲ -16.50 (-6.55%)
Dynea Pakistan / May 21 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	150.13 ▲ -9.87 (-6.17%)
Bal. Wheel / May 21 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	73.85 ▲ -4.78 (-6.08%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,994,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 21 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,885,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,358,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,930,788 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,253,500 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / May 21 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	6,934,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,538,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5,919,271 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	5,880,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 21 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,477,638 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	128.12
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.24
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3900.79
India Sensex / May 20	52792.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26673.91
Nasdaq / May 20	11388.50
Hang Seng / May 20	20581.03
FTSE 100 / May 20	7302.74
Dow Jones / May 20	31253.13
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13882.30
France CAC40 / May 20	6272.71

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	112.00
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1838.55
Cotton / May 20	128.58

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