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Branchless banking: mixed vibes

After recording an impressive performance back in 2021, Pakistan’s branchless banking (BB) sector seems to be...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 08:59am

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Pioneer: No dice

How does a healthy revenue growth translate to an equally ‘healthy’ drop in earnings. Unfortunately for Pioneer...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 08:56am

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Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited

Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan Limited (PSX: COLG) was set up in 1977 as a public limited company by the name ...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 08:54am

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Cotton imports: pricing not volume!

As all eyes zoom in on disaster struck cotton crop, concerns regarding fiber import bill are taking root. Last year,...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 09:06am

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Much ado about nothing?

Banks are under scrutiny for making so called exuberant profits on foreign exchange earnings. Some of have made more...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 09:01am

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Oil price: Bears or bulls?

The Brent crude oil is headed towards fourth straight month of decline, unless signals from Russia, the Opec...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 08:59am

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Century Paper and Board Mills Limited

Century Paper and Board Mills Limited (PSX: CEPB) was set up as a public limited company in 1984under the repealed...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 08:58am

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Palm oil: Ill-timed imports?

Pakistan imported $417 million worth of palm oil in August 2022 – easily the highest ever. The imported unit cost...

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 09:25pm

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Apathy or fatigue?

Development partners and champions of climate change need to do more. Three weeks since the launch of the UN’s...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 10:26am

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PPL in FY22

Oil and gas production in the country has been under pressure for quite some time now and the oil and gas ...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 10:17am

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Ittehad Chemicals Limited

Ittehad Chemicals Limited (PSX: ICL) was set up in 1962 by the name of United Chemicals. It started production two...

Published 21 Sep, 2022 10:11am

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Solar net metering paradox?

At the macro level this government is trying to promote solar power generation by planning to install 10,000MW –...

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 09:53am

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Beware of foolish friends!

Pakistan’s well-meaning Nostradamus’s in the opinion-making community may be its worst enemy! Like the boy who...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 07:59am

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Auto loans in a sinkhole

Having had a spectacular two-year run where auto loans hit their historic peaks as demand for vehicles surged, new...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 07:57am

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Bannu Woollen Mills Limited

Bannu Woollen Mills Limited (PSX: BNWM) was set up in 1960 as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1913...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 07:55am

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Power generation: Tanking fast

Third month running, Pakistan’s power generation went down year-on-year. This is a first such incidence since ...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 08:36am

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Regional vibes

This year the leadership of the SCO countries met in the historic Samarkand city of Uzbekistan, at a time when the...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 08:34am

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Auto: Flailing volumes

FY22 is not panning out very well for the automotive industry. This was anticipated early on as overall inflation,...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 08:31am

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Interview with Syed Atif Hassan - CEO, Ordercall

‘Retailers lie at the core of every solution we offer’ Syed Atif Hassan is an e-commerce growth professional...

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 01:52pm

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Captive power: enough blackmail!

The cost of electricity is increasing to exuberant levels. It is increasingly becoming unaffordable for household ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 08:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8078.86
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17917.28
France CAC40 / Apr 25	8016.65
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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