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Petroleum prices: Nothing wrong in relief

The reduction in petroleum prices a day earlier than usual announcement was received by many as a populist move in...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 08:33am

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Cotton outlook: that bad?

Last month, world cotton prices finally begin to show signs of easing. Spot prices are down 37 percent from peak...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 08:32am

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Startups and funding – where do we stand?

Where Pakistan is ramping up efforts to digitize its retail grocery industry ranging from quick commerce to strict...

Updated 18 Jul, 2022 11:25am

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Interview with Rizwan Hussain, Managing Director and CEO, Salaam Takaful Limited

‘Developing human capital & leveraging technology & innovation for a sustainable impact on society’...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 08:27am

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The LNG conundrum

“Buy late in summers and early in winter”. This was the famous mantra pushed by some in the Pakistan media over...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 08:38am

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Stability in the offing?

Markets abhor political instability and power vacuum. After almost four months of turmoil, there are signs that the...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 08:36am

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Oil price: Market remains incredibly tight

As the US inflation number has surprised all and sundry, rate hike expectations by the Fed have gone up too. This ...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 08:34am

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Interview with Kiwan Ihn, Chief International Officer at foodpanda

‘We are focused on enhancing our efficiency to satisfy customers and investors’ Kiwan Ihn, the Chief...

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 12:45pm

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Power generation: The cost of negligence

The power regulator approved Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for May 2022 to be collected in July 2022, to the tune of...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 09:25am

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Cement prices: Running up the hill

There is no stopping cement prices. Last month, the average price of a bag carrying 50-kg of cement crossed Rs1000 ...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 09:23am

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The new normal?

Raging for almost 150 days now, the Russian war in Ukraine is stubbornly moving ahead, occupying more territory in a...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 09:19am

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Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd.

Introduction Pakistan’s leading corn refinery, Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited (PSX: RMPL) is the premier...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 09:16am

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Cement: Rock and a hard place

Cement offtake is substantially lower than early year expectations and recorded a negative growth in FY22 (of 8%)...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 11:25pm

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Tightening goes on

Policy rate is up by 125 bps to round it off at 15 percent. It was not an easy decision. The SBP expects FY23 (next...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 08:41am

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Petroleum consumption to come down

Consumption of petroleum products is expected to decline, and FY23 is slated to be a year with slow volumetric ...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 08:39am

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Pakistan Oilfields Limited

Pakistan Oilfields Limited (PSX: POL) is a key player in the local E&P oil and gas sector and is a subsidiary of...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 08:33am

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State of microfinance

Pakistan’s microfinance sector is not immune to macroeconomic crises, natural disasters or law & order...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 11:10am

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Grain prices: worst fears come true

Less than a month after the painful fuel and power price adjustments came into play, major cereal grains are up 12.6...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 11:08am

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Interview with George Long - CEO, OPPO Pakistan Authorized Distributor

“Our brand proposition is ‘Inspiration Ahead" George Long began his career with OPPO in 2002. Before his ...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 11:04am

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The LNG conundrum

The general impression in the media is that the previous government was running LNG-related issues non-seriously or...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 09:33am

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
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

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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