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All roads lead to tariffs, none to growth

No dull day in international politics where U.S. President Donald Trump is involved. The President lives in a steady sta

Published 05 Dec, 2019 05:44am

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Peaking food inflation

The headline inflation stood at 12.7 percent in Nov-19, in line with the expectations. On monthly basis, the toll is up

Published 05 Dec, 2019 05:32am

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THE RUPEE: Appreciation persists

The rupee maintained rising trend against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 05 Dec, 2019 12:00am

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Bt. Cotton: global experience

The standard complain of Pakistan's textile industry is that cotton production is witnessing a freefall, led by a secula

Published 04 Dec, 2019 07:38am

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The clock is ticking for FBR

What should have been announced through a formal detailed data release by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) came in fac

Published 04 Dec, 2019 07:28am

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‘Tis the season…

And it really is. Cement sales—despite all the negative reporting about economic fatigue, manufacturing recession, deman

Published 04 Dec, 2019 07:21am

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Banking on petroleum taxes

Petroleum prices have not made headlines this fiscal year. A few paisas here and a few there has been the trend so far,

Published 04 Dec, 2019 07:19am

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Blue-eyed is a misnomer

There is another reshuffle in the Punjab bureaucracy in short span of PTI government, and finally the government is pr

Published 04 Dec, 2019 06:43am

Business & Finance

THE RUPEE: Rates go up

The rupee managed to hold firmness against the dollar on the money market on Tuesday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 04 Dec, 2019 12:00am

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Charging… (III)

Electric Vehicles (EV) are coming to Pakistan and existing automakers are not happy. Much has already been said about th

Updated 03 Dec, 2019 10:55am

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Macro obsessions

Despite the increasingly powerful reign of chicken in Pakistan, the country is unable to competitively export chicken to

Updated 03 Dec, 2019 11:10am

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Rise of multilateral financing

Amid improving macroeconomic stability and fiscal prudence, another green shoot is the healthy inflows from official, mu

Updated 03 Dec, 2019 11:24am

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Debt debate – context would not hurt!

Lately, a few commentators have been talking on public debt, and the narrative is populist. In economics, absolute numbe

Updated 03 Dec, 2019 11:39am

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THE RUPEE: Mixed trends

The rupee managed to hold weekend levels against the dollar on the open market, it however fell on the inter-bank market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said.

Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am

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Fiscal report card – mixed bag

The official fiscal numbers are out. They are in line with what was covered last week. Tax revenues are shy of the tar

Updated 02 Dec, 2019 11:16am

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How not to write FBR’s revenue yearbook?

The FBR released its FY19 revenue yearbook a few days ago. As is the case each year, the revenue yearbook is a motely mi

Updated 02 Dec, 2019 11:22am

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Need for higher development spending

With the fiscal and current account deficits under control, probably earlier than some observers had thought, there is a

Updated 02 Dec, 2019 11:36am

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Support prices: where is the change?

In the past week alone, the economic wizards of federal government have twice sat together to deliberate commodity suppo

Updated 02 Dec, 2019 11:39am

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Pakistan on its way to challenge Denmark?

So says Special Assistant on Petroleum, Nadeem Babar for how the government is pursuing the renewable energy focus for e

Updated 02 Dec, 2019 11:45am

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THE RUPEE: Rising trend

The rupee managed to hold firmness against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 01 Dec, 2019 12:00am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Khairpur / Jan 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	65.48 ▲ 4.56 (7.49%)
Janana D Mal / Jan 21 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	87.11 ▲ 7.62 (7.48%)
Khurshid Spinng / Jan 21 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	22.86 ▲ 1.59 (7.48%)
Fazal Cloth / Jan 21 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	198.72 ▲ 13.82 (7.47%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Jan 21 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.65 ▲ 0.13 (7.14%)
Al-Mali / Jan 21 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	5.60 ▲ 0.37 (7.07%)
Hala Enterpries / Jan 21 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	10.24 ▲ 1.01 (6.67%)
Friesland. Engro / Jan 21 Frieslandcampins Engro Foods Limited(FCEPL)	86.50 ▲ 8.00 (6.49%)
Grays Leas. / Jan 21 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	5.69 ▲ 0.44 (6.36%)
Rel.Cotton / Jan 21 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	160.00 ▲ 10.00 (6.10%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 21 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	4.80 ▼ 0.39 (-8.05%)
AN Textile / Jan 21 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▼ 0.90 (-7.77%)
AKD Capital Ltd / Jan 21 AKD Capital Limited(AKDCL)	384.50 ▼ 0.00 (-7.49%)
First Elite Cap. Mod. / Jan 21 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	2.90 ▼ 0.10 (-6.45%)
Pak Hotels Devp / Jan 21 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	126.65 ▼ 5.44 (-5.49%)
Ruby Tex. / Jan 21 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.51 ▼ 0.00 (-4.94%)
Bolan Castings / Jan 21 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	106.00 ▼ 0.00 (-4.50%)
Mithchells / Jan 21 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	425.00 ▼ 6.69 (-3.12%)
Saif Tex / Jan 21 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	15.91 ▼ 1.65 (-2.45%)
Shifa Int. / Jan 21 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	246.00 ▼ 11.80 (-2.26%)

Stock	Volume
SILKBANK / Jan 21 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	42,706,000 ▼ 0.12
Unity Foods / Jan 21 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	41,064,248 ▼ 1.85
Hum Network / Jan 21 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	38,635,500 ▼ 0.70
Power Cement / Jan 21 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	28,183,000 ▼ 0.42
TRG Pak. / Jan 21 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	21,702,000 ▼ 1.32
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,122,000 ▼ 0.87
K-Electric Ltd / Jan 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,219,000 ▼ 0.19
Pakistan Refinery / Jan 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	14,307,000 ▼ 0.54
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Jan 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	13,422,500 ▼ 0.64
Fauji Foods / Jan 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	11,328,500 ▼ 0.31

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	160.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	160.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	103.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.37
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.21

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	3851.85
India Sensex / Jan 21	49792.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	28523.26
Nasdaq / Jan 21	13457.25
Hang Seng / Jan 21	29962.47
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	6740.39
Dow Jones / Jan 21	31188.38
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	13921.37
France CAC40 / Jan 21	5628.44