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Bears’ last run?

What does Pakistan’s economy stand to lose if the country’s stock exchange is shut down and few restaurants or a sports

Updated 30 Jul, 2019 10:03am

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Power generation (& cost) rebound

Having gone down sequentially for five straight months, power generation has made a comeback of sorts in the last two mo

Updated 30 Jul, 2019 10:01am

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Regulating tea prices

Recently there has been some noise over tea importers and suppliers planning to increase tea prices from next month espe

Updated 30 Jul, 2019 09:58am

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Education: two truths and one lie

Here are three facts, spot the lie. One, nearly 23 million children between the ages of 5-16 do not go to school in Paki

Updated 30 Jul, 2019 09:52am

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‘Pakistan needs an Investment Coordination Council’

An interview with Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan, Chairman Punjab Board of Investment and Trade Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Kha

Updated 30 Jul, 2019 09:40am

THE RUPEE: steady trend

The rupee showed no change against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 28 Jul, 2019 12:00am

THE RUPEE: steady trend

The rupee showed no change against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 28 Jul, 2019 12:00am

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee depicted mixed patterns against the dollar on the money market on Friday in process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 27 Jul, 2019 12:00am

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee depicted mixed patterns against the dollar on the money market on Friday in process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 27 Jul, 2019 12:00am

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‘Local car sales to hit a million mark in 10 years’

An interview with Asif Rizvi, CEO KIA-Lucky Motors Pakistan Amidst the dark clouds of economic austerity, Pakistan’

Updated 27 Jul, 2019 11:30am

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Sugar export: winners & losers

Sugar subsidy is a funny thing. Last year, when Sindh government announced a cumulative subsidy of Rs 20 per kg on expor

Updated 26 Jul, 2019 08:52am

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In pursuit of exports

Resolution of Pakistan’s perennial macroeconomic woes depends on growing exports and sustaining them on a high level. Al

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:10am

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On the basis of tax distribution

That Pakistan should give lesser importance to population when it comes to the basis of distribution of taxes among the

Published 26 Jul, 2019 06:57am

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SNGPL in 9MFY19

After the much delayed announcement of FY18 financial performance that came from the delayed determination of final reve

Published 26 Jul, 2019 06:45am

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Fertiliser off-take flattens, spending soars

Farmer spent the highest ever on fertilizers in FY19. The total urea and DAP combined application in FY19 was down by 2

Published 26 Jul, 2019 06:27am

THE RUPEE: all-round gains

The rupee managed to recover modestly against the dollar on the money market on Thursday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:00am

THE RUPEE: all-round gains

The rupee managed to recover modestly against the dollar on the money market on Thursday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:00am

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Pakistan’s economy: 50 years ago

Who knew a trip to library could be a depressing affair? Yesterday morning, BR Research stumbled upon a dusty old copy o

Published 25 Jul, 2019 06:46am

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HBL: top line grows, bottom line doesn’t

Having had a decent first quarter, HBL underwent some pressure in the 2QCY1, as a drastic reduction in contribution form

Published 25 Jul, 2019 06:43am

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Honda and Suzuki: Sophie’s choice

Honda Atlas Cars (PSX: HCAR) and Pakistan Suzuki (PSX: PSMC) couldn’t be more different, even though they are two of the

Published 25 Jul, 2019 06:41am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Askari Life Assur. (R) / Oct 24 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited (R)(ALACR4)	0.0800 ▲ 0.02 (33.33%)
Nimir Ind. / Oct 24 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	79.5500 ▲ 10.55 (15.29%)
Summit Bank / Oct 24 Summit Bank Limited(SMBL)	1.9400 ▲ 0.14 (7.78%)
Hira Tex. / Oct 24 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.1790 ▲ 0.38 (7.14%)
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	19.0032 ▲ 1.45 (7.12%)
Sazgar Engg. / Oct 24 Sazgar Engineering Works Limited(SAZEW)	171.2270 ▲ 12.08 (6.96%)
Service Fab. / Oct 24 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	15.4900 ▲ 0.98 (6.75%)
Packages Ltd / Oct 24 Packages Limited(PKGS)	499.9700 ▲ 28.92 (6.14%)
Cres.Steel / Oct 24 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	77.2000 ▲ 4.69 (5.57%)
Ghani Global Glass / Oct 24 Ghani Global Glass Limited(GGGL)	15.9993 ▲ 0.99 (5.53%)

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Oct 24 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	3.5000 ▼ 0.95 (-27.14%)
Security Papers / Oct 24 Security Papers Limited(SEPL)	205.0714 ▼ 5.07 (-2.44%)
Lalpir Power / Oct 24 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	12.9400 ▼ 0.43 (-1.50%)
Sitara Peroxide / Oct 24 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	24.4800 ▼ 0.28 (-0.10%)
The Organic Meat Co. / Oct 24 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	28.0200 ▼ 0.02 (-0.04%)
Interloop Ltd. / Oct 24 Interloop Limited(ILP)	64.0000 ▼ 0.01 (-0.02%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 24 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	20.0000 ▼ 0.10 (0.00%)
S. S. Oil / Oct 24 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	44.0500 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Petroleum / Oct 24 Attock Petroleum Limited(APL)	343.0000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Leather Up. / Oct 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	14.5000 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf / Oct 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,408,330 ▼ 1.26
Unity Foods / Oct 24 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	13,785,500 ▼ 0.36
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,709,500 ▼ 1.45
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Oct 24 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	10,580,500 ▼ 0.28
Kot Addu / Oct 24 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	5,260,500 ▼ 1.26
Fauji Cem. / Oct 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,999,500 ▼ 0.37
TRG Pak. / Oct 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	4,652,500 ▼ 1.02
Treet Corp. / Oct 24 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	3,929,500 ▼ 0.73
Hascol Petroleum / Oct 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	3,747,294 ▼ 0.29
Aisha Steel / Oct 24 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	2,633,500 ▼ 0.09

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 24	161.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 24	161.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 24	104.71
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 24	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 24	1.19

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 24	3465.39
India Sensex / Oct 24	40685.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 24	23516.59
Nasdaq / Oct 24	11548.28
Hang Seng / Oct 24	24918.78
FTSE 100 / Oct 24	5860.28
Dow Jones / Oct 24	28335.57
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 24	12645.75
France CAC40 / Oct 24	4909.64

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Oct 20	19015.50
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
UK LIBOR % / Oct 24	0.08