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Bond yields – from greed to fear

The inversion of yield curve is now from 3M paper, as the government accepted 6M and 12M bids at lower rates yesterd

Updated 11 Oct, 2019 08:55am

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Gearing up for global economic headwinds

It is increasingly becoming clear that the next 12-18 months will be difficult for global economy as expectations of

Updated 11 Oct, 2019 09:53am

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A republic in retreat

May you live in interesting times – so goes a Chinese proverb (or a curse)! America, and the world at lar

Updated 11 Oct, 2019 05:21am

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10 billion trees and at least some PVs

PTI has been the first political party to pursue climate change as a priority in the country’s most pressing issues-

Updated 11 Oct, 2019 06:02am

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Exports: barely rescuing cement

Cement companies don’t have a choice but to lend focus to exports, but it seems, even there they have few offerings

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 01:54pm

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SHC turns down plea to stay bye-election

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday turned down the plea to stay the bye-election on PS-11, Larka

Updated 11 Oct, 2019 02:01pm

THE RUPEE: upward trend

Sharp gains were seen in the value of the rupee against the dollar on the money market on Thursday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 11 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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THE RUPEE: upward trend

Sharp gains were seen in the value of the rupee against the dollar on the money market on Thursday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Updated 11 Oct, 2019 06:25am

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Energy complexities resurface

We are in the season of low energy demand – air-conditioning demand is falling in power sector while heating need is not

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 01:56pm

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Regional risks for the executives

While World Bank’s annual Doing Business rankings are yet to be announced later this month, Pakistan has been classified

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 07:02am

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Sugar’s happy hour has just started

The dry spell is over. After recording years of losses on the back of depressed retail and international prices and

Updated 14 Oct, 2019 09:57am

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Caution: global economic headwinds ahead

Fee-fau-fo-fum, little children here I come. Global economic slowdown has started to rumble. Whether it will grow into

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 01:07pm

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Price games!

Prices of cement bags are down again. In the months ending FY19, prices had actually improved in the domestic markets bu

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 10:25am

The rupee ascended modestly against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in the process of trading activity, dealers said. The rupee gained modestly in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 156.30 and Rs 156.35 respectively, they said.

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Of the yield curve

The yield curve inversion is becoming more visible – 3M PKRV trading at 13.71 percent while 10-Y paper is at 11.65 p

Updated 09 Oct, 2019 09:29am

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FATF: hold your horses

Where there’s smoke, there’s (usually) fire. But the alarmism over Pakistan’s FATF’s compliance is a bit unwarranted at

Updated 09 Oct, 2019 05:56am

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Denying shareholder primacy isn’t the panacea

A few weeks ago, America’s corporate leaders downgraded “shareholder primacy” as the raison d’etre for corporations, and

Updated 09 Oct, 2019 05:56am

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Pakistan Petroleum Limited

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) is a key supplier of natural gas in the country. The company is engaged in con

Updated 09 Oct, 2019 07:15am

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THE RUPEE: rising trend

The rupee gained modestly against the dollar on the money market on Tuesday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 09 Oct, 2019 12:00am

THE RUPEE: rising trend

The rupee gained modestly against the dollar on the money market on Tuesday in the process of trading activity, dealers said.

Published 09 Oct, 2019 12:00am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Cap. Bank / Jan 22 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	3.47 ▲ 0.96 (28.04%)
Nazir Cotton / Jan 22 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	4.74 ▲ 0.98 (22.16%)
1st Dawood / Jan 22 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.72 ▲ 0.39 (16.74%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Jan 22 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.89 ▲ 0.35 (14.55%)
Hala Enterpries / Jan 22 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	11.60 ▲ 1.10 (9.43%)
Fazal Cloth / Jan 22 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	213.66 ▲ 19.66 (7.50%)
Pak Synthetic / Jan 22 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	23.65 ▲ 1.65 (7.50%)
Rel.Cotton / Jan 22 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	174.25 ▲ 14.25 (7.50%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 22 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	102.84 ▲ 7.17 (7.49%)
First National Equities / Jan 22 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	21.82 ▲ 1.63 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
First Equity Mod. / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.05 ▼ 0.16 (-8.68%)
Khurshid Spinng / Jan 22 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	21.15 ▼ 3.27 (-7.48%)
Unicap Mod. / Jan 22 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.02 ▼ 0.00 (-7.27%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 22 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	5.06 ▼ 0.15 (-6.99%)
Frontier Cer. / Jan 22 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	24.36 ▼ 0.50 (-5.58%)
F.Treet Manuf.Mod / Jan 22 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	16.62 ▼ 1.39 (-5.35%)
HBL Inv.Fund / Jan 22 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.31 ▼ 0.35 (-5.16%)
Telecard / Jan 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	2.91 ▼ 0.15 (-4.90%)
Ravi Textile / Jan 22 Ravi Textile Mills Limited(RAVT)	10.00 ▼ 0.15 (-4.67%)
AN Textile / Jan 22 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.60 ▼ 0.30 (-4.55%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd / Jan 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	143,822,500 ▼ 0.27
Hum Network / Jan 22 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	43,378,000 ▼ 0.42
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Jan 22 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	31,430,000 ▼ 0.50
Fauji Foods / Jan 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	23,037,500 ▼ 1.04
Unity Foods / Jan 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	21,205,214 ▼ 0.69
Jahangir Sid. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	20,470,500 ▼ 1.68
TRG Pak. / Jan 22 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	17,361,500 ▼ 3.36
SILKBANK / Jan 22 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,364,500 ▼ 0.08
Al Shaheer Corp. / Jan 22 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	16,117,000 ▼ 0.56
Invest Cap. Bank / Jan 22 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	15,136,500 ▼ 0.96

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 22	160.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 22	160.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 22	103.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 22	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 22	1.37
Euro to USD / Jan 22	1.22

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 22	3853.07
India Sensex / Jan 22	49624.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	28756.86
Nasdaq / Jan 22	13530.91
Hang Seng / Jan 22	29927.76
FTSE 100 / Jan 22	6715.42
Dow Jones / Jan 22	31176.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 22	13906.67
France CAC40 / Jan 22	5590.79