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ICT exports: sustained growth

The exports of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services continue to chart an upward path. For the...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:11am

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CPI slowdown: don’t look too closely!

At least that’s what the central bank would have you do! Monday’s monetary policy statement claimed that “the...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:08am

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Tackling the 5th wave

Welcome to the fifth wave! New covid cases are piling up at a horrifying rate. Despite mass-vaccinating—over 80...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:05am

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Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited

Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited (PSX: SPEL) was set up in 1978 as a partnership. In 1982 it was incorporated...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:02am

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Monetary Policy – Bold decision

No change as expected. The markets took forward guidance with a surprise. SBP has shown clear indications of not...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:07am

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Power generation: Signs of growth

Having stayed virtually stagnant for two years, Pakistan’s grid electricity generation in 2021 went up by 10.4...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:05am

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MARI in 1HFY22

After a stable start to FY22 in the first quarter, Mari Petroleum Limited (PSX: MARI) continued to sail through the...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 07:50am

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Wah Nobel Chemicals Limited

Wah Nobel Chemicals Limited (PSX: WAHN) was set up as a public limited company in 1983 under the Companies Act, 1913...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 07:47am

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CAD roundup: H1-FY22

The current account deficitis growing again. It stood at $9.1 billion in the 1HFY22 – it’s the worst half since...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:03am

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Wheat: a case for higher intervention price?

Pakistan’s best hope at putting an end to cyclical mismatches between wheat supply and demand is for government to...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:59am

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Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL)

Primarily engaged in the exploration, drilling and production of crude oil and gas in the country, Pakistan ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:54am

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Welcoming LSM rebasing

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) finally came up with rebasing of Quantum Index of Large-Scale Manufacturing...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 06:54am

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Holy grail of SAAF lending

The latest financing scheme launched by the SBP targeting SMEs in Pakistan — a promisingly huge but historically...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 06:50am

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Global electricity demand upswing

2021 was an exceptional year globally in many ways, and one of them is the sky-rocketing commodity prices and hence...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 06:46am

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Karam Ceramics Limited

Karam Ceramics Limited (PSX: KCL) was set up as a public limited company in 1979. Before 1982, its name was...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 06:43am

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Intellectual property: Need to step up

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) matters a great deal if Pakistan is to attract meaningful FDI and...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 07:56am

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FDI – slight improvement?

Where sources of dollar inflow such as remittances, loans and exports have grown or remained stable over the past...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 07:53am

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Coal calling

Coal has had quite the year, and for a while it seemed that the commodity was reaching a semblance of price ...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 07:46am

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Ecopack Limited

Ecopack Limited (PSX: ECOP) was set up in 1991 as a private limited company. A year later it was converted into a...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 07:44am

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The import mystery continues

There are now several unexplained import numbers in November and December which require serious explanation from the...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 08:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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