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Imports and the bogeyman

Boo! Parents (often cruelly) use the bogeyman to scare their errant children and condition better behaviour and obedienc

Published 23 Jul, 2019 06:46am

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Khan at Capital One: a lost opportunity

That PM Khan managed to attract such a big audience in Washington deserves commendation. It has probably left his rivals

Updated 23 Jul, 2019 06:56am

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Is Pakistan wheat-insecure?

Consider following three facts. First, as per annual crop statistics, Pakistan is among world’s top 25 regions with annu

Published 23 Jul, 2019 06:22am

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4G dominates

Amid economic slowdown, Telco’s revenues are bound to grow little in real terms. But help may come from subscriptions. I

Updated 23 Jul, 2019 06:41am

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Power generation fuel imports

Pakistan’s improved energy generation mix and reduced import bill in FY19 are being celebrated the most. A shift from FO

Published 23 Jul, 2019 06:12am

THE RUPEE: falling trend

The rupee depicted weak trend against the dollar on the money market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said.

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:00am

THE RUPEE: falling trend

The rupee depicted weak trend against the dollar on the money market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said.

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:00am

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‘Looking forward to Khan-Trump joint press conference’

An interview with Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director South Asia, Wilson Center PM Imran Khan is all set to meet Unit

Published 22 Jul, 2019 06:46am

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Export silver linings

Many hopes were pinned on exports to help improve Pakistan’s trade deficit, especially in view of massive currency depre

Published 22 Jul, 2019 06:43am

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Mad about Cad?

Kudos to the government for chopping the current account deficit (Cad) significantly in FY19! At $13.6 billion, Cad came

Published 22 Jul, 2019 06:35am

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Cereals for our future

Outside of developed world and Middle East, Pakistan has one of the highest per capita consumption of wheat in the world

Published 22 Jul, 2019 06:28am

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Haunted by capacity charge

China Pakistan Economic Corridor brought with itself a huge opportunity to address the lacunas of the power sector: powe

Published 22 Jul, 2019 06:19am

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Pakistan’s economic stepchild

Labour, not textile, is Pakistan’s biggest export. Measured by worker remittance flows, labour export is in fact nearly

Updated 13 Jan, 2020 09:51am

The rupee gained modestly versus the dollar on the inter-bank market, while it was unchanged on the open market on the currency market on Wednesday in the process of trading session, dealers said. The rupee picked up slightly in terms of the dollar for bu

Published 22 Jul, 2019 12:00am

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"Improving local livestock breeds may take 30 years’

An interview with livestock expert Dr Nazeer Hussain Kalhoro Dr. Kalhoro is currently working as Director General S

Published 19 Jul, 2019 06:56am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prud Mod. / Oct 30 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.2400 ▲ 0.14 (12.73%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 30 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	7.0767 ▲ 0.68 (6.25%)
Hira Tex. / Oct 30 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.1500 ▲ 0.40 (4.55%)
B. F. Mod. / Oct 30 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	6.1500 ▲ 0.30 (2.56%)
Kohinoor Power / Oct 30 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	2.7800 ▲ 0.42 (2.12%)
Nagina Cot. / Oct 30 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	43.2500 ▲ 0.75 (1.76%)
Universal Ins. / Oct 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	7.0000 ▲ 0.10 (1.45%)
Zephyr Tex / Oct 30 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	8.8017 ▲ 0.28 (1.17%)
PICIC Insurance / Oct 30 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.5400 ▲ 0.14 (0.67%)
Habib Rice Products / Oct 30 Habib Rice Product Limited(HRPL)	32.0500 ▲ 0.05 (0.16%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star / Oct 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	4.7000 ▼ 0.70 (-14.71%)
Crescent Star / Oct 30 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.0500 ▼ 0.40 (-13.11%)
Dewan Farooque Motors / Oct 30 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	7.5900 ▼ 0.99 (-12.35%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Oct 30 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	8.9000 ▼ 1.40 (-12.28%)
Asim Textile / Oct 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	10.7400 ▼ 1.69 (-11.27%)
First Punjab Mod. / Oct 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.9200 ▼ 0.32 (-10.96%)
Habib Metro / Oct 30 Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited(HMB)	37.5500 ▼ 3.95 (-10.40%)
Summit Bank / Oct 30 Summit Bank Limited(SMBL)	1.9200 ▼ 0.23 (-10.05%)
Ruby Tex. / Oct 30 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	8.4400 ▼ 0.84 (-9.95%)
Askari Life Assur. / Oct 30 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	8.7000 ▼ 0.80 (-9.20%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods / Oct 30 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	34,714,500 ▼ 1.39
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Oct 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	23,398,000 ▼ 0.72
Hascol Petroleum / Oct 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,431,529 ▼ 0.68
Hub Power Co. / Oct 30 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	15,229,993 ▼ 4.58
Maple Leaf / Oct 30 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,868,924 ▼ 1.00
Shabbir Tiles / Oct 30 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	12,648,000 ▼ 1.44
Power Cement / Oct 30 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	10,382,500 ▼ 0.40
Kot Addu / Oct 30 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	10,058,000 ▼ 1.04
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,553,500 ▼ 1.00
TRG Pak. / Oct 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,138,500 ▼ 3.28

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	160.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	160.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 30	104.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 30	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 30	1.29
Euro to USD / Oct 30	1.17

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	3310.11
India Sensex / Oct 30	39749.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 30	23331.94
Nasdaq / Oct 30	11185.59
Hang Seng / Oct 30	24586.60
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	5581.75
Dow Jones / Oct 30	26659.11
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	11598.07
France CAC40 / Oct 30	4569.67

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Oct 29	19301.60
GDPGROWTH / Oct 29	5.40
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Oct 29	15087.50
Per Capita Income USD (CPI) / Oct 29	1516.00
Average CPI % / Oct 29	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Oct 30	0.08