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GST on infant formula: only vibes, not policy

In his post-budget conference, finance minister and chairman FBR had claimed that the government hopes to eliminate...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 08:05am

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Vaccines: No Djoke!

Omicron has enveloped the world, but global news has lately been compelled to give plenty of airtime to the drama...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 08:03am

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Sazgar Engineering

Sazgar Engineering (PSX: SAZEW) is one of the largest domestic rickshaw manufacturers in Pakistan and has been...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:59am

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LNG complications

The new LNG terminals drama is in its final stages. The government wants another terminal during this regime to put...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 08:02am

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Housing Finance: Growth, but!

What determines success of a housing finance subsidy scheme? A lot of time has been spent in this space lamenting ...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 08:00am

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Mari Petroleum Company Limited

Being the second largest producer of natural gas, Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MARI) has been operating the...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 07:57am

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PSX: Do the bulls have legs?

New Year comes with new promises. Mostly unkept by the end of the year if they are made by the sell-side brokerage...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:22am

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Telecoms: searching for investment

Despite background protestations by mobile network operators (MNOs), the government does not seem to be in a mood to...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:18am

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PTI’s Dar moment

And no, it’s not the dollar. Between FY19 – FY22, the ruling party has burned a hole of over Rs200 billion in ...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:14am

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Oil and Gas Development Company Limited

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (PSX: OGDC) is the largest E&P company in the country with operations...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:13am

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The urea puzzle

The urea sales in 2021 were at all time high at 6.34 million tons. The area under cultivation has not increased as...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 08:04am

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Bidding for calm

As Joe Biden starts the second year of his term, his administration that came in promising normalization is still...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 08:01am

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Omicron – the light at the end of the tunnel?

The Omicron threat has engulfed the world in less than a month. Just when many were hoping that the pandemic has...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:59am

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Interview with Asif Rizvi, Lucky Motors

‘We need a Made-in-Pakistan car’ Lucky Motors Corporation (LMC) is arguably one of the biggest success stories...

Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:50am

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The imports mystery

The imports numbers published by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for the last two months are not adding up....

Updated 07 Jan, 2022 10:18am

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Petroleum revenues

The crude oil respite has so far appeared short-lived, putting the government in a tight spot again, in terms of the...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 08:03am

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Lagging in innovation

Pakistan saw a spike not seen before in startups in 2021, which should mean that creativity and innovation surged ...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 08:00am

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An interview with Khalil Sattar, chairman Pakistan Poultry Association

Taxes levied in the mini-budget to raise poultry products’ prices The post-budget press conference declared that...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 07:57am

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Wholesale prices to keep CPI high

It was only a matter of time before the wholesale prices started to reflect at the retail level. The National CPI...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 07:47am

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Mini-budget and Telecoms

Say a prayer for the goose that lays golden eggs! The fidgeting, budgeting, tax-chasing government has historically...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 07:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00