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Syed Akhtar Ali

Opinion

Glasgow agreement and Pakistan—I

Glasgow Climate Conference has ended with a renewed commitment of 200 nations to climate change goals amid ...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

Opinion

Nepra's 'State of Industry Report': An analysis-I

Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) has released its annual State of Industry Report-21 (SOI-21)....

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 12:06pm

Opinion

An ugly IGCEP

A rather ugly situation is developing with respect to the IGCEP (Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan)....

Published 23 Sep, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

Towards a hydrogen policy

Hydrogen is the most abundant element found in nature. It is a fuel of the future promising carbonless economy....

Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am

Opinion

Oil refining policy: a refined approach needed

New Oil Refinery Policy (NORP) is at an advanced stage of processing and approval. There are some risks and issues ...

Updated 08 Sep, 2021 11:21pm

Opinion

The FO 'imbroglio'

LNG has become expensive exceeding USD 15.0/mmBtu and price scenario remains uncertain for the coming winter. ...

Published 21 Aug, 2021 04:21am

Opinion

North-South pipeline: some proposals

A new gas transmission pipeline to transmit imported RLNG from Port Qasim to Lahore is under active discussion; it ...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Opinion

A critical appreciation of NEP — II

National Electrical Policy (NEP) has been approved recently by CCI (Council of Common Interest) which is the final...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

Opinion

A critical appreciation of NEP – I

National Electricity Policy (NEP) has been recently approved by CCI (Council of Common Interest). It is a ...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Opinion

Load-shedding adds to summer heat’s intensity

For several days, the whole country suffered a massive breakdown of electricity amidst unprecedented heat crossing ...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Opinion

New IGCEP for power capacity planning

A new IGCEP (Indicated Generation Capacity Expansion Plan) has been submitted by NTDC (National Transmission and...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

Opinion

Circular debt — I: Worse still to come?

Circular debt issue is getting more serious by the day. Worse has yet to come with the installation of new capacity...

Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am

Opinion

District heating and cooling

Except Karachi, Pakistan has extreme cold and hot weather in the respective seasons. With rising standards among...

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Opinion

LNG business: the eclipsed side

LNG contains two forms of energy; one measured in terms of Calorific Value (CV) which is widely recognized. The ...

Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:58am

Opinion

RLNG is no panacea

It is increasingly getting clear that RLNG has issues of irregular pricing and there are other supply chain issues...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

Opinion

LNG terminals

The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) has rejected a request of LNG terminal developers to allocate gas ...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

Power market

NEPRA has recently issued its determination on the applicability of Open Access (OA) charges applicable on OA...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Opinion

Power breakdowns

The whole country witnessed a major blackout on Saturday night, which interrupted daily routines and social and...

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 04:11am

Opinion

CTBCM: Will it promote competition?

Competitive wholesale and retail markets are aimed at encouraging power supplies and investments and bring prices...

Published 11 Dec, 2020 03:00am

Opinion

WACOG: A solution? — II

All parties have their own arguments. Other free riders are emerging in the form of market supporters. They argue...

Updated 15 Oct, 2020 04:46am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Energy / Nov 30 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	38.59 ▲ 2.69 (7.49%)
Pak Engineering / Nov 30 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	433.00 ▲ 27.01 (6.65%)
NBP PGETF / Nov 30 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	10.79 ▲ 0.54 (5.27%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Nov 30 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.18 ▲ 0.05 (4.42%)
Kohat Cement / Nov 30 Kohat Cement Company Limited(KOHC)	188.89 ▲ 6.68 (3.67%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 30 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	14.50 ▲ 0.50 (3.57%)
Nishat Power / Nov 30 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	18.49 ▲ 0.60 (3.35%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Nov 30 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	9.10 ▲ 0.29 (3.29%)
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 30 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	4.32 ▲ 0.13 (3.10%)
Punjab Oil / Nov 30 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	185.00 ▲ 5.49 (3.06%)

Stock	Price
Pak TobaccoXD / Nov 30 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1005.00 ▲ -77.45 (-7.16%)
Masood Textile / Nov 30 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	44.02 ▲ -3.17 (-6.72%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Nov 30 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.35 ▲ -0.27 (-3.13%)
National Foods / Nov 30 National Foods Limited(NATF)	158.00 ▲ -1.55 (-0.97%)
Power Cement / Nov 30 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	6.76 ▲ -0.02 (-0.29%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Nov 30 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	90.27 ▲ -0.13 (-0.14%)
Mod.Al-Mali / Nov 30 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	10.40 ▲ -0.01 (-0.10%)
Pak Oilfields / Nov 30 Pakistan Oilfields Limited(POL)	355.51 ▲ -0.02 (-0.01%)
Allied Bank / Nov 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	79.24 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	740.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Food (R) / Nov 30 Fauji Food Limited (R)(FFLR1)	2,058,000 ▼ 0.00
Kot Addu Power / Nov 30 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	1,935,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	1,147,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,007,500 ▼ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Nov 30 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	865,688 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp / Nov 30 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	836,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	805,988 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Nov 30 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	777,537 ▼ 0.00
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	687,000 ▼ 0.00
P.S.O. / Nov 30 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	671,204 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	176.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	176.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	113.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Nov 30	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 30	4655.27
India Sensex / Nov 30	57260.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	28605.38
Nasdaq / Nov 30	15782.84
Hang Seng / Nov 30	23694.33
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7109.95
Dow Jones / Nov 30	35135.94
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	15280.86
France CAC40 / Nov 30	6776.25

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Nov 30	70.89
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Nov 30	17680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Nov 30	101700.00
Gold Spot / Nov 30	1788.35
Cotton / Nov 30	109.70

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