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Syed Akhtar Ali

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

Markets

WACOG: A solution? — I

Local gas resources are dwindling and gas demand is increasing continuously creating need for expensive imported ...

Published 08 Oct, 2020 02:54am

Opinion

Ending monopolies

Karachi is suffering under double load-shedding-Electricity and Gas. Both companies are blaming each other. Karachi,...

Published 01 Oct, 2020 02:58am

Markets

Pepco's revival

ARTICLE: Pepco (Pakistan Electric Power Company) has been revived under a legal arrangement of being a "Managing...

Published 27 Aug, 2020 02:44am

Markets

Govt-IPPs agreement

ARTICLE: IPP issue has been dangling for a long time now. Negotiations were going on for the last few months after...

Published 20 Aug, 2020 02:57am

Opinion

Solution to Karachi's electricity problem

ARTICLE: In the background of severe load-shedding in Karachi recently, NEPRA has moved finally to take some action...

Published 30 Jul, 2020 02:57am

Markets

Complexities of electricity markets

ARTICLE: Sugar, cement and flour scandals have shaken the confidence of people in markets. Regulations and ...

Published 15 Jul, 2020 02:43am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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