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COVID-19 TOTAL ▲ DAILY

CASES 288,047 ▲ 747

DEATHS 6,162 ▲ 9

RECOVERIES 265,624

Business Recorder

Sep 23, 2020 PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ►

Time to go back to import substitution

Globalization has lost its shine for the rich countries which in the first place had been its promoters as they went...

Impact of Covid-19 on South Asia

The pandemic, COVID-19, hit most parts of South Asia almost seven months ago. It has had a variable impact on the...

Partly Facetious: Buzz has ambitions

“I don’t like our system of government.” “You favour a presidential system? I don’t see what difference...

Covid-19 vaccine verdicts loom as next big market risk

Optimism that vaccines are on the way to end the coronavirus pandemic has been a major factor in this year’s U.S....

‘Impact of Covid-19 on South Asia’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Impact of Covid-19 on South Asia” carried by the newspaper yesterday....

'Healing the heart'

Kudos to Andleeb Abbas of Pakistan Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) for presenting an interesting objective perspective...

The challenge of reopening

The Sindh government has decided not to reopen schools for sixth, seventh and eighth graders due to possible spread...

Pakistan’s Power Sector Woes: A Beginning with No End

The woes of Pakistan’s power sector and associated negatives such as impact on GDP, high tariffs, prolonged and...

Can Pakistan introduce public hangings and castration for rape and sexual crimes?

Adopting such laws is complicated and may expose Pakistan to further problems on the international front.

Sindh’s problems can only be resolved by carrying out deep rooted reforms which must include the accountability of those at the helm of affairs. Adhoc measures such as the announcement of relief packages cannot address Sindh’s issues on a long term basis in fact they can further aggravate the existing issues and not just that but the country’s fiscal problems can worsen.

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Equity Mod. / Sep 23 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	4.1900 ▲ 0.49 (13.24%)
Crescent Star / Sep 23 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.5000 ▲ 0.40 (6.13%)
Flying Cement Ltd / Sep 23 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	10.9875 ▲ 0.71 (4.57%)
Ist Paramount / Sep 23 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	6.3000 ▲ 0.31 (2.67%)
First Credit & Inv. / Sep 23 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	18.3900 ▲ 0.39 (2.17%)
Redco Tex. / Sep 23 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	7.0000 ▲ 0.11 (1.60%)
P. Datacom / Sep 23 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	67.7094 ▲ 3.01 (0.46%)
Thatta Cement / Sep 23 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	24.9000 ▲ 1.38 (0.34%)
Pak Oilfields / Sep 23 Pakistan Oilfields Limited(POL)	430.0000 ▲ 2.00 (0.12%)
Engro Polymer / Sep 23 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	45.5367 ▲ 1.49 (0.11%)

Stock	Price
PICIC Insurance / Sep 23 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.3300 ▼ 0.26 (-19.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Sep 23 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	4.5000 ▼ 0.49 (-10.89%)
Bilal Fibres / Sep 23 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	1.6900 ▼ 0.18 (-10.65%)
Pervez Ahmed Cons. / Sep 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.1400 ▼ 0.12 (-9.65%)
First Cap. Sec. / Sep 23 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.7400 ▼ 0.16 (-9.20%)
Telecard / Sep 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	2.0904 ▼ 0.15 (-7.18%)
Dewan Farooq. Spin. / Sep 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	1.9900 ▼ 0.09 (-6.53%)
Service Fab. / Sep 23 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	8.4971 ▼ 0.50 (-5.77%)
SILKBANK / Sep 23 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.0700 ▼ 0.07 (-5.66%)
Kohinoor Sp. / Sep 23 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	2.8000 ▼ 0.15 (-5.36%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd / Sep 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,128,000 ▼ 0.20
Unity Foods / Sep 23 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	12,816,000 ▼ 0.75
Hascol Petroleum / Sep 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	12,224,500 ▼ 0.61
SILKBANK / Sep 23 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	11,837,000 ▼ 0.07
P.T.C.L.A / Sep 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	9,927,500 ▼ 0.51
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Sep 23 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	8,505,500 ▼ 0.35
Fauji Foods / Sep 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	5,256,500 ▼ 0.65
Aisha Steel / Sep 23 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	5,070,000 ▼ 0.47
TRG Pak. / Sep 23 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	4,705,500 ▼ 1.10
Pakistan Refinery / Sep 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,450,000 ▼ 0.89

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 23	166.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 23	166.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 23	104.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 23	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 23	1.27
Euro to USD / Sep 23	1.17

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 23	3317.49
India Sensex / Sep 23	37734.08
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 23	23360.30
Nasdaq / Sep 23	10963.64
Hang Seng / Sep 23	23716.85
FTSE 100 / Sep 23	5829.46
Dow Jones / Sep 23	27288.18
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 23	12504.39
France CAC40 / Sep 23	4772.84

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Sep 22	19959.00
GDPGROWTH / Sep 22	5.40
Foreign Debt / Sep 22	15087.50
Per Capita Income (CPI) / Sep 22	1516.00
Average CPI / Sep 22	11.11
UK LIBOR / Sep 23	0.08