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Opinion - 2026-07-14

Opinion

Climate change and its impact on cotton production

Temperatures in May, June expected to remain 2-4°C above normal in key cotton-growing regions

Published 14 Jul, 2026 12:04pm

Opinion

When collaboration turns to conflict

Stanford study says 75% cross functional teams are dysfunctional

Published 14 Jul, 2026 11:58am

Opinion

The inflow of external assistance

The federal budget estimates for 2026-27 have targeted for a big gross inflow of external assistance of USD 23.37...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Opinion

Operation Shaban

The nationalist insurgency in Balochistan is assuming a heightened character that fits in with classic guerrilla war...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Opinion

An economic cul-de-sac—II

The second big force that will be the catalyst for change is the enormous youth bulge in the country; with almost 90...

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 05:59am

Opinion

Importance of family constitution in family-owned businesses

We are generally familiar with the term and concept family-owned business (FOB). This is a form of business owned by...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

Letters

Giving boost to the private sector

That the head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s Investment and Technology Promotion Office...

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 16	278.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 16	278.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 16	162.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 16	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 16	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 16	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 16	3.55

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 16	7,533.77
India Sensex / Jul 16	77,186.87
Nasdaq / Jul 16	25,881.95
FTSE 100 / Jul 16	10,572.24
Dow Jones / Jul 16	52,552.97
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 16	24,915.49
France CAC40 / Jul 16	8,377.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	63,896.48
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,579.70

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 16	79.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 16	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 16	364,399
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 16	3,991.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 16	78.86
Petrol/Litre / Jul 17	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 17	323.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jul 17 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	435.99 ▲ 39.01 (9.83%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 17 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	22.45 ▲ 1.94 (9.46%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	221.21 ▲ 17.61 (8.65%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 17 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	11.30 ▲ 0.8 (7.62%)
NIT PakistanXD / Jul 17 NIT Pakistan Gateway ETF(NITGETF)	36.95 ▲ 2.41 (6.98%)
IGI Life Ins / Jul 17 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	20.39 ▲ 1.29 (6.75%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	16.50 ▲ 1.04 (6.73%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 17 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	76.90 ▲ 4 (5.49%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	3.02 ▼ -0.57 (-15.88%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.88 ▼ -1.13 (-9.41%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 17 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	65.56 ▼ -5.03 (-7.13%)
Faisal Sp. / Jul 17 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	305 ▼ -21.98 (-6.72%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 17 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	50.50 ▼ -3.45 (-6.39%)
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 17 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	20.94 ▼ -1.28 (-5.76%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.60 ▼ -0.67 (-5.46%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	12,531,527 ▼ -0.44
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	4,546,202 ▲ 1.11
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	3,707,235 ▲ 0.15
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	3,184,618 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	2,434,314 ▼ -0.24
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 17 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	2,285,582 ▲ 0.8
Fauji Cement / Jul 17 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,800,613 ▲ 0.35
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	1,716,348 ▼ -0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,520,218 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	1,472,893 ▲ 0.85