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OMC volumes: some surge in retail fuels

The oil marketing segment has been hit hard by weaker volumes amid escalating prices, shrinking margins, weaker...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 08:50am

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Investor confidence at its weakest

News on the investment front has been gloomy amid the political and economic crisis; foreign direct investment in ...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 10:12am

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MPS: No good news

The monetary policy meeting is due on Monday (12th June). The market is expecting no change, based on a few surveys...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 07:54am

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E-commerce in Pakistan - where it stands

While not entirely in tandem with the global growth of cross-border commerce, borderless business, and international...

Published 23 May, 2023 08:48am

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Taming the beast

Inflation numbers in Pakistan are sounding like a broken record, outpacing each predecessor month after month. The...

Published 03 May, 2023 08:53am

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Gas politics

The government has finally increased the gas prices across the board. This is in line with the IMF, in order to...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 09:43am

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The fallacy of “relief”

Almost all the governments in Pakistan throughout history– be it a democratic or an authoritative regime—have...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 09:41am

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OGDCL – improved production in FY23?

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (PSX: OGDCL) - the largest oil and gas exploration and production company ...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 08:56am

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Remittances intact – for now

The first two months of FY23 have posted a decline of 3.2 percent year-on-year. After a weakJuly, August 2022 ...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 08:49am

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Telecom Industry: A perfect storm

The Telecom revolution in Pakistan took place in the early 2000s due to the deregulation of the industry. As a...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 08:49am

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Remittances tapering off?

Remittances for April 2022 touched the highest ever monthly level of $3 billion. While remittances have continued to...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 08:28am

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Get ready for lattha-flation?

As a global price spiral tightens its noose around most agricultural commodities – food and cash – cotton has...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:04am

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Fix the HSD subsidy first!

The subsidy on diesel is growing. And so is the consumption (on papers). National sale of high-speed diesel (HSD)...

Published 20 May, 2022 09:48am

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Rising financing needs

Today is a T-Bill auction. The fiscal financing needs are growing, while the avenues to finance are drying. SBP...

Published 18 May, 2022 08:32am

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Indus Motor Company suspends bookings of all Toyota vehicles in Pakistan

Says currency volatility reason behind decision

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:16am

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In the eye of storm!

Amidst ominous political developments in the capital, the monthly inflation reading from PBS seems to have fallen on...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 07:46am

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Autos on auto-pilot

Management at Indus Motors (PSX: INDU), the assembler that sells Toyota vehicles in Pakistan believes that...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 08:07am

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MPS: a contrarian bet?

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged. Global commodity prices are in a super cycle. Fiscal policy is absorbing...

Updated 09 Mar, 2022 10:34am

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Fiscal report card: 1HFY22

The fiscal report card is not bad given the macro situation. The tax revenues growth jacked up due to higher...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 08:26am

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POL in 1HFY22

Pakistan Oilfields Limited (PSX: POL) announced its financial performance for 1HFY22 last week where its earrings...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 08:01am

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Monetary Policy – Bold decision

No change as expected. The markets took forward guidance with a surprise. SBP has shown clear indications of not...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:07am

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CPI: no respite!

The headline inflation clocked at 12.3 percent in Dec 21 –highest since Feb20. It was expected. The CPI index...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 08:06am

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CAD: A tale of two import numbers

The current account deficit (CAD) at $1.9 billion in November surprised many. Hawks may get sidelined. Based on PBS...

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 12:13pm

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Car prices: Carrot failure

Car prices are increasing. Assemblers are facing cost pressures due to currency depreciation, increase in commodity...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 02:07pm

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Allied Bank: steady profits

Allied Bank Limited (ABL) posted another quarter of profitability growth, albeit in low single digit. The yields on...

Published 29 Oct, 2021 07:25am

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Equity market: Where now?

September 2021 was the worst in terms of returns at KSE-100, since the Covid-induced freefall in March 2020. What is...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 07:25am

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Currency diary

The currency is under pressure. After crossing 164, the PKR/USD closed at 163.89 yesterday. This is the lowest level...

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 09:34am

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SHEL – three quarters of recovery!

2020 was a bleak year for companies including the ones in the oil marketing segment. It was no different for Shell...

Published 26 Apr, 2021 07:30am

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Currency diaries

The appreciation of PKR against USD has continued for the past few weeks (since the start of Feb 21). Prior to that...

Published 19 Mar, 2021 07:25am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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