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A power crisis of geography

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

Pakistan’s latest power shortage in the north is not really a story of inadequate generation. It is a story of...

foodpanda added $1.2bn to economic activity in FY24: study

Published 07 Aug, 2025 06:54am

KARACHI: An independent study has revealed that foodpanda contributed a remarkable $1.2 billion to Pakistan’s...

ADR race: calm down your horses

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 10:46am

The ADR race is now close to the finish line. After reaching a bottom of 37 percent in September 2024, the banking...

‘More policy rate cut needed to boost economic activity’

Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:10am

KARACHI: President of the Hub Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Yakoob H Karim welcomed the 250 basis points...

LCCI says concerned at some taxation measures

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:51am

LAHORE: While appreciating some of the pro-business measures in federal budget, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and...

Need for standard Shariah stock screening criteria

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

The act of narrowing down the universe of all potential stocks to a selected group of equities that meet the...

Major tax base-broadening initiative: ‘Tajir Dosti’ plan to be extended to more cities

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a pilot project of Tajir Dost Scheme, 2024, at federal...

It’s turtles all the way down

Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am

There is an anecdote oft repeated in university environments and I am copying it from Neuroscientist Robert...

Challenges of inflation persist: MoF

Updated 01 Feb, 2024 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has said the challenges of inflation persist in the forms of supply chain...

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 26.9% in October

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 10:57pm

Inflation reading significantly lower than September, when it stood at 31.4%

Higher markup payments will continue to pose big challenges: MoF

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 09:59am

ISLAMABAD: The higher markup payments, on the expenditure side, will continue to pose significant challenges for...

PBF voices its concern over decline in country’s investment-to-GDP ratio

Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) says investment-to-GDP ratio in the last fiscal year stood at 13.6...

Mid-Year Performance Review: Macroeconomic environment remains challenging: SBP

Updated 19 Sep, 2023 09:42am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said that the macroeconomic environment remains challenging...

Global consumer giants’ bottom lines boosted by price hikes - but will the spending last?

Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am

NEW YORK: Major global consumer-facing companies like McDonald’s, General Motors and Nestle posted steady...

Repatriation and dollar shortage

Published 31 Mar, 2023 08:46am

Dividend and profit repatriation on foreign direct invest has been falling over the last eight months of the fiscal...

Oil holds firm ground

Published 14 Feb, 2023 09:32am

Everything the collective West has thrown at Russia, it has been responded with substance. Brent oil had its highest...

SBP says it recognises cost of monetary tightening, but curbing inflation essential

Published 30 Jan, 2023 07:50pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) says that it recognises the short-term cost of monetary tightening on economic...

Korangi Causeway Bridge: KATI members praise CM for prompt action

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) patron-in-chief S M Muneer, Association president Salman...

Inflation revised up: ADB sees ‘slight’ recovery in GDP growth

Updated 22 Jul, 2022 12:37pm

Bank notes inflation in Pakistan is highest after Sri Lanka in region.

South Africa’s business owners fume as power cuts hit profits

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
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%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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