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Power and wheat flour: ECC approves Rs23bn TSG for AJK govt

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs23 billion technical...

Updated 16 May, 2024 09:03am

Markets

Research shows how batteries, renewables can reshape power landscape

KARACHI: Battery energy storage systems (BESS) in combination with solar and wind power can bring down electricity...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

BR Research

Loadshedding: Discos in a bind!

Pakistan’s power sector is in a constant state of flux. It has its weird cycles of its own- a period of severe power...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:39am

Opinion

The solar lessons

The “Cobra Effect” is a well-known and beloved anecdote in the annals of unanticipated consequences. The...

Updated 02 May, 2024 05:29am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves will reach $9-10bn by June: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves would reach...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Markets

Oil tanker 'mafia': PM Shehbaz again pushes for renewable energy generation

Appreciates Punjab govt for taking steps to control power theft

Updated 15 Apr, 2024 06:46pm

Business & Finance

Issue of electricity and gas prices: President KATI urges govt to hold dialogue with industrialists

KARACHI: Johar Qandhari, President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), has urged the government...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

Pakistan

‘Price hike can ultimately lead to political crisis’

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, Mian Zahid Hussain said that increasing prices of ...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

BR Research

WPI: Gas and power at the core

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for February 2024 clocked in at 18.66 percent – at a 31-month low, and surely comes...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 08:31am

BR Research

Gas price & PBS: Never-ending love affair

“Wonderful news on the inflation front” and other message son similar lines were aplenty last Friday when the...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 09:07am

Business & Finance

PBF wants a ‘non-technocrat’ as next finance minister

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the Prime Minister (in-waiting) to appoint a politician on the slot...

Updated 23 Feb, 2024 10:48am

BR Research

Power politics: Think beyond price

The political parties in the run-up to the elections are making tall claims of reducing the price of electricity and...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 07:55am

BR Research

Monetary Policy: To cut or not to cut?

The monetary policy is due on Monday, and it’s hard to make a call, as there are reasons to justify a token cut...

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 11:27am

Business & Finance

LCCI concerned at another increase in power tariff

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed deep concern over another increase in power tariff...

Published 07 Jan, 2024 02:43am

Opinion

Energy sector – ‘a nightmare’

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in a statement this week has described the energy sector as “a...

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

Opinion

Dilemmas: oil and gas policies

Pakistan finds itself ensnared in the repercussions of short-sighted decisions within the oil and gas sector

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

Markets

Oct’23 FCA: NEPRA approves Rs3.07/unit hike for DISCOs

Increase will not be applicable to K.Electric (KE) consumers, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS), and lifeline consumers

Published 05 Dec, 2023 09:34pm

Business & Finance

Hike in fuel, energy prices: Senate body says agri input cost increased by 200pc

ISLAMABAD: With the increase in petroleum products, gas, and electricity prices, the input cost for agriculture...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

Business & Finance

HCSTSI chief says ‘frequent’ hikes in power tariffs hurting economy

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani has said that...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am

Cheap power during winter months: Package for industry on the cards

The impact of incremental package will be around Rs 25 billion

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 09:53am

‘Unholy’ pacts with IPPs must be reviewed: Senate panel

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat recommended that there is an essential need to...

Updated 28 Sep, 2023 10:08am

Markets

Energy tariff hike triggers significant steel price surge: PALSP

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) issues a grave warning to the nation as the...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am

World

France to 'take back control' of power prices, Macron says

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday his government would "take back control" of electricity ...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 12:31am

Pakistan

JI chief urges govt to bring down prices of power, petrol and gas

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has addressed the sit-in protest in front of Governor House on the ...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

Business & Finance

BMP assails Nepra for another power rate hike

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has assailed the...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

QTA for Q4: Nepra approves Rs3.28 per unit hike

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday approved a positive adjustment of Rs 3.28...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 09:20am

Pakistan

Hike in oil, power rates: JI holds sit-ins in Karachi

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Tuesday staged sit-in protests at the city’s 15 different points against...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Opinion

Moving from failure to failure successfully?

Winston Churchill said, ‘Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm’....

Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:14am

Pakistan

Bilawal advocates affordable electricity in AJK

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed his commitment to safeguard...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

Power price hike: Traders stage sit-in outside Nepra regional office

KARACHI: Traders on Thursday staged a sit-in protest against the soaring inflation in the country, asking the ...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.23
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 21	5321.41
India Sensex / May 21	73953.31
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	38671.97
Nasdaq / May 21	16832.63
Hang Seng / May 21	19674.69
FTSE 100 / May 21	8416.45
Dow Jones / May 21	39872.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	18726.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.26
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 21	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 21	213048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2423.23
Cotton US¢/pound / May 21	77.37
Petrol/Litre / May 22	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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