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Business leader underscores need for generating clean energy

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 06:31am

Federal, provincial govts: At source deduction of Rs 111 billion power dues under study

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is weighing the option to deduct at source outstanding electricity amount of Rs...

Updated 22 Apr, 2022 10:32am

BR Research

Growing energy crisis

The energy sector mess is growing. The subsidies on petroleum are not only unstainable fiscally, but if they...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 08:12am

Business & Finance

Constitution of National Economic Council a step in right direction: LCCI

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s ...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

BR Research

Energy challenge: Reduced tariffs and privatisation?

Many economic observers lost sweat on the outgoing government’s relief package on electricity. The idea that the...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 08:08am

Markets

Fesco CEO to hold e-court on facebook

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engr. Bashir Ahmed will hold an...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 05:53am

BR Research

WPI nearing peak?

While nobody may be noticing but the Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) has notched another month of 24 percent...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 08:26am

Markets

Renewable energy transition: Agha Steel, Engro Energy join hands

KARACHI: Agha Steel Industries has signed a term sheet with Engro Energy Limited for providing Renewable Energy to...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Markets

India cuts coal supply, puts hold on auctions

NEW DELHI: India has cut coal supplies to the non-power sector and put on hold plans for some fuel auctions for...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am

BR Research

Power fuel cost remains concerning

February 2022 grid power generation was up by 11 percent year-on-year to 8 billion units on gross basis. On a...

Published 25 Mar, 2022 08:37am

Pakistan

Punjab energy dept to install 100 new solar plants for WASA

LAHORE: The Punjab energy department would install 100 new solar power plants worth Rs39 billion for Water and...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

Markets

Ethiopia to start generating power from Nile dam today

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia will start generating power from its mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, government officials...

Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am

Markets

Power generation up 9%, fuel cost increases 102% year-on-year in Jan

Pakistan electricity generation went up by 9%, reaching 8,797 GWh (11,824 MW) during January 2022, as compared to...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:05pm

BR Research

JDW Sugar Mills Limited

JDW Sugar Mills Limited (PSX: JDWS) was set up as a private limited company in 1990 under the Companies Ordinance,...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 07:39am

Central Asia hit by large-scale power blackout

ALMATY, (Kazakhstan): Power was trickling back to three Central Asian countries Tuesday after one of the biggest...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:41am

BR Research

Power generation: Signs of growth

Having stayed virtually stagnant for two years, Pakistan’s grid electricity generation in 2021 went up by 10.4...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:05am

Markets

December: Pakistan's electricity generation cost up 72% YoY

The cost of generating electricity jumped 72.4%, going up to Rs8.24 kWh in December 2021 compared to Rs4.78 kWh...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 07:22pm

BR Research

Global electricity demand upswing

2021 was an exceptional year globally in many ways, and one of them is the sky-rocketing commodity prices and hence...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 06:46am

Markets

Extra recovery in Nov FCA: KE asked to return consumers Re0.67 per unit

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), on Wednesday, asked K-Electric (KE) to return...

Updated 20 Jan, 2022 11:11am

Markets

Discos: Pending pleas for new connections cause non-utilization of 1,950MW of electricity

LAHORE: As many as 650,000 pending applications for new connections in the power distribution companies (Discos) has...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

Editorials

Energy pricing

EDITORIAL: Energy Ministry is bifurcated into power and petroleum/gas divisions however pricing decisions of...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

Govt’s powers in relation to SBP explained

Hammad Azhar says federal government would own the entire assets of SBP while appointments and removals of governor, deputy governor, and board of directors were also in the domain of the government

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 11:44am

Grid interconnections: KE urges NTDC to resolve cross-trip issue

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (KE) has proposed National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to constitute a...

Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:04am

CPEC projects: China invested over $25bn, generated 75,000 jobs: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong said China had invested over $25 billion in Pakistan on the ...

Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:36am

Markets

Turkey jacks up electricity, gas prices for New Year

ISTANBUL: Turkey sharply raised electricity prices by 50-100% for households and companies on Saturday, and again...

Published 01 Jan, 2022 12:57pm

Markets

November: Pakistan's electricity generation cost up 85% year-on-year

The cost of generating electricity has increased close to 85% in just one year, going up to Rs6.32 kWh in November...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 01:58pm

Markets

Zinc soars as power crunch forces Nyrstar to idle French plant

LONDON: Zinc prices jumped more than 5% on Thursday on supply concerns after Belgium-based Nyrstar said it would...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

WASA launches Rs9.2bn ‘installation of smart water metering’ project

LAHORE: On public-private-partnership (PPP) mode, the Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) Lahore has launched a Rs...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Pakistan

LHC seeks reply from Ogra: Rise in bills of mills generating electricity through gas stayed

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court stayed recovery of the recent increase in Sui gas bills imposed on the mills ...

Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am

Opinion

Us and them — an unequal landscape

Inequality in its numerous forms defines our country’s social fabric. This concept of inequality is based on...

Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	155.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
India Sensex / May 1	74482.78
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38093.34
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Hang Seng / May 1	17763.03
FTSE 100 / May 1	8121.24
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Germany DAX 30 / May 1	17932.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	79.18
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2324.96
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	76.51
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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