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FDI inflow soars to $170.6m in April

KARACHI: The inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan increased to $170.6 million in April 2022...

Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am

BR Research

Power to remain costly

March’s Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) has been approved by the regulator at Rs2.87 per unit. This is a respite of...

Published 11 May, 2022 08:32am

Markets

Issues facing Chinese investors in power sector: minister seeks suggestions

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal has directed the ...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

Business & Finance

PIAF urges govt to shut down all expensive oil-based power plants

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) on Saturday said that the high cost of doing...

Published 08 May, 2022 07:53am

PM for priority reforms in power sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed to bring reforms into the power sector on priority...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 05:37am

Power sector: Miftah has not made it clear which type of subsidy he intends to cut

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has not yet intimated the Ministry of Energy as to which type of subsidy ...

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 10:05am

Markets

Majority of non-operational power plants reach end of licenced age

LAHORE: Majority of 27 non-operational power plants have reached end of their licensed age and needed to be declared...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am

Appointment of Nepra chief: LHC seeks original record

ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought original record of appointment of Chairman National Electric Power...

Updated 15 Apr, 2022 10:07am

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

Energy symposium: experts call for power sector reforms, deregularisation

KARACHI: Experts have called for market reforms and deregularisation in the power sector to allow Pakistan to kick...

Updated 01 Apr, 2022 11:04pm

Markets

KE underscores need for creating ‘working group’ to help conserve energy

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (KE) has proposed formulation of a Working Group with critical stakeholders to develop a...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:54am

BR Research

Power tariff: Another record FPA

The power regulator has issued the determination on the government’s submission on Phase-II of the power sector...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 08:09am

Business & Finance

Surging cost of doing business poses threat to industry, discourages investment: PITAF

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PITAF) has said that the high cost of doing business...

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 07:03am

Business & Finance

Dec FCA: NEPRA slashes KE tariff by Rs2.59 per unit

Decision to reduce prices will provide a relief of Rs3.038 billion to Karachi residents in March bills

Published 17 Feb, 2022 03:31pm

Opinion

The govt and the IMF

Prime Minister Imran Khan and Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin took to twitter to claim victory soon after the...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

Performance of power sector: Govt hires PWC for third-party validation

ISLAMABAD: The government has hired Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC) for Third Party Validation of the country’s...

Updated 01 Feb, 2022 09:33am

Pakistan

PM urged to help country avert ‘economic collapse’

ISLAMABAD: President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo has...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am

BR Research

Subsidy reform: Phase-II Part I

The federal government has asked Nepra to consider its submission on Phase-II of the power sector subsidy reform....

Published 19 Jan, 2022 08:35am

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

Opinion

Power sector: PTI govt’s Achilles heel

Senate Standing Committee on Power is the latest forum that has expressed its ire at the Power Division on Tuesday...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am

Markets

Digitisation a ‘must’ for sustainable growth: KE CEO

KARACHI: While suggesting a way forward towards achieving sustainable growth in the power sector, Syed Moonis...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

FY23: World Bank projects 4pc GDP growth rate for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at 4 percent for 2022-23, benefiting from...

Updated 12 Jan, 2022 10:27am

Markets

Rs100bn payment to IPPs okayed by ECC

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs 100 billion for payment to IPPs,...

Updated 11 Jan, 2022 10:20am

Revised Circular Debt Management Plan: Additional financial cost surcharge for payment of markup proposed

ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the “unrealistic” financial assumptions used by the Power Division in preparation of ...

Updated 08 Jan, 2022 10:19am

Markets

Power sector entities: CPPA-G, LUMS join hands to achieve capacity-building goal

LAHORE: A two-day follow-up training workshop for the officer and engineering professionals of DISCOs (Distribution...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am

PSO: power sector key defaulter

ISLAMABAD: The circular debt of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has reached all-time high at Rs425.446 billion by ...

Published 01 Jan, 2022 04:07am

Gas supply to power sector increased by 71pc

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has altered gas management plan to increase gas supply to power sector by 71 per...

Updated 29 Dec, 2021 10:29am

BR Research

FDI in power: diversification needed

The country might have announced its objective to increase the share of renewable energy to 30 percent by 2030 along...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 08:00am

Markets

Nepra forgets its own rules while issuing social investment guidelines

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has recently issued Social Investment guidelines for...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

SBP explains how economic rebound achieved in FY21

State Bank of Pakistan releases its Annual Report on the State of Pakistan’s Economy reviewing the fiscal year 2020-21

Updated 25 Nov, 2021 09:24am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd / May 27 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	3.40 ▲ 0.95 (38.78%)
Reliance Ins. / May 27 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	6.45 ▲ 0.95 (17.27%)
Escorts Bank / May 27 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	7.06 ▲ 1.00 (16.50%)
Punjab Mod / May 27 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.92 ▲ 0.22 (12.94%)
Dandot Cement / May 27 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	8.20 ▲ 0.90 (12.33%)
F.Treet Manuf / May 27 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	8.75 ▲ 0.75 (9.38%)
Samba Bank / May 27 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	10.25 ▲ 0.86 (9.16%)
Ruby Tex. / May 27 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.35 ▲ 0.35 (8.75%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / May 27 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.03 ▲ 0.08 (8.42%)
Husein Sugar / May 27 Husein Sugar Mills Limited(HSM)	13.72 ▲ 1.00 (7.86%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / May 27 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	5.75 ▲ -1.00 (-14.81%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / May 27 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.17 ▲ -0.68 (-11.62%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 27 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.20 ▲ -0.99 (-10.77%)
Silk Bank Ltd / May 27 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.29 ▲ -0.14 (-9.79%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 27 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.21 ▲ -0.67 (-9.74%)
Ist.Dawood Bank / May 27 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.10 ▲ -0.18 (-7.89%)
Ghazi Fabrics / May 27 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	5.81 ▲ -0.49 (-7.78%)
Thal Ind.Corp. / May 27 Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	253.91 ▲ -20.58 (-7.50%)
Cordoba Logistics / May 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	13.21 ▲ -1.07 (-7.49%)
Philip Morris Pak. / May 27 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	536.53 ▲ -43.47 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / May 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	63,944,791 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	54,932,038 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,383,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / May 27 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	21,349,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 27 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	19,460,637 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	19,140,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	18,961,000 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,469,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / May 27 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	12,464,558 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 27 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	11,951,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 26	202.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 26	202.00
USD to Japanese Yen / May 26	127.04
USD to Swiss Franc / May 26	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / May 26	1.26
Euro to USD / May 26	1.07
UK LIBOR % / May 26	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 26	4057.84
India Sensex / May 26	54252.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 26	26604.84
Nasdaq / May 26	11740.65
Hang Seng / May 26	20116.20
FTSE 100 / May 26	7564.92
Dow Jones / May 26	32637.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 26	14231.29
France CAC40 / May 26	6410.58

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 26	114.16
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 26	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 26	118900.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 26	1855.80
Cotton US¢/pound / May 26	124.33

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