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E-Paper | November 01, 2024

On Doha visit, PM Shehbaz invites Qatari investors to explore Pakistani sectors

On Doha visit, PM Shehbaz invites Qatari investors to explore Pakistani sectors

Meets Qatari PM, who highlights Pakistan's strategic importance.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:55pm

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PSX Highlights of the Day

Company	Price	Change	Change %	Volume
FFLM	2.6900	0.5900	28.10 ▲	126,100
DWSMDEF	5.9100	1.0000	20.37 ▲	1,701,880
SSML	8.2800	1.0000	13.74 ▲	353,758
BML	2.3500	0.2200	10.33 ▲	17,644,000
PGLC	13.7100	1.2500	10.03 ▲	93,365

Company	Price	Change	Change %	Volume

Source: PSX | Updated Oct 31, 2024

PIA bidding set for today with single buyer

PIA bidding set for today with single buyer

Successful bidder will be eligible to acquire between 51pc, 100pc of PIA’s share capital, along with management control.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:06am

FBR yet to unveil property valuations for nine cities

FBR yet to unveil property valuations for nine cities

Data for Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Multan, Gwadar yet to be released.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:02am

Power rates to rise despite lower fuel costs

Power rates to rise despite lower fuel costs

Consumers to face 15-paisa hike per unit in November, provided Nepra okays 71-paisa refund.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 08:32am

Stocks snap 7-day winning streak on profit-taking

Stocks snap 7-day winning streak on profit-taking

Analyst says stocks closed under pressure on institutional profit-taking in overbought scrips.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 08:47am

Govt turns cautious on economic recovery optimism

Govt turns cautious on economic recovery optimism

Sees inflation at 6-7pc for October; falling cotton output key concern.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:11am

Gold surges to record Rs287,900 per tola

Gold surges to record Rs287,900 per tola

10-gram, 1-tola rates hit Rs246,828, Rs287,900; up by Rs2,486, Rs2,900, respectively.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:16am

PM Shehbaz arrives in Qatar on two-day visit to woo investors

PM Shehbaz arrives in Qatar on two-day visit to woo investors

After securing $600m more in form of Saudi MoUs, promises "good news" for Pakistan once he returns.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 12:45pm

Low imports, inflation hit revenue collection

Low imports, inflation hit revenue collection

IMF team due next month for first review.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:32am

IT ministry, regulator fail to reach settlement with LDI operators

IT ministry, regulator fail to reach settlement with LDI operators

Some 80pc of Long Distance & International operators functioning without valid licences.

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 11:26am

Govt beseeching other countries to invest is the wrong way to promote investment

Govt beseeching other countries to invest is the wrong way to promote investment

Editorial: Without plugging loopholes, market valuation rates won’t help boost tax revenues

Editorial: Without plugging loopholes, market valuation rates won’t help boost tax revenues

As Brics summit concludes, Russia and China push for changing global financial system

As Brics summit concludes, Russia and China push for changing global financial system

Highlights

Why IMF has intervened in the agri sector

Why IMF has intervened in the agri sector

CORPORATE WINDOW: EVs — a luxury toy for now

CORPORATE WINDOW: EVs — a luxury toy for now

Race to plug apparel void

Race to plug apparel void

Regulating AI

Regulating AI

A possible upturn in the auto sector?

A possible upturn in the auto sector?

Grappling with recurring crises

Grappling with recurring crises

Aurora

Will batteries overtake solar power in the near future?

Will batteries overtake solar power in the near future?

Invisible heirs: Mobilink’s powerful campaign on women’s inheritance

Invisible heirs: Mobilink’s powerful campaign on women’s inheritance

Why you should be worried about Pakistan’s glaciers

Why you should be worried about Pakistan’s glaciers

Business & Finance

Electricity — a state monopoly

Electricity — a state monopoly

While deregulation intends to improve efficiency and consumer choice, complex market dynamics in the electricity sector have introduced challenges.

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 09:29am

Weeding out a crop killer

Weeding out a crop killer

Biocontrol agents may be the best way to deal with the noxious Parthenium weeds that threaten to damage Pakistan’s food

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:11am

Grid-based battery energy storage solutions

Grid-based battery energy storage solutions

As the world doubles down on sustainability research, interest in battery-based energy storage systems rises.

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:16am

Finance: Complexity of economic issues

Internal political issues paired with external global conflicts may put Pakistan’s economy in dire straits unless it focuses

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:53am

Newspaper

FBR yet to unveil property valuations for nine cities

PIA bidding set for today with single buyer

Stocks snap 7-day winning streak on profit-taking

Govt cuts T-bill rates by 140bps

Govt turns cautious on economic recovery optimism

Gold surges to record Rs287,900 per tola

Low imports, inflation hit revenue collection

Pakistan exports tractors to Tanzania

Stocks continue to rally on economic optimism

Textile exporters concerned over refund delay

Gas utilities seek up to 54pc increase in tariff

Imported onions, tomatoes hit market amid shortage

Entrepreneurs in US highlight challenges in meeting with finance minister

Global commodity prices set to hit five-year low in 2025: World Bank

Foreign aid drops 60pc in first quarter

Profit outflow jumps 85pc in July-Sept

Pakistan Railways faces 130pc surge in bogies’ import cost

NBFIs receive record Rs400bn bank loans in first quarter

Stakeholders ask provinces to abolish export cess

Oil falls 5pc on lower risk of wider Middle East war

IMC profit surges amid plant shutdowns

Stocks scale new peak on imminent rate cut

Zarea announces Rs1bn IPO

Electricity — a state monopoly