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Inflation in control; gathering pace

Fresh from the unprecedented hike in house rent index last month, the headline inflation continued to surge north – reco

Published 04 Jun, 2018 06:06am

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Debt infused growth – PML-N scorecard

The PML-N’s term is done. The newspapers carried advertisements on the last day showcasing the strong economic growth, l

Updated 04 Jun, 2018 07:11am

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Beyond number fudging

With advertisements showing PML-N's economic performance at the completion of its 5-year term, critics are having a fiel

Updated 04 Jun, 2018 06:28am

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A package to part with

The last few days of the PML-N government were a flurry of activity. This included the Economic Co-ordination Committee

Published 04 Jun, 2018 05:59am

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Good tidings at the bourse

Pakistan Stock Exchange is undergoing a major transition. Following its demutualisation and strategic stake sale to the

Published 01 Jun, 2018 06:06am

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Port challenges of edible oil and oil seeds

Pakistan’s palm oil import increased by 11 percent for 10MFY18, crossing $1.7 billion and will most likely exceeds $2 bi

Updated 01 Jun, 2018 06:34am

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GDPR: template for Pakistan

Amid online privacy concerns, Europeans can breathe easy. A citadel of pro-consumer regulations, the European Union (EU)

Published 31 May, 2018 06:22am

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Housing supply and employment generation

Housing is one of the basic need missing in the country, and providing it can help resolve a number of social economic w

Updated 31 May, 2018 07:59am

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Youth – the agenda for general elections?

Election campaigns are heating up. Around 46 million young voters who mostly use social media are expected to take part

Published 30 May, 2018 06:13am

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NFC Award demands – not so reasonable

Addressing the Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development earlier this week, senators from Balochistan and Kh

Published 30 May, 2018 06:12am

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Skirting FATF

The multilateral squeeze is on. Earlier in February, the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) had asked Pakistan to prepar

Published 29 May, 2018 06:52am

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Souring sugar exports

Sugar has played a vital role in boosting Pakistan’s exports this year. With an increase of over 300 percent YoY for 10M

Published 29 May, 2018 06:45am

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Targeting tourism

The PTI’s 100-day plan has received its fair bit of criticism. To boost GDP growth, though, the two sectors the insurgen

Published 28 May, 2018 07:04am

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Caretaking PSX equities

Hang on a minute! Why is it so the benchmark index Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has lost 10 percent in the fiscal year

Published 28 May, 2018 07:03am

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America: post-strategy

While some of President Trumps loyalists and supporters (himself included) consider him a tough negotiator, it often see

Updated 28 May, 2018 07:41am

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Business confidence wanes

Businesses do not appear too chuffed about the prospects – as the confidence has taken a dip. In the post-dharna scenari

Published 25 May, 2018 06:09am

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CPEC: carrying on

Three years since it formally began, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) remains front and center of economic di

Published 25 May, 2018 05:53am

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Sugar – India’s new battle cry

India is up in arms against Pakistan with protests sparking and the warehouses being burnt. This time, it is not because

Published 25 May, 2018 05:49am

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Heatwave: another reminder of climate change

Summer season is peaking, and so are the heatwaves. Once again Karachi is experiencing sweltering temperatures, hitting

Updated 24 May, 2018 07:27am

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Pepsi’s bottling reorganisation plans

Pepsi-Cola International (incorp: Pakistan) (PCIP) is in the process of converting Pakistan’s bottling operations from a

Published 23 May, 2018 06:11am

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A case of twin deficit

The fiscal numbers are getting out of the bound. The consolidated deficit stood at 4.3 percent of GDP in three quarters

Published 23 May, 2018 06:09am

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Export’s declining trend

As worrisome as the current account deficit situation is, it is about to get worst. Not only because the import bill is

Published 23 May, 2018 06:05am

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Soya bean oil duty hike

There has been a certain news report floating around pertaining to the increase in customs duty of imported edible oil t

Published 22 May, 2018 07:18am

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PTI’s 100-day wish list

Campaigns are heating up; the PMLN is desperately cutting ribbons of unfinished projects to tick mark their performance.

Published 22 May, 2018 07:16am

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70 percent wrong?

Fall of a great leader often leaves its followers wondering what to do with the leader’s legacy. It’s a task politically

Published 21 May, 2018 07:06am

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LSM grows sans export produce

The latest numbers for Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) index are in; according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS

Published 21 May, 2018 06:56am

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BISP graduation programme

The economically vulnerable and socially deprived population is considerably large in Pakistan; BISP was launched in 200

Updated 18 May, 2018 07:33am

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Urban autonomy

Should there be competition among Pakistani cities? Should cities, being biggest clusters of population, have autonomy w

Published 18 May, 2018 06:51am

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Uncle Sam has a wrecking ball

A third into his presidency, Donald J. Trump may be on his way to becoming the most consequential US president in modern

Published 17 May, 2018 07:14am

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Employers’ economic vision

For an organisation that has been out of the scene for a long many years, the Employers’ Federation Pakistan (EFP) has l

Updated 16 May, 2018 09:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 31	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 31	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / May 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / May 31	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 31	1.27
Euro to USD / May 31	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 31	5277.51
India Sensex / May 31	73961.31
Tokyo Nikkei / May 31	38487.90
Nasdaq / May 31	16735.02
Hang Seng / May 31	18079.61
FTSE 100 / May 31	8275.38
Dow Jones / May 31	38686.32
Germany DAX 30 / May 31	18497.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 31	76.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 31	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 31	207219
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 31	2327.33
Cotton US¢/pound / May 31	75.11
Petrol/Litre / Jun 2	268.36

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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