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Gold prices increase Rs3,100 per tola in Pakistan

Price of 24-carat gold settles at Rs229,900 per tola in local market

Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:11pm

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 0.78pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended August 17, 2023, increased by 0.78...

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:55am

Markets

Prices of essential food items increase slightly

PESHAWAR: A nominal increase in prices of essential food items including sugar, cooking oil/ghee, flour, vegetables,...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

World

Rich-poor split could tighten ‘grip of poverty’: WB chief

GANDHINAGAR (India): The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Markets

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (July 10, 2023)...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Sugar retail price soars

ISLAMABAD: Sugar price within the past three months registered an increase of Rs40 per kg in the retail market, ie,...

Updated 11 Jul, 2023 08:57am

Business & Finance

SPI-based inflation up 0.7pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended July 6, 2023, increased by 0.70 ...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Retrospective tax on windfall income discourages corporatization—I

A new Section 99D has been introduced in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 (“ITO”) through the Finance Act 2023...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 06:10am

Markets

Lahore Grain Market Rates

LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (July 06, 2023)...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

BR Research

Fiscal year inflation roundup: 2022-23

As expected, the inflation is tapering off, due to high base effect and softening global commodity prices. Yearly ...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 09:26am

Markets

Prices of essential items show mixed trend

PESHAWAR: Mixed trend in prices of essential food commodities were witnessed in the local markets, said a survey...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

Business & Finance

SPI-based inflation rises slightly

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended June 22, 2023 increased by 0.33 ...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

BR Research

For the love of samosas?

In a year of economic gloom and doom, Pakistan is all set to increase its edible oil imports by almost 10 percent...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 09:46am

Policy rate hike couldn’t arrest inflation rise

ISLAMABAD: The government has acknowledged that increasing the policy rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:02am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation down 0.42pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended May 25, 2023, decreased by 0.42...

Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am

BR Research

Cooking oil price: No respite in sight

Having stayed largely flat over the past four months, palm oil spot prices have receded, shedding 13 percent in the...

Published 25 May, 2023 08:32am

PM for lowering prices of eatables, transport fares

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to ensure that the impact of a reduction in petroleum...

Updated 20 May, 2023 08:59am

World

World food prices rise for first time in a year: FAO

ROME: The United Nations food agency’s world price index rose in April for the first time in a year, but is still...

Published 06 May, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

SPI-based weekly inflation records 48.35pc increase YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended May 4, 2023, recorded an increase...

Published 06 May, 2023 06:42am

Perspectives

Mapping the 2008 and 2023 economic crises in Pakistan: some similarities, several differences

An increase in prices of commodities in the international market brings significant challenges for Pakistan and its...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:23pm

Opinion

An upcoming catastrophe

The recommendations we are going to discuss here may create unrealistic expectations from the authorities as we are...

Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am

Markets

Prices of kitchen items witness mixed trend

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have witnessed a declining trend during this week past against the...

Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 0.15pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) inflation witnessed an increase of 0.15 percent in the week that ended on...

Published 29 Apr, 2023 06:04am

Wheat price decision: LHC puts its weight behind caretaker govt

Says fixing of wheat price was within the jurisdiction and powers of the government

Updated 25 Apr, 2023 09:09am

Wholesale market: Sugar price jumps to Rs6,000/50kg bag in a month

ISLAMABAD: Sugar price is witnessing an unexpected increase as within a month sweetener price in the wholesale ...

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:00am

Editorials

Back to basics

EDITORIAL: Of all the ideas being tossed around these days, from all quarters, to control deficits and rescue the...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Business & Finance

Enhancement in exports requires wide structural reforms, says BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel stressing the need for...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:56am

Opinion

Containment of imports

The latest international trade statistics for the period, July to February, 2022-23, have just been released by the...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

Opinion

Lethargic economic management

About 84% of countries are expected to have lower headline (consumer price index) inflation in 2023 than in 2022....

Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am

World

World food prices hit record high in 2022

PARIS: World food prices fell for a ninth month in a row in December, though they hit their highest level on record...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 04:27pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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