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Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

NEW YORK: The dollar moved sharply off its lows on Wednesday and briefly turned positive on the day after economic...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

Markets

ECB expects to hike rates after ending bond buys in Q3: Schnabel

CERNOBBIO: The European Central Bank plans to raise interest rates some time after winding down its bond purchase...

Published 02 Apr, 2022 06:04pm

Markets

March: Pakistan's inflation reading rises to 12.7%

Average inflation during 9MFY22 stands at 10.75%

Updated 01 Apr, 2022 07:37pm

Business & Finance

China inflation slowed in February as food prices eased: data

BEIJING: China’s factory-gate inflation eased to its slowest pace in eight months in February as consumer price...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 11:33am

Feb CPI up 12.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 12.2 percent on year-on-year basis in February...

Updated 02 Mar, 2022 09:48am

Markets

UAE December CPI up 2.5% year-on-year

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates' (UAE) consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.5% in December from a year earlier, fueled by...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 11:21am

Business & Finance

Japan prices rise for fourth month

TOKYO: Japan's core consumer prices edged up year-on-year in December for the fourth month running, buoyed partly by...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 10:39am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Safdar’s pocket money linked to core inflation

“Nah nah nah, pooh pooh…” “I always suspected it but your comment shows that your brain is that of a...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

Inflation and growth

While inflation has been caused primarily by the pandemic-led recession that fed into supply cuts, and the return of...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Dec CPI up 12.3pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 12.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in December...

Updated 02 Jan, 2022 09:50am

Business & Finance

Brazil mid-December inflation reaches highest annual mark in 6 years

BRASILIA: Brazil's IPCA-15 consumer price index rose 0.78% in the month to mid-December, statistics agency IBGE said...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 06:49pm

Changes in $ rate, CPI and fuel mix: Circular debt management plan recalibrated

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has recalibrated Circular Debt Management Plan (CDMP) 2021-23 due to changes in dollar...

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 10:38am

Editorials

CPI in double digits

EDITORIAL: The CPI (Consumer Price Index) rose by 11.53 percent in November 2021 compared to 8.3 percent in November...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Nov CPI up 11.53pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 11.53 percent on year-on-year basis in November...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 09:55am

Editorials

SBP’s informed perspective

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) annual report on Pakistan’s economy 2020-21 claims that growth...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

Editorials

IMF staff-level agreement at last

EDITORIAL: The much awaited staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the sixth review was...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

Dollar climbs as US inflation surge

NEW YORK: The dollar index jumped sharply on Wednesday, with the euro hitting a 16-month low against the greenback,...

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

World

Biden says inflation 'top priority' as US prices hit 30-year high

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has made fighting US inflation his "top priority" after government data Wednesday...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 11:26pm

Markets

Dollar climbs as US inflation rises beyond expectations

LONDON/NEW YORK: The dollar rose against major peers on Wednesday, snapping three days of weakness, after US ...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 09:02pm

Unbridled inflation: Public backlash compels govt to stop releasing weekly SPI?

ISLAMABAD: Fed up with criticism across all sections of society on uncontrolled inflation massively hitting the...

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 11:27pm

Oct CPI inflation up 9.19pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 9.2 percent on year-on-year basis in October 2021...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 03:51am

Business & Finance

Dollar trades near one-year high after inflation data

NEW YORK/LONDON: The dollar held near a one-year high on Wednesday after U.S. inflation data showed prices rose...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

Opinion

Govt's inflation narrative

Prime Minister Imran Khan acknowledged yet again on 30 September 2021 that inflation is an issue but laid the blame...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am

Sept CPI up 9pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of nine percent on year-on-year basis in September...

Published 02 Oct, 2021 04:46am

Markets

South African rand slides as dollar jumps on U.S. data, stocks fall

JOHANNESBURG: The South African rand fell to more than two-week lows on Thursday as the dollar jumped on a surprise...

Published 16 Sep, 2021 11:41pm

Wheat, sugar, ghee, pulses: Targeted cash subsidy rolled out

Islamabad: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Tuesday that the government would be providing targeted cash...

Updated 15 Sep, 2021 09:20am

Markets

Dollar slides after tamer-than-expected US inflation data

US core, headline inflation slows in August
Fed may hold off on tapering -analyst
Euro, Swiss franc rise vs dollar

Published 14 Sep, 2021 07:48pm

Markets

Philippine Aug inflation at highest level since late 2018

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and fuel prices, accelerated to 3.3% from 2.9% in July

Published 07 Sep, 2021 10:36am

Aug CPI up 8.4pc YoY

The National Consumer Price Index for August 2021 increased by 0.58 percent

Updated 02 Sep, 2021 10:46am

Editorials

MFPCB

EDITORIAL: A meeting of Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordinating Board (MFPCB) chaired by Finance Minister Shaukat...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	80.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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