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ECC for taking provinces on board for revising drug prices

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Health...

Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:35pm

Business & Finance

Pharma Bureau seeks ‘CPI-adjusted’ prices for medicines

KARACHI: The Pharma Bureau, representative body of multinational pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan, has urged the...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

Business & Finance

Dollar extends fall ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK: The dollar index fell for a third straight session on Tuesday ahead of minutes from the US Federal...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

Markets

Gulf markets in black on interest rate cuts bets

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Wednesday as expectations of an end to a global rate hike ...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am

Business & Finance

Cooling US inflation raises hopes of an end to rate hikes

WASHINGTON: US consumer inflation cooled more than expected last month, according to government data published...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Editorials

First staff review negotiations with IMF

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund team (IMF) is currently in Pakistan for the first scheduled Stand-By...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am

Essential commodities: NPMC satisfied with current price trend

ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) reviewed the prices of essential commodities and expressed...

Updated 03 Nov, 2023 08:59am

October CPI-based inflation stays high at 26.9pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 26.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in...

Updated 02 Nov, 2023 09:18am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 26.9% in October

Inflation reading significantly lower than September, when it stood at 31.4%

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 10:57pm

Editorials

Inflation on the rise

EDITORIAL: Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose by 0.11 percent for the week ending 5 October 2023 registering a...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am

Editorials

No respite from ever-rising inflation

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September – 31.4 percent year on year against...

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:43am

BR Research

Food inflation: is this the peak?

The monthly inflation report card has brought no reason for respite for the policy makers. The deceleration in...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:53am

Editorials

Caretakers’ approach to economic impasse

EDITORIAL: The Caretaker government’s discernible approach to dealing with the economic impasse is twofold: ...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Business & Finance

Sept CPI rises 4 percentage points to 31.4pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September to 31.4 percent against the...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 31.4% in September

Brokerage house says reading is in line with market expectations

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:42pm

Opinion

Elusive macroeconomic stability

In a recent statement reportedly, interim finance minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar indicated that there were signs of...

Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:40am

Editorials

Policy rate kept unchanged

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent surprising...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Economic stabilization: Steps yielding positive results, says Shamshad

Discussion with IMF to control expenditure is under way, adds the caretaker minister

Updated 16 Sep, 2023 03:57pm

Pakistan

EC reforms, action against smuggling ‘not contradicting’ IMF conditions: Dr Shamshad

Caretaker finance minister says exchange rate not being manipulated

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 07:05pm

Markets

SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22%

Contrary to market expectations, Monetary Policy Committee maintains status quo
Stresses on maintaining prudent fiscal stance to keep aggregate demand in check

Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:00pm

Business & Finance

US consumer inflation ticks up in August to 3.7%

WASHINGTON: Consumer inflation in the United States picked up in August for a second straight month, according to...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 05:44pm

BR Research

How not to achieve food security

How many things out of your regular consumption basket have witnessed no increase in prices over the past several...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 08:55am

Pakistan

NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist

Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue

Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm

Editorials

Initiative required from caretakers

EDITORIAL: The induction of well-respected technocrats in the caretaker cabinet on 17 August was widely hailed but a...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Aug CPI inflation soars 27.4pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 27.4 percent on a year-on-year basis in ...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 27.4% in August

This is the lowest inflation figure in calendar year 2023

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 07:36pm

Editorials

The govt debt

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has uploaded government debt figures on its website that support the view of...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:48am

BR Research

Why food inflation is here to stay?

No, and not just because Russia’s decision to exit the Black Sea grain export deal, or India’s decision to impose a...

Updated 07 Aug, 2023 09:22am

BR Research

Bad vibes only

Sounding rather pleased with itself, in its latest statement of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the SBP...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 08:51am

Business & Finance

July CPI inflation rises 28.3pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 28.3 per cent on a year-on-year basis in July...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.61 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	513.38 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	82.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	475.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Nov 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	92.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.61 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	513.38 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	82.39 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	475.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Nov 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	92.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 29 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	79,242,500 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,449,984 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	44,327,667 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,321,478 ▲ 0.00
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 29 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	27,240,170 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,647,647 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Nov 29 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	15,398,500 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Nov 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	14,283,958 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Nov 29 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	12,904,027 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	12,454,526 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	285.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	285.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	147.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 28	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 28	4554.89
India Sensex / Nov 28	66174.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	33283.70
Nasdaq / Nov 28	14281.76
Hang Seng / Nov 28	17354.14
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	7455.24
Dow Jones / Nov 28	35416.98
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	15992.67
France CAC40 / Nov 28	7250.13

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 28	76.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 28	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 28	185614
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 28	2045.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 28	79.60

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