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Inflation expected to go over 28% in Nov following gas price hike: report

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in November is expected to hit 28.26%, higher than 26.9%recorded in...

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 11:39pm

Markets

Sheikh opposes increase in gas tariff

LAHORE: The Presidential candidate of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industries’ (FPCCI)...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during first half FY23: SBP

Central bank says adverse global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding IMF programme are major concerns

Published 19 May, 2023 05:05pm

Markets

Nasdaq leads gains on Wall St on signs of easing inflation

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street’s main indexes on Wednesday as a slightly lower-than-expected...

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation in April at record high, hits a distressing 36.4%

CPI inflation in rural areas increases to 40.7% on year-on-year basis in April 2023
Average inflation during 10MFY23 stands at 28.2% compared to 11% in 10MFY22

Updated 02 May, 2023 07:48pm

Markets

Pakistan’s REER index falls to 85.6 in March 2023

Pakistan’s real effective exchange rate (REER) index depreciated to 85.6 in March 2023 as compared to 86.5 in...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:11pm

BR Research

Are the chickens coming home to roost?

Readymade food prices, as tracked by the PBS for CPI calculation, soared 45 percent year-on-year in March 2023. ...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 09:10am

Business & Finance

Policy rate hiked to 21pc to bridle unbridled inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday further tightened the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:51am

Markets

SBP raises key policy rate by 100 basis points, takes it to 21%

MPC statement says there are early indications of inflation expectations plateauing, albeit at an elevated level

Updated 04 Apr, 2023 07:32pm

BR Research

Inflation: Records galore

If there were any doubts last month, they are all cleared this month. March’s national headline inflation at 35.4...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 09:09am

Markets

Ministry of Finance warns inflation to remain high, could increase further

Reasons include market frictions caused by relative demand and supply gap of essential items as well as exchange rate depreciation

Updated 31 Mar, 2023 06:48pm

Markets

MPC meeting: SBP likely to raise key policy rate by 200 basis points

MPC meeting is scheduled to be held on April 4 (Tuesday)

Updated 31 Mar, 2023 07:38pm

Business & Finance

Australia’s inflation slows to 8-month low in Feb

SYDNEY: Australian inflation slowed to an eight-month low in February, thanks in part to a sharp retreat in holiday...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

BR Research

Palm oil imports hit record

A look at Pakistan’s palm oil import habits would not tell you this is a country in dire straits and short of...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 09:04am

BR Research

Inflation: The anchor drops!

“Headline inflation is still projected to gradually decline through the rest of the fiscal year, particularly in the...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 08:47am

BR Research

Food CPI: muted relief!

He promised, and delivered! Food inflation finally slowed in December 2022. Never mind the naysayers, as the numbers...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 09:08am

BR Research

Wholesale prices ease off a high base

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) expectedly came down for the third straight month –recorded at 28 percent for...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 10:09am

BR Research

Core inflation keeps rising

National CPI headline inflation for the first five months of FY23 stands at 25.1 percent. It was a little over 9...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 08:39am

Nov CPI inflation jumps 23.8pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 23.8 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 06:41am

Markets

Pakistan's CPI-based inflation in November clocks in at 23.8%

CPI inflation in rural areas stood at 27.2% on a year-on-year basis

Updated 01 Dec, 2022 05:49pm

Editorials

Timing of needed decisions critical

EDITORIAL: The PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz), occupying nearly all economic-related ministries, barring...

Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am

BR Research

WPI peaked – CPI maybe not!

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was seen peaking in August 2022, as highlighted in the space earlier. At 32.6 ...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 08:58am

BR Research

The best present ever?

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif celebrated his 71th birthday last month, sadly without any fanfare. Folks at Pakistan...

Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:54am

BR Research

September inflation roundup

The CPI clocked at 23.2 percent in Sep22 and 25.1 percent in the 1QFY23 – highest quarterly inflation ever...

Published 04 Oct, 2022 08:25am

Markets

Inflation reading falls slightly in September, clocks in at 23.2%

Decline driven by relief in fuel charges adjustment in electricity bills, say analysts

Updated 01 Oct, 2022 07:29pm

BR Research

Real wages nosedive

The daily wages for the construction sector may well have grown the most in ten quarters at 10 percent during 1QFY23...

Updated 28 Sep, 2022 08:42pm

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan expected to be over 26% in September: report

Food prices, weaker rupee and aftershocks of devastating floods to contribute to high CPI reading

Updated 19 Sep, 2022 04:57pm

Opinion

Pakistan at 75

Rule of law, transparency, accountability and fair treatment to all citizens are considered as the fundamental...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am

BR Research

WPI showing no respite

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) stayed near all-term high, almost unchanged from last month, at 38.6 percent. Recall ...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:07am

BR Research

Food prices: expand social protection now!

After 36 straight months of double-digit rise (with three seasonal dips), food CPI is on its way to double next...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 08:50am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	3.73 ▲ 1.00 (36.63%)
Universal Ins. / Dec 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
LSE Propetech / Dec 1 LSE Propetech Limited(LSEPL)	3.84 ▲ 0.52 (15.66%)
Saritow Spinning / Dec 1 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	7.98 ▲ 1.00 (14.33%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 1 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	6.95 ▲ 0.78 (12.64%)
Next Capital / Dec 1 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6.22 ▲ 0.55 (9.70%)
Haseeb Waqas / Dec 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	11.38 ▲ 1.00 (9.63%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 1 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.77 ▲ 0.24 (9.49%)
Ruby Textile / Dec 1 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	4.80 ▲ 0.40 (9.09%)
Sakrand Sugar / Dec 1 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	9.85 ▲ 0.80 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Dec 1 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	5 ▼ -0.63 (-11.19%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 1 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.15 ▼ -0.87 (-9.65%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 1 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	8.35 ▼ -0.71 (-7.84%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 1 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.49 ▼ -0.46 (-7.73%)
Siemens Pak. / Dec 1 Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering(SIEM)	717.18 ▼ -58.15 (-7.50%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 1 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	21.71 ▼ -1.46 (-6.30%)
HBL Growth Fund / Dec 1 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	8.06 ▼ -0.43 (-5.06%)
Unilever Foods / Dec 1 Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited(UPFL)	21500 ▼ -1000.00 (-4.44%)
Samba Bank / Dec 1 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8 ▼ -0.36 (-4.31%)
Kohinoor Power / Dec 1 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	5.20 ▼ -0.22 (-4.06%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,548,158 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 1 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	33,025,000 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,095,487 ▲ 0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 1 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,572,566 ▲ 1.15
Fauji Cement / Dec 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,711,500 ▲ 1.11
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,836,287 ▲ 1.34
Dewan Cement / Dec 1 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	17,398,000 ▲ 0.08
B.O.Punjab / Dec 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,209,942 ▼ -0.05
Hum Network / Dec 1 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	12,271,000 ▲ 0.36
Air Link Com. / Dec 1 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	11,913,395 ▲ 3.52

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	285.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	285.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	148.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Nov 30	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 30	4567.80
India Sensex / Nov 30	66988.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	33486.89
Nasdaq / Nov 30	14226.22
Hang Seng / Nov 30	17042.88
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7453.75
Dow Jones / Nov 30	35950.89
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	16215.43
France CAC40 / Nov 30	7310.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 30	75.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 30	17435
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 30	189472
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 30	2039.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 30	80.06

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