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Inflation: is the worst over?

The headline is that the headline inflation is finally below 20 percent. It stood at 17.3 percent for April 24 – the...

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:55am

Business & Finance

April CPI-based inflation soars 17.3pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 17.3 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation decelerates further to 17.3% in April 2024

CPI-based figure is lowest in 23 months

Updated 02 May, 2024 10:18pm

Markets

Finance ministry sees headline inflation decelerating further to 18.5-19.5% in April

Expects further easing to 17.5-18.5% in May 2024

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:37pm

Markets

7th straight status quo: SBP holds key interest rate at 22%

Upcoming budgetary measures may have implications for the near-term inflation outlook, Monetary Policy Committee says in press release

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:53pm

Pakistan

Inflation woes have taken the shine off Pakistan’s Eid festivities

Mohammad Rizwan, a vendor selling children and women’s clothing off a side street from the main Tariq Road in...

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 10:12pm

Pakistan

UN expects Pakistan’s GDP growth to clock in at 2% in 2024, improve further in 2025

Pakistan’s real GDP growth rate is expected to clock in at 2% in 2024 and inch up marginally to 2.3% in 2025, a...

Updated 05 Apr, 2024 10:10pm

Business & Finance

Turkiye inflation inches up in March to 68.5%: official data

ISTANBUL: Price growth in inflation-plagued Turkiye gathered pace in March, rising to 68.5 percent year-on-year, the...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 02:16pm

BR Research

WPI: Much more than it shows

While the last two years have piled on a misery of historic proportions on retail prices, the seeds were sown a year...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 09:18am

Pakistan

In absence of major, sustained reforms, Pakistan to continue facing liquidity issues: World Bank

Poverty reduction projected to stall in medium term due to weak growth, low real labour incomes, and persistently high inflation, says lender in 'Pakistan Development Update'

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 11:38pm

BR Research

Inflation still at a tricky spot

The CPI inflation reading is finally lower than the policy rate. The headline number stood at 20.7 percent on...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 08:00am

March CPI inflation soars 20.7pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 20.7 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in...

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 09:40am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows further to 20.7% in March

CPI-inflation reading drops to lowest level since May 2022, is now below key policy rate after over three years

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:44pm

Business & Finance

Indonesia March inflation rate at highest in 7 months

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s inflation on a yearly basis accelerated more than expected in March to 3.05%, the quickest...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 10:29am

Pakistan

Finance ministry sees inflation at 22.5-23.5% in March

Says inflation outlook at moderate level despite upward revision of petrol prices and influence of Ramzan

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:12pm

Markets

Headline inflation projected to stand at around 20% in March

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline further and may clock in at around 20%...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:38pm

BR Research

MPS: slow (and cautious) wins the race

As expected, SBP has maintained the policy rate at 22 percent. However, the implied forward guidance (the language...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 09:43am

Markets

SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22%

This is the sixth successive decision to hold rates by Pakistan's central bank

Updated 18 Mar, 2024 08:43pm

BR Research

MPS: Stay put in March

The monetary policy meeting is on Monday, March 18, 2024 and analysts are divided on where they will be, some...

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 04:58pm

Perspectives

Never has an economic roadmap been more important in Pakistan

It was in June 2022 that Pakistan’s CPI-based inflation figure topped 20%. It has since then stood stubbornly at...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:18pm

Markets

Brokerage house sees ‘strong possibility’ of policy rate cut of 100bps in upcoming MPC

A brokerage house sees “strong possibility” that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) may cut the key policy rate by 100...

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:38pm

BR Research

Inflation: don’t lower rates on Food (CPI)’s account

The average inflation for the fiscal year 2023-24 may very well be off target, but the taper has most certainly...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 07:42am

BR Research

Gas price & PBS: Never-ending love affair

“Wonderful news on the inflation front” and other message son similar lines were aplenty last Friday when the...

Published 05 Mar, 2024 09:07am

Business & Finance

KIBOR falls after ‘lower-than-expected’ inflation reading

The Karachi Interbank Offered Rate (KIBOR) dropped notably following the release of Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based...

Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:04pm

Feb CPI-based inflation up 23.1pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 23.1 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Updated 02 Mar, 2024 08:39am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows to 23.1% in February

This is the lowest CPI-based figure since June 2022

Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:22pm

Pakistan

Restrictive monetary policy, limited fiscal space challenging Pakistan’s economy: Ministry of Finance

In monthly economic report, it projects CPI-based inflation for February to hover around 24.5-25.5%

Published 29 Feb, 2024 05:20pm

Pakistan

Inflation to decline in February, could clock in at 23.5%: brokerage house

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline and could clock in at 23.5% on a...

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:40pm

Business & Finance

Indian rupee ends flat tracking subdued Asian peers

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee closed unchanged on Tuesday after hovering in a narrow range through the day’s session as...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:34am

Markets

Delivery startup Krave Mart sees change in buying behaviour amid inflation spike

Pakistanis are opting for cheaper brands, be it cooking oil, hand wash, or soaps, as inflation has caused...

Updated 03 Feb, 2024 08:44pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
FTSE 100 / May 20	8424.20
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18768.96
France CAC40 / May 20	8195.97
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Diesel/Litre / May 21	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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