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Tuesday’s early trade: S&P, Nasdaq scale new peaks

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq scaled new peaks on Tuesday, helped by a rise in mega-cap stocks and a...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

Markets

Nasdaq hits record high as growth stocks rise; inflation data weighs

JPMorgan dips as trading business loses some shine.
US consumer prices surge in June.
Boeing slips on new production problems for 787 Dreamliners.
Dow down 0.14%, S&P down 0.04%, Nasdaq up 0.12%.

Published 13 Jul, 2021 08:28pm

World

US annual CPI jumps 5.4% in June, biggest since 2008

Energy prices have also rebounded after sinking in the midst of the pandemic shutdowns, with gasoline surging 45.1 percent over the past year, unadjusted, and 2.5 percent in the month, the report said.

Updated 13 Jul, 2021 06:54pm

BR Research

Inflation roundup

The headline average inflation stood at 8.9 percent in FY21 as compared to 10.7 percent in the previous year. This ...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 07:25am

Business & Finance

Inflation reading clocks in at 9.7% in June

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocked in at 9.7% on a year-on-year basis in June 2021 compared to 10.9% in the...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 05:56pm

Business & Finance

Malaysia's May CPI rises 4.4% y/y, below forecast

The increase in May's CPI was driven mainly by higher transport costs, with the sectoral index rising 26% on-year

Published 25 Jun, 2021 10:16am

World

Canada's annual inflation rate in May accelerates to 3.6pc

Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated to 3.6%, from 3.4% in April, Statistics Canada said. That was slightly ahead of analyst expectations that the annual rate would rise to 3.5%.
The Bank of Canada targets the 2% mid-point of a 1-3% inflation control range. It expects inflation to stay around 3% through the summer before easing later in the year.

Updated 16 Jun, 2021 06:02pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation hits highest level since before pandemic

The Consumer Prices Index hit 2.1 percent in May, breaching the Bank of England's 2.0-percent target for the first time since July 2019.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 04:55pm

Markets

Indian shares up

BENGALURU: Indian shares closed higher on Monday, boosted by conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd and software major...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

World

India's May retail inflation picks up to 6.30pc y/y, highest in six months

The Reserve Bank of India earlier this month warned that high energy prices could stoke inflation while cutting the growth forecast to 9.5% from 10.5% for the current fiscal year beginning April.
Annual retail inflation rose 6.30% year-on-year, up from 4.29% in April. Analysts had forecast retail inflation at 5.30%.

Updated 14 Jun, 2021 07:07pm

Headline inflation recorded at 8.6pc in July-April

ISLAMABAD: The headline inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been recorded at 8.6 percent during...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Markets

S&P 500 hits record high as Wall Street brushes off higher inflation data

Meme stocks flit between gains and losses.
Boeing gains on possible UAL order.
Indexes up: Dow 0.67%, S&P 0.65%, Nasdaq 0.79%.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 08:23pm

Business & Finance

Sterling falls as EU-UK ‘sausage war’ standoff continues

LONDON: The pound fell against the dollar on Wednesday, as Britain and the European Union failed to agree on...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

Editorials

Economy not out of the woods yet

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for May 2021 indicates...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

May CPI inflation rate at 10.09pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 10.9 percent on year-on-year basis in May ...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

Inflation reading comes in at 10.9%

CPI increased 11.1% in April as criticism on govt’s failure to control surging prices continues

Published 01 Jun, 2021 12:39pm

Markets

Japan's consumer prices extend falls

TOKYO: Japan's core consumer prices fell for the ninth straight month in April as a record slump in cellphone fees...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Apr CPI inflation up 11.1pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 11.1 percent on year-on-year basis in April...

Published 02 May, 2021 03:23am

Business & Finance

Pakistan‘s inflation rate expected to remain 8-9.5pc in April

The monthly bulletin was of the view that the recent increases in international and domestic energy prices are expected to have transitory effects on inflation.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 02:10pm

Business & Finance

Sterling holds ground against dollar

LONDON: Sterling held its ground against the dollar on Wednesday as traders assumed a rise in inflation in March...

Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:47am

Markets

S&P ends at record peak, Nasdaq jumps

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 closed at another record high on Tuesday and the Nasdaq composite index jumped, as...

Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am

World

US consumer prices post biggest gain in over 8-1/2 years

Consumer prices increase 0.6% in March.
CPI rises 2.6% year-on-year.
Core CPI gains 0.3%; up 1.6% year-on-year.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 08:36pm

World

US consumer prices jump 2.6pc compared to March 2020: govt

Excluding volatile food and energy components, CPI in March rose 1.6 percent, year-over-year, with a 0.3 percent gain in the month.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 06:55pm

Fund projects 8.7pc average CPI inflation

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected average Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation at 8.7...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:25am

Business & Finance

March CPI increases 9.1pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has recorded an increase by 9.1 percent on year-on-year basis in March ...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Business & Finance

Dollar likely to rise, but rally will lose steam later in 2021

MUMBAI/BENGALURU: Economic growth and higher bond yields will keep the US dollar stronger for now, but the rally ...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Construction industry fuelling growth: govt

ISLAMABAD: The government has maintained that the economy is moving in the right direction after speedy recovery ...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar edges higher

NEW YORK: The dollar ticked higher on Wednesday, rebounding from a slight dip after a tame US inflation report, ...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Pakistan

CPI inflation increases by 8.7pc on YoY basis

On month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.8% in February 2021 as compared to a decrease of 0.2% in the previous month and a decrease of 1.0% in February 2020.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 08:26pm

TI-P urges Senate chief to withdraw bill on RTI

ISLAMABAD: Transparency International - Pakistan (TI-P) has urged Chairman Senate to withdraw a private bill on ...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Int. Knit. / May 16 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	10.00 ▲ 0.75 (8.11%)
Unicap Modaraba / May 16 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.99 ▲ 0.14 (7.57%)
Engro Polymer / May 16 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	85.21 ▲ 5.94 (7.49%)
Karam Cera. / May 16 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	51.99 ▲ 3.62 (7.48%)
Punjab Oil / May 16 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	159.99 ▲ 10.57 (7.07%)
Khairpur / May 16 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	48.69 ▲ 3.19 (7.01%)
HBL Invest Fund / May 16 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	2.24 ▲ 0.14 (6.67%)
Dandot Cement / May 16 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	8.25 ▲ 0.50 (6.45%)
Thal Ind.Corp. / May 16 Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	260.00 ▲ 14.29 (5.82%)
Leather Up Ltd. / May 16 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	15.60 ▲ 0.84 (5.69%)

Stock	Price
Bilal Fibres / May 16 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.15 ▲ -0.35 (-14.00%)
Punjab Mod / May 16 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.60 ▲ -0.25 (-13.51%)
Escorts Bank / May 16 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.42 ▲ -0.97 (-13.13%)
Khurshid Spinning / May 16 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	8.31 ▲ -0.99 (-10.65%)
Tri-Star Power / May 16 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	2.60 ▲ -0.28 (-9.72%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 16 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	4.00 ▲ -0.39 (-8.88%)
Shaheen Ins. / May 16 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	2.76 ▲ -0.26 (-8.61%)
Service Textile / May 16 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.00 ▲ -0.90 (-8.26%)
Prud Mod.1st / May 16 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.56 ▲ -0.14 (-8.24%)
Ferozsons (Lab) / May 16 Ferozsons Laboratories Limited(FEROZ)	277.06 ▲ -22.46 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / May 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	15,663,582 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,419,541 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	9,956,695 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,986,500 ▼ 0.00
Habib Bank / May 16 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	8,210,736 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 16 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	7,919,060 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 16 Telecard Limited(TELE)	7,331,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / May 16 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	6,441,876 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / May 16 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,075,256 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 16 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,862,426 ▼ 0.00

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 13	192.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 13	192.40
USD to Japanese Yen / May 13	129.22
USD to Swiss Franc / May 13	1.00
Pound Sterling to USD / May 13	1.23
Euro to USD / May 13	1.04
UK LIBOR % / May 13	0.83

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 13	4023.89
India Sensex / May 13	52793.62
Tokyo Nikkei / May 13	26427.65
Nasdaq / May 13	11805.00
Hang Seng / May 13	19898.77
FTSE 100 / May 13	7418.15
Dow Jones / May 13	32196.66
Germany DAX 30 / May 13	14027.93
France CAC40 / May 13	6362.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 13	110.49
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 13	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 13	113000.00
Gold Spot / May 13	1811.79
Cotton / May 13	145.20

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