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Gulf markets mixed amid US recession fears

DUBAI: Stock markets in the Gulf were mostly mixed on Thursday on possible recession in the United States, the...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

A retarding economic growth outlook: IMF and ‘Chicago boys’ in a fix

‘The International Monetary Fund warned that its outlook for global economic growth over the next five years is ...

Updated 14 Apr, 2023 07:10am

Markets

Rupee maintains upward trend against US dollar, settles at 284.91

Currency appreciates 0.6% in the inter-bank market

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 06:17pm

World Bank recognises grim spectre of food price rise

Says food prices have been increasing for 11 consecutive months

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:50am

Business & Finance

Dollar declines sharply

NEW YORK: The dollar dropped sharply on Wednesday after data showed US consumer prices rose less than expected in...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am

0.4pc growth rate foreseen: World Bank warns of a ‘macro-economic crisis’

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has warned that a macroeconomic crisis could materialize in Pakistan, given the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:49am

Editorials

Inflationary nightmare

EDITORIAL: Inflation data released on Friday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) should have been the focus ...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Opinion

The dilemma of price disparity

Seeing monthly inflation rates sends shiver down the spine as the rates are skyrocketing along with declining rupee...

Published 02 Apr, 2023 03:02am

March inflation soars to 35.4pc, highest since 1965

CPI in the first eight months of the current fiscal year on average remained at 27.26 per cent compared to 10.7 per cent during the same period last fiscal year

Updated 02 Apr, 2023 10:19am

SBP seen raising key rate to record 22pc as inflation bites

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Tuesday, April 04, 2023 at...

Updated 01 Apr, 2023 08:48am

Business & Finance

Hungary cenbank dashes bets on rate easing amid high CPI, market risks

BUDAPEST: The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) left its base rate unchanged at 13% on Tuesday and kept its hawkish...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

Opinion

The economic malaise

Pakistan today faces the worst financial crisis in its 75-year history. This is attributable to both long-term ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2023 06:52am

Opinion

The challenge of rising interest rates

While inflation has become a major topic for debate in today’s world politics, it is actually a tale as old as...

Published 26 Mar, 2023 03:19am

BR Research

Plight of the labour class

If these are not the toughest times an average Pakistani citizen has faced, the toughest must have been close to...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:47am

Business & Finance

Enhancement in exports requires wide structural reforms, says BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel stressing the need for...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:56am

Consumer price inflation in Pakistan second highest in South Asia: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation for food items in Pakistan was 45.1 per cent in February 2023 on a...

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 02:16pm

Opinion

Galloping inflation

Pakistan is seeing today an unprecedented hike in the rate of inflation. The CPI has risen on a year-to-year basis ...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

Inflation out of control

Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am

BR Research

Monetary policy: Many a slip

If you could ever use “unprecedented” without a sense of hyperbole – it is today. It is well and truly the season of...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Policy rate hiked by 300bps to 20pc to tame inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday increased the key...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Business & Finance

Feb CPI jumps 31.5pc, highest rate in nearly 50 years

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 31.5 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading in February hits 31.5% YoY

This is the highest YoY inflation reading since data was made available in July 1965, according to brokerage house AHL

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 07:10pm

Opinion

Moroccans struggle to afford vegetables as Ramazan looms

Shoppers inspect vegetables at a huge market in Sale, near the Moroccan capital Rabat, but exploding prices mean ...

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am

MPC to meet tomorrow: Hike in policy rate on the cards?

KARACHI: The SBP’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting has preponed and now it will be held on March 02, 2023...

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:10am

Business & Finance

Next MPC meeting so far scheduled on March 16, says SBP

SBP chief spokesperson's statement comes amid widespread speculation the central bank is likely to increase interest rate in off-cycle review

Published 23 Feb, 2023 08:38pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation rate falls more than expected to 10.1pc

LONDON: British consumer price inflation fell by more than expected to 10.1% in January from December’s 10.5% and...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

A great social and political upheaval is coming?

There are two extremely discomforting economic phenomena unfolding simultaneously in Pakistan – one is dangerously...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Business & Finance

US inflation eases in January but kept high on rent and energy costs

WASHINGTON: Rising rent and a gasoline price rebound helped keep US consumer prices elevated in January, according ...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

Business & Finance

Dollar rises as investors look to next week’s inflation report

NEW YORK: The dollar gained on Friday as investors grew concerned about a US inflation report next week that could...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Editorials

Runaway inflation

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 27.6 percent year on year in January against 24.5 percent the month...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 30	156.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 30	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 30	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 30	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 29	5116.17
Nasdaq / Apr 29	15983.08
Dow Jones / Apr 29	38386.09
India Sensex / Apr 30	75020.21
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	38337.50
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17733.21
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8175.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	18100.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	82.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 30	2326.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 30	80.48
Petrol/Litre / May 1	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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