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Economy: daunting challenges

Since assuming power the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been facing multiple...

Published 08 Jul, 2022 05:36am

BR Research

‘First came the plague’

The final numbers may be surprising, but the outcome isn’t. The new government in Islamabad chose shock therapy,...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 09:03am

Pakistan

FY 2022: Lahore School of Economics puts GDP growth at 4.05pc

LAHORE: The Lahore School of Economics Modeling Lab’s macro model for the Pakistan economy estimates that GDP...

Published 03 Jul, 2022 05:39am

Business & Finance

Monetary policy: majority expects at least 100bps hike as inflation highest since Dec 2008

Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently scheduled to meet on July 7 (Thursday)

Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:15pm

Potential risks identified: Economic growth facing challenging situation: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has stated that despite achieving a real GDP growth of 5.97 percent in the fiscal...

Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:52am

Markets

Experts predict significant increase in inflation

KARACHI: With sharp surge in local petrol prices, currency devaluation, and expected adjustments in power and gas...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am

Markets

FTSE 100 rises

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 rose on Monday, boosted by gains in financial and energy stocks, after the blue-chip...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Opinion

FY23 budget: need for fiscal reforms

“He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think but the will to act” – Plato The...

Updated 17 Jun, 2022 07:01am

Markets

Indian shares end lower as energy, metals slip

BENGALURU: India’s main indexes ended lower on Wednesday, dragged down by energy and metals sectors, with ...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am

Markets

Analysis: US stocks' bear market growl could beckon recession

NEW YORK: The bear market in U.S. stocks could be a prelude to even tougher times to come: a market swoon has often...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 10:59pm

Resurging US inflation puts Fed on track for more big rate hikes

WASHINGTON: Red-hot US inflation is showing few signs of cooling, putting the Federal Reserve on track to continue...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Business & Finance

‘Nothing to suggest’ US will have a recession: Yellen

NEW YORK: The United States is unlikely to suffer an economic downturn, despite sky-high inflation, US Treasury...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:13am

Markets

US stocks tumble as May inflation tops estimates

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks fell sharply early Friday following fresh data showing surging consumer prices that...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:57pm

May CPI inflation rises 13.8pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by 13.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis in May...

Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:54am

Opinion

IMF programme interregnum

The meetings between the IMF staff and the government’s economic team came to an end in Doha on the 25th of May....

Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am

Editorials

An MPS amid growing economic distress

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 23 May as earlier scheduled under the chairmanship of Acting...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

Markets

Abu Dhabi leads Gulf bourses lower; Aramco surpasses Apple

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi led Middle East stock markets lower on Thursday as fears grew that fast-rising inflation will drive...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

Markets

S&P 500 hits one-year low as higher bond yields pressure growth stocks

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 index fell to its lowest since April 2021 on Monday as higher US Treasury yields hit ...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

Editorials

Hamstrung by economic issues

EDITORIAL: The eleven plus-party government is on track to extend Ramazan subsidies on at least five essential food...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

Perspectives

Can Pakistan's stock market survive an inflation tsunami?

Inflation on its own is insufficient to drag equities down and there is no clear correlation between them

Published 09 May, 2022 02:39am

Opinion

Rising inflation and remedial actions

The evolving global and local geopolitical landscape is posing serious economic challenges for the new government in...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

Markets

UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides

LONDON: UK midcaps slipped on Wednesday after data showed annual inflation last month rose to a three-decade high,...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

Business & Finance

UK inflation jumps to 30-year high of 7% in March

LONDON: British consumer price inflation leapt to 7.0% in March, its highest since March 1992 and up from 6.2% in...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 11:50am

Business & Finance

Canadian dollar recovers

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar edged higher against its US counterpart on Tuesday, recovering from its weakest level ...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am

BR Research

WPI nearing peak?

While nobody may be noticing but the Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) has notched another month of 24 percent...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 08:26am

BR Research

In the eye of storm!

Amidst ominous political developments in the capital, the monthly inflation reading from PBS seems to have fallen on...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 07:46am

BR Research

CPI roundup

The headline inflation clocked at 12.7 percent in March 2022, and 9M average is at 10.8 percent –hovering around...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 07:44am

Business & Finance

March CPI inflation up 12.7pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased by 12.7 percent on year-on-year basis in March 2022 as...

Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am

Markets

March: Pakistan's inflation reading rises to 12.7%

Average inflation during 9MFY22 stands at 10.75%

Updated 01 Apr, 2022 07:37pm

Business & Finance

Pound jumps to two-week high

LONDON: The British pound strengthened to a two-week high against the euro as it continued to retrace losses which...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am

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 / May 1	157.86
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 30	5035.69
India Sensex / Apr 30	74482.78
Nasdaq / Apr 30	15657.82
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17763.03
Dow Jones / Apr 30	37815.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	17932.17
France CAC40 / Apr 30	7984.93
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38274.05

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Petrol/Litre / May 1	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	81.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2288.39
Diesel/Litre / May 1	281.96

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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