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Reko Diq project to boost Balochistan economy, generate $100bn over its lifespan, says Tarin

Terming the settlement with Barrick Gold Corporation and Antofagasta for the revival of Reko Diq as a ‘major ...

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 06:53pm

Business & Finance

Sterling higher ahead of inflation data

LONDON: The British pound recovered against the dollar on Monday ahead of key domestic drivers for the currency,...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Opinion

Wait-and-see policy of SBP

The latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was issued by the SBP on the 8th of March. Since the Russian-Ukraine war...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am

Feb CPI up 12.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 12.2 percent on year-on-year basis in February...

Updated 02 Mar, 2022 09:48am

Business & Finance

Dollar trades flat, euro drops

WASHINGTON: The dollar traded flat and the euro weakened on Friday after a higher-than-expected Thursday readout of...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am

Markets

Wall Street loses ground after hot inflation data

NEW YORK: US stocks fell on Thursday, with Big Tech leading the declines after stronger-than-expected consumer ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Business & Finance

Dollar gains, then slides after hot US CPI data

NEW YORK: The dollar initially rose against major currencies on Thursday after US consumer prices in January came in...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Jan CPI grows 13pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 13 percent on year-on-year basis in January 2022...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

Markets

Pakistan's January inflation reading hits 13%, highest in two years

Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocks in at 12.96%, highest since January 2020 when it stood at 14.6%

Updated 01 Feb, 2022 01:27pm

Opinion

‘Flawed CPI?’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Flawed CPI” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Farhat...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 04:04am

Editorials

And now the TI blow

EDITORIAL: It is easy to draw parallels between the resignation of Shahzad Akbar, which is being seen as an ...

Published 30 Jan, 2022 04:04am

Opinion

TI’s report: a perspective

You corrupt! He is corrupt! They corrupt! No, it was them in the previous term. Maybe its judiciary, it must be the...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am

Govt says CPI drop is due to systemic political corruption

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Tuesday said the federal Cabinet has discussed,...

Updated 26 Jan, 2022 09:26am

Corruption Perceptions Index: Pakistan slips further

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s rank in Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has further slipped by 16 points to 140/180 in...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:41am

Opinion

Inflation, monetary policy, borrowing costs, and debt sustainability

‘The start of this year is an eerie echo of 2021. A new variant of coronavirus has sent infections...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am

Business & Finance

Turkish inflation soars to 36pc, highest in Erdogan era

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s annual inflation rate surged to 36.1% last month, its highest in the 19 years Tayyip Erdogan ...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am

BR Research

CPI: no respite!

The headline inflation clocked at 12.3 percent in Dec 21 –highest since Feb20. It was expected. The CPI index...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 08:06am

Dec CPI up 12.3pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 12.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in December...

Updated 02 Jan, 2022 09:50am

Markets

December: Inflation reading comes in at 12.3%, highest in 22 months

In Nov, CPI was reported at 11.5%

Updated 01 Jan, 2022 06:03pm

Opinion

Policy rate: ‘boldest’ hike in Asia

Dr Reza Baqir, Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), during his interview to Bloomberg on 17 December stated that...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Markets

US yields little changed after CPI data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed in choppy trading on Friday after an inflation reading was largely...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Markets

Wall Street rises as inflation data meets estimates

NEW YORK: U.S. stock indexes rose on Friday after data showed consumer prices rose largely in line with estimates...

Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am

Opinion

Rising inflation

The last four months have witnessed a rising trend in the rate of inflation. It has reached a double-digit rate of...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Markets

Carnage continues on bourse

KARACHI: Carnage continued at local bourse as despite strong positive opening on Monday, the market sentiments went...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am

BR Research

CPI: dangerous times ahead!

Inflation hammer is at its full swing. The headline number stood at 11.5 percent in November, highest since Feb-20....

Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:07am

BR Research

Sugar WPI: early warning signs!

The monthly CPI for Nov-21 released yesterday has raised alarm bells in the corridors of power. A much-needed...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 08:04am

BR Research

Sugar: no reform, only noise

Local prices of sugar are once again making headlines, as prices charted fresh heights last week in cities of Sindh,...

Updated 08 Nov, 2021 10:55am

Price stabilization: Tarin directs Punjab CS to provide sugar to KP govt

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Wednesday directed the chief ...

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 09:38am

BR Research

Inflation: Warming up

Year-on-year CPI national headline inflation at 9.2 percent for October 2021 came as little surprise, as food and...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 07:30am

Oct CPI inflation up 9.19pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 9.2 percent on year-on-year basis in October 2021...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 03:51am

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	157.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 30	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 30	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 30	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 30	5035.69
India Sensex / Apr 30	74482.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	38128.86
Nasdaq / Apr 30	15657.82
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17763.03
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8144.13
Dow Jones / Apr 30	37815.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	17932.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	81.25
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 30	2290
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 30	78.43
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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