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Soaring energy costs push UK public borrowing to November record

LONDON: British public borrowing unexpectedly jumped last month to hit its highest for any November on record,...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:45am

Opinion

Role of LPG in gas crisis – II

Gas tariff and subsidies. Gas and electricity prices are politically sensitive issues. The IMF compares prices in ...

Updated 01 Dec, 2022 06:20am

Tarin criticises govt’s approach to IMF programme

KARACHI: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin said on Saturday that gas tariffs and tax rates will be increased...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:08am

Business & Finance

KATI objects to imposition of new taxes through ordinance

KARACHI: President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Salman Aslam has expressed reservations...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

Markets

Gas prices approach record peak on Russian supply fears

LONDON: European natural gas prices climbed Thursday towards a record peak on heightened fears over Russian ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

Oil demand rises as gas prices surge: IEA

Prices of natural gas and electricity have jumped to new records

Updated 12 Aug, 2022 10:18am

Opinion

Ambitious reforms: need of the hour

With the glaring example of Sri Lanka defaulting on its debt, the risk of Pakistan facing a similar fate should be ...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am

IMF program ‘on track’, insists Miftah

Says 'no truth' in reports that IMF program being postponed or delayed due to some anti-corruption law

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:55am

Opinion

Oil prices – what to do? – I

Petroleum prices have been increased once again. New prices are: petrol Rs209.86 and High Speed Diesel (HSD)...

Updated 08 Jun, 2022 08:11pm

BR Research

CPI: worse is yet to come

Like heat wave, a fresh wave of inflation is hitting inhabitants of Pakistan hard. The headline number was recorded...

Published 06 May, 2022 08:24am

BR Research

Petroleum woes ahead

Be it the retail fuels or the fuel for power generation; the petroleum crisis has been brewing. The populist moves...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 08:26am

BR Research

Development spending in the dock?

Is development spending about to get caught up in the political storm? Already, there are reports that the PM’s...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 08:07am

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

BR Research

Wholesale prices: not cooling down soon

Wholesale prices in February 2022 recorded 23.6 percent increase year-on-year – sixth consecutive month of WPI...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 08:28am

Opinion

Desperate times

Just as a glimmer of hope appeared of life getting back to normalcy after economic shock of pandemic, the war ...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am

PM’s package financed through Rs50bn cut in PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The government working reveals Rs 50 billion cut in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), in...

Updated 02 Mar, 2022 11:02am

Markets

Russia warns of power price spike if energy transition is hasty

MOSCOW: A rushed transition away from fossil fuels risks driving electricity prices higher, a senior Russian ...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

World risks more years of high energy prices: IEA

PARIS: The world faces more years of high energy prices and emissions unless the electricity sector changes faster...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am

Pakistan

PPP stages anti-govt protests in various cities over gas crisis

Protests were held in Karachi, Sukkur, Kasur, Rawalpindi, Khushab, Pasrur, Loralai, Quetta and other cities

Published 17 Dec, 2021 10:35pm

Pakistan

Power tariff hike ‘economic murder’: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari strongly condemned the government on...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Markets

Zinc at 14-year high after output cuts driven by power crunch

LONDON: Prices of zinc jumped to a 14-year high on Thursday after soaring power prices triggered production cuts at...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Markets

Zinc boosted by output cuts driven by power crunch

The energy crisis set the fire for the rally across the board, and low inventories of some metals such as copper and zinc also support the parabolic run

Updated 14 Oct, 2021 06:04pm

Markets

Nepra's role comes under criticism

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) is said to have become distracted from its actual...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

Markets

Chile's peso slides to 17-month low; Brazil stocks surge

Chile's peso slumped on Friday to lead losses among Latin American currencies after inflation surged by more than...

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 01:35am

Nepra censures Discos

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) said on Tuesday that performance of power...

Updated 06 Oct, 2021 09:40am

World

Global player? EU summit to seek answers on China, US strategy

Leaders will also discuss the idea of setting up an EU gas reserve and decoupling electricity prices from gas prices, the European Commission President says

Published 05 Oct, 2021 05:59pm

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

BR Research

Power quarterly adjustment around the corner

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) came up with the inflation numbers for March 2021 last week, which showed...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 07:25am

PM chairs meeting on electricity tariffs: Cut in circular debt to benefit consumers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was told on Friday that electricity consumers would benefit from reduction of...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

BR Research

Inflation: Pawri not just yet

The inflation dragon is showing teeth again. The headline number stood at 8.7 percent in Feb-21 – highest monthly...

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 09:31am

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	155.98
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 / May 1	5018.39
India Sensex / May 1	74482.78
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38093.34
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Hang Seng / May 1	17763.03
FTSE 100 / May 1	8121.24
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Germany DAX 30 / May 1	17932.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	79.18
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2324.96
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	76.51
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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