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Prices of essential food items show upward trend

PESHAWAR: Upward trend in prices of essential food commodities, like live chicken/meat, vegetables, pulses, sugar,...

Updated 27 Nov, 2023 09:05am

Goods under brand name, trademark: Bulk supplies chargeable to GST: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will charge sales tax on bulk supplies of goods made under brand names...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:03am

Opinion

Israel-Pakistan ties: any chance of normalisation?

The food items allegedly sent to Israel from Pakistan must have been by now fully digested, and Israelis must have...

Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:36am

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

Subsidised essential items: PM takes firm step to firm up Ramazan strategy

Calls for improving liaison between centre and provinces and directs strict action against hoarders

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:01am

Markets

Survey reveals steep hike in prices of key food items

PESHAWAR: There has been a steep increase in prices of live chicken/ meat, flour, sugar, and some other daily-use...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

Business & Finance

KCCI urges govt to allow agriculture imports from Wagah border post

KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) Zubair Motiwala and President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Markets

Month-on-month: food, oil imports post double-digit growth in August

PBS data shows these two groups constituted close to half of total imports during the previous month

Updated 15 Sep, 2022 04:49pm

Pakistan

Over 20 trucks dispatched to flood-hit areas of DGK, Rajanpur

FAISALABAD: On the movement of District Administration, as many as 21 trucks cost of 27 million rupees loaded with...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am

Pakistan

Experts see Pakistan's inflation rate topping 24% in July

Rupee depreciation, high energy tariffs, and seasonality in prices of edible items will contribute to high CPI reading

Updated 30 Jul, 2022 08:13pm

BR Research

Daily wagers having it rough

When the going gets tough, it gets tougher for some. The labor wages, primarily engaged in construction sector, as...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:37am

Pakistan

CS issues directives for ensuring food items at fixed prices

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal has said that the Punjab government has given huge subsidy for the...

Published 12 Jun, 2022 08:01am

Business & Finance

SPI up 2.67pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 9, 2022, recorded a significant increase of...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am

Pakistan

KP govt approves launching of food card for deserving families

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has formally approved the launching of Insaf Food Card to...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

Markets

Food items become dearer

PESHAWAR: With the advent of the Ramazan, prices of essential food commodities, including live chicken/meat, fruits,...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Business & Finance

SPI up 1.1pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 24, 2022 recorded an increase of 1.10 ...

Updated 26 Mar, 2022 10:36am

World

Erdogan slashes VAT on basic foods as inflation spirals

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slashed sales tax on dairy products, fruit, vegetables...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s 2nd aircraft carrying relief goods lands in Kandahar

KANDAHAR: The second C-130 aircraft carrying relief goods consignment including medicines, utensils, food items from...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:36am

Aug CPI up 8.4pc YoY

The National Consumer Price Index for August 2021 increased by 0.58 percent

Updated 02 Sep, 2021 10:46am

Pakistan

Crackdown against substandard food items

KARACHI: Divisional Commercial Officer Railways Karachi Nasir Nazir in a crackdown on stalls of food items,...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

Markets

Ban on wheat supply from Punjab: KP flour millers to launch protest

PESHAWAR: KP flour millers have announced to launch a phase-wise protest from next week against illegal ban on wheat...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Business & Finance

Food items: Policies being launched to enhance domestic production: Farrukh

FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Sunday the PTI government was...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Business & Finance

'Increased interest rates in other countries may reduce remittances'

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and president Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

SPI up 0.05pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 29, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.05 ...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Setting up of centralised database approved: Cabinet sharpens its focus on food items

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet, in order to ensure timely decisions about basic food items in the country, demand ...

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Markets

Prices of essential food items up in Ramazan

PESHAWAR: A manifold increase in prices of essential items was witnessed since the beginning of the month of Ramazan...

Published 19 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Food items: DC Hyderabad for ensuring sale at govt fixed price

Pakistan

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Dec 6 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.80 ▲ 0.20 (12.50%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 6 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
Bawany Air Products / Dec 6 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	11.28 ▲ 1.00 (9.73%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 6 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	11.88 ▲ 1.00 (9.19%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12 ▲ 1.00 (9.09%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 6 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	3.91 ▲ 0.31 (8.61%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 6 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.50 ▲ 0.27 (8.36%)
Sakrand Sugar / Dec 6 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	9.94 ▲ 0.71 (7.69%)
Tariq Corporation / Dec 6 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	19.18 ▲ 1.34 (7.51%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Dec 6 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	37.86 ▲ 2.64 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Universal Ins. / Dec 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.45 ▼ -0.70 (-9.79%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 6 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	7.80 ▼ -0.80 (-9.30%)
Unicap Modaraba / Dec 6 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.81 ▼ -0.16 (-8.12%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Dec 6 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	26.11 ▼ -2.12 (-7.51%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 6 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	225.64 ▼ -18.30 (-7.50%)
Otsuka Pakistan / Dec 6 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	159.25 ▼ -12.91 (-7.50%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 6 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	16.31 ▼ -1.31 (-7.43%)
F.Credit & Inv / Dec 6 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.51 ▼ -0.43 (-7.24%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Dec 6 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	510.70 ▼ -39.30 (-7.15%)
Saif Textile / Dec 6 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	10.22 ▼ -0.77 (-7.01%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,087,694 ▲ 0.24
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,079,786 ▲ 0.01
Fauji Cement / Dec 6 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	41,984,500 ▲ 0.28
Pak Refinery / Dec 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	30,480,397 ▲ 1.12
P.T.C.L. / Dec 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,170,500 ▲ 0.47
Hascol Petrol / Dec 6 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	26,337,000 ▲ 0.36
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	26,128,740 ▲ 0.52
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	23,810,103 ▼ -1.28
Pak Petroleum / Dec 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	23,518,237 ▼ -0.58
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 6 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,423,667 ▲ 0.19

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 5	284.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 5	284.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 5	146.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 5	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 5	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 5	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 4	4569.78
Nasdaq / Dec 4	14185.50
Dow Jones / Dec 4	36204.44
India Sensex / Dec 5	69356.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 5	32782.14
Hang Seng / Dec 5	16405.25
FTSE 100 / Dec 5	7475.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 5	16399.89
France CAC40 / Dec 5	7341.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 4	191701
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 5	73
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 5	2033.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 5	78.78

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