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Finance Division issues FY27 budget call circular: 5.1% GDP growth, 6.5% inflation projected

Updated 28 Jan, 2026 07:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has issued the Budget Call Circular for fiscal year 2026-27, projecting GDP growth...

Gold price per tola drops Rs1,500 in Pakistan

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 04:18pm

International rate of gold declines by $15 to reach $5,082 per ounce

SBP revises GDP growth upward up to 4.75%

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 03:50pm

SBP’s FX reserves expected to reach $20.2bn by end of December 2026

Central bank’s independence and govt responsibility

Published 31 Oct, 2025 06:22am

The last couple of monetary policy statements, and over the years in general, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) –...

What import growth is hiding

Updated 23 Jul, 2025 08:48am

If the central bank is to be believed, Pakistan’s non-oil imports are now at their highest ever in volumetric...

ADB projects GDP growth at 3pc, inflation at 10pc

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:04am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth in fiscal year 2025 is projected at three percent, revised upwards from 2.8...

Strong dollar weakens oil

Published 15 Nov, 2024 08:26am

Following Donald Trump’s historic return to the White House, the US dollar has gone on to a bull rally, seeing it...

Inflation: is the worst over?

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:55am

The headline is that the headline inflation is finally below 20 percent. It stood at 17.3 percent for April 24 – the...

SOEs: performance & accountability

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

The World Bank’s recent report, titled ‘Pakistan Development Update, fiscal impact of Federal State-Owned...

Gold rates in Pakistan decline another Rs2,600 per tola

Updated 11 Sep, 2023 09:19pm

Price of 24-carat bar settles at Rs209,400 per tola

Rising debt servicing emerges as hindrance: Projection of cut in C/A deficit subject to certain risks

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The government projection of a reduction in the current account deficit to US$ 3.7 billion is subject to...

Restoring investor confidence key challenge

Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am

Taming the inflation monster is turning out to be a challenge at a time when many analysts were expecting the...

SBP to leave 21pc policy rate unchanged amid high inflation

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:01am

KARACHI: Central bank is widely expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 21% on Monday after aggressive...

India’s rising home prices, rentals a new inflation threat

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Rising home prices and rentals in large Indian cities could pose a new challenge to the country’s central bank in...

‘Economic recovery continues despite challenges’

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 09:27am

Healthy revenue growth, improved manufacturing and agricultural output boost growth

Weighed mainly by global commodity prices: SBP sees FY23 most challenging for economy

Updated 21 Jul, 2022 11:24am

Official says Pakistan’s import bill and political instability are main reasons for depreciation of the rupee

Indonesia trade surplus beats forecast after palm oil exports resumption

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin presides over a meeting of macroeconomic advisory group

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 16	160.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 16	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 16	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 16	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 15	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 15	7,554.29
Nasdaq / Jun 15	26,683.94
FTSE 100 / Jun 15	10,430.62
Dow Jones / Jun 15	51,671.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 15	24,894.01
France CAC40 / Jun 15	8,384.01
India Sensex / Jun 16	76,714.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 16	69,722.25
Hang Seng / Jun 16	24,445.52

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 15	21,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 15	389,600
Petrol/Litre / Jun 16	373.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 16	80.57
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 16	4,326.02
Diesel/Litre / Jun 16	378.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 16	76.67

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 16 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	15.36 ▲ 2.67 (21.04%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 16 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	34.60 ▲ 6.01 (21.02%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 16 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.12 ▲ 1.41 (21.01%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jun 16 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	52.70 ▲ 9.15 (21.01%)
Crescent Steel / Jun 16 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	116.84 ▲ 20.28 (21%)
National Silk / Jun 16 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	195.13 ▲ 33.87 (21%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 16 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	28.77 ▲ 4.97 (20.88%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 16 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	72.30 ▲ 12.18 (20.26%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 16 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	33.50 ▲ 5.6 (20.07%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jun 16 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	130.98 ▲ 20.95 (19.04%)

Stock	Price
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 16 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	22.75 ▼ -2.79 (-10.92%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 16 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	22.60 ▼ -2.28 (-9.16%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 16 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	55.37 ▼ -4.62 (-7.7%)
Idrees Tex. / Jun 16 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	46.45 ▼ -3.65 (-7.29%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 16 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	19.01 ▼ -1.44 (-7.04%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 16 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.45 ▼ -1.54 (-6.42%)
Data Agro / Jun 16 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	92.50 ▼ -5.57 (-5.68%)
Premier Insurance / Jun 16 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	9.25 ▼ -0.54 (-5.52%)
JS Investments / Jun 16 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	41 ▼ -2.36 (-5.44%)
Sana Ind / Jun 16 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	38.14 ▼ -1.77 (-4.43%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jun 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	41,973,364 ▲ 3.46
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	29,415,287 ▲ 0.2
B.O.Punjab / Jun 16 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	28,121,514 ▲ 1.92
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 16 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	26,586,783 ▲ 1.06
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 16 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,095,974 ▲ 2.51
TPL Properties / Jun 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	21,259,751 ▲ 0.94
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 16 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,420,291 ▲ 8.08
Lotte Chemical / Jun 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	19,390,067 ▼ -0.77
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	19,369,359 ▲ 0.02
Pak Elektron / Jun 16 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	17,330,662 ▲ 3.12

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