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India trade deficit edges up in December, exports to U.S. stay firm

Published 15 Jan, 2026 04:39pm

Merchandise exports to the US edged down to $6.89 billion in December

India’s retail inflation accelerates to 2.07% in August

Published 12 Sep, 2025 04:15pm

India’s retail inflation accelerated to 2.07% in August, as food prices inched up. Annual retail inflation quickened...

India’s unemployment rate rises to 5.6% in May as farm jobs decline post-harvest

Published 16 Jun, 2025 05:54pm

NEW DELHI: India’s unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in May from 5.1% in April, partly due to a drop in farm activity...

Indian FY25 fiscal deficit slightly above target

Published 30 May, 2025 05:28pm

MUMBAI: Fiscal deficit for 2024-25 was 100.5% of the fiscal year target, data released on Friday showed. In...

India’s EV makers Tata, Mahindra seek to block hybrids in govt fleets, documents show

Published 30 May, 2025 05:25pm

NEW DELHI: India’s biggest automakers are seeking to block a pollution management body’s attempts to promote hybrid...

India beats forecasts with 7.4% growth in January-March

Published 30 May, 2025 04:48pm

NEW DELHI: India’s economy grew 7.4% in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, much faster than forecasts...

India reopens 32 airports after ceasefire with Pakistan

Published 12 May, 2025 11:52am

India said on Monday that it has reopened 32 airports that were shut during clashes with neighbour Pakistan, after a...

The cost of war

Updated 12 May, 2025 07:23am

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated on 28 April, six days after the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that...

India’s economy forecast to grow 6.3%-6.8% in 2025/26, sources say

Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:34am

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s economic report, coming a day ahead of the annual budget, is likely to project...

India’s economy ends 2024 with solid momentum as business growth hits 4-month high, PMI shows

Published 16 Dec, 2024 10:55am

BENGALURU: India’s private sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, preliminary readings from a survey...

India growth slows to 6.7pc on lower consumer spending

Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am

MUMBAI: India’s economic growth slowed to 6.7 percent on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed...

Economy booms but India’s young hanker for government jobs

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:42am

PRAYAGARAJ: Sunil Kumar, a 30-year-old, has spent the last 9 years of his life chasing a job in the Indian...

India’s Modi prevails over allies in cabinet line-up

Published 11 Jun, 2024 12:17pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained all key cabinet ministers in their portfolios in the new...

India votes in final phase of elections as both Modi and Rahul Gandhi eye victory

Updated 01 Jun, 2024 04:12pm

FIROZPUR/KOLKATA: India voted on Saturday in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer...

India’s economy grows 8.2pc

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

MUMBAI: India posted world-beating growth of 8.2 percent in the year to March on Friday, in a last-minute boost to...

Indian opposition protest arrest of leader ahead of polls

Updated 31 Mar, 2024 10:13pm

NEW DELHI: Top leaders of India’s opposition coalition and thousands of supporters rallied in the capital Sunday,...

India's GDP set to grow 8% or more in Jan-March quarter: finance minister

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:23pm

NEW DELHI: India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is on track to grow by 8% or more in the quarter ending March 31,...

India sizzles in global equity capital markets amid deals drought in Asia

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

SYDNEY: India’s bulging pipeline of large block trades and listings such as the $3 billion IPO of Hyundai ...

India extends ban on onion exports indefinitely ahead of general election

Updated 23 Mar, 2024 05:22pm

MUMBAI: India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely – a surprise move that comes ahead of a general...

India’s Nifty set to open flat as global rally cools

Published 19 Dec, 2023 09:57am

BENGALURU: India’s benchmark Nifty is set to open little changed on Tuesday, as a global rally fueled by hopes of US...

IMF reclassifies India’s exchange rate regime to ‘stabilized arrangement’

Published 19 Dec, 2023 09:37am

BENGALURU: The International Monetary Fund has reclassified India’s “de facto” exchange rate regime to “stabilized...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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