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Tarin-led team summoned over ‘untamed’ inflation

ISLAMABAD: While expressing concern over persistent increase in the prices of essential commodities, a meeting of ...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 03:36am

Business & Finance

Sterling moves towards recent highs after inflation reading

LONDON: Sterling traded near a one-month high against the dollar and a 20-month high versus the euro on Wednesday...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

Business & Finance

UK inflation dips but rate rise still forecast

LONDON: British annual inflation eased to 3.1 percent in September, official data showed Wednesday, remaining close...

Updated 20 Oct, 2021 11:54am

Markets

Tech lifts S&P 500, Nasdaq amid inflation, China growth worries

NEW YORK: US stocks rose on Monday on gains in heavyweight technology companies, although sentiment remained ...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

'Artificial' inflation: PM for strict action against 'perpetrators'

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said that strict action should be taken against the perpetrators ...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

Business & Finance

Sterling steadies near 20-month high vs euro

LONDON: Sterling steadied near a 20-month high versus the euro on Monday after Bank of England Governor Andrew ...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

Pakistan

Asad Umar says inflation expected to remain high till at least March

Planning minister says programme has been prepared to extend targeted subsidy on essential commodities, which would mitigate some of the impact of higher prices

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 08:59pm

Hike in POL products' prices: Govt irked by growing criticism

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary has said that economic difficulties are...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 11:30am

No fear of inflation 'runaway train': IMF chief

WASHINGTON: Global finance officials are worried about rising inflation pressures but there it is little fear that ...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 11:51am

Pakistan

PPP will form next government, says Bilawal

Says he will increase salaries and pensions on day one in the office of the prime minister

Updated 17 Oct, 2021 09:37pm

Pakistan

Shehbaz claims talks with IMF failed, demands reversal of power, petrol rate hike

Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif claimed ...

Updated 17 Oct, 2021 07:55pm

Pakistan

PM Imran will complete five-year term in office: Sheikh Rashid

Interior minister says taking names of the heads of the establishment is Maryam's immaturity

Updated 17 Oct, 2021 07:18pm

Markets

China central bank governor says inflation moderate overall

BEIJING: China's inflation is moderate overall, said Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China, according to a...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 11:22am

World

G20 finance chiefs back tax deal, pledge to sustain recovery, watch inflation

WASHINGTON: Finance leaders from the G20 major economies on Wednesday endorsed a global deal to revamp corporate...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

Business & Finance

Dollar trades near one-year high after inflation data

NEW YORK/LONDON: The dollar held near a one-year high on Wednesday after U.S. inflation data showed prices rose...

Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am

Markets

Two-year yields hit 18-month high as energy costs stoke inflation worries

SINGAPORE: Two-year Treasury yields leapt to a more than 18-month high on Tuesday as investors sold US debt,...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 11:38am

Markets

South Korea central bank holds rates, flags a hike in November

SEOUL: South Korea's central bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday, taking a breather after its first rate hike...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 11:29am

Business & Finance

Romanian inflation rises above expectations to 6.29% y/y in Sept

BUCHAREST: Romania's consumer price inflation exceeded expectations and rose to 6.29% on the year in September from...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 11:07am

BR Research

CPI faces WPI threat

There may be legitimate worries on current account, fiscal account, exchange rates, structural reforms and all that,...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 07:25am

Editorials

Food inflation

EDITORIAL: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Food Security, Jamshed Cheema, warned during a...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

Business & Finance

Consumer goods companies walk a tightrope as inflation surges

CALIFORNIA: Big global brands Pepsi and Levi Strauss told investors this week they offset inflation with price...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:32am

Business & Finance

Egyptian consumer price inflation rises to 6.6% in Sept

DUBAI: Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation increased to 6.6% in September from 5.7% in August, data from...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 02:26pm

Business & Finance

PBIF chief concerned at rising inflation

KARACHI: Chairman National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ...

Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am

Business & Finance

India inflation likely fell to five-month low in September

BENGALURU: India's retail inflation probably eased again in September, falling to a five-month low, thanks to a...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 11:12am

Business & Finance

Japan wholesale inflation likely hit 13-year high in Sept on rising commodity costs

TOKYO: Japan's wholesale prices likely hit a 13-year high in September, buoyed by lofty commodity prices, while...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 11:02am

Inequality, inflation hurting pandemic recovery: IMF

WASHINGTON: The global economic bounceback from the Covid-19 crisis will downshift this year as countries struggle...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 03:34am

Business & Finance

Inequality, inflation hurting pandemic recovery: IMF

WASHINGTON: The global economic bounceback from the Covid-19 crisis will downshift this year as countries struggle...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 06:00pm

Markets

Wall Street slammed by rotation out of Big Tech

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Monday as investors shifted out of technology stocks in the face of...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

Business & Finance

Kamyab Pakistan Programme launch: PM says govt taking measures to curb inflation

Initiative envisions disbursement of loans amounting to Rs1.4 trillion among 3.7 million families across country

Updated 04 Oct, 2021 07:41pm

BR Research

A lesson in chana

It is often commented that the inflationary impact of increase in input costs of food commodities is irreversible....

Published 04 Oct, 2021 07:40am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Oct 22 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.00 ▲ 1.00 (9.09%)
1st Dawood / Oct 22 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.35 ▲ 0.18 (8.29%)
Dynea Pak / Oct 22 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	241.87 ▲ 16.87 (7.50%)
Pak Engg. / Oct 22 Pakistan Engineering Co Limited(PECO)	410.56 ▲ 28.64 (7.50%)
Thal LTD / Oct 22 Thal Limited(THALL)	401.72 ▲ 28.02 (7.50%)
Buxly / Oct 22 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	115.37 ▲ 8.04 (7.49%)
Pak Int Cont. / Oct 22 Pakistan International Container(PICT)	171.25 ▲ 11.94 (7.49%)
Leiner Gelatine / Oct 22 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	20.55 ▲ 1.43 (7.48%)
Philip Morris / Oct 22 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	833.00 ▲ 58.00 (7.48%)
Image Pakistan / Oct 22 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	18.89 ▲ 1.31 (7.45%)

Stock	Price
Millat Tractors / Oct 22 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	896.00 ▲ -224.41 (-20.03%)
Pak Gen. Ins. / Oct 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.29 ▲ -1.00 (-18.90%)
Universal Ins. / Oct 22 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	4.88 ▲ -1.00 (-17.01%)
Shaheen Ins. / Oct 22 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.33 ▲ -0.56 (-14.40%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 22 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	10.25 ▲ -1.00 (-8.89%)
Wyeth Pakistan / Oct 22 Wyeth Pakistan Limited(WYETH)	1558.63 ▲ -126.37 (-7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Oct 22 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	83.00 ▲ -6.72 (-7.49%)
Apna Microfin.Bank / Oct 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	19.30 ▲ -1.56 (-7.48%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Oct 22 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	18.06 ▲ -1.46 (-7.48%)
J. K. Spinning / Oct 22 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	41.61 ▲ -3.35 (-7.45%)

Stock	Volume
Bank of Punjab / Oct 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,568,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,961,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Oct 22 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,424,000 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,691,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Oct 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	19,102,115 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / Oct 22 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	15,879,000 ▼ 0.00
Service Fab. / Oct 22 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	14,936,000 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Oct 22 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	10,000,841 ▼ 0.00
Silkbank / Oct 22 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	7,395,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Oct 22 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	6,611,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	173.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	173.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 20	114.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 20	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 20	1.38
Euro to USD / Oct 20	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 20	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 20	4486.46
India Sensex / Oct 20	61765.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 20	29025.46
Nasdaq / Oct 20	15021.81
Hang Seng / Oct 20	25409.75
FTSE 100 / Oct 20	7203.33
Dow Jones / Oct 20	35258.61
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 20	15474.47
France CAC40 / Oct 20	6673.10

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Oct 20	83.87
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Oct 20	14680.00
Gold 10 Grams / Oct 20	97700.00
Gold Spot / Oct 20	1781.95
Cotton / Oct 20	110.73

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