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Punjab, KPK: ‘Free wheat flour’ being distributed through BISP data: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, on Friday, said that the government...

Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am

Locked bailout: govt fuel scheme adds to hurdles?

ISLAMABAD: A long-awaited loan agreement between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be signed...

Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am

Policy efforts, 9th review’s success: Timely external aid will be critical: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Timely financial assistance from external partners will be critical to support the Pakistani...

Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am

SPI inflation up 1.80pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended March 22, 2023, recorded an...

Published 25 Mar, 2023 06:25am

Business & Finance

Japan inflation slows to 3.1% in February

TOKYO: Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in February from a year earlier, slowing from the four-decade highs...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:24am

BR Research

Plight of the labour class

If these are not the toughest times an average Pakistani citizen has faced, the toughest must have been close to...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:47am

Ministry given six weeks to draft fuel relief package

Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik says package is a pricing scheme and not a subsidy

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 09:02am

Likely hike in policy rate: T-bills RoR soars to 22pc

KARACHI: Rate of return on short-term government papers rose to 22 percent on expected hike in the key policy rate ...

Updated 24 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Pakistan

One person dies in stampede for free flour

PESHAWAR: One person was killed and eight others injured during a stampede for free flour in inflation-wracked...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Editorials

Back to basics

EDITORIAL: Of all the ideas being tossed around these days, from all quarters, to control deficits and rescue the...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Business & Finance

Singapore February core inflation rises lower-than-forecast 5.5%

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5.5% in February, lower than forecast, official data showed on...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 10:52am

Editorials

We are Pakistanis, firstly and lastly

EDITORIAL: Today, it has been 83 years since a historic resolution was passed for establishment of a separate...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Business & Finance

Concerns voiced over country’s current economic situation

LAHORE: “Inflation in Pakistan is all-time high since 1974, and in a country where about a quarter of the...

Updated 23 Mar, 2023 06:08am

Business & Finance

Fed lifts key interest rate amid banking sector fears

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday, as it sought to strike a balance...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Rs5bn PM’s ‘Ramazan Relief Package’ announced

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday announced a Ramazan Relief Package worth Rs 5 billion to provide maximum relief...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:03am

World

Canada inflation continues to drop to 5.2%

OTTAWA: Canadians paid 5.2 percent more for goods and services in February than a year earlier, led by soaring food...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:47pm

Opinion

Falling exports and imports

The February figures of exports, imports and balance of trade have just been released. They tell a story of extreme...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 07:01am

Editorials

The build-up of wider inflationary risks

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its latest publication “Food Security Update” awarded Pakistan the dubious title of...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 06:52am

Business & Finance

Inflation could break further records, clock in above 34%: report

JS Global says higher gas and cigarette prices are among key drivers of inflation

Updated 20 Mar, 2023 03:21pm

BR Research

Female startups more vulnerable to uncertainty?

2022 was a brutal year for the startup space in the country, especially after the phenomenal funding boom in 2020...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 07:39am

Business & Finance

Enhancement in exports requires wide structural reforms, says BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel stressing the need for...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:56am

Business & Finance

Fed to balance banking woes, inflation in this rate decision

WASHINGTON: US central bankers face an unenviable task when they gather in Washington this week: tackling persistent...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Business & Finance

Rising transportation costs fuelling inflation, says expert

KARACHI: In our country, the transportation cost is rising constantly and thus is unbearable. It has almost doubled...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Business & Finance

ECB hawks press case for more rate hikes to fight dogged inflation

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) will likely need to raise interest rates further to tame persistent...

Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am

Pakistan

Further hike in policy rate on the cards as inflation runs deep in Pakistan

Brokerage house AHL says it expects an increase of 100bps in upcoming meeting on April 4

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 03:29pm

Business & Finance

OECD hikes growth outlook

PARIS: The global economic outlook has improved from a few months ago as the inflation shock eases but rising...

Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am

Business & Finance

ECB raises rates as planned despite banking turmoil

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday as promised, ignoring...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 07:09am

Editorials

Bank borrowing

EDITORIAL: Bank deposits grew by 15 percent in one year to 22.92 trillion rupees in February 2023 compared to 19.91...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Consumer price inflation in Pakistan second highest in South Asia: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation for food items in Pakistan was 45.1 per cent in February 2023 on a...

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 02:16pm

World

Wholesale prices in US fell unexpectedly in February

WASHINGTON: US wholesale prices fell last month in welcome news for policymakers, according to government data...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:19pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 25 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Mar 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Mar 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	361.20 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Mar 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Mar 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Mar 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Mar 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	62.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Mar 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	398.28 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Mar 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Mar 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Mar 25 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	56.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,011,170 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Mar 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,877,000 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Mar 25 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,839,174 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	1,788,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Mar 25 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	1,517,500 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 25 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,464,753 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,323,297 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	1,307,610 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,204,138 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Mar 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,161,000 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.73
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.22
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	3970.99
India Sensex / Mar 24	57527.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27385.25
Nasdaq / Mar 24	11823.96
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19915.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7405.45
Dow Jones / Mar 24	32237.53
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	14957.23
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7015.10

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1978.21
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	76.54

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