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Iran’s security forces clash with anti-govt protesters

DUBAI: Iranian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

World

Money for Ukraine tops G7 agenda; inflation, food a concern

KOENIGSWINTER, (Germany): Group of Seven financial leaders are likely to agree on Thursday and Friday on around $15...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

Opinion

Britons feel the pinch as cost-of-living crisis bites

Standing outside a north London supermarket clutching two shopping bags, Gerald Pursey bemoans Britain’s ...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

Markets

European shares deepen fall on inflation worries

PARIS: European shares slipped on Wednesday led by technology stocks as worries about inflation and monetary policy...

Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am

Business & Finance

Pound falls as UK inflation hits 40-year high

LONDON: Britain’s pound fell against the dollar on Wednesday, pulling away from almost two-week highs after data...

Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am

Markets

Pound falls as UK inflation hits 40-year high

LONDON: Britain’s pound fell against the dollar on Wednesday, pulling away from almost two-week highs after data...

Published 18 May, 2022 08:40pm

Business & Finance

Parties exhorted to take urgent steps for economic stability

KARACHI: Expressing concern over the deteriorating situation in the country, President of Korangi Association of...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:59am

Fed to ‘keep pushing’ rates higher until clear inflation is falling

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve will “keep pushing” to tighten US monetary policy until it is clear that...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

EFP proposes measures to lift country out of economic quagmire

KARACHI: President, Employers’ Federation of Pakistan(EFP) has suggested to the government a comprehensive ...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

MPC meeting: Majority polled expect major spike in policy rate

Many anticipate rate hike of 100 bps ahead of MPC meeting scheduled for May 23

Updated 17 May, 2022 09:06pm

Business & Finance

India’s WPI inflation at 17-year high threatens small businesses

NEW DELHI: India’s wholesale prices accelerated at the fastest pace in at least 17 years as the Ukraine war and a...

Published 17 May, 2022 03:35pm

Business & Finance

Food inflation pain puts emerging markets between rock and hard place

LONDON/ISTANBUL/CAIRO: Like for millions of people in developing and emerging market countries around the world,...

Published 17 May, 2022 11:20am

BR Research

Promising LSM growth

Large scale industrial activity has remained upbeat this fiscal year. While there is nothing record-shattering about...

Published 17 May, 2022 08:20am

Pakistan one step from Sri Lanka: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Finance Minister and Planning and Development Asad Umar of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Updated 16 May, 2022 09:52am

Business & Finance

US companies eye more consumer pushback as inflation toll mounts

NEW YORK: Prices on household goods have been rising for months in the United States, souring the national mood but...

Published 15 May, 2022 11:24am

Markets

OGRA raises RLNG price for SSGC, SNGPL by 40% for May

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has increased the distribution price of re-gasified liquefied natural ...

Published 14 May, 2022 02:30pm

Opinion

Controlling inflation and financing deficits — I

In April 2020, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director (MD) had reportedly called the Covid pandemic a...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Markets

Oil jumps 3pc as US gasoline prices hit record

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose about 3% on Friday as US gasoline prices jumped to an all-time high and on fears supplies...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Business & Finance

Russia inflation hits 20 year high in April

MOSCOW: Russia’s annual inflation jumped to a two-decade high of 17.8 percent in April, fuelled by Western...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Business & Finance

Dollar set for sixth week of gains despite slip, as slowdown worries persist

NEW YORK: The dollar edged lower on Friday, but was still set for a sixth straight week of gains as investors...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

Markets

BOJ’s Kuroda says expected rise in inflation will lack sustainability

TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday an expected, near-term rise in inflation would lack...

Published 13 May, 2022 09:39am

Markets

Indian shares fall over 2pc, rupee hits record low

BENGALURU: Indian shares lost more than 2% on Thursday and the rupee hit an all-time low, as investors shunned...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

Markets

Copper tumbles to 7-month low as slowdown fears rock markets

LONDON: Copper prices tumbled below $9,000 a tonne on Thursday for the first time since October and most other...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

World

US wholesale price hikes ease in April

WASHINGTON: Inflation pressures at the wholesale level receded somewhat in April, easing back from the March record...

Published 12 May, 2022 07:01pm

Business & Finance

ECB signals rate hike as soon as July to combat inflation

FRANKFURT: European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde hinted Wednesday at a first interest rate hike in July to...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

Business & Finance

German inflation to come in close to 7% this year, Bundesbank says

FRANKFURT: Inflation in Germany will come in close to 7% this year, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said on...

Published 11 May, 2022 12:18pm

World

Biden to blast Republicans as having no plan on inflation

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will use a speech on inflation on Tuesday as an attempt to turn his Democratic...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

Business & Finance

Dollar choppy with inflation data on deck

NEW YORK: The dollar was choppy on Tuesday, fluctuating between modest gains and declines as it held near a...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

Business & Finance

India’s inflation likely accelerated to an 18-month high in April: Reuters poll

BENGALURU: India’s retail inflation likely surged to an 18-month high in April, largely driven by rising fuel and...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:27am

Opinion

Devaluation: a fool’s errand

Devaluation/inflation When a country devalues its currency it sets into motion a series of events that can ...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Pak Mod. / May 20 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	3.30 ▲ 0.90 (37.50%)
B. F. Mod. / May 20 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.00 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Prud Mod.1st / May 20 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.78 ▲ 0.17 (10.56%)
Sakrand Sugar / May 20 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	9.90 ▲ 0.86 (9.51%)
Balochistan Glass / May 20 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	6.89 ▲ 0.56 (8.85%)
Ist.Capital Sec / May 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	1.64 ▲ 0.13 (8.61%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 20 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	4.75 ▲ 0.35 (7.95%)
Media Times Ltd / May 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.18 ▲ 0.16 (7.92%)
Pak Engineering / May 20 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	279.50 ▲ 19.50 (7.50%)
Air Link Com. / May 20 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	44.27 ▲ 3.08 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Ask.Gen.Insur. / May 20 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	18.01 ▲ -2.78 (-13.37%)
Oilboy Energy / May 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.70 ▲ -1.04 (-8.86%)
TPL Insurance / May 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	30.71 ▲ -2.40 (-7.25%)
Shield Corp. / May 20 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	235.50 ▲ -16.50 (-6.55%)
Bilal Fibres / May 20 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.15 ▲ -0.15 (-6.52%)
S.S.Oil / May 20 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	79.00 ▲ -3.00 (-3.66%)
Punjab Mod / May 20 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.75 ▲ -0.04 (-2.23%)
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.20 ▲ -0.02 (-1.64%)
Pak Stock Exchange / May 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	10.68 ▲ -0.17 (-1.57%)
Nimir Resins / May 20 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	14.76 ▲ -0.20 (-1.34%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / May 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	7,057,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 20 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	5,217,500 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / May 20 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	2,276,000 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 20 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	1,445,811 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 20 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	1,380,500 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	842,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 20 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	587,000 ▼ 0.00
GhaniGlobalGlass / May 20 Ghani Global Glass Limited(GGGL)	542,000 ▼ 0.00
Dewan Cement / May 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	541,500 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	447,576 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	128.12
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.24
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3900.79
India Sensex / May 20	52792.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26673.91
Nasdaq / May 20	11388.50
Hang Seng / May 20	20581.03
FTSE 100 / May 20	7302.74
Dow Jones / May 20	31253.13
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13882.30
France CAC40 / May 20	6272.71

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	112.00
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	113300.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1838.55
Cotton / May 20	128.58

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