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inflation in Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.2% in November

Inflation reading higher than October's when it stood at 26.9%

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:38pm

Markets

Inflation expected to go over 28% in Nov following gas price hike: report

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in November is expected to hit 28.26%, higher than 26.9%recorded in...

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 11:39pm

Editorials

SBP Vision 2028

EDITORIAL: It’s easy to lose one’s way in the complex and sometimes deliberately vague language of financial...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

Editorials

One big reason for food inflation

EDITORIAL: The National Price Monitoring Committee’s (NPMC’s) revelation of a 40 percent differential in...

Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am

Editorials

Policy rate paradigm

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 30 October left the policy rate unchanged premised on the...

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 06:29am

Opinion

The quick fix

The people of Pakistan are beaten by frightening inflation and rising prices, and now the terror attacks on the...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Pakistan

Shehbaz heaps praise on Nawaz’s political struggle, perseverance

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said Nawaz Sharif had come back and now the country’s...

Published 22 Oct, 2023 03:20am

Business & Finance

Japan inflation slows to under 3%

TOKYO: Japanese consumer inflation slowed to below three percent last month for the first time since August 2022 on...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 11:47am

Editorials

Rise in LSM output

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released very encouraging data on large-scale manufacturing (LSM)...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

Editorials

Reverse migration

EDITORIAL: One by one the social spillovers of the financial meltdown are beginning to show. Now there’s a very...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Pakistan

PM Kakar directs authorities to activate ‘strict price control mechanism’

Interim prime minister urges chief ministers to ensure prices of essential commodities and services reduced correspondingly, after significant cut in fuel prices

Published 16 Oct, 2023 09:24pm

Editorials

Growth rate downgrade

EDITORIAL: In a report titled “World Economic Outlook 2023 Navigating Global Divergences,” the International...

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

BR Research

Must find ways to subsidise the poor

National headline inflation for the third straight quarter stayed close to 30 percent – a first in Pakistan’s...

Published 12 Oct, 2023 08:25am

Editorials

Inflation on the rise

EDITORIAL: Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose by 0.11 percent for the week ending 5 October 2023 registering a...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am

Opinion

Spurt in inflation

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released the estimate of the rate of inflation in the national Consumer...

Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:47am

Markets

AHL expects decline in petroleum prices by up to Rs41 per litre

Petroleum prices are expected to see a decline in the next announcement amid a significant decline in international...

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 11:00pm

Opinion

World Bank needs to revisit its policy and lending focus

In its recently released report ‘Pakistan development update October 2023: restoring fiscal sustainability’ the...

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 09:56am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 31.4% in September

Brokerage house says reading is in line with market expectations

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 07:42pm

Opinion

Facilitate to educate

There are a lot of suggestions on how to eradicate poverty and help the underprivileged survive in these days of...

Updated 29 Sep, 2023 06:54am

Sept inflation seen at 29-31pc

KARACHI: Inflation in Pakistan is expected to clock in around 29-31% in September, the Ministry of Finance said in...

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 08:52am

Pakistan

JI chief reiterates demand for reduction in power tariff

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Siraj-ul-Haq addressing the sit-in protest in front of Governor House on the ...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

A culture of strikes

The Karachi chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami has given a call for a shutdown in the country’s largest city for today...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Editorials

Inflation will remain a challenge

EDITORIAL: The sensitive price index (SPI), computing the prices of 51 essential items from 50 markets in 17 cities,...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Business & Finance

Brokerage house sees interest-rate hike of 150bps as inflation bites

Arif Habib Limited says SBP might consider increasing interest rates as a precautionary measure to address persistently high levels of inflation

Updated 07 Sep, 2023 03:50pm

Pakistan

NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist

Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue

Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm

Opinion

Economic policy needs a hard reset

The present currency crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented. PKR has depreciated against USD from 180 to 305 since ...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Rising inflation, price hike assailed

KARACHI: Central leader of Businessmen Forum Captain Abdul Rasheed Abro has expressed his concern over the ever...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Editorials

Initiative required from caretakers

EDITORIAL: The induction of well-respected technocrats in the caretaker cabinet on 17 August was widely hailed but a...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

Rising inflation and inflated bills: Partial ‘shutter-down’ strike in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: A partial shutter-down strike was observed against rising inflation and inflated bills in the provincial...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Business & Finance

Resilience in challenging energy market: PSO posts Rs3.6trn gross revenue, Rs5.7bn profit after tax

KARACHI: PSO, the nation’s leading energy company, has achieved remarkable progress and demonstrated resilience in...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 3 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 3 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 3 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 3 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 3 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 3 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 3 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 3 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	146.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4594.63
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14305.03
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7529.35
Dow Jones / Dec 1	36245.50
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16397.52
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7346.15

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	74.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2072.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.42

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