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inflation rate

The end of the double-digit inflation era?

Updated 02 Jul, 2026 07:43am

Headline CPI inflation eased to 11.07 percent year-on-year in June, down from 11.66 percent a month earlier, marking...

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 5.8% in January 2026

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 08:45pm

On month-on-month basis, Consumer Price Index increases by 0.4%

Average wage in Pakistan up by 62%: Labour Force Survey

Updated 17 Jan, 2026 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024-25 claimed a sharp rise in average wages over the past four years - 62...

Discount rate as a policy tool

Updated 28 Jul, 2025 08:01am

Economic stability has been achieved, and the country will not be deterred from implementing the reform agenda ...

SBP likely to cut policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, say analysts

Published 24 Jul, 2025 12:16pm

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to cut the policy rate by 50...

A year of disinflation, but too early for a victory parade

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 09:00am

Pakistan just posted its lowest annual inflation rate in seven years. At 4.49 percent, FY2024-25 now holds the crown...

Pakistan inflation projected to remain within range of 4.5-5% in FY25

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:48am

ISLAMABAD: Inflation is projected to remain within the range of 4.5-5 percent during fiscal year 2025, supported by...

Consumer sentiment: Rising from the rubble

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:06am

After flirting with economic freefall in recent years, Pakistan’s consumer confidence is showing signs of life. The...

Low inflation, high uncertainty

Updated 05 May, 2025 07:35am

It reached an all-time high of 38 percent in May 2023 (based on monthly data available since 1964) and then dropped...

MPC meeting: navigating between disinflation and external fragility

Updated 05 May, 2025 07:55am

Monetary policy decision is due today. Three macro variables are making a compelling argument for a big rate cut....

IMF lowers Pakistan’s FY25 GDP growth forecast to 2.6%

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 02:39pm

Washington-based lender in January 2025 had projected GDP growth rate for Pakistan at 3% for FY2025

Over 9-year low: Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 2.4% in January 2025

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 10:44pm

Pakistan’s headline inflation clocked in at 2.4% on a year-on-year basis in January 2025, a reading below that of...

Jul-Dec inflation plunges to 7.2pc YoY

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

ISLAMABAD: Inflation during the first six months of FY2024-25 (July-December) declined to 7.2 percent compared to...

Policy measures successfully curbing inflation: Finance Division

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 10:55pm

The Finance Division has said that policy interventions and administrative actions have successfully controlled...

In line with expectations: SBP reduces key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 12%

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 11:35pm

MPC expects headline inflation for FY25 to average between 5.5-7.5%

Pakistan’s inflation expected to fall below 3% in January

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 11:05pm

Declining inflation raise hopes of further cut in policy rate

Ground-breaking of first Daanish School performed in AJK: PM explains how default averted

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 09:37am

BHIMBER (AJK): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday performed ground breaking of the first Daanish...

Aurangzeb optimistic about economic trajectory amid positive indicators

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 10:40pm

Finance minister says Pakistan’s current account posted a surplus after 10 years.

Should the SBP be procyclical?

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:04am

Inflation isn’t the monster it used to be—at least, not for now. But complacency is dangerous. The central bank’s...

Fall in the rate of inflation

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:25am

The very good news is that there has been a precipitate drop in the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer...

Finance ministry expects another policy rate cut as inflation comes down

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:12pm

Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 16

Lowest since May 2018: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 4.9% in November 2024

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:30pm

Reading also below official expectations

Modi’s inflation-blowing farm pivot may not be enough to win key Indian state

Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7%

PM congratulates nation

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday felicitated the nation as the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s 100-index...

Pakistan’s inflation likely to stay in single digit in October, rate cut anticipated

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 10:25pm

Consumer Price Index for October expected to clock in at 6.5-7.0%, according to a brokerage report

SBP predicts 2.5-3.5% growth for FY25, warns of structural challenges

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 10:51pm

Inefficiencies in energy sector resulted in accumulation of circular debt, says central bank in annual report

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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