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Egypt’s August headline inflation jumps to a record 37.4%

Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation rate surged to a higher-than-expected record 37.4% in August from...

Published 10 Sep, 2023 05:48pm

Opinion

Price hike, inflation challenges

The price hike and prohibitive inflation are exacting their toll on people in an unprecedented manner. The food...

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 0.96pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended 7 September 2023 increased by 0.96...

Updated 09 Sep, 2023 01:21pm

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

Opinion

Bad news for Asian FX, esp PKR

Pakistani monetary authorities can only count their sorrows as King Dollar’s unrelenting advance pushes Asian...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Markets

Wall St slides as services data stokes inflation worries

NEW YORK: Wall Street fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected services sector data fueled concerns of sticky...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Economic update for August: Upward adjustment in energy tariffs, fuel price hike to strain inflationary pressures: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry Wednesday said the upward adjustment in energy tariffs and further increase in fuel...

Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:33am

BR Research

Then there were two

Petrol prices have crossed Rs300 per liter which is sending shockwaves across the country. This will roll over to a...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 08:53am

BR Research

OMC volumes: some surge in retail fuels

The oil marketing segment has been hit hard by weaker volumes amid escalating prices, shrinking margins, weaker...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 08:50am

Opinion

International Day of Charity: Fostering unity and compassion in society

Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away. Persian Proverb Seen from...

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 03:17pm

Opinion

Have the people risen?

Arriving on the back of backbreaking inflation across the board, the increased tariff in electricity bills has ...

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 07:12am

Gallup Survey: Default seems imminent, say businesses

KARACHI: Majority of Pakistan’s businesses are “not hopeful at all” about the ability of caretaker Prime Minister...

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 09:12am

Editorials

Macroeconomic indicators

EDITORIAL: Four unexplained, albeit bafflingly un-synchronised, data was recently uploaded on the Pakistan Bureau of...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

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

BR Research

Inflation: Round two – fight!

Having peaked in May 2023 at 38 percent – national headline inflation has since followed a predictable path. One way...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 08:52am

Pakistan

Sherpao expresses concern over hike in prices of fuel

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has expressed grave concern over rising prices ...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

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

Shamshad says not in position to entertain any expenditure request

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, has said that lack of fiscal discipline, increasingly...

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 09:41am

Pakistan

Shuttered down: traders strike nationwide over surging costs, runaway inflation

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Pakistan traders shuttered their shops on Saturday, striking over soaring energy and fuel...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 07:37pm

Business & Finance

MPC meeting: SBP refutes reports

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has denied the reports of calling an emergency monetary policy meeting and...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:53am

Pakistan

‘Inflated’ power bills, other issues: PPP senator says caretakers don’t have solutions

ISLAMABAD: Senator Quratulain Marri of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has said the people are paying tax...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Hike in fuel prices, power tariffs: JI to observe countrywide strike today

KARACHI: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is observing a countrywide strike on Saturday against hike in petroleum and...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 08:39am

Editorials

Setting the record straight

EDITORIAL: Spare a thought for the caretaker setup. Their only fault, after all, is being in the wrong place at the...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Senate body shows populist approach to power bills

The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat takes serious notice of the hike in electricity prices

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 05:54pm

Anger on power bills could turn into anti-govt movement?

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Intelligence Agencies have proposed to the provincial government to stress upon the federal...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 03:53pm

Business & Finance

Aug CPI inflation soars 27.4pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 27.4 percent on a year-on-year basis in ...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Business & Finance

SPI increases by 0.54pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended on 31st August 2023 increased by...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 27.4% in August

This is the lowest inflation figure in calendar year 2023

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 07:36pm

Business & Finance

Capacity payments to IPPs: Caretakers must invoke ‘force majeure’: FCCI chief

FAISALABAD: Caretakers must invoke “force majeure” to stop capacity payments to the IPPs in prevailing...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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