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SPI-based weekly inflation soars 42.60pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended 21st December 2023, increased by 42.60...

Updated 23 Dec, 2023 12:41pm

Business & Finance

Japan inflation slows to 2.5% in November as energy bills drop

TOKYO: Japanese consumer inflation slowed to 2.5 percent year-on-year in November, down from 2.9 percent the...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 11:44am

Opinion

Some important economic policy questions

The first important policy question facing policymakers is how much role aggregate demand plays in determining...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Editorials

If PSX sneezes, economy need not catch a cold

EDITORIAL: That PSX (Pakistan Stock Exchange) is on a roller coaster ride is a fact. The way the market moved up in...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Opinion

The giant ship of China’s economy will continue to cleave the waves

Since the beginning of this year, the China’s economy has been moving forward, overcoming obstacles and showing a...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:22pm

Editorials

LSM floundering

EDITORIAL: Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) growth declined by 4.08 percent in October compared to October 2022 and 2...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Canada’s inflation rate unexpectedly holds steady at 3.1%

OTTAWA: Canada’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly remained at 3.1% in November, as slower growth in food prices...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 07:24pm

Opinion

Outlook for inflation

The statement released recently by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) indicates that...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Business & Finance

SBP official explains latest monetary policy decision

KARACHI: The Director of the Monetary Policy Department State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Amin Lodhi has discussed the...

Updated 19 Dec, 2023 09:33am

Markets

Peshawar: prices of essential food items remain high

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food commodities remained unchanged in the local market. According to a survey...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

Business & Finance

Saudi inflation in November rises slightly to 1.7%

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate rose to 1.7% in November from 1.6% the previous month, government data...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 12:14pm

ADB explains why recovery is still constrained

Says Pakistan’s inflation rate is expected to ease amid fiscal consolidation and monetary tightening

Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:58am

Fertilizer at notified rates directed: Energy price hike propelled inflation to 29.2pc in Nov, ECC told

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday directed the relevant ministries to...

Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:13am

BR Research

MPS: A prudent decision

SBP has maintained the policy rate at 22 percent. It’s a wise decision. SBP expects inflation to taper off in the...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 09:11am

Markets

Wall St inches up after November inflation data

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes edged higher on Tuesday, following inflation data that kept expectations of a...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

Business & Finance

Key policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday kept the policy rate...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

Markets

Higher tariffs cause power consumption decline: APTMA

ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumption of textile sector in the jurisdictions of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco)...

Updated 13 Dec, 2023 09:48am

Business & Finance

SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22%

Majority analysts had expected central bank to hold key interest rate

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 10:49pm

Business & Finance

Japan Nov wholesale inflation slows sharply as cost pressures ease

TOKYO: Japan’s wholesale inflation slowed sharply in November as fuel and commodity prices fell, data showed on...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 11:06am

BR Research

To cut or not to cut

The monetary policy committee is meeting today to largely deliberate on the policy rate. It is widely expected that...

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 11:16am

Business & Finance

SBP may hold rates steady as inflation seen easing

KARACHI: Central bank is expected to hold its key rate steady at a fourth straight policy meeting on Tuesday, with...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Business & Finance

PIDE underscores need for reducing policy rate by 50-100bps

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has suggested lowering down discount rate by 50 to...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

Pakistan

SBP seen holding key policy rate as monetary policy committee meets Tuesday

Pakistan's key rate was raised to an all-time high of 22% in June and has stayed unchanged for the last three rate meetings

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:32pm

BR Research

Gas tariffs: Did the PBS get it wrong again?

November 2023 inflation numbers took many by surprise, as the impact of changes in piped gas price for domestic...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:55am

Pakistan

Bilawal says will ensure free healthcare if voted to power

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has pledged the extension of the free health...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am

‘Country is not getting new inflows from abroad’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been estimated at 2.17 percent for the first quarter of the...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:09am

Dar seeks global collaboration for economic prosperity

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in Senate, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday emphasized the significance of...

Updated 09 Dec, 2023 10:04am

Business & Finance

SPI-based inflation up by 1.6pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended 7th December 2023, increased by 1.16...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Business & Finance

German inflation eases to 2.3% in November

BERLIN: German inflation eased in November to 2.3%, the federal statistics office said on Friday, confirming...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 12:19pm

BR Research

Food inflation: past its peak

The headline inflation seems to be creeping up again. And if there is one obvious culprit – beyond the phenomenal...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 08:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5022.21
Nasdaq / Apr 17	15683.37
Dow Jones / Apr 17	37735.31
India Sensex / Apr 18	72965.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	38103.03
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16452.30
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7883.62
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17795.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	215964
Petrol/Litre / Apr 18	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.98
Diesel/Litre / Apr 18	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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