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Loadshedding: Discos in a bind!

Pakistan’s power sector is in a constant state of flux. It has its weird cycles of its own- a period of severe power...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:39am

Business & Finance

‘Interest rate should be reduced to 2pc’

FAISALABAD: Former chairman All Pakistan Cotton Power Looms Association and former president FCCI Chaudhry Muhammad...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

Inflation expectations: normalcy in sight?

The recent data points and trends suggest that inflation is likely to come down at a faster pace than expected. This...

Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am

Business & Finance

Weekly inflation posts decline

ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation for the current week ended on May 2, 2024, has decreased by one percent, according to ...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

BR Research

Inflation: is the worst over?

The headline is that the headline inflation is finally below 20 percent. It stood at 17.3 percent for April 24 – the...

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:55am

Pakistan

PM says cut in inflation good news for people

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the reduction in inflation is good news for the people. The...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Govt taking steps towards fighting corruption: PM

Says government striving to bring about substantial changes in the national economy

Updated 02 May, 2024 09:29am

Editorials

Inflation unchecked

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index for the week ending 25 April 2024, consisting of 51 essential items collected...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

BR Research

Rate cut – maybe next time!

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent despite the April inflation coming down to 18 percent. It...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 08:55am

Opinion

The falling rate of inflation

The last few months have witnessed a major drop in the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index....

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Editorials

Export of raw items

EDITORIAL: Pakistan continues to grapple with the impact of relentless food inflation, fuelled by the consistent...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Opinion

Political stability critical to attaining sustainable external account stability

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has managed to maintain forex reserves despite facing substantial debt servicing...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:26am

BR Research

MCB: Advances shrink, profits grow

MCB Bank Limited (MCB) posted another quarter of stellar p the pretax profits jumped 41 percent year-on-year,...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 07:30am

Business & Finance

Dollar sags after US GDP and inflation surprise

NEW YORK: The US dollar eased against most currencies on Thursday in tight seesaw trade after data showed the ...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

World

Mideast tensions threaten global progress on inflation: World Bank

WASHINGTON: The ongoing tensions in the Middle East threaten to halt – or even reverse – some of the recent progress...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 05:24pm

Concerns of rating agencies on external side addressed

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday addressed concerns of the rating...

Updated 21 Apr, 2024 09:19am

Perspectives

Global events and effects on Pakistan’s inflation

When the Muslim world was celebrating Eid, global capital markets were shaken, and aftershocks expected. Although...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 03:45pm

BR Research

EPQL in 1QCY23

Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited (PSX: EPQL) announced its financial performance for the first quarter of CY23...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:12am

24.8pc inflation forecast: IMF projects 2pc growth

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the GDP growth rate for Pakistan at two per cent for...

Updated 17 Apr, 2024 09:41am

Business & Finance

IMF warns financial risks linger amid ‘soft landing’

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is cautioning against overexuberance in markets as investors look for...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

World

IMF sees slow, steady 2024 global growth; China, inflation pose risks

Many countries showing less 'scarring' from COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crises, returning to pre-pandemic levels of output more quickly than previously predicted, says IMF

Updated 16 Apr, 2024 08:56pm

Business & Finance

More Japan households see higher prices a year from now, survey shows

TOKYO: Japanese households’ inflation expectations rose in the three months to early March, a central bank survey...

Published 12 Apr, 2024 11:06am

World

Fed’s Williams said outlook uncertain, data will drive rate decisions

NEW YORK: Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Thursday that the U.S. central bank has...

Published 11 Apr, 2024 06:28pm

World

IMF chief sees inflation dropping further in 2024, not yet fully defeated

Will create conditions for central banks in major advanced economies to begin cutting rates in the second half of the year, she says

Updated 12 Apr, 2024 09:27am

Markets

Slide in defence stocks knocks down Europe’s STOXX 600

PARIS: A sell-off in defence stocks dragged Europe’s benchmark stock index lower on Tuesday, while investors ...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:16am

Markets

Wall St falls as markets brace for inflation numbers

NEW YORK: US stocks fell on Tuesday, reversing early gains amid a broad sell-off as investors grew nervous in the...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:16am

Pakistan

Inflation woes have taken the shine off Pakistan’s Eid festivities

Mohammad Rizwan, a vendor selling children and women’s clothing off a side street from the main Tariq Road in...

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 10:12pm

Editorials

Shocking poverty trends

EDITORIAL: The spillover effects of the low growth/high inflation double whammy are becoming clearer by the day. And...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

Editorials

T-bill rate hike as inflation falls

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased the cut-off yields for benchmark six-month treasury bills by a 100...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

Business & Finance

Eurozone inflation falls faster than expected in March

BRUSSELS: The eurozone’s annual rate of inflation dropped further than expected in March, official data showed...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 04:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	278.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	278
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	155.52
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.25
Euro to USD / May 9	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
India Sensex / May 9	72404.17
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	38486.69
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Hang Seng / May 9	18537.81
FTSE 100 / May 9	8381.35
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	18686.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	79.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 9	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 9	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	2347.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 9	78.60
Petrol/Litre / May 10	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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