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ECC struggles to lower prices of essentials

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) suggests measures required to be taken to lower inflation in the country

Updated 15 May, 2023 09:05am

Business & Finance

Inter-provincial coordination needed to avoid commodities’ scarcity: NPMC

ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Thursday reviewed the prices of essential commodities...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 07:30am

Pakistan

10 essential food commodities: CCP completes draft study aimed at addressing market distortions

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has completed a draft study aimed at addressing market...

Published 30 Oct, 2022 03:57am

Essential commodities: Stakeholders told to avoid speculative trading

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Thursday directed the...

Updated 16 Sep, 2022 09:49am

Editorials

Reviving NPMC

EDITORIAL: It took the government four months of runaway inflation to realise that disbanding the National Price...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am

Private sector allowed to import wheat

Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet allows private sector to import 0.8 Million Metric Tons (MMTs) of wheat without subsidy

Updated 02 Sep, 2022 10:00am

Markets

Essential commodities: NPMC takes stock of prices

ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Tuesday reviewed the prices of essential commodities ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Business & Finance

Tarin urges govt to hold National Price Monitoring Committee meeting

Former finance minister says not a single meeting has been held by the current coalition government

Updated 16 May, 2022 06:46pm

Markets

Import of wheat: ECC directs MNFS&R, MoC, TCP to work out modalities

ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Food Security and...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

Wheat imports: Tarin asks ministry to come up with ‘accurate need’

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has asked the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to come up...

Updated 29 Mar, 2022 10:06am

Ministry proposes 3MMT of wheat import

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MoNFS&R) has proposed import of three million...

Updated 19 Mar, 2022 10:27am

Wheat flour: Balochistan govt asked to ensure price stability

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has directed the Balochistan authorities to ensure stability in the prices...

Updated 10 Mar, 2022 09:36am

Low diesel stocks cause concerns

ISLAMABAD: Expres-sing concern over low stocks of high speed diesel (HSD), a meeting of the National Price ...

Updated 24 Feb, 2022 09:50am

Stability in wheat prices: Balochistan asked to take required steps

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has been informed that wheat flour prices in...

Updated 09 Feb, 2022 09:44am

Business & Finance

NPMC informed: Sugar prices in Rawalpindi, Lahore and Quetta on the higher side

ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has been informed that sugar prices in Rawalpindi, Lahore,...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:46am

Tarin asks ministry to firm up wheat supply strategy

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin Wednesday directed the Ministry of National Food Security...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

Pakistan

Strategic reserves of wheat: Ministry directed to formulate strategy

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has asked the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFS&R)...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am

Rising rates of pulses perturb Tarin: ‘Keep your finger on the pulse’

Finance minister directs the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to build strategic reserves of pulses

Updated 13 Jan, 2022 12:03pm

Govt to import pulses to bridge supply-demand gap

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee was informed that the government would be importing...

Updated 02 Jan, 2022 09:51am

New sugar arrivals likely to drag down prices

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has expressed concerns on the rise of sugar prices...

Updated 30 Dec, 2021 09:57am

Edibles: FBR asked to keep tabs on movement

Chairing weekly meeting of NPMC, Shaukat Tarin directs Ministry of Industries and Production to build strategic reserves of sugar to avoid price hike in the future

Updated 23 Dec, 2021 10:14am

Editorials

The price hike challenge

EDITORIAL: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin while chairing the weekly National Price ...

Updated 17 Dec, 2021 12:15pm

Tarin for keeping a close eye on lentil rates

Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin chairs National Price Monitoring Committee

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 09:52am

Edible oils: Ministry asked to go for low-priced imports

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin presides over the National Price Monitoring Committee meeting

Updated 09 Dec, 2021 04:56pm

Tarin asks provinces to ensure availability of flour in market

ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, has asked the provincial...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:30am

Tarin tells ministry to build up strategic reserves of sugar

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Wednesday asked the Ministry of...

Updated 25 Nov, 2021 09:46am

MoF claims sugar prices easing out in Punjab, KP and Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry Wednesday claimed that prices of sugar are easing out in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and...

Updated 18 Nov, 2021 12:49pm

Tarin urges provinces to lift imported sugar stock

Tarin expresses concern over significant differentence in the price of wheat flour in Sindh and Balochistan as compared to the other provinces

Updated 11 Nov, 2021 09:41am

Price stabilization: Tarin directs Punjab CS to provide sugar to KP govt

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Wednesday directed the chief ...

Updated 04 Nov, 2021 09:38am

Wheat flour in Sindh: Tarin concerned at price differential

ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tarin, has directed the provincial governments to...

Updated 28 Oct, 2021 09:37am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Jun 5 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.41 ▲ 0.19 (15.57%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 5 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.82 ▲ 0.61 (14.49%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	11.49 ▲ 0.99 (9.43%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 5 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	5.30 ▲ 0.40 (8.16%)
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9.66 ▲ 0.70 (7.81%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Jun 5 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	23.47 ▲ 1.64 (7.51%)
Atlas Battery / Jun 5 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	224.16 ▲ 15.64 (7.50%)
Century Paper / Jun 5 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	55.60 ▲ 3.88 (7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 5 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)
Exide (PAK) / Jun 5 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	274.59 ▲ 19.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.70 ▼ -0.67 (-28.27%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 5 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.50 ▼ -0.99 (-13.22%)
Mehran Sugar / Jun 5 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	38 ▼ -5.00 (-11.63%)
Rafhan Maize / Jun 5 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8332 ▼ -1059.00 (-11.28%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 5 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.62 ▼ -2.48 (-7.49%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 5 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	109.08 ▼ -8.82 (-7.48%)
John&Philips / Jun 5 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	35.02 ▼ -2.83 (-7.48%)
Indus Dyeing / Jun 5 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	126 ▼ -9.06 (-6.71%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 5 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.13 ▼ -0.21 (-6.29%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 5 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.27 ▼ -0.48 (-6.19%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,776,521 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	10,345,500 ▲ 0.10
Sui North Gas / Jun 5 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	9,748,618 ▲ 2.54
Pak Petroleum / Jun 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,220,831 ▲ 3.59
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	8,432,214 ▲ 3.17
D.G.K.Cement / Jun 5 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	8,134,363 ▼ -0.12
Pak Refinery / Jun 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,737,803 ▲ 0.30
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,793,566 ▲ 0.31
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,657,500 ▲ 0.12
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	4,102,148 ▲ 0.70

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	286.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	285.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	140.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 2	5.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	4282.37
Nasdaq / Jun 2	13240.77
Dow Jones / Jun 2	33762.76
India Sensex / Jun 5	62894.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	32117.09
Hang Seng / Jun 5	18993.93
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	7637.92
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	16080.36
France CAC40 / Jun 5	7260.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 2	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 2	199760
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	72.64
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	1944.48
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	81.63

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