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Pakistan’s first digital census tackles miscounts, exclusion

LAHORE: Father-of-two Muhammad Saqib excitedly types his family’s details on a laptop in his Lahore office - the...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 02:57pm

Business & Finance

HIFY23 football exports soar 53.58pc to $120.89m YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Football exports during the first six months of the fiscal year of 2022-23 increased by ...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am

Editorials

Digital Census

EDITORIAL: In an important development Pakistan is all set to digitalise population and housing census. The National...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am

Editorials

Analysing the inflationary spiral

EDITORIAL: December 2022 headline inflation (Consumer Price Index) rose by 24.5 percent as per the Pakistan Bureau ...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Business & Finance

Ministry directed to convene meeting of SAB for taking decision on sugar exports

ISLAMABAD: The government has directed Ministry of National Food Security and Research to convene a meeting of Sugar...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Pakistan

Digital population, housing census: Ahsan asks PBS, provinces to ensure effective coordination

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

Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 0.48pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended November 24, recorded an increase...

Updated 26 Nov, 2022 10:02am

Pakistan

Current health expenditure per capita stands at Rs6,432: PBS

ISLAMABAD: The annual per capita Current Health Expenditure (CHE) for Pakistan as per the National Health Accounts...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:57am

Editorials

Rising inflation challenge

EDITORIAL: Consumer price index (CPI) registered at 26.6 percent for October against 23.2 percent in September as ...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Oct CPI accelerates to 26.6pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 26.6 percent on a year-on-year basis in October 2022 as...

Updated 02 Nov, 2022 09:43am

Editorials

MPS text influenced by the ‘Dar factor’?

EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), the first under the chairmanship of the newly-appointed Governor State...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

BR Research

The best present ever?

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif celebrated his 71th birthday last month, sadly without any fanfare. Folks at Pakistan...

Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:54am

Editorials

The nation’s economy not out of the woods yet

EDITORIAL: Macroeconomic data released by various government agencies, including the Finance Division and the...

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation up 0.94pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended September 29 recorded an...

Updated 01 Oct, 2022 11:03am

Business & Finance

SPI inflation down 8.11pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended September 22 recorded a...

Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am

BR Research

On cigarettes output

The country’s cigarette output has been gradually picking up this year, but it may not be enough to offset the...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 08:26am

Aug trade deficit soars 28.89pc to $3.53bn MoM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 28.89 per cent on a month-on-month basis to $3.53 billion in August...

Updated 03 Sep, 2022 09:41am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI soars 45.50pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended September 1, 2022, recorded an increase of 45.50...

Updated 03 Sep, 2022 12:37pm

Weekly SPI inflation shatters records, rises to 42.31pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The weekly review of the sensitive price index (SPI) on Friday highlighted a record increase in inflation...

Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:48am

Markets

Petroleum group imports show negative growth on MoM basis

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 60.54 percent on a month-on-month basis (MoM) as ...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI down 0.08pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended August 11, 2022, recorded a decrease of 0.08...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

Business & Finance

SPI up 0.82pc WoW

Increase in prices of food, energy commodities drive surge

Updated 06 Aug, 2022 12:07pm

Editorials

One prior condition still remains

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in a press conference on Sunday acknowledged that there was one...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

Business & Finance

SPI rises 0.01pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended July 14, recorded an increase of 0.01 percent due...

Updated 16 Jul, 2022 11:53am

Business & Finance

SPI up 1.32pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended July 6, 2022, recorded an increase of 1.32 percent...

Published 08 Jul, 2022 05:36am

Business & Finance

Trade deficit hits record-high of $48.26bn

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 55.29 per cent during the fiscal year 2021-22, and reached $48.259 billion...

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:37am

SPI up 3.63pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 30, 2022, recorded an increase of 3.63 ...

Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:34am

June CPI inflation spikes to 21.32pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation increased by a massive 21.32 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:55am

Business & Finance

SPI up 1.01pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 23, 2022, recorded an increase of 1.01 per...

Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:45am

Business & Finance

SPI records 2pc increase WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 2, 2022, recorded a significant increase of...

Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chakwal Spinning / Mar 30 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	1.36 ▲ 0.20 (17.24%)
First IBL Mod. / Mar 30 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.90 ▲ 0.60 (11.32%)
First Pak Mod. / Mar 30 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.34 ▲ 0.13 (10.74%)
Dewan Sugar / Mar 30 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.57 ▲ 0.23 (9.83%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 30 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.77 ▲ 0.15 (9.26%)
Premier Insurance / Mar 30 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.50 ▲ 0.63 (9.17%)
B.R.R.Guardian / Mar 30 B.R.R. Guardian Modaraba(BRR)	12.04 ▲ 0.99 (8.96%)
Ismail Ind. / Mar 30 Ismail Industries Limited(ISIL)	518.26 ▲ 36.15 (7.50%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 30 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	397.42 ▲ 27.72 (7.50%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 30 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	102.53 ▲ 7.15 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Mar 30 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.40 ▼ -0.24 (-14.63%)
Trust Mod. / Mar 30 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.30 ▼ -0.20 (-13.33%)
Sapphire Fibres / Mar 30 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1018 ▼ -82.00 (-7.45%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 30 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	32 ▼ -2.55 (-7.38%)
Gadoon Textile / Mar 30 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	192.50 ▼ -15.30 (-7.36%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 30 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	461 ▼ -36.43 (-7.32%)
Pakistan Services / Mar 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	876 ▼ -69.10 (-7.31%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 30 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	282 ▼ -22.00 (-7.24%)
Bal. Wheel / Mar 30 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	68.42 ▼ -5.18 (-7.04%)
JDW Sugar / Mar 30 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	356 ▼ -26.79 (-7.00%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Limited / Mar 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,447,500 ▼ -0.21
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,398,662 ▲ 0.01
Pakistan Alumin / Mar 30 Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited(PABC)	7,638,000 ▲ 0.23
Pak Elektron / Mar 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	6,136,500 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	6,018,500 ▲ 0.08
Engro Corp / Mar 30 Engro Corporation Limited(ENGRO)	5,429,492 ▼ -0.02
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 30 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	4,517,879 ▲ 0.46
Shifa Int.Hosp / Mar 30 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	4,299,000 ▼ -1.99
Agha Steel Ind. / Mar 30 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	3,645,000 ▲ 0.36
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,416,092 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 30	285.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 30	283.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 30	132.47
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 30	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 30	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 30	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 29	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 29	4027.81
India Sensex / Mar 29	57960.09
Nasdaq / Mar 29	11926.24
Dow Jones / Mar 29	32717.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 30	27782.93
Hang Seng / Mar 30	20309.13
FTSE 100 / Mar 30	7578.80
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 30	15430.39
France CAC40 / Mar 30	7235.99

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 29	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 29	176268
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 30	72.81
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 30	1963.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 30	82.34

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