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Jul-Mar LSMI output jumps 10.4pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 10.4 percent for...

Updated 14 May, 2022 10:04am

Business & Finance

SPI slightly falls WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 14, 2022 recorded a decrease of 0.68 percent...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am

Business & Finance

SPI increases 1.53pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 7, 2022 recorded an increase of 1.53 percent...

Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am

Opinion

PM’s relief package in perspective—I

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one” — George Washington Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am

Business & Finance

0.51pc increase in SPI WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended February 24 recorded an increase of 0.51 percent...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones: Jul-Jan imports soar 11.86pc to $1.27bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.270 billion during the first seven months (July-January) of...

Updated 20 Feb, 2022 09:04am

Business & Finance

SPI increases 0.22pc on food price hike WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended February 17, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.22...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am

Editorials

Logistical nightmares in agriculture

EDITORIAL: It makes not just economic sense but also basic common sense for farmers to get agriculture inputs right...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Opinion

Rebasing of national income

There is some very good news from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Following the exercise of rebasing of the...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

BR Research

Cement price stability

Cement prices have started to respond to the demand lull the industry is experiencing in domestic markets. After...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 07:50am

Business & Finance

1HFY22 mobile phone imports grow 16.17pc to $1.09bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.09 billion during the first half (July-December) of 2021 ...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

BR Research

The imports mystery

The imports numbers published by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for the last two months are not adding up....

Updated 07 Jan, 2022 10:18am

H1 trade deficit widens 106.4pc to $25.48bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 106.4 percent during the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal year...

Updated 06 Jan, 2022 10:16am

BR Research

Imports: Driven by volume not price

The December 2021 import bill at $6.9 billion invited some congratulatory messages from the government circle. Yes,...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 08:07am

Dec CPI up 12.3pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 12.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in December...

Updated 02 Jan, 2022 09:50am

BR Research

Steel: Breaking the bubble

Is it really demand? To be specific, is it really housing demand? Steel prices have been spiralling and many have...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 08:01am

BR Research

Textile tantrums: nuance missing

Earlier this week, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics seems to have gone out of its way to quietly revise monthly export...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 07:50am

BR Research

Cotton imports: fresh peak?

Over the weekend, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released its monthly trade report card, noting an alarming increase...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 08:12am

Jul-Oct LSMI output up 3.56pc YoY

In the first two months of the current fiscal year, the LSM sector registered a growth of 7.3 percent that slowed down in September and October

Updated 17 Dec, 2021 03:53pm

BR Research

Construction costs beg questions

Here are some numbers: in the past year, cost of construction has risen in double-digits. According to the monthly...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 08:14am

SPI down 0.07pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended December 9, 2021 recorded a decrease of 0.07...

Updated 11 Dec, 2021 12:35pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov trade deficit widens 111.74pc YoY: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 111.74 percent to $20.590 billion during the first five months...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 02:26pm

SPI up 1.07pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended November 18, 2021 recorded significant increase of...

Updated 20 Nov, 2021 10:04am

Q1 LSMI output up 5.15pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output increased by 5.15 percent in the first quarter...

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:40am

Markets

Spices' export surges 16pc in 3 months

ISLAMABAD: The exports of spices from the country witnessed an increase of 16.39 percent during the first three...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 05:34am

SPI up 0.67pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended November 4, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.67...

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 09:43am

Business & Finance

Reasons behind growth of black market in urea highlighted

ISLAMABAD: As the local fertilizer industry has continued to ensure adequate and affordable supply of urea,...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Business & Finance

Oct trade deficit widens 117.22pc to $3.886bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 117.22 percent on year-on-year basis and stood at $3.886 billion in...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Pakistan

$419m earned from IT services' export in 2 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $419.992 million by providing different information technology (IT) services in ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:11am

Opinion

Compounding economic ‘crisis’

Rising need of petroleum and its heavy taxation leaves the common man stripped of his earnings, and renders the ...

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 04:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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