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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

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

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

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

Markets

PBC says price hike to fuel inflation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has opposed increase in tariffs on essential items, maintaining that it...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 04:38am

SPI up 0.20pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended October 14, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.20...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 05:50am

Textile group exports witness 27.41pc growth in Q1

ISLAMABAD: The country's textile group exports witnessed 27.41 percent growth during the first quarter...

Updated 16 Oct, 2021 09:37am

LSMI output up by 7.26pc in 2 months

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output increased by 7.26 percent in the first two months...

Updated 16 Oct, 2021 01:04pm

Business & Finance

Small and Household Manufacturing Industries (SHMIs): PBS report provides data on economic variables

ISLAMABAD: Comparing Small and Household Manufacturing Industries (SHMIs) 2015 with SHMIs 2006-07 and 1996-97, it ...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

Pakistan

Pakistan has poor track record of protecting disabled people: UNDP

ISLAMABAD: The UNDP Pakistan National Human Development Report on Inequality revealed that Pakistan has a poor track...

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 04:50pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
India Sensex / Apr 24	73884
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17176.31
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8079.79
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18202.76

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Diesel/Litre / Apr 24	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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