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THE RUPEE: Marginal gain

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee continued to post marginal gain against the US dollar, appreciating 0.03% in the...

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.56pc

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation fell by 0.56 percent during the week ending June 4, 2026,...

July-May trade deficit widens 17.48pc to USD34.76bn YoY

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 17.48 percent to USD 34.76 billion during the first 11 months of...

Inflation: Wholesale Price Index has unfinished business

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:57pm

It is not quite a repeat of the 2022 commodity supercycle, nowhere close, but inflationary pressures are beginning...

The plight of PSDP

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

EDITORIAL: The allocation for next year’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), a prime mover of the country’s...

Tobacco taxation regime: FED collection in FY2025-26 triggers fresh debate: WHO policy

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recently released policy brief reviewing that Federal Excise Duty...

CPI inflation surges to 23-month high

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 06:45am

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation surged to 11.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May 2026, the...

Pakistan inflation hits 11.7% in May 2026, highest since June 2024

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 04:06pm

Inflation stood at 6.69% in 11MFY26

IMF’s SLA

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:11am

On 15 May International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) on the third review of the...

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.33pc

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:46am

ISLAMABAD: Sensitive Price Index-based inflation fell by 0.33 percent during the week ending May 21, 2026, largely...

Pakistan’s tax challenge: four conversations, one problem

Updated 23 May, 2026 07:21am

A few days after speaking at a tax workshop in Karachi, I found myself having four very different conversations...

Rebound in textile exports

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

EDITORIAL: Federal Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released provisional data that showed textile exports rebounding in...

Import pressure returns

Updated 19 May, 2026 07:13am

The current account is back in the red. It posted a deficit of USD324 million in April, compared to a surplus of...

Government finance statistics: IMF highlights key shortcomings

Updated 16 May, 2026 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Government Finance Statistics (GFS) compiled by the...

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.47pc

Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation increased by 0.47 percent during the week ended May 14, mainly...

Recent economic outcomes

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

More than two months have elapsed since the start of the Middle East war and the lack of the movement of ships in...

Who is responsible for the poor economic state?

Updated 11 May, 2026 07:22am

Urgent reforms are needed to cut Pakistan's massive current expenditures, including wage and procurement freezes, to avert further economic decline.

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.79pc

Updated 09 May, 2026 09:06am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation maintained an upward trend during the week ended May 7, 2026,...

Large scale manufacturing: growth discrepancy

Updated 07 May, 2026 02:27pm

EDITORIAL: April 2026 Update and Outlook, released by the Finance Division by the end of each month, noted large...

Expanding trade deficit worries FPCCI

Published 06 May, 2026 07:57am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

July-March 2025-26: LSM records 6.48pc growth YoY

Published 06 May, 2026 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector recorded a growth of 6.48 percent during July–March 2025-26 as...

Pakistan’s trade deficit tops $4bn in April 2026

Updated 05 May, 2026 05:25pm

Trade balance stood at $3.9 billion in same period of previous fiscal year

The Rupee: Upward trend

Published 04 May, 2026 05:20am

KARACHI: The Pakistan rupee extended its marginal upward trend for another week, appreciating by Re0.08 or 0.09%...

Chairman PMYP unveils tailored YDI to supercharge youth policy

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

ISLAMABAD: In a pivotal conclave at the Prime Minister’s Office, Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP)...

SPI-based inflation rises 0.62pc WoW

Updated 02 May, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation recorded an increase of 0.62 percent during...

Pakistan inflation returns to double digits at 10.9% in April 2026

Published 01 May, 2026 02:59pm

Inflation stood at 6.19% in 10MFY26

Inexplicable decline in inflation

Updated 28 Apr, 2026 05:03pm

EDITORIAL: Sensitive Price Index (SPI) comprising 51 essential items from 50 markets in 17 cities for the week...

SBP hikes policy rate by 100 bps to 11.5%

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 08:54pm

Prolonging of the Middle East conflict has intensified risks to the macroeconomic outlook, says the MPC

POL rates hiked despite ex-refinery price drop

Published 26 Apr, 2026 02:16am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased the retail prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) despite a...

Weekly SPI inflation up 1.82pc

Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation continues to witness an upward trend, reaching 13.98 percent...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 8	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 8	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 9	160.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 9	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 9	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 8	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 8	7,405.73
Nasdaq / Jun 8	25,929.66
Dow Jones / Jun 8	50,786.01
India Sensex / Jun 9	73,776.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 9	65,416.63
Hang Seng / Jun 9	24,565.90
FTSE 100 / Jun 9	10,338.50
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 9	24,715.57
France CAC40 / Jun 9	8,262.73

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 8	386,987
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 9	89.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 9	4,335.23
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 9	77.45
Petrol/Litre / Jun 10	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 10	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.39 ▲ 0.86 (13.17%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 9 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	9.67 ▲ 1 (11.53%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 9 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	10.25 ▲ 1 (10.81%)
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	9.06 ▲ 0.83 (10.09%)
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11.31 ▲ 1.03 (10.02%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 9 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	25.69 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Redco Textile / Jun 9 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	28.68 ▲ 2.61 (10.01%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 9 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.86 ▲ 5.17 (10%)
Cherat Packaging / Jun 9 Cherat Packaging Limited(CPPL)	83.72 ▲ 7.61 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 9 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	38.73 ▲ 3.52 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 9 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	25.72 ▼ -2.86 (-10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 9 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	79.08 ▼ -8.79 (-10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 9 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	69.56 ▼ -7.71 (-9.98%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.32 ▼ -0.99 (-8.04%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 9 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.06 ▼ -1.43 (-7.73%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 9 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	63.15 ▼ -5.25 (-7.68%)
Shakarganj / Jun 9 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	122.02 ▼ -7.83 (-6.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.86 ▼ -0.85 (-5.78%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 9 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	17.34 ▼ -1.03 (-5.61%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jun 9 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	161.83 ▼ -9.17 (-5.36%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	56,532,004 ▲ 1.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 9 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	50,805,586 ▲ 1.3
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	46,226,087 ▲ 0.49
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,502,243 ▲ 0.01
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 9 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	23,147,389 ▲ 0.42
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 9 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	19,523,819 ▲ 2.13
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 9 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	16,241,622 ▲ 0.31
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	16,207,570 ▲ 0.83
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,047,600 ▼ -0.99
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	15,523,458 ▲ 0.17

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