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PBS holds workshop on population & housing census 2022

LAHORE: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) organised first sensitisation workshop regarding forthcoming 7th...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

Business & Finance

Ban on luxury items’ import welcomed: BMP chief advocates controlling burgeoning food import bill

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman Mian Anjum...

Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am

Pakistan

SPI up 1.42pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 19, 2022 recorded an increase of 1.42 percent...

Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am

Jul-Apr mobile phone import grows 7.43pc to $1.81bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.810 billion during the first 10 months (July-April) of 2021-22...

Updated 15 May, 2022 08:31am

Jul-Apr exports grow 25.55pc to $26.25bn YoY

Country’s trade deficit widens by 64.90 percent from $23.826 billion in July-April 2020-21 to $39.290 billion in July-April 2021-22

Updated 15 May, 2022 12:14pm

Business & Finance

SPI surges 0.49pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 12, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.49 per cent...

Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am

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

Pakistan

First-ever digital census: PBS working extensively to meet challenging timelines

ISLAMABAD: First meeting of the Census Monitoring Committee constituted in pursuance of decision taken in 49th...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

Business & Finance

Jul-Mar services’ exports grow 17.07pc to $5.15bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The exports of services from the country witnessed an increase of 17.07 percent during the first three...

Published 08 May, 2022 07:06am

Jul-Apr trade deficit widens 64.79pc to $39.264bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 64.79 percent during the first 10 months (July-April) of the current fiscal...

Updated 07 May, 2022 10:05am

Opinion

Rising inflation and remedial actions

The evolving global and local geopolitical landscape is posing serious economic challenges for the new government in...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

Opinion

2020-21: Overstatement of employment

The labour force survey for 2020-21 has been released recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Despite...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

Business & Finance

SPI up 0.43pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 28, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.43 ...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

Business & Finance

Output of telecom activities estimated at Rs492.956bn

ISLAMABAD: The output of the telecommunication activities has been estimated at Rs492.956 billion, whereas,...

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

Opinion

Growth in imports

The information on the composition of imports from July 21 to March 22 was released recently by the Pakistan Bureau...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

Business & Finance

SPI down 1.28pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 21, 2022 recorded a decrease of 1.28 percent...

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 10:35am

Pakistan

Ahsan given briefing about PBS

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting on the activities...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 06:19am

Business & Finance

July-Mar mobile phone imports soar 3.93pc to $1.596bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.596 billion during the first nine months (July-March) of 2021-22...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am

Jul-Mar imports soar 49.10pc to $58.877bn YoY

Trade deficit widens by 70.76 percent from $20.802 billion in July-March 2020-21 to $35.522 billion in July-March 2021-22

Updated 17 Apr, 2022 12:57pm

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

Jul-Feb LSMI output up 7.8pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 7.8 percent for...

Updated 16 Apr, 2022 03:08pm

Pakistan

Demographic survey reveals cardiovascular disease major cause of death

ISLAMABAD: The major cause of death was cardiovascular disease (14.74 percent), followed by fever (9.28 percent),...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

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

Jul-Mar trade deficit widens 70.1pc

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 70.1 percent during the first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal...

Updated 05 Apr, 2022 10:00am

Business & Finance

March CPI inflation up 12.7pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased by 12.7 percent on year-on-year basis in March 2022 as...

Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am

Business & Finance

SPI slightly up WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 31, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.53 ...

Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am

Finance ministry releases report: Intensity of risks may hit domestic economic activities

ISLAMABAD: The exports from the country during the month of March 2022 are expected to continue their upward trend,...

Updated 30 Mar, 2022 10:10am

Business & Finance

SPI up 1.1pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 24, 2022 recorded an increase of 1.10 ...

Updated 26 Mar, 2022 10:36am

Editorials

The upcoming budget

EDITORIAL: Irrespective of the outcome of the vote of no-confidence, the budget for next fiscal year will have to be...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Opinion

Implications of the GDP rebasing

The Governing Council of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has approved the new GDP estimates, following the ...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bilal Fibres / May 25 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.45 ▲ 0.40 (19.51%)
Grays Leasing / May 25 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	3.48 ▲ 0.49 (16.39%)
Hira Textile / May 25 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.89 ▲ 0.35 (13.78%)
Shaheen Ins. / May 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.20 ▲ 0.38 (13.48%)
Khurshid Spinning / May 25 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	11.65 ▲ 1.00 (9.39%)
Avanceon Ltd / May 25 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	74.41 ▲ 5.19 (7.50%)
Universal Network / May 25 Universal Network Systems Limited(GEMUNSL)	55.90 ▲ 3.90 (7.50%)
Dadex Eternit / May 25 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	89.70 ▲ 6.25 (7.49%)
Octopus Digital / May 25 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	62.54 ▲ 4.36 (7.49%)
Shahtaj Textile / May 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	87.07 ▲ 6.07 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Service Textile / May 25 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	9.06 ▲ -0.94 (-9.40%)
Huffaz Seamless / May 25 Huffaz Seamless Pipe Industries Limited(HSPI)	11.21 ▲ -0.97 (-7.96%)
Nagina Cot. / May 25 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	89.63 ▲ -7.26 (-7.49%)
Sapphire Fib. / May 25 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1011.01 ▲ -81.78 (-7.48%)
Pak Agro Pack. / May 25 Pak Agro Packaging Limited(GEMPAPL)	12.44 ▲ -1.00 (-7.44%)
Supernet Ltd. / May 25 Supernet Limited(GEMSPNL)	18.70 ▲ -1.50 (-7.43%)
Saif Textile / May 25 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	21.29 ▲ -1.71 (-7.43%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 25 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	48.20 ▲ -3.81 (-7.33%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / May 25 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	177.52 ▲ -13.43 (-7.03%)
Prosperity Weav / May 25 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	45.56 ▲ -3.44 (-7.02%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,151,676 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,051,000 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,309,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,718,144 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 25 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	10,937,015 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / May 25 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	9,745,582 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / May 25 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	9,184,148 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / May 25 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	7,446,984 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 25 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	6,492,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,382,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 24	201.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 24	201.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 24	126.88
USD to Swiss Franc / May 24	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / May 24	1.25
Euro to USD / May 24	1.07
UK LIBOR % / May 24	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 24	3941.48
India Sensex / May 24	54052.61
Tokyo Nikkei / May 24	26748.14
Nasdaq / May 24	11264.45
Hang Seng / May 24	20112.10
FTSE 100 / May 24	7484.35
Dow Jones / May 24	31928.62
Germany DAX 30 / May 24	13919.75
France CAC40 / May 24	6253.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 24	110.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 24	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 24	118500.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 24	1866.30
Cotton US¢/pound / May 24	123.78

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