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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

Markets

December: Inflation reading comes in at 12.3%, highest in 22 months

In Nov, CPI was reported at 11.5%

Updated 01 Jan, 2022 06:03pm

Pakistan

SPI down 0.50pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended December 30, 2021 recorded a decrease of 0.50...

Published 01 Jan, 2022 04:07am

Energy items: there’s no reduction in trade deficit intensity

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan maintains a trade deficit due to high imports of energy products including fuel, machinery...

Updated 31 Dec, 2021 10:20am

Pakistan

Kati acting president concerned at rising inflation

KARACHI: Acting President of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati), Farrukh Qandhari Tuesday expressed...

Published 29 Dec, 2021 06:57am

Markets

SPI increases 0.4pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended December 23, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.40...

Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov footwear exports surge 13.91pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The footwear exports from the country witnessed an increase of 13.91 percent during the first five months...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am

SPI up 0.55pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended December 16, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.55...

Updated 18 Dec, 2021 09:59am

Markets

5MFY22: Pakistan's petroleum group imports increase massive 112%

Clock in at $8.38 billion during July-November 2021

Published 17 Dec, 2021 08:39pm

Pakistan

KTrade Annual Investor Summit Investing in 2022: Economy has come under pressure due to fiscal imbalances

KARACHI: The country’s economy was under pressure from the external account and fiscal imbalances, the consequent...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

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

Opinion

Rising inflation

The last four months have witnessed a rising trend in the rate of inflation. It has reached a double-digit rate of...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Business & Finance

PALSP spells out factors impeding growth of local steel industry

ISLAMABAD: An unprecedented increase in the cost of steel scrap, record freight charges, devaluation of Pakistani...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

SPI down 0.48pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended December 2, 2021 recorded a decrease of 0.48...

Updated 04 Dec, 2021 09:49am

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

Tarin asks provinces to ensure availability of flour in market

ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, has asked the provincial...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:30am

Nov CPI up 11.53pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 11.53 percent on year-on-year basis in November...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 09:55am

Opinion

Panic over forex reserves?

There is a sense of panic at the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) and MoF (Ministry of Finance) over curtailing growing...

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 06:19am

Pakistan

Population, Housing Census 2022: CCI sent ‘execution and work’ plan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning has sent the execution and work plan for next “Population and Housing Census...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

SPI down 0.67pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended November 25, recorded a decrease of 0.67 percent...

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:33pm

Tarin tells ministry to build up strategic reserves of sugar

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Wednesday asked the Ministry of...

Updated 25 Nov, 2021 09:46am

Opinion

Growth in LSM

The PBS (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics) has released the estimate of the growth in the Quantum Index of ...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

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

Textile group exports witness 26.55pc growth in 4 months

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports witnessed 26.55 percent growth during the first four months...

Updated 16 Nov, 2021 12:08pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct: Mobile phones worth $644.673m imported

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $644.673 million during the first four months (July-October) of ...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am

Pakistan

Just 1.44pc areas in Pakistan use modern irrigation methods

ISLAMABAD: The use of modern methods of irrigation in rural areas of Pakistan is minimal or nonexistent as only 1.44...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

Business & Finance

SPI up 1.81pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended November 11, 2021 recorded a significant increase...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

Editorials

Inflation

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 4 November 2021 registered a rise of 0.67 percent as...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 09:53am

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

Opinion

Containing imports

Imports have started growing rapidly once again. During May and June, they registered a growth rate of 80 percent ...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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