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July-March (2020-21): Country imports mobile phones worth $1.535bn: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.535 billion during July-March (2020-21) compared to $979.965...

Published 18 Apr, 2021 03:09am

Business & Finance

Despite Covid-19, Pakistan’s economy struggling less than regional countries: Report

Despite the third peak of Covid-19, over a 12-month period PPI faces an upward-sloping trajectory reaching an all-time high of 126.1 points in January 2021 from 125.3 points in December 2020, signaling an economic turnaround largely driven by improved business confidence.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 11:29am

July-March 2020-21: Textile group exports witness 9.06pc growth

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports have witnessed 9.06 percent growth during the first nine months...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

SPI up 0.54pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 15, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.54 ...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Feb LSMI output down 4.15pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) decreased by 4.15 percent in...

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 10:11am

Govt takes steps with a view to ensuring price stability

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance, Revenue, Industries, and Production, Hammad Azhar Monday sought the details from ...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:27am

Editorials

Window of opportunity

EDITORIAL: Growth in Pakistan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) notes in its latest report titled “Regional...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

SPI up 0.60pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 8, 2021, recorded an increase of 0.60 ...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Exports increase by 7.12pc in three quarters, by 30.44pc in March

The exports from the country during July-March (2020-21) were recorded at $18.685 billion against the exports of $17.443 billion during July-March (2019-20).

Published 05 Apr, 2021 07:43pm

March trade deficit widens by 118.36pc YoY: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakis-tan’s trade deficit widened by a massive 118.36 percent on year-on-year basis to $3.271 billion ...

Published 04 Apr, 2021 04:12am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s Trade Deficit balloons over $ 20bn in 9MFY21

According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the trade deficit for the month of March 2021 was recorded at $ 3.271bn, showing a month-on-month increase of 28.02 percent as compared to a deficit of $2.555bn recorded in February 2021.

Published 03 Apr, 2021 01:39pm

SPI decreases 0.43pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 1, 2021, recorded a decrease of 0.43 percent...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

Business & Finance

March CPI increases 9.1pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has recorded an increase by 9.1 percent on year-on-year basis in March ...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Pakistan

Pakistan earns US$ 1119mn from IT services' export 7 months

The computer services grew by 42.21 percent as it surged from US $625.105 million last year to US $888.980 million during July-January (2020-21).

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:51pm

SPI up 0.61pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 25, 2021, recorded an increase of 0.61...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

SPI down 0.19pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 18, 2021 recorded a decrease of 0.19 percent...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

Jul-Feb period: Mobile phones’ import up 51.59pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The import of mobile phones to the country has witnessed an increase of 51.59 percent during the eight...

Updated 18 Mar, 2021 09:14am

Jul-Jan LSMI output up 7.85pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 7.85 percent during...

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 09:37am

Feb textile group exports down 6.75pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports have witnessed a decline of 6.75 percent in February 2021, standing...

Published 17 Mar, 2021 04:45am

Business & Finance

LSMI output increases 9.13pc in January

According to provisional Quantum Index Numbers (QIM) of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries, the LSMI output increased by 5.36pc when compared to December 2020.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 12:46pm

Business & Finance

Imported tea consumption up 22.17pc in 7 months

ISLAMABAD: The consumption of imported tea witnessed an increase of 22.17 percent during the first seven months of...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Opinion

LSM performance

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) recent data indicates that the large scale manufacturing sector (LSM) has grown...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Markets

Prices of essential kitchen items increase

ISLAMABAD: Sugar, eggs and powder chilli prices have registered an increase over this week past as compared to the...

Published 14 Mar, 2021 04:13am

SPI down 0.57pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 11, 2021 recorded a decrease of 0.57 percent...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Feb trade deficit widens 23.93pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 23.93 percent on year-on-year basis to $2.517 billion in February...

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:38am

Investment declines by 78pc in 7 months of FY21

ISLAMABAD: There was a decline of 78 percent in total investment in the country during the first seven months of the...

Published 27 Feb, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

Cigarette production surges 14.5pc in six months

ISLAMABAD: The cigarette production has surged by 14.5 percent with a total worth of over Rs25 billion in the first...

Published 22 Feb, 2021 04:25am

Pakistan

Exports increase 10.13pc to Rs2.322 trillion in 7 months; 12.66pc in January

The exports during July-January (2020-21) were recorded at Rs2,322,358 million as against Rs2,108,777 million during July-January (2019-20).

Published 21 Feb, 2021 06:04pm

SPI up 0.55pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended February 18, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.55...

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am

Pakistan

Textile exports increase 8.23pc to $8.765bn in 7 months; 10.79pc in January

The textile exports were recorded at $8765.739 million in July-January (2020-21) against the exports of $8099.095 million in July-January (2019-20).

Published 18 Feb, 2021 07:28pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 14	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 14	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / May 14	156.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 14	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 14	1.26
Euro to USD / May 14	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
India Sensex / May 14	73104.61
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	38552.29
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
FTSE 100 / May 14	8428.13
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
Germany DAX 30 / May 14	18716.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	78.51
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	207733
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	2357
Cotton US¢/pound / May 14	73.78
Petrol/Litre / May 15	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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