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February: Pakistan's inflation reading drops marginally to 12.2%

Average inflation during 8MFY22 amounts to 10.52%, compared to 8.25% in 8MFY21

Updated 01 Mar, 2022 04:23pm

Business & Finance

Mobile phones: Jul-Jan imports soar 11.86pc to $1.27bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.270 billion during the first seven months (July-January) of...

Updated 20 Feb, 2022 09:04am

Business & Finance

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

Business & Finance

July-Dec LSMI output surges 7.4pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 7.4 percent for...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Pakistan

H1 readymade garments’ exports rise 22.93pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Ready-made garments during the first six months of fiscal year of 2021-22 grew by 22.93 % as compared to...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

Pakistan

Minister tells cabinet colleagues: PBS will start releasing quarterly figures

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has assured the Federal Cabinet that...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

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

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan trade deficit widens 91.9pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 91.9 percent during the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal...

Updated 03 Feb, 2022 09:19am

Jan CPI grows 13pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 13 percent on year-on-year basis in January 2022...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

Markets

Pakistan's January inflation reading hits 13%, highest in two years

Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocks in at 12.96%, highest since January 2020 when it stood at 14.6%

Updated 01 Feb, 2022 01:27pm

SPI down 0.11pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended January 27, 2022 recorded a decrease of 0.11...

Updated 29 Jan, 2022 09:45am

Pakistan

SPI records 0.06pc decrease WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended January 20, 2022 recorded a decrease of 0.06...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Jul-Nov LSMI moderates to 3.26pc

ISLAMABAD: The growth in Large Scale Manufacturing Industries moderated to 3.26 percent in the first five months...

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 09:52am

BR Research

Welcoming LSM rebasing

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) finally came up with rebasing of Quantum Index of Large-Scale Manufacturing...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 06:54am

Quantum Index of LSMI rebased

ISLAMABAD: The government has rebased Quantum Index of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) from 2005-06 to...

Updated 20 Jan, 2022 10:05am

Business & Finance

Dec textile group exports down 6.47pc to $1.623bn MoM

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by 6.47 percent on month-on-month basis and remained at...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

Business & Finance

SPI up 0.08pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended January 6, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.08...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am

Business & Finance

PM Imran terms PTI govt tenure 'an economic success story'

Says Pakistan's GDP is set to grow at over 4%, which is a huge achievement given the state economy was in during 2018

Updated 07 Jan, 2022 04:38pm

Editorials

Trade deficit

EDITORIAL: Razak Dawood, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, tweeted over the weekend that...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am

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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.99 ▲ 0.80 (36.53%)
Yousuf Weaving / Jul 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	5.51 ▲ 0.56 (11.31%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	8.90 ▲ 0.90 (11.25%)
Azgard Nine / Jul 1 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	11.28 ▲ 1.00 (9.73%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 1 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.79 ▲ 0.29 (8.29%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jul 1 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	1148.48 ▲ 80.12 (7.50%)
Bolan Casting / Jul 1 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	53.55 ▲ 3.73 (7.49%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jul 1 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	142.14 ▲ 9.91 (7.49%)
MithchellsFruit / Jul 1 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	91.69 ▲ 6.39 (7.49%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jul 1 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1525.00 ▲ 106.00 (7.47%)

Stock	Price
F.Treet Manuf / Jul 1 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	9.78 ▲ -1.00 (-9.28%)
Husein Sug.Convert.Pref. / Jul 1 Husein Sugar Mills Ltd Convertible Preference Shares(HSMCPS)	4.99 ▲ -0.51 (-9.27%)
AEL Textile / Jul 1 AEL Textile Limited(AEL)	12.95 ▲ -1.05 (-7.50%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	150.77 ▲ -12.22 (-7.50%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 1 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	31.21 ▲ -2.53 (-7.50%)
Bank Of Khyber / Jul 1 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	13.92 ▲ -1.08 (-7.20%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 1 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.16 ▲ -0.77 (-7.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jul 1 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	25.00 ▲ -1.75 (-6.54%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jul 1 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	7.50 ▲ -0.44 (-5.54%)
Quice Food / Jul 1 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	3.82 ▲ -0.19 (-4.74%)

Stock	Volume
Agritech Limited / Jul 1 Agritech Limited(AGL)	9,614,500 ▼ 0.00
Yousuf Weaving / Jul 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	5,016,500 ▼ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4,705,000 ▼ 0.00
G3 Technologies / Jul 1 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	4,358,000 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Jul 1 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	4,332,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jul 1 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	3,891,837 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jul 1 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	2,448,092 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,072,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	2,010,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	1,717,062 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	204.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	204.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	135.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.21
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 30	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	3785.38
India Sensex / Jun 30	53018.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	26186.80
Nasdaq / Jun 30	11028.73
Hang Seng / Jun 30	21859.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	7169.28
Dow Jones / Jun 30	30775.43
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	12783.77
France CAC40 / Jun 30	5922.86

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	106.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	18180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	120000.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	1805.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	97.14

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