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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

Business & Finance

Pakistan import food items worth over Rs 754bn

According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, sugar imports from July to January increased by more than 7,000 percent and a total of Rs. 20.60 billion worth of sugar was imported during the period.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 03:12pm

January textile group exports decline 5.54pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports have witnessed a decline of 5.54 percent in January 2021 as it ...

Published 18 Feb, 2021 04:08am

Editorials

Unsavoury truths about power tariffs

EDITORIAL: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed just under 3.50 rupee per unit raise in...

Published 16 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Opinion

Data obfuscation

Macro-economic data released by the Ministry of Finance, particularly with reference to the fiscal deficit and total...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

LSM output up 8.16pc in 1HFY21

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 8.16 percent in the...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

Pakistan

Mechanism needed to improve e-commerce: CAP

LAHORE: The courier delivery time, high frequency of order cancellations and returns, fake orders, delays in...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Editorials

PBS needs to be mindful that statistics are facts

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data integrity is increasingly being challenged by the general public...

Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am

Jan exports decline 9.89pc, imports slide 5.43pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports declined by 9.89 percent, standing at $2.132 billion in January 2021 against $2.366...

Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am

Pakistan

Exports increase 5.53pc in seven months

The exports of the country during July-January (2020-21) were recorded at $14.242 billion.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 07:02pm

Business & Finance

Spices export increases 4.55pc in 1HFY2020-21

ISLAMABAD: The export of spices from the country witnessed an increase of 4.55 percent during the first half of...

Published 08 Feb, 2021 03:46am

Business & Finance

Pakistan Exports cross $2bn mark for four consecutive months

This is the first time in the last eight years that exports have crossed the $ 2 billion mark for four consecutive months.
He was briefed that in January 2021, an increasing trend has been witnessed in the export of value-added and non-traditional products.

Published 06 Feb, 2021 10:14am

SPI up 0.53pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended February 4, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.53...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

Editorials

PBS methodology: some questions

EDITORIAL: There is a dichotomy in textile exports growth and the textile recording in the Large Scale Manufacturing...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

Markets

Trading volume seen low on cotton market

KARACHI: The local cotton market remained stable on Tuesday. Market sources told that trading volume was low....

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Jan CPI up 5.7pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consume Price Index (CPI) has recorded an increase of 5.7 percent on year-on-year basis in January...

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:40am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jun 29 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	4.80 ▲ 0.70 (17.07%)
Quetta Textile / Jun 29 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	7.75 ▲ 0.76 (10.87%)
Awwal Modaraba / Jun 29 Awwal Modaraba(AWWAL)	10.43 ▲ 0.92 (9.67%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 29 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.24 ▲ 0.24 (8.00%)
United Insurance / Jun 29 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	8.39 ▲ 0.59 (7.56%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jun 29 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	123.01 ▲ 8.58 (7.50%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jun 29 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	993.83 ▲ 69.33 (7.50%)
Arif Habib Corp / Jun 29 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	35.20 ▲ 2.45 (7.48%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jun 29 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	43.25 ▲ 3.01 (7.48%)
J.K.Spinning / Jun 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	56.16 ▲ 3.91 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Modaraba / Jun 29 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	7.36 ▲ -0.91 (-11.00%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.82 ▲ -0.56 (-10.41%)
JS Investments / Jun 29 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	11.25 ▲ -1.00 (-8.16%)
Gatron Ind. / Jun 29 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	402.37 ▲ -32.62 (-7.50%)
Khyber Tobacco / Jun 29 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	215.97 ▲ -17.51 (-7.50%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 29 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	16.65 ▲ -1.35 (-7.50%)
Supernet Ltd. / Jun 29 Supernet Limited(GEMSPNL)	19.31 ▲ -1.56 (-7.47%)
Feroze 1888 / Jun 29 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	63.00 ▲ -5.00 (-7.35%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 29 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	15.20 ▲ -1.20 (-7.32%)
Premium Textile / Jun 29 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	690.10 ▲ -49.90 (-6.74%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,279,000 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,615,500 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Jun 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	7,537,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5,582,406 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jun 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,353,672 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,202,157 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jun 29 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	4,059,218 ▼ 0.00
Habib Bank / Jun 29 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	3,439,886 ▼ 0.00
Kot Addu Power / Jun 29 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	3,431,945 ▼ 0.00
MCB Bank Ltd / Jun 29 MCB Bank Limited(MCB)	2,937,393 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 28	206.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 28	206.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 28	136.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 28	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 28	1.22
Euro to USD / Jun 28	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 28	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 28	3821.55
India Sensex / Jun 28	53177.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 28	26741.34
Nasdaq / Jun 28	11181.54
Hang Seng / Jun 28	22132.44
FTSE 100 / Jun 28	7323.41
Dow Jones / Jun 28	30946.99
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 28	13231.82
France CAC40 / Jun 28	6086.02

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 28	111.30
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 28	18980.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 28	122200.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 28	1822.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 28	93.77

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