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‘Bloodbath’ on bourse

KARACHI: Pakistan stocks got a hammering on Thursday with the benchmark KSE-100 Index losing over 2,100 points or...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

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

Imports reach $32.851bn mark: Jul-Nov trade deficit widens 68.6pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit has widened by 68.6 percent as imports reached $32.851 billion during the...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:35am

OICCI for free, multi buyer-seller power market

ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the collective voice of top foreign...

Updated 12 Nov, 2021 02:04pm

Jul-Oct trade deficit swells 104pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country's trade deficit has swelled by 104 percent to $ 15.525 billion during the first four months...

Updated 02 Nov, 2021 09:48am

Opinion

CAD - cause for concern

Current account deficit (CAD) is again becoming a source of concern to policymakers with many independent economists...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:32am

Q1 trade deficit widens 100.6pc

Data shows country's imports stood at $18.631 billion during July-September 2021-22

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 09:27am

BR Research

CAD: Time running out?

The current account is clearly slipping. The deficit stood at $1.5 billion in August 2021, and the number is $2.3...

Updated 20 Sep, 2021 10:21am

Business & Finance

PBF VP says 'strong PKR is a boon'

ISLAMABAD: Vice President (VP) of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF), Ahmad Jawad has said that for a country like...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

BR Research

Cotton import bill: no cause for panic

Last week, scary projections of trade deficit during the ongoing financial year saw exchange rate close in on it’s...

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 11:59am

BR Research

Wanted: creative measures to curb imports

Trade deficit in August 2021 stood at $4.06 billion which is the highest ever number - previous high was $3.77...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 07:30am

August trade deficit widens massive 133pc YoY

Imports of first two months (July-August) of 2021-22 reach $11.911 billion

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 12:28am

Editorials

Trade deficit

EDITORIAL: Trade deficit widened to 3.104 billion dollars in the first month of the current fiscal year - a rise of...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

Trade deficit swells by 81.4pc

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit has ballooned by 81.4 per cent to $ 3.058 billion in July 2021 as compared to ...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 02:25am

Trade deficit widened by 34.10pc

ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit widened by 34.10 percent to $31.057 billion during the fiscal year...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

Exports bounce back

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday claimed that exports have bounced back owing to proactive measures taken by ...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Editorials

Trade deficit widens

EDITORIAL: The trade deficit has widened by a whopping 30.56 percent to 27.488 billion dollars July-May 2021 ...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

World

US trade deficit narrows in April as imports fall

Trade deficit falls 8.2% to $68.9 billion in April.
Imports drop 1.4%; exports increase 1.1%.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 07:44pm

July-May trade deficit up 29.5pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country's trade deficit increased by 29.5 percent to $ 27.275 billion during the first 11 months...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

Declining import of services narrows down trade deficit by 52pc

During March 2021, services amounting to $ 536.95 million were exported while volume of imports of services was recorded $ 678.01 million, showing a deficit of $ 114.06 million in trade of services.

Published 05 May, 2021 06:43pm

World

US trade gap widens on rising imports: govt

Imports of goods and services rose $16.4 billion to $274.5 billion in the month, also a historic high.

Published 04 May, 2021 07:01pm

Trade deficit widens by 20.1pc in 10 months

ISLAMABAD: The country's trade deficit has widened by 20.1 per cent to $23.562 billion during first 10 months...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

World

US goods trade deficit hits record high in March

Goods trade deficit widens 4.0% in March.
Goods exports increase 8.7%; imports rise 6.8%.
Wholesale inventories up 1.4%; retail down 1.4%.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 08:01pm

BR Research

Current account: will the march continue?

Another month of current account (almost) in balance. Based on PBS trade data, market had expected a deficit of over...

Published 26 Apr, 2021 07:25am

IMF projects $23.635bn exports, $46.168bn imports

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s exports will touch $ 23.635 billion...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:17am

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

Jul-Mar exports up 7pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports posted a growth of 7 percent in the first three quarters (July-March of 2020-21)...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Feb C/A deficit narrows $50m MoM

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit narrowed to $50 million in February 2021 compared to $210 million ...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:41am

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

Business & Finance

Pakistan's imports Rise by $2.085bn: Razak Dawood

Pakistan's imports increased by $2.085 billion during July-February 2021 as compared to the same period in last financial year.
The increase in Pakistan’s import bill can be attributed to growth in wheat and sugar imports to stabilize the market prices.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 03:00pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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