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UK inflation

BoE’s Greene says price pressures still too high, inflation expectations rising

Published 12 May, 2025 05:50pm

LONDON: Bank of England monetary policymaker Megan Greene said on Monday that wage and inflation measures were...

BoE’s Greene says US tariffs likely to put downward pressure on UK inflation

Published 22 Apr, 2025 02:16pm

Britain is more likely to see lower than higher inflation as a result of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Bank...

UK inflation dips

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly fell to 2.5 percent last month, official data on Wednesday...

UK inflation unexpectedly falls, core price measures slow by more

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:34pm

LONDON: British inflation unexpectedly slowed last month and core measures of price growth - tracked by the Bank of...

UK grocery inflation rises to 2.6%, says Kantar

Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:29pm

LONDON: British shoppers faced increased pressure on their budgets last month after grocery price inflation edged...

UK inflation slowdown unlikely to shift vote, rate outcomes

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

LONDON: Britain’s inflation rate has slowed to a near three-year low, official data showed Wednesday, but the ...

FTSE nudges lower for week after record run

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 ended the day and the week slightly lower on Friday, pausing after a run of record highs...

UK inflation slows to 3.4% in February

Published 20 Mar, 2024 01:31pm

LONDON: British consumer prices rose by a slightly weaker-than-expected 3.4% in annual terms in February, slowing...

European shares rise as soft UK inflation boosts sentiment

Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:44pm

European shares edged higher on Wednesday as a softer-than-expected UK inflation boosted hopes of imminent...

UK inflation holds at 4.0 percent in January: data

Published 14 Feb, 2024 01:13pm

LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate remained unchanged in January from the previous month, confounding...

UK inflation in shock rise, dashing rate cut hopes

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

LONDON: British annual inflation unexpectedly picked up in December, data showed Wednesday, dashing hopes of an ...

UK inflation rate rises to 4% in December

Published 17 Jan, 2024 12:27pm

LONDON: Britain’s annual rate of consumer price inflation rose for the first time in 10 months in December,...

Dollar little changed on MLK Day

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

LONDON: The dollar was little changed on Monday in cautious during a US public holiday, while risk-sensitive ...

FTSE 100 touches near 7-month high

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

LONDON: British equities jumped on Wednesday as investors cheered a surprise drop in domestic inflation, which...

Dollar higher as big UK inflation drop hits pound

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

NEW YORK: The dollar strengthened against the pound on Wednesday after data revealed sharply falling UK inflation,...

UK inflation falls sharply, relieving pressure on PM Sunak

Published 15 Nov, 2023 01:35pm

LONDON: UK inflation fell more than expected in October, data showed Wednesday, easing a cost-of-living crisis and...

India to take medium-term view to curb inflation

Published 17 Aug, 2023 10:28am

BENGALURU: India will take a medium-term view to intensify efforts to ease inflation pressures and avoid any...

UK PM Sunak commits to triple-lock pension policy despite inflation

Published 16 Aug, 2023 11:03pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was committed to the government's mechanism for increasing state...

BoE hikes rate 14th time in row

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 08:41am

LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its key interest rate for a 14th time in a row, by a quarter-point to...

Sterling takes a beating; dollar gains ground

Published 20 Jul, 2023 09:26am

SINGAPORE: Sterling was struggling to recover from a sharp fall on Thursday following UK inflation data that...

Dollar gains as pound tumbles on cooling UK inflation

Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am

NEW YORK: The US dollar bounced on Wednesday after inflation in the United Kingdom cooled more than economists...

UK inflation rate falls to 7.9% in June

Published 19 Jul, 2023 12:11pm

LONDON: British annual consumer price inflation fell to a lower than expected 7.9% in June, figures from the Office...

UK’s Hunt: Still a long way to go in battle against inflation

Published 19 Jul, 2023 12:08pm

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said there was still a long way to go to reduce inflation towards...

UK food price inflation to be 9% in December, industry researcher cautions

Published 13 Jul, 2023 06:07pm

LONDON: Food price inflation in Britain will decline through the balance of 2023 but will still be about 9% in...

BoE hikes rate half-point as high inflation persists

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

LONDON: The Bank of England Thursday lifted its key interest rate by a half-point to five percent to tackle...

European stocks steady, pound drops as UK inflation surprises

Updated 21 Jun, 2023 04:02pm

LONDON: European stock markets steadied and the pound dropped Wednesday as traders reacted to news of...

UK inflation rate unchanged at 8.7% in May, contrary to forecast fall

Published 21 Jun, 2023 12:21pm

LONDON: British consumer price inflation was unchanged at 8.7% in May compared to April’s data, contrary to...

UK PM Sunak: It's on me personally to meet pledge to halve inflation

Published 07 Jun, 2023 10:56pm

WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take personal responsibility if he fails ...

IMF says UK economy to grow this year in big U-turn

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

LONDON: The IMF on Tuesday delivered a major U-turn on its forecast for the UK economy, saying it expected growth...

UK finance minister Hunt: inflation above 10% is destabilising

Published 19 Apr, 2023 11:48pm

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday that inflation running above 10% was destabilising ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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