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Energy prices take charge of WPI

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) at 13.9 percent for April 2024 was at a 39-month low. It should spell good news for...

Published 07 May, 2024 09:30am

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WPI: Much more than it shows

While the last two years have piled on a misery of historic proportions on retail prices, the seeds were sown a year...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 09:18am

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WPI: Gas and power at the core

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for February 2024 clocked in at 18.66 percent – at a 31-month low, and surely comes...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 08:31am

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WPI: Energy prices take center stage

If petroleum prices don’t get you, energy prices will. This has been the story on the inflation front of late. The...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 09:05am

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WPI: Gas prices take charge

Having gone down last month, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is back with another month-on-month increase –...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 07:49am

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WPI: Non-food prices take over

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) registered another month-on-month increase – for the fourth month running – clocking...

Published 05 Oct, 2023 08:59am

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Sept CPI rises 4 percentage points to 31.4pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September to 31.4 percent against the...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

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Inflation 1, construction 0

The trajectory of cement prices amid lacklustre demand is hard to ignore. Latest numbers from Pakistan Bureau of...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 08:59am

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WPI – refusing to budge

Such are the times that a 24 percent year-on-year increase in wholesale price index (WPI) is being viewed as a...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 07:30am

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Inflation: Round two – fight!

Having peaked in May 2023 at 38 percent – national headline inflation has since followed a predictable path. One way...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 08:52am

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WPI signalling more retail inflation

The record high CPI reading in March 2023 was a foregone conclusion back in August and September 2022 – when the...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 08:55am

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Inflation: Wheels are coming off

Just when you think you have reached the peak – another one stares in your eyes. Pakistan’s headline national CPI...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 08:55am

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Inflation: worst in history?

This is not hyperbole, nor exaggeration for effect. Inflation indices in Pakistan are fast approaching their worst...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 09:36am

Inflation refuses to be tamed, rises to 24.5pc

The CPI in the first half (July-December) of current fiscal year on average remained at 25.02per cent compared to 9.81 per cent during the same period of the last fiscal year

Updated 03 Jan, 2023 09:09am

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Rice procurement: off to a mixed start?

Pakistan’s rice marketing year is off to an ugly start. According to Punjab Agriculture Marketing Information...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 08:52am

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Wholesale prices ease off a high base

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) expectedly came down for the third straight month –recorded at 28 percent for...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 10:09am

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WPI peaked – CPI maybe not!

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was seen peaking in August 2022, as highlighted in the space earlier. At 32.6 ...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 08:58am

Oct CPI accelerates to 26.6pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 26.6 percent on a year-on-year basis in October 2022 as...

Updated 02 Nov, 2022 09:43am

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WPI shatters all records

SPI, CPI, or WPI. Take your pick. Records are being broken everywhere. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for August...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 08:40am

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Garment prices: madness?

Two months ago, this space had argued that rising cost of raw materials such as cotton and energy could soon...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 09:12am

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WPI showing no respite

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) stayed near all-term high, almost unchanged from last month, at 38.6 percent. Recall ...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:07am

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July CPI inflation soars to highest rate in 14 years

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by a massive 24.93 percent on year-on-year basis...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

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Grain prices: worst fears come true

Less than a month after the painful fuel and power price adjustments came into play, major cereal grains are up 12.6...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 11:08am

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WPI highs signal higher CPI

It is promising to be a repeat of 2009, in an optimistic scenario. It could all get worse seeing how things are...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 09:00am

Editorials

Menacing inflation

EDITORIAL: The Consumer Price Index for June 2022 rose by 21.3 percent year on year, 13.8 percent from May 2022, the...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

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Record-breaking inflation

The inflation was expected to remain high, and still, it beat all expectations. Market was anticipating 18-20...

Updated 04 Jul, 2022 11:14am

June CPI inflation spikes to 21.32pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation increased by a massive 21.32 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:55am

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Cement prices: No peak in sight

Back breaking construction costs are only worsening (read: “Construction costs: Breaking back!”, Apr 5, 2022)....

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:39am

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Moong to the rescue?

Not all food inflation is created equal. Or at least that’s the lesson pulses and legumes have offered this year....

Published 17 Jun, 2022 09:00am

Actual target 8pc: Revised forecasts put inflation at 11.5-12pc

ISLAMABAD: The inflation forecasts have been revised upward and will remain elevated at 11.5-12 percent against the...

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 09:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	154.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.26
Euro to USD / May 7	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 6	5180.74
Nasdaq / May 6	16349.25
Dow Jones / May 6	38852.27
India Sensex / May 7	73503.22
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38775.44
Hang Seng / May 7	18439.46
FTSE 100 / May 7	8295.53
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18257.19

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 7	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.61
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2322.69
Diesel/Litre / May 7	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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