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Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in November, signals room for another rate cut

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue as the CPI-based figure is expected to fall below...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:16pm

Opinion

Measures aimed at checking inflation

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2024 was 7.2 percent against 6.9 percent the month before – a rise of...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Business & Finance

NPMC reviews price stabilisation strategies

ISLAMABAD: In the month of October 2024, non-perishable food items experienced a controlled rise of 1.01 per cent as...

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:07am

BR Research

Electricity tariffs go down… at the PBS

Electricity consumers in Pakistan paid less this year in October than a year ago. And only 5 percent higher than...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:32am

Business & Finance

Oct CPI inflation jumps 7.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 7.2 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis in...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.2% in October 2024

Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7%

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:57pm

Pakistan

Finance ministry sees Pakistan’s headline inflation at 6-7% in October 2024

CPI to decelerate further in November to 5.5-6.5%, says finance ministry

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 10:43pm

SBP releases Governor’s Annual Report: FY2023-24 witnesses improvements across key indicators

Report highlights that total banking sector deposits saw a notable growth on account of elevated interest rates

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 06:42pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s inflation likely to stay in single digit in October, rate cut anticipated

Consumer Price Index for October expected to clock in at 6.5-7.0%, according to a brokerage report

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 10:25pm

Macroeconomy: Structural challenges persist: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that a host of structural impediments continue to pose challenges...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:24am

Pakistan

SBP predicts 2.5-3.5% growth for FY25, warns of structural challenges

Inefficiencies in energy sector resulted in accumulation of circular debt, says central bank in annual report

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 10:51pm

Perspectives

Moving away from stabilisation to industrial sector growth: there is some time

Complete independence cannot be achieved without economic stability. These words have never sounded truer. A few...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:12am

Business & Finance

Dollar edges up to two-month highs

NEW YORK: The US dollar edged higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of records from the Federal Reserve’s...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am

Business & Finance

NPMC notes significant decline in inflation

ISLAMABAD: National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting revealed significant declining trend in inflation over...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:33am

Aurangzeb tells foreign investors: ‘Govt focused on ensuring structural reforms’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am

Pakistan

Pakistan will not lose focus on reforms, Aurangzeb tells foreign investors

Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb assured international investors that the government will not let go...

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 10:23pm

Opinion

Emerging negative factors

There is an air of general optimism about the economy today. The Extended Fund Facility of $7 billion was approved ...

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 08:11am

BR Research

Inflation: Busting myths

As the headline inflation clocked in at a surprisingly low 6.9 percent for September 2024, skeptics were quick to...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:18am

Business & Finance

FPCCI demands lowering policy rate to 9pc

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:50am

PM satisfied with ‘lowest’ inflation rate

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over reduction in price hike which is now...

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:21am

Business & Finance

Lowest since Jan ’21: Sept CPI inflation drops to 6.9pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation decreased to 6.9 per cent on year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

Markets

Lowest reading since Jan 2021: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 6.9% in September 2024

Reading also lower than market expectations that put figure in range of 7.5-8%

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:47pm

Business & Finance

Finance Division says economy indicating positive developments

ISLAMABAD: Inflation has dropped to single digit and is expected to remain within the range of eight percent to nine...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

Markets

Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in September, fueling further rate cut speculation

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue in September, and projected to come down to almost...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:07pm

Editorials

POL price reduction and the feel-good factor

EDITORIAL: Petrol price has been slashed by 10 rupees per litre, High Speed Diesel’s by 13.06 rupees per litre,...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:05am

Editorials

Monetary easing amid slowing inflation

EDITORIAL: In its scheduled 12 September Monetary Policy Committee meeting the discount rate was reduced by 200 ...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:46am

Business & Finance

PHMA wants interest rate in single-digit

KARACHI: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the State Bank to cut interest...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am

Opinion

An intriguing televised address

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a televised address to the nation this Tuesday past claimed that the...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:59am

Opinion

What sustainable macroeconomic stability?

The fall in inflation (to be precise CPI inflation) to single-digit in August –stood at 9.6 percent – meant that...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 07:36am

Editorials

Inflation decline

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 9.6 percent – a...

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 06:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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