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Inflation plummets, but pain persists

Inflation continues its downward trajectory, with the headline number dropping to a nine-year low of 1.5 percent in...

Published 05 Mar, 2025 07:22am

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

BR Research

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

Markets

Headline inflation projected to stand at around 20% in March

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline further and may clock in at around 20%...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:38pm

Opinion

Pakistan and IMF

The second and final review of the nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:05am

Editorials

Transparency International’s revelation

EDITORIAL: Most common Pakistanis have become so used to the corruption of the elite, especially elite institutions,...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.7% in December

Reading is marginally higher than official estimates that put CPI reading in range of 27.5-28.5%

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 07:51pm

Opinion

The giant ship of China’s economy will continue to cleave the waves

Since the beginning of this year, the China’s economy has been moving forward, overcoming obstacles and showing a...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:22pm

Opinion

Outlook for inflation

The statement released recently by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) indicates that...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 29.2% in November

Inflation reading higher than October's when it stood at 26.9%

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:38pm

Markets

Inflation expected to go over 28% in Nov following gas price hike: report

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in November is expected to hit 28.26%, higher than 26.9%recorded in...

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 11:39pm

Markets

Sheikh opposes increase in gas tariff

LAHORE: The Presidential candidate of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industries’ (FPCCI)...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during first half FY23: SBP

Central bank says adverse global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding IMF programme are major concerns

Published 19 May, 2023 05:05pm

Markets

Nasdaq leads gains on Wall St on signs of easing inflation

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq led gains among Wall Street’s main indexes on Wednesday as a slightly lower-than-expected...

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation in April at record high, hits a distressing 36.4%

CPI inflation in rural areas increases to 40.7% on year-on-year basis in April 2023
Average inflation during 10MFY23 stands at 28.2% compared to 11% in 10MFY22

Updated 02 May, 2023 07:48pm

Markets

Pakistan’s REER index falls to 85.6 in March 2023

Pakistan’s real effective exchange rate (REER) index depreciated to 85.6 in March 2023 as compared to 86.5 in...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:11pm

BR Research

Are the chickens coming home to roost?

Readymade food prices, as tracked by the PBS for CPI calculation, soared 45 percent year-on-year in March 2023. ...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 09:10am

Business & Finance

Policy rate hiked to 21pc to bridle unbridled inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday further tightened the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 08:51am

Markets

SBP raises key policy rate by 100 basis points, takes it to 21%

MPC statement says there are early indications of inflation expectations plateauing, albeit at an elevated level

Updated 04 Apr, 2023 07:32pm

BR Research

Inflation: Records galore

If there were any doubts last month, they are all cleared this month. March’s national headline inflation at 35.4...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 09:09am

Markets

Ministry of Finance warns inflation to remain high, could increase further

Reasons include market frictions caused by relative demand and supply gap of essential items as well as exchange rate depreciation

Updated 31 Mar, 2023 06:48pm

Markets

MPC meeting: SBP likely to raise key policy rate by 200 basis points

MPC meeting is scheduled to be held on April 4 (Tuesday)

Updated 31 Mar, 2023 07:38pm

Business & Finance

Australia’s inflation slows to 8-month low in Feb

SYDNEY: Australian inflation slowed to an eight-month low in February, thanks in part to a sharp retreat in holiday...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

BR Research

Palm oil imports hit record

A look at Pakistan’s palm oil import habits would not tell you this is a country in dire straits and short of...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 09:04am

BR Research

Inflation: The anchor drops!

“Headline inflation is still projected to gradually decline through the rest of the fiscal year, particularly in the...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 08:47am

BR Research

Food CPI: muted relief!

He promised, and delivered! Food inflation finally slowed in December 2022. Never mind the naysayers, as the numbers...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 09:08am

BR Research

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

BR Research

Core inflation keeps rising

National CPI headline inflation for the first five months of FY23 stands at 25.1 percent. It was a little over 9...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 08:39am

Nov CPI inflation jumps 23.8pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased to 23.8 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 06:41am

Markets

Pakistan's CPI-based inflation in November clocks in at 23.8%

CPI inflation in rural areas stood at 27.2% on a year-on-year basis

Updated 01 Dec, 2022 05:49pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 27	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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