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Weekly SPI inflation down 1.92pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended April 24, 2025, decreased by 1.92 per cent...

Updated a day ago

FSR for CY24 unveiled: SBP says financial system’s resilience remains intact

KARACHI: Pakistan’s financial sector continued to maintain its resilience and managed to grow at a decent pace of...

Updated 3 days ago

Pakistan’s poverty rate to stand at 42.4%: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The poverty rate in Pakistan is estimated to stand at 42.4 percent in fiscal year 2025, with population...

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 09:57am

Opinion

State of the economy

The first three quarters of 2024-25 have come to an end. This is the appropriate time for reviewing the state of the...

Published 22 Apr, 2025 06:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan inflation expected to drop further to below 0.5% in April 2025, says brokerage house

Consumer Price Index in country stood at 59-year low of 0.7% in March

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 08:49pm

Opinion

Tariffs, textiles, and timing

Argentina once attempted to revive its domestic industry through tariffs and trade restrictions. It succeeded,...

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 06:23am

Opinion

Stabilized, but stagnant: the recovery illusion

Economic stabilization has been achieved: inflation is nosediving, interest rates have been cut in half, and the...

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 06:11am

Pakistan

‘Cut in power prices is like cumin in mouth of a camel’

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party Karachi President Abdul Hakim Quaid has said that the reduction in electricity...

Published 19 Apr, 2025 07:05am

Editorials

The great exodus

EDITORIAL: In the first quarter of 2025 alone, a staggering 172,000 Pakistanis left the country seeking employment...

Published 19 Apr, 2025 06:40am

Opinion

On the path of stabilization

Pakistan’s economy, long buffeted by structural flaws, cyclical shocks and political instability, is presently...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 06:50am

Editorials

Relief for the salaried people

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb after attending the inauguration ceremony of ‘Made in Gujranwala...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 06:14am

Business & Finance

‘Despite lowest inflation, people are still deprived of significant relief’

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 05:55am

Pakistan

Fitch upgrades Pakistan rating to ‘B-’

Upgrade reflects increased confidence that Pakistan will sustain its recent progress

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 09:29pm

Editorials

Price disparities and crisis of governance

EDITORIAL: The revelation that the gap between wholesale and retail prices of essential commodities in Pakistan has...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.83pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation for the current week ended on April 10, 2025 decreased by 0.83...

Updated 12 Apr, 2025 08:56am

Editorials

Energy sector: some positive developments

EDITORIAL: There are some positive developments in pricing on the energy front. However, that is mainly due to...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

World

Fed’s Williams says tariffs will push up inflation, unemployment

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Friday the Trump administration’s current trade policies...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 08:39pm

Business & Finance

‘More steps needed to ensure long-term economic stability’

KARACHI: President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, President of ECO Chamber of Commerce...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:12am

Business & Finance

Indonesia’s annual inflation rate at 1.03% in March

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s annual inflation rate was 1.03% in March, data showed on Tuesday, below the 1.17% rate expected...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 11:31am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb pledges exports for sustainable development

Expresses satisfaction that the auto sector has started exports in the last two months

Updated 05 Apr, 2025 07:07pm

Pakistan

JI chief demands further cut in power, petrol prices

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami Central Chief, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has demanded the government to further reduce the...

Published 05 Apr, 2025 05:23am

BR Research

CPI - Numbers drop, pressure persists

Headline inflation hits rock bottom — rising only 0.7 percent in March 2025 compared to 20.7 percent in the same...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 07:47am

Business & Finance

March CPI slows to 0.7pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s consumer inflation rate slowed to 0.7% year-on-year in March, the statistics bureau said on...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:22am

Business & Finance

Business community hails govt step: Power tariff cut likely to boost exports and tame inflation

KARACHI: Business and industrial community have welcomed the reduction of power tariff for industrial consumers and...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:22am

Markets

Inflation drops to 59-year low at 0.7% in March 2025

CPI inflation lowest since December 1965

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 11:55pm

PM likely to announce power rate cut today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to announce a long-awaited decrease in electricity prices...

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:04am

Business & Finance

Egypt approves $91bn budget for 2025/26

CAIRO: Egypt’s cabinet approved a 4.6 trillion Egyptian pound ($91 billion) draft state budget for the financial...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 07:03am

Business & Finance

Core inflation in Japan’s capital accelerates, stays above BOJ target

TOKYO: Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital stayed above the central bank’s target and accelerated in ...

Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am

Business & Finance

India swap market prices in aggressive rate cuts by central bank in FY26

MUMBAI: With inflation close to the Reserve Bank of India’s target and growth weak, the country’s overnight...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 05:35am

Business & Finance

BOJ’s Ueda vows to raise rates if inflationary pressures broaden

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates if persistent increases in food costs lead to broad-based...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 05:35am

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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