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Over 9-year low: Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 2.4% in January 2025

Pakistan’s headline inflation clocked in at 2.4% on a year-on-year basis in January 2025, a reading below that of...

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 10:44pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Dec inflation plunges to 7.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: Inflation during the first six months of FY2024-25 (July-December) declined to 7.2 percent compared to...

Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am

Business & Finance

Policy measures successfully curbing inflation: Finance Division

The Finance Division has said that policy interventions and administrative actions have successfully controlled...

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 10:55pm

Business & Finance

In line with expectations: SBP reduces key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 12%

MPC expects headline inflation for FY25 to average between 5.5-7.5%

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 11:35pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s inflation expected to fall below 3% in January

Declining inflation raise hopes of further cut in policy rate

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 11:05pm

Ground-breaking of first Daanish School performed in AJK: PM explains how default averted

BHIMBER (AJK): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday performed ground breaking of the first Daanish...

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 09:37am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb optimistic about economic trajectory amid positive indicators

Finance minister says Pakistan’s current account posted a surplus after 10 years.

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 10:40pm

BR Research

Should the SBP be procyclical?

Inflation isn’t the monster it used to be—at least, not for now. But complacency is dangerous. The central bank’s...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:04am

Opinion

Fall in the rate of inflation

The very good news is that there has been a precipitate drop in the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:25am

Markets

Finance ministry expects another policy rate cut as inflation comes down

Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 16

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:12pm

Markets

Lowest since May 2018: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 4.9% in November 2024

Reading also below official expectations

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 10:30pm

World

Modi’s inflation-blowing farm pivot may not be enough to win key Indian state

SATARA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken several pro-farmer but inflation-stoking measures in recent...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 05:42pm

PM for accelerating action against tax defaulters

ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction over the nose-diving inflation rate in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:56am

Editorials

Economy on the mend

EDITORIAL: Minister of Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb while addressing the eighth edition of the “Future Summit”...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:19am

Opinion

Dilemmas facing downward interest rate cycle

Once again, the economist community is busy in speculating how much the policy rate will fall in the upcoming ...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:08am

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

PM congratulates nation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday felicitated the nation as the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s 100-index...

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:23am

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

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

Govt commits to IMF: Policy rate to go up if inflation rises

ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase policy rate if new...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:28am

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

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

BR Research

Startups funding reviving?

After the boom in venture capital (VC) funding, the local startup scene entered a “funding winter,” with 2023 being...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 09:01am

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

BR Research

The inflation respite

Who would have thought the often-mocked State Bank of Pakistan’s medium-term inflation target range of 5-7 percent...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 09:12am

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

Saudi Arabia’s inflation rate inches up to 1.6% in August

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate inched up to 1.6% in August, from 1.5% in July, government data showed...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 01:40pm

Business & Finance

National Savings Schemes: CDNS reduces profit rates on majority of its instruments

The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has reduced profit rates on several of its National Savings...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 05:06pm

Inflation dip testament to prudent handling of economy: Aurangzeb

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb Friday said that significant measures were being...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 02:34pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,684.09
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	22,926.46
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,073.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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