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Brokerage houses see Pakistan’s headline inflation falling below 14% in May

Two brokerage house said they see CPI-based inflation reading to post a steep decline, and hover around 13-14% in...

Updated 21 May, 2024 08:57pm

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Pakistan’s headline inflation decelerates further to 17.3% in April 2024

CPI-based figure is lowest in 23 months

Updated 02 May, 2024 10:18pm

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Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows further to 20.7% in March

CPI-inflation reading drops to lowest level since May 2022, is now below key policy rate after over three years

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:44pm

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Finance ministry sees inflation at 22.5-23.5% in March

Says inflation outlook at moderate level despite upward revision of petrol prices and influence of Ramzan

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:12pm

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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

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Pakistan’s headline inflation reading slows to 23.1% in February

This is the lowest CPI-based figure since June 2022

Updated 01 Mar, 2024 10:22pm

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Restrictive monetary policy, limited fiscal space challenging Pakistan’s economy: Ministry of Finance

In monthly economic report, it projects CPI-based inflation for February to hover around 24.5-25.5%

Published 29 Feb, 2024 05:20pm

Pakistan

Inflation to decline in February, could clock in at 23.5%: brokerage house

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline and could clock in at 23.5% on a...

Updated 27 Feb, 2024 10:40pm

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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

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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

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Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 26.9% in October

Inflation reading significantly lower than September, when it stood at 31.4%

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 10:57pm

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Inflation expected to cross 30% in Sept amid spike in POL rates: brokerage house

Headline inflation is expected to cross the 30% level in September, significantly higher than the 27.8% recorded in...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 05:54pm

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Ministry of Finance expects inflation ‘to ease out’ in July

In 'Monthly Economic Update & Outlook' for July, it says recent decrease in administered prices of petrol and diesel will be transmitted into lower domestic prices of essential items

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 07:07pm

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CPI reading likely to decrease in July: brokerage house

AHL says it expects inflation to clock in at 26.4%

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 04:30pm

Pakistan

Inflation in Pakistan hits 21.3%, highest since Dec 2008

CPI inflation in rural areas increased by 23.6% on year-on-year basis in June 2022

Updated 01 Jul, 2022 08:10pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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