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Brokerage house sees interest-rate hike of 150bps as inflation bites

Arif Habib Limited says SBP might consider increasing interest rates as a precautionary measure to address persistently high levels of inflation

Updated 07 Sep, 2023 03:50pm

Markets

Rapid rupee decline brewing ‘a perfect storm’ for Pakistan: PBC

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), one of the country’s largest corporate advocacy platforms, warned that the...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 06:10pm

Govt collects Rs75bn PL in July

ISLAMABAD: The government collected Rs 75 billion in July 2023 on account of petroleum levy (PL), a key source of...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 08:56am

Opinion

New tenants in ‘Block Q’ neighbourhood

The macro numbers are not showing a good picture. Inflation is creeping up again. The current account posted a...

Updated 21 Aug, 2023 07:53am

FPCCI’s BMP says concerned at rupee slide

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said...

Updated 21 Aug, 2023 09:33am

Q4FY23: Punjab debt soars Rs55.3bn due to PKR depreciation

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s total debt, local and external, has witnessed a jump of Rs 55.3 billion in the last...

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 03:23pm

Pakistan

‘No legislation passed in five years for welfare of people, traders’

KARACHI: Chairperson of Pakistan Business Forum (Sindh Region) Shabnam Zafar said that no legislation was passed in...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am

Markets

Lying in wait for IMF, Pakistani rupee witnesses record depreciation in FY23

Hammered by the deteriorating macroeconomic situation in the country, the Pakistani rupee witnessed a record level...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 07:01pm

Markets

PKR declines 0.43pc

KARACHI: The rupee depreciated 0.43% in the inter-bank market during the previous week, maintaining its rather ...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

Editorials

Economy: situation would only worsen?

EDITORIAL: Predictably, Pakistan Stock Market exhibited a sharp fall subsequent to the arrest of chairman of ...

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

Markets

Gold price in Pakistan registers highest one-day leap, hits Rs240,000 per tola

Political turmoil cited as reason for historic jump in rate

Published 10 May, 2023 06:32pm

Perspectives

Pakistan’s inflation conundrum: out of the frying pan into the fire

SBP's monetary policy has proven to be an ineffective tool in curbing inflationary pressures, and has massively increased cost of doing business

Published 08 May, 2023 06:14pm

Economy is not out of the woods yet: MoF

Govt has a daunting task to follow effective revenue mobilisation and cautious expenditure management strategy to end the current fiscal year

Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:18am

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki Motor Company records highest ever quarterly loss of Rs12.9bn

Experts attribute loss to plunge in sales and currency depreciation

Published 18 Apr, 2023 03:39pm

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki jacks up its car prices for a fourth time in 2023

Its cheapest model, the Alto VX, is now priced at Rs2.251mn, while its high-end Swift variant is now at Rs4.96mn

Published 05 Apr, 2023 04:54pm

Business & Finance

Dollar-rupee fluctuation: Importers demand across-the-board hike in drug prices

KARACHI: Pakistan is facing an extreme shortage of imported medical products such as those related to general...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

Business & Finance

Paper-print problems aggravate, as rupee continues to weaken

LAHORE: The paper merchants and importers are hesitant to quote the rates of paper and paper products due to...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

SBP informs Senate panel: Forex’s fall has led to 28.2pc PKR slump in FY23 so far

ISLAMABAD: The country’s foreign exchange reserves are at present below one month of imports. This led to an...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 03:54pm

Markets

Indus Motor Company jacks up Toyota car prices yet again

Cheapest variant of Yaris priced at Rs4.499 million

Updated 11 Mar, 2023 08:33pm

PKR depreciation, borrowing: Debt stocks soar to Rs55trn by Jan-end

Most of the increase was recorded in external debt due to Pak rupee depreciation

Updated 08 Mar, 2023 12:43pm

Business & Finance

To lessen pressures on rupee: PDP calls for trade in currencies other than dollar

KARACHI: Chairman of the Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Altaf Shakoor has said that to tackle the ongoing economic...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:29am

Editorials

MPS: steep rate hike to tame inflation

EDITORIAL: In spite of the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC’s) decision to raise the discount rate to 20 percent...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:22am

MPC to meet today

KARACHI: The emergent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be ...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:13am

Markets

Gold price sees biggest one-day decline, retreats to Rs201,500 per tola in Pakistan

Rupee appreciation, hopes of positive outcome of talks with IMF steer decrease

Published 31 Jan, 2023 07:43pm

Business & Finance

Atlas Honda increases motorcycle prices in Pakistan by up to Rs30,000

Import restrictions, hike in cost of production influence company to increase rates

Published 31 Jan, 2023 03:33pm

Markets

Inflation to cross 30% as rupee depreciation, petrol prices bite: report

Given bulk adjustment in currency, a 30% YoY CPI reading now seems inevitable, a brokerage house says

Updated 30 Jan, 2023 07:22pm

Markets

PKR: depreciation

KARACHI: The rupee depreciated 12.5% during the previous week, but the bulk of the fall came in the last two ...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

Business & Finance

PKR slide likely to fuel inflation in a big way

ISLAMABAD: The depreciation of Pak rupee by 13.5 percent by Friday in the interbank rate will raise inflation to 35...

Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:26am

Opinion

Gross mishandling of the rupee

The economically disastrous policy of controlling the interbank rate thereby providing stimulus to the black market,...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

EAG concerned at ‘inadequate’ SBP response

Economic Advisory Group stresses the need for meaningful reforms to achieve sustainable growth, instead of relying on policies that become a source of economic instability

Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37
France CAC40 / Dec 17	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.98 ▲ 0.87 (12.24%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	26.74 ▲ 2.43 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 18 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	21.24 ▲ 1.93 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 18 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	211.50 ▼ -23.50 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.13
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.27
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.42
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.03
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.45
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.45
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.24
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.73
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.19

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