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Govt expects CPI inflation to lower further in March

Ministry of Finance expects slight uptick in inflation reading in April

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 10:53pm

Markets

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

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

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 10:40pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan inflation expected to fall below 1%, says brokerage house

Pakistan headline inflation is expected to remain between 0.5-1% in March 2025, the lowest monthly year-on-year...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 09:06pm

Pakistan

Jul-Feb FDI clocks in at $1.6bn, up 41% YoY

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan grew 41% during the first eight months of the ongoing fiscal year...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 11:12pm

Opinion

Policy rate unchanged

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), met under the chairmanship of the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on 10...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:37am

Markets

KIBOR surges after SBP keeps policy rate unchanged

Following the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to keep the interest rate unchanged at 12%, Karachi Interbank...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 10:04pm

Markets

KSE-100 closes marginally lower after volatile trading

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a volatile session on Tuesday, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index swayed in both...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 05:46pm

Policy rate held steady

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday adopted a cautious...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 09:27am

Business & Finance

Businesses express mixed reactions over policy rate status quo

The business community voiced mixed opinions following the central bank’s decision of keeping the policy rate...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 11:32pm

Markets

Status quo: SBP keeps interest rate unchanged at 12%

MPC says core inflation remains at an elevated level

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 10:53pm

Markets

Buying rally continues at PSX, KSE-100 surges nearly 700 points

Buying rally continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index closing the final...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 10:02pm

Markets

SBP likely to deliver seventh straight cut amid cooling inflation

Pakistan’s central bank is expected to lower its key interest rate by up to 50 basis points (bps) on Monday,...

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 01:38pm

FPCCI demands 5pc cut in policy rate at one single stroke

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the business, industry and trade community of...

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 09:05am

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 1.5% in February 2025

CPI reading eases to 113-month low

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 10:53pm

Rate cut fallout: Foreign investment in T-Bills takes a hit

KARACHI: Foreign investment in market treasury bills has sharply declined, with foreign investors withdrawing $149...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 03:07pm

Markets

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

Editorials

Monetary Policy Statement

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) under the chairmanship of Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

Markets

Aurangzeb hints at tax reforms for Pakistan’s salaried group

Finance minister says slabs need re-think, but commitment cannot be made

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 09:13pm

Markets

KSE-100 loses nearly 1,500 points as market looks for fresh triggers

Selling pressure persisted at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as the benchmark KSE-100 Index lost nearly 1,500...

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 10:54pm

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

Markets

Pakistan’s inflation anticipated to lower further in December, easing cycle likely to continue

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to persist as the CPI-based figure is expected to clock in at...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 10:03pm

Pakistan

Govt’s interest payments to decrease by Rs1.5tn in FY25 as policy rate comes down: SBP chief

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has said the decline in key policy rate will help the government...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:04pm

Markets

Selling pressure at PSX, KSE-100 settles just below 115,000

Profit-taking comes as SBP cut key policy rate in line with expectations

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:50pm

Markets

‘Interest rate still too high’: business community reacts to SBP’s cut of 200bps

Pakistan business community welcomed the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to cut the key policy rate by 200...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:05pm

Markets

How the key interest rate has moved since July 2022

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced the key policy rate by 200...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:46pm

Markets

Fifth successive cut: SBP reduces key policy rate by 200bps, takes it to 13%

Development in line with analysts' expectations

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 10:39pm

Markets

Historic high: KSE-100 settles above 116,000 on rate cut anticipation

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) registered significant gains as the benchmark KSE-100 Index settled above 116,000...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 10:06pm

Markets

No stopping KSE-100 as index settles above 108,000 with over 3,000-point gain

Buying supported by positive economic indicators, lower inflation reading, expectations of cut in key policy rate
This is KSE-100's third-highest day-on-day increase in terms of points

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 11:58pm

Markets

Bull run at PSX continues as KSE-100 settles above 105,000

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its merry run with the benchmark KSE-100 Index closing above 105,000 for...

Updated 04 Dec, 2024 09:37pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 14	280.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 14	280.48
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 14	142.49
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 14	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 14	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 11	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 11	5,363.36
India Sensex / Apr 11	75,157.26
Nasdaq / Apr 11	16,724.46
Dow Jones / Apr 11	40,212.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 14	33,982.36
Hang Seng / Apr 14	21,367.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 14	8,113.87
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 14	20,831.83
France CAC40 / Apr 14	7,259.65

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 11	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 11	290,466
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 14	61.28
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 14	3,229.53
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 14	67.08
Petrol/Litre / Apr 15	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 15	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Apr 14 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.84 ▲ 0.99 (12.61%)
Ruby Textile / Apr 14 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.80 ▲ 0.86 (12.39%)
Tariq Corporation / Apr 14 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	14.69 ▲ 1.34 (10.04%)
Secure Logistics / Apr 14 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	14.83 ▲ 1.35 (10.01%)
Engro Powergen / Apr 14 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	35.27 ▲ 3.21 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Apr 14 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	15.29 ▲ 1.39 (10%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 14 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	31.80 ▲ 2.89 (10%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 14 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	64.35 ▲ 5.85 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 14 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,462.40 ▲ 132.95 (10%)
Frontier Ceram / Apr 14 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	27.50 ▲ 2.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Habib Ins. / Apr 14 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	7.95 ▼ -1.26 (-13.68%)
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 14 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	1.62 ▼ -0.24 (-12.9%)
Fateh Ind. / Apr 14 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	119.56 ▼ -13.27 (-9.99%)
Sindh Abadgar / Apr 14 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	52.50 ▼ -5.83 (-9.99%)
TPL Life Insur. / Apr 14 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	49.35 ▼ -5.46 (-9.96%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Apr 14 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	255 ▼ -26.68 (-9.47%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Apr 14 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53 ▼ -5.43 (-9.29%)
Mughal Energy / Apr 14 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	20 ▼ -2.02 (-9.17%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 14 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	16 ▼ -1.59 (-9.04%)
Shahzad Tex. / Apr 14 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.26 ▼ -2.61 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 14 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	54,444,707 ▲ 0.23
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 14 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	45,023,605 ▲ 0.5
Pak Elektron / Apr 14 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	40,742,036 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Apr 14 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	38,084,018 ▲ 2.37
B.O.Punjab / Apr 14 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	33,174,212 ▲ 0.16
Citi Pharma Ltd / Apr 14 Citi Pharma Limited(CPHL)	25,349,324 ▲ 1.66
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 14 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,776,896 ▲ 0.02
Power Cement / Apr 14 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	14,852,543 ▼ -0.08
Dewan Cement / Apr 14 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	14,486,660 ▲ 0.86
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 14 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,484,387 ▼ -0.04

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