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UK inflation slowdown unlikely to shift vote, rate outcomes

LONDON: Britain’s inflation rate has slowed to a near three-year low, official data showed Wednesday, but the ...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

Markets

FTSE nudges lower for week after record run

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 ended the day and the week slightly lower on Friday, pausing after a run of record highs...

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

Business & Finance

UK inflation slows to 3.4% in February

LONDON: British consumer prices rose by a slightly weaker-than-expected 3.4% in annual terms in February, slowing...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 01:31pm

Markets

European shares rise as soft UK inflation boosts sentiment

European shares edged higher on Wednesday as a softer-than-expected UK inflation boosted hopes of imminent...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:44pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation holds at 4.0 percent in January: data

LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate remained unchanged in January from the previous month, confounding...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 01:13pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation in shock rise, dashing rate cut hopes

LONDON: British annual inflation unexpectedly picked up in December, data showed Wednesday, dashing hopes of an ...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Business & Finance

UK inflation rate rises to 4% in December

LONDON: Britain’s annual rate of consumer price inflation rose for the first time in 10 months in December,...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 12:27pm

Business & Finance

Dollar little changed on MLK Day

LONDON: The dollar was little changed on Monday in cautious during a US public holiday, while risk-sensitive ...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Markets

FTSE 100 touches near 7-month high

LONDON: British equities jumped on Wednesday as investors cheered a surprise drop in domestic inflation, which...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Business & Finance

Dollar higher as big UK inflation drop hits pound

NEW YORK: The dollar strengthened against the pound on Wednesday after data revealed sharply falling UK inflation,...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 03:54am

Business & Finance

UK inflation falls sharply, relieving pressure on PM Sunak

LONDON: UK inflation fell more than expected in October, data showed Wednesday, easing a cost-of-living crisis and...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 01:35pm

Markets

India to take medium-term view to curb inflation

BENGALURU: India will take a medium-term view to intensify efforts to ease inflation pressures and avoid any...

Published 17 Aug, 2023 10:28am

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UK PM Sunak commits to triple-lock pension policy despite inflation

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was committed to the government's mechanism for increasing state...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 11:03pm

BoE hikes rate 14th time in row

LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its key interest rate for a 14th time in a row, by a quarter-point to...

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 08:41am

Markets

Sterling takes a beating; dollar gains ground

SINGAPORE: Sterling was struggling to recover from a sharp fall on Thursday following UK inflation data that...

Published 20 Jul, 2023 09:26am

Business & Finance

Dollar gains as pound tumbles on cooling UK inflation

NEW YORK: The US dollar bounced on Wednesday after inflation in the United Kingdom cooled more than economists...

Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am

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UK inflation rate falls to 7.9% in June

LONDON: British annual consumer price inflation fell to a lower than expected 7.9% in June, figures from the Office...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 12:11pm

Markets

UK’s Hunt: Still a long way to go in battle against inflation

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said there was still a long way to go to reduce inflation towards...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 12:08pm

World

UK food price inflation to be 9% in December, industry researcher cautions

LONDON: Food price inflation in Britain will decline through the balance of 2023 but will still be about 9% in...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 06:07pm

Business & Finance

BoE hikes rate half-point as high inflation persists

LONDON: The Bank of England Thursday lifted its key interest rate by a half-point to five percent to tackle...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

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European stocks steady, pound drops as UK inflation surprises

LONDON: European stock markets steadied and the pound dropped Wednesday as traders reacted to news of...

Updated 21 Jun, 2023 04:02pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation rate unchanged at 8.7% in May, contrary to forecast fall

LONDON: British consumer price inflation was unchanged at 8.7% in May compared to April’s data, contrary to...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 12:21pm

World

UK PM Sunak: It's on me personally to meet pledge to halve inflation

WASHINGTON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take personal responsibility if he fails ...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 10:56pm

Business & Finance

IMF says UK economy to grow this year in big U-turn

LONDON: The IMF on Tuesday delivered a major U-turn on its forecast for the UK economy, saying it expected growth...

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

World

UK finance minister Hunt: inflation above 10% is destabilising

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday that inflation running above 10% was destabilising ...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 11:48pm

Business & Finance

UK inflation, highest in Western Europe, falls only a little in March

LONDON: Britain now has Western Europe’s highest rate of consumer price inflation after it fell by less than...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 01:01pm

Business & Finance

UK recession risks persist despite brighter growth data

LONDON: The UK economy performed slightly better than thought in the final quarter of last year, revised data showed...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 07:35am

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UK inflation rate rises to 10.4% in February

LONDON: British consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to 10.4% in February from January’s 10.1%, figures from...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 12:21pm

World

Thousands of hospital doctors walk out in latest UK strike

LONDON: UK hospital doctors on Monday began a three-day strike over pay at the start of a week that will also see...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

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UK grocery price inflation hits record 17.1%

LONDON: British grocery inflation hit 17.1% in the four weeks to Feb. 19, another record high, dealing the latest...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 02:20pm

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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