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Govt, APCMA in sync: Cement export target from PQA set at 1.5m tons: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set cement export target at 1.5 million tons from Port Qasim Authority only and to achieve...

Published 26 Jun, 2025 06:02am

SAB okays 0.5 MT import of sugar

ISLAMABAD: The Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) on Monday okayed the import of 0.5 million tons of sugar after the...

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 09:18am

Budget 2025-26

PTI questions PBS figures

ISLAMABAD: The Opposition Leader in National Assembly Omar Ayub on Friday severely criticised the government,...

Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am

Weekly inflation in Pakistan up 0.27%

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended June 19, 2025 registered an increase...

Updated 21 Jun, 2025 09:00am

Editorials

Maintaining the policy rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 percent in spite of ...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

Jul-May exports up 5.15pc

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports have witnessed an increase of 5.15 percent during the first 11 months (July–May) of...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:23am

Apr LSMI output grows 2.29pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing Industries (LSMI) of the country has registered an increase of 2.29 percent...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:30am

Budget 2025-26

Analysis: Economic Survey

Economic Survey 2024-25, with most data limited to nine months as all previous surveys, emphasized progress...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:38am

US actions to hurt Pakistan’s trade

ISLAMABAD: The government Tuesday said there is a possibility that Pakistan’s trade will be adversely affected by US...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:42am

Editorials

Economic Survey: an objective survey?

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb began traditional press conference on the Economic Survey...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

Pakistan Economic Survey fails to calculate unemployment rate for current year

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey 2024-25 failed to calculate the unemployment rate for the current year and instead...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:44am

Markets

Weekly SPI up by 0.02pc

ISLAMABAD: The SPI for the current week ended on June 04, 2025 increased by 0.02 percent. An increase is observed in...

Published 06 Jun, 2025 05:02am

Business & Finance

Seafood sector: performance highlighted

LAHORE: Pakistan’s seafood sector continues to demonstrate resilience and growth, supported by the country’s...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 07:25am

Business & Finance

May CPI-based inflation increases 3.5pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 3.5 percent on Year-on-Year basis in May 2025...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan rises to 3.5% in May 2025

CPI inflation average during 11MFY25 stands at 4.61%

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 08:07pm

Opinion

Low-cost housing: need for prudence

There is an ongoing housing crisis in several European countries attributed to locals renting out to tourists,...

Updated 02 Jun, 2025 07:42am

Markets

Weekly SPI down 0.81pc

ISLAMABAD: The SPI for the current week ended on May 29, 2025 decreased by 0.81 percent. Decrease is observed in the...

Updated 31 May, 2025 09:34am

Editorials

Exports falling again!

EDITORIAL: April’s export figures are a red flag, not a blip. And yet, there is no sense of urgency at the top....

Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

Pakistan

After historic lows, inflation expected to tick up in Pakistan

Following a 0.3% YoY reading in April, Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to inch up to 2.7% in May, as per a...

Updated 27 May, 2025 10:05pm

Markets

Weekly SPI down 0.29pc

ISLAMABAD: The SPI for the current week ended May 22, decreased by 0.29 percent. Major decrease has been observed in...

Published 24 May, 2025 06:21am

BR Research

GDP numbers so good, they must be made up

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) appears to be counting on a very generous miracle. How else does one justify...

Updated 22 May, 2025 08:13am

Editorials

Q3: 2.4pc growth

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy rose by 2.4 percent during the third quarter of the current fiscal year (July-March...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am

Q3FY25: Pakistan economy posts 2.4% growth

Industrial sector faces 1.14% contraction in January-March

Updated 21 May, 2025 09:51am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s GDP grows 2.4% in Jan-Mar: NAC

Provisional GDP growth rate for FY25 is 2.68%, below target of 3.6% set by govt

Updated 20 May, 2025 11:34pm

Opinion

The IMF speaks with a forked tongue

Uploading the first review report on the International Mone-tary Fund (IMF) website on the weekend (Saturday), eight...

Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am

BR Research

CA balance: comfortably numb

The comfort of the current account surplus continues, as despite growing imports and a monthly drop in remittances,...

Updated 19 May, 2025 08:08am

BR Research

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data shows country's imports increased in April

Updated 17 May, 2025 05:17pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 26	283.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 26	283.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 26	144.04
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 26	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 26	1.37
Euro to USD / Jun 26	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jun 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 25	6,092.16
Nasdaq / Jun 25	19,973.55
Dow Jones / Jun 25	42,982.43
India Sensex / Jun 26	83,755.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 26	39,584.58
Hang Seng / Jun 26	24,325.40
FTSE 100 / Jun 26	8,739.93
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 26	23,702.98
France CAC40 / Jun 26	7,575.90

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 25	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 25	304,068
Petrol/Litre / Jun 26	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 26	65.11
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 26	3,338.91
Diesel/Litre / Jun 26	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 26	68.28

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Jun 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	4.62 ▲ 1 (27.62%)
Premier Insurance / Jun 26 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.30 ▲ 1 (18.87%)
Intermarket Securities / Jun 26 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	6.40 ▲ 1 (18.52%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 26 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7 ▲ 1 (16.67%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 26 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.34 ▲ 0.69 (14.84%)
First Treet Manuf / Jun 26 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	7.95 ▲ 1 (14.39%)
S.G.Power / Jun 26 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1 (12.24%)
Khalid Siraj / Jun 26 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.20 ▲ 0.99 (12.06%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 26 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	9.73 ▲ 1 (11.45%)
Invest Bank / Jun 26 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	9.81 ▲ 1 (11.35%)

Stock	Price
Pakistan Services / Jun 26 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	833.77 ▼ -92.64 (-10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jun 26 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	120.06 ▼ -13.34 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jun 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	131.53 ▼ -14.48 (-9.92%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 26 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	46.41 ▼ -4.96 (-9.66%)
Frontier Ceram / Jun 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	39.80 ▼ -4.12 (-9.38%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	18.05 ▼ -1.86 (-9.34%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 26 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	11.50 ▼ -1 (-8%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 26 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	22.62 ▼ -1.75 (-7.18%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 26 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	6.15 ▼ -0.45 (-6.82%)
Pak Datacom / Jun 26 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	335 ▼ -22.16 (-6.2%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 26 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	37,503,001 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	33,210,907 ▼ -0.04
Sui South Gas / Jun 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,878,648 ▲ 0.98
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 26 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	32,447,641 ▲ 0.22
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	25,459,723 ▼ -0.12
Hum Network / Jun 26 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	25,352,191 ▲ 0.18
Barkat Frisian Agro / Jun 26 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	19,818,719 ▲ 2.83
Pak Refinery / Jun 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	18,724,151 ▼ -1.12
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 26 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18,198,385 ▲ 0.46
Cnergyico PK / Jun 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	18,147,565 ▼ -0.11

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