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MPS Preview: Will SBP Cut Rates or Play It Safe?

The clock is ticking down to the State Bank of Pakistan’s monetary policy decision today, and the uncertainty hangs thick in the air...

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Inflation set to hit 9-year low at 2.7% in January

Headline inflation is likely to clock in at 2.7% YoY in January 2025- marking a 9-year low, compared...

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MPS Preview: SBP to reduce policy rate by 100bps

Continuing its streak of monetary easing, the Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to...

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Initial Preview: Inflation to fall below 5% in Nov

Pakistan’s inflation is expected to ease to the lowest level in six years in November after an uptick last month as food and transport costs fell...

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Pakistan govt tackles debt head-on, retires trillions

Pakistan’s government has retired a substantial Rs2.08 trillion in debt in the ongoing fiscal year, marking a shift from the previous fiscal year’s record...

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Housing, energy inflation continues to remain sticky

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report revealed housing and energy index continue to remain the only category where inflation is stubbornly sticky...

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SBP widely expected to slash rates by another 200bps

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is widely expected to cut its policy rate further by 200bps...

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Inflation widely seen easing further in Oct

The headline inflation for October is expected to slow down with an average estimate of 6.8% YoY compared to 6.9% YoY in the previous month...

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CPI Preview 2: Inflation to quicken for first time in four months

Pakistan’s inflation is expected to quicken for the first time in four months as electricity costs surge...

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Remittance growth cushions Pakistan expanding trade gap

Pakistan's trade deficit widened for the third straight quarter, fueled by a surge in imports—indicating a recovery in economic activity...

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Name Price/Vol %Chg/NChg
KSE100 145,031.48
78.12M 		-7.91%
-12464.62
ALLSHR 87,590.10
123.96M 		-7.04%
-6636.91
KSE30 44,417.69
32.10M 		-8.10%
-3912.51
KMI30 205,248.19
29.04M 		-8.65%
-19439.14
KMIALLSHR 56,279.01
79.69M 		-7.50%
-4560.08
BKTi 42,335.92
11.23M 		-6.93%
-3154.04
OGTi 29,953.26
3.79M 		-6.64%
-2130.21
Symbol Bid/Ask High/Low
PKR 279.19 279.39 279.55 279.35 10:19:51
EUR 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 01:19:54
GBP 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.33 01:19:53
CHF 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 01:19:54
JPY 158.71 158.72 158.90 158.32 01:19:54
CAD 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.35 01:19:54
AUD 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 01:19:54
INR 92.34 92.35 92.37 91.94 01:19:54
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AED 3.67 3.67 0.00 0.00 02:57:07
Name Last High/Low Chg/%Chg
BITCOIN FUTURES 67,350.00 67,795.00
65,685.00 		-945.00
-1.38%
BRENT CRUDE 115.02 119.50
99.00 		22.33
24.09%
RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY 99.40 0.00
0.00 		-11.85
-10.65%
ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY 127.00 129.00
123.00 		3.55
2.88%
USD RBD PALM OLEIN 1,083.50 1,083.50
1,083.50 		0.00
0.00%
CRUDE OIL - WTI 113.09 119.48
98.00 		22.19
24.41%
SUGAR #11 WORLD 14.09 14.17
13.69 		0.37
2.70%
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