KARACHI: The Karachi Cotton Association on Friday fixed the official spot rate or base price for Grade 3 cotton at 5,144 rupees per maund (40 kg). Grade 3 cotton has a staple length of 1-1/16" (inches) and micronaire value between 3.8 to 4.9 NCL (no control limits) which represents fine to coarse classes of cotton varieties. In the kerb market the key crop varieties traded in the range of 4,300 to 5,100 rupees per maund.
Weekly inflation eases slightly, annual rate rises to 13.98pc
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has released its weekly inflation report, showing a 0.33 percent decrease in inflation on...






