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Published 17 Feb, 2026 10:57pm

Pakistan posts $121mn current account surplus in January

7MFY26 deficit widens to $1.07 billion

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 16	279.81
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 16	279.61
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 17	153
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 17	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Feb 17	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 16	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 13	6,836.17
Nasdaq / Feb 13	22,546.67
Dow Jones / Feb 13	49,500.93
India Sensex / Feb 17	83,393.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 17	56,263.71
Hang Seng / Feb 17	26,705.94
FTSE 100 / Feb 17	10,501.75
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 17	24,771.74
France CAC40 / Feb 17	8,325.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 16	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 16	449,041
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 17	63.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 17	4,886.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 17	63.70
Petrol/Litre / Feb 18	258.17
Diesel/Litre / Feb 18	275.70

Stock	Price
Itanz Technologies / Feb 17 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	9.49 ▲ 1 (11.78%)
Metro Steel / Feb 17 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	23.05 ▲ 2.1 (10.02%)
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	19.67 ▲ 1.79 (10.01%)
Hussain Industries / Feb 17 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	36.31 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Feb 17 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	127.68 ▲ 11.61 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Capital (R) / Feb 17 LSE Capital Limited.(Right)(LSECLR)	1.09 ▼ -0.69 (-38.76%)
Engro Powergen / Feb 17 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	27.69 ▼ -3.08 (-10.01%)
Mirpurkhas Sugar / Feb 17 Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills Limited(MIRKS)	31.82 ▼ -3.54 (-10.01%)
Chashma / Feb 17 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	87.76 ▼ -9.75 (-10%)
ZIL Limited / Feb 17 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	409.44 ▼ -45.49 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	122,541,564 ▼ -0.31
B.O.Punjab / Feb 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	79,835,860 ▲ 0.87
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	35,505,622 ▼ -0.01
Cnergyico PK / Feb 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,684,833 ▼ -0.15
Pak Int.Bulk / Feb 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,906,035 ▲ 0.52

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 16	279.81
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 16	279.61
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 17	153
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 17	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Feb 17	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 16	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 13	6,836.17
Nasdaq / Feb 13	22,546.67
Dow Jones / Feb 13	49,500.93
India Sensex / Feb 17	83,393.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 17	56,263.71
Hang Seng / Feb 17	26,705.94
FTSE 100 / Feb 17	10,501.75
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 17	24,771.74
France CAC40 / Feb 17	8,325.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 16	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 16	449,041
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 17	63.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 17	4,886.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 17	63.70
Petrol/Litre / Feb 18	258.17
Diesel/Litre / Feb 18	275.70

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