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Barclays bank to cut about 5,000 jobs amid AI drive

The announcement came alongside an earnings update that showed Barclays’ net profit grew 13 percent in the third quarter

Published October 22, 2026 Updated October 22, 2026 02:02pm

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LONDON: British bank Barclays announced Thursday plans to cut around 5,000 jobs, or roughly five percent of its global workforce, by the end of 2026 in an AI efficiency drive.

The announcement came alongside an earnings update that showed Barclays’ net profit grew 13 percent in the third quarter.

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Barclays said it was implementing “organisational simplification and technology change efficiency driven by AI”.

“About 60 percent of the job losses relate to support functions, including fewer developers as AI makes our people more productive,” it added.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.06 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	276.86 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	157.56 ▼ -0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.82 ▼ -0.0018
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.34 ▲ 0.0004
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.12 ▲ 0.001
SOFR % / Oct 20	3.88 -

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India Sensex / Oct 22	73,651.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	63,133.40
Hang Seng / Oct 22	22,903.08
FTSE 100 / Oct 22	10,682.55
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 22	25,335.99
France CAC40 / Oct 22	7,814.18
S&P 500 / Oct 21	7,757.17
Nasdaq / Oct 21	26,702.86
Dow Jones / Oct 21	52,856.09

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Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	379.31
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	98.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,380
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	4,087.86
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	390.11
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 22	81.36
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	372,544

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Unicap Modaraba / Oct 22 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	17.67 ▲ 1.61 (10.02%)
Kohinoor Energy / Oct 22 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	15.83 ▲ 1.44 (10.01%)
Nishat (Chun.) / Oct 22 Nishat Chunian Limited(NCL)	41.86 ▲ 3.81 (10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 22 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	311.21 ▲ 28.29 (10%)
Crescent Textile / Oct 22 The Crescent Textile Mills Limited(CRTM)	67.97 ▲ 6.18 (10%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 22 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	23.86 ▲ 2.17 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 22 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,728.17 ▲ 157.11 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	116.95 ▲ 10.63 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 22 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	66.45 ▲ 6.04 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Oct 22 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	184.39 ▲ 16.76 (10%)

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Fateh Ind. / Oct 22 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	407.11 ▼ -45.23 (-10%)
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Crescent Fib. / Oct 22 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	67.88 ▼ -7.22 (-9.61%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 22 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	33 ▼ -3.47 (-9.51%)
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	47.41 ▼ -4.84 (-9.26%)
Frontier Ceramics / Oct 22 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	73 ▼ -7 (-8.75%)
D.M. Corporation / Oct 22 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	159.20 ▼ -14.24 (-8.21%)
JS Rental REIT / Oct 22 JS Rental REIT(JSRR)	10.57 ▼ -0.88 (-7.69%)
Ahmad Hassan / Oct 22 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	85 ▼ -7.01 (-7.62%)

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Pakistan Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,313,480 ▼ -5.09
MACPAC Films / Oct 22 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	15,997,956 ▼ -7.31
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,887,145 ▼ -0.24
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	9,661,871 ▼ -4.84
TPL Properties / Oct 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	8,121,236 ▼ -0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,845,785 ▼ -0.01
Nishat ChunPow / Oct 22 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	6,171,271 ▼ -1.39
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 22 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	5,976,518 ▼ -0.01
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 22 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	5,741,938 ▼ -0.01
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 22 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,628,270 ▼ -0.18