Markets Print edition: 2018-04-13

Forex reserves down $157 million

Published April 13, 2018 Updated April 13, 2018 12:00am

The country's total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined by $157 million to $17.639 million during the week ended April 6, 2018. The forex reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan declined by $164 million due to external debt servicing and other official payments. The reserves stood at $11.438 billion. The net foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks however increased by $7 million to $6.201 billion during the week.