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current account

The remittance support to current account

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 07:24am

The current account remains comfortably placed in the opening months of FY27. The August deficit was modest, and the...

The C/A worries

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 04:05am

EDITORIAL: The current account (C/A) is slowly coming under pressure, as international petroleum prices remain...

Remittances keep current account in check

Updated 20 Aug, 2026 07:27am

Pakistan’s external account has started the new fiscal year on a manageable footing. The current account deficit...

Pakistan records current account deficit of $328mn in July 2026

Updated 18 Aug, 2026 09:34pm

C/A deficit narrows from $814mn in June 2026 and $529mn in July 2025

Current Account: Relief masks widening trade imbalances

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

As expected, the current account posted a surplus of USD459 million in May, a significant improvement of USD735...

From crisis management to real reform

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Pakistan has once again reached a moment of macroeconomic respite. Programme targets have been met, reserves are...

Rising global oil prices push April C/A into deficit

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account swung back into deficit in April as a sharp rise in imports, driven largely by...

Pakistan posts $324mn C/A deficit in April 2026

Updated 18 May, 2026 11:23pm

Deficit follows a surplus of $1,134 million recorded in March 2026

Surplus today, pressure tomorrow

Updated 20 Apr, 2026 07:36am

The current account posted a surplus of USD1.1 billion in March. That is comforting news at a time of skyrocketing...

Pakistan posts $1.07bn current account surplus in March 2026

Updated 16 Apr, 2026 06:37pm

This takes 9MFY26 current account to surplus of $174 million against 8MFY26 deficit of $896mn.

Oil shock from ME tensions threatens to widen Pakistan’s C/A

Updated 26 Mar, 2026 04:28pm

Analysts say Pakistan remains highly vulnerable to energy shocks

Current account

Updated 19 Mar, 2026 06:36am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while chairing a Cabinet meeting, reassured the country that stock of...

C/A posts record surplus in Feb

Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account continued to perform well and posted a record surplus in February 2026, mainly...

Pakistan posts $427mn current account surplus in February 2026

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 11:42pm

Country posts current account deficit of $700 million during Jul-Feb FY26

SBP holds policy rate at 10.50pc on oil risks

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

KARACHI: While keeping the policy rate unchanged at 10.50 percent, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has observed...

CPI: calm before the oil shock

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 04:24pm

Even before the war related inflationary pressures emerge, headline inflation in Pakistan clocked at 7 percent In...

Trade gap widens, CA hits USD1.1bn deficit

Updated 28 Feb, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external account pressures intensified in the first seven months of fiscal year 2026 as a 5.5...

Current account surplus masks hidden cracks

Updated 18 Dec, 2025 06:38am

The current account posted surplus of $100 million in November against a deficit of $291 million in the previous...

Pakistan’s current account posts $100mn surplus in November 2025

Updated 17 Dec, 2025 06:58pm

Surplus follows deficit of $291 million in October 2025 and a surplus of $684 million in November 2024

India central bank eases restrictions on cash credit accounts, eases current account norms

Published 11 Dec, 2025 07:30pm

A cash credit account is operationally different from a current or overdraft account

Pakistan’s current account posts $112mn deficit in October 2025

Updated 17 Nov, 2025 10:22pm

Deficit follows a surplus of $83 million in September 2025 and a surplus of $296 million in October 2024

Status quo continues, Pakistan central bank maintains policy rate at 11%

Updated 27 Oct, 2025 07:37pm

Decision in line with market expectations

India Q1 current account swings to $2.4bn deficit on wider trade gap, RBI data shows

Published 01 Sep, 2025 10:18pm

MUMBAI: India’s current account logged a deficit in the April-June quarter on the back of a higher merchandise trade...

Pakistan’s IT exports grow $354mln in July

Published 19 Aug, 2025 09:18pm

ISLAMABAD: The country’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) exports remittances comprising...

MPC: caution against rushing rate cuts

Updated 28 Jul, 2025 07:18am

There are varying views on monetary policy among stakeholders. One compelling argument for cutting rates further ...

June C/A closes with $328m surplus: advisor

Published 19 Jul, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Khurram Shahzad, adviser to the finance minister said that country’s Current Account (CA) for June 2025...

Pakistan’s current account posts $2.1bn surplus in FY25

Updated 18 Jul, 2025 04:23pm

C/A surplus comes amid 27% increase in remittances during FY25

On YoY basis, C/A decreases 56% against $235 million deficit in same month last year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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