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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

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Published 01 Jul, 2025 05:49am

After a year of economic turbulence, Pakistan’s economy seems to have crawled out of intensive care. Inflation has...

Current account: Surplus on borrowed time?

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 08:55am

After a brief surplus stint in April 2025, Pakistan’s current account has slipped back into deficit — clocking...

Pakistan’s current account posts $103mn deficit in May 2025

Updated 17 Jun, 2025 06:54pm

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

Pakistan’s current account posts $12mn surplus in April 2025

Updated 16 May, 2025 09:58pm

On YoY basis, C/A decreases 96% against $315 million surplus in same month last year

Pakistan’s current account to remain positive for full fiscal year 2024-25, says Aurangzeb

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 3	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 4	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 4	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 3 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	271.37 ▲ 24.67 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 3 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	106.67 ▲ 9.7 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	114.95 ▲ 10.45 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.21 ▼ -14.24 (-9.72%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.75 ▼ -2.72 (-8.13%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	219.97 ▼ -14.2 (-6.06%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	35.31 ▼ -2.06 (-5.51%)
Sitara Chemical / Jul 3 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	811.04 ▼ -46.47 (-5.42%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.76 ▼ -1.13 (-5.41%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 3 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	13.25 ▼ -0.75 (-5.36%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16.79 ▼ -0.89 (-5.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	13.11 ▼ -0.69 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,948,993 ▼ -0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,406,341 ▼ -0.89
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,286,380 ▲ 0.41
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,424,496 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,707,486 ▲ 0.23
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,865,871 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,845,437 ▲ 0.11
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,059,671 ▲ 0.91
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,996,584 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,650,708 ▲ 1.65

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