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current account surplus

May CA posts USD459m surplus

Published 18 Jun, 2026 05:37am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account posted a USD 459 million surplus in May 2026 supported by record-breaking...

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...

India reports surprise current account surplus in Jan-March quarter

Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:37pm

The current account surplus stood at $7.1 billion

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...

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...

Better rates to spur remittance inflows: FPCCI VP

Published 20 Feb, 2026 07:02am

KARACHI: Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and Joint ...

C/A posts USD100m surplus in November

Published 18 Dec, 2025 06:01am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account posted a surplus in November 2025, reversing the deficit recorded a month...

Current account surplus

Updated 27 Oct, 2025 05:40am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan registered a current account surplus in September 2025 on the back of higher remittance inflows...

Surplus surprises: Don’t celebrate yet

Updated 21 Oct, 2025 08:21am

The current account surprisingly posted a surplus of $110 million in September 2025 even though the market was...

Pakistan posts current account surplus in Sept on stronger remittances

Updated 21 Oct, 2025 09:50am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account turned into a surplus in September 2025, supported by higher inflows of workers’...

Mirage of external account stability fading fast

Published 25 Sep, 2025 06:26am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s current account position is once again under pressure. After a rare current account surplus...

Pakistan economy enters sustained stability phase: minister

Updated 13 Aug, 2025 08:29am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal announced that Pakistan...

Fiscal deficit: FD fails to synchronize data

Updated 29 Jul, 2025 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: The monthly “Economic update and outlook July 2025” failed to synchronize fiscal deficit data in its...

Discount rate as a policy tool

Updated 28 Jul, 2025 08:01am

Economic stability has been achieved, and the country will not be deterred from implementing the reform agenda ...

C/A surplus

Published 23 Jul, 2025 06:38am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accurately referred to the 2.1 billion US dollar current account (C/A)...

$2.45bn FDI fetched in FY25

Updated 19 Jul, 2025 03:23pm

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan rose by five percent during the last fiscal year (FY25)...

C/A posts surplus of over $2bn after 14 years

Published 19 Jul, 2025 06:12am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account balance recorded a surplus of over 2 billion dollars in the last fiscal year...

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...

July-May C/A posts $1.8bn surplus

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account recorded a surplus of $1.8 billion during the first 11 months of the current...

CA balance: comfortably numb

Updated 19 May, 2025 08:08am

The comfort of the current account surplus continues, as despite growing imports and a monthly drop in remittances,...

April C/A posts $12m surplus

Published 17 May, 2025 06:05am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account remained in surplus in April 2025, posting a modest $12 million surplus ...

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

Updated 30 Apr, 2025 10:38pm

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has projected that Pakistan’s balance of current account will remain in surplus...

Remittance boom drives record surplus

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 07:40am

The current account posted its highest monthly surplus of $1,195 million in March (the previous high was $981 mn in...

Stabilized, but stagnant: the recovery illusion

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 06:11am

Economic stabilization has been achieved: inflation is nosediving, interest rates have been cut in half, and the...

C/A surplus: PM expresses satisfaction

Published 18 Apr, 2025 07:44am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the country’s current account...

March C/A posts $1.2bn surplus

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account posted a record all-time high monthly surplus of $1.2 billion in March 2025,...

Stocks rebound on C/A surplus

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a sharp rebound on Thursday, driven by renewed investor...

Pakistan posts record $1.2bn current account surplus in March 2025

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 07:11pm

On YoY basis, C/A increases 230% against $363 million surplus in same month last year

Pakistan’s CA: A fragile balance

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:06am

The current account was nearly balanced in February, posting a deficit of only $12 million compared to a deficit of...

Jul-Feb FY25: C/A posts $691m surplus on healthy remittance inflows

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account showed significant improvement, recording a $0.7 billion surplus in the first...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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