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LCs: steel sector says facing dire situation

Updated 31 Jan, 2023 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The steel industry is facing a critical situation as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is still not...

Food inflation highest in South Asia after Sri Lanka: World Bank

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:41am

ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation for food items in Pakistan was 35.5 per cent in December on year-on-year...

Managing sovereign default

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 07:41am

Nations can and do periodically default on their sovereign debt, despite the fact that they do so comparatively...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $15mn, now stand at $6.7bn

Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:42pm

Reserves at their lowest level since January 2019

PKR registers minor appreciation

Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am

KARACHI: The rupee registered minor depreciation across all five sessions during the previous week to end with a...

Elections in June 2023?

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 06:42am

EDITORIAL: In our disorderly national politics not everything is what meets the eye. The ruling PDM (Pakistan...

SBP review of sale, purchase deals: Increased FX income of banks driven by higher spread, Senate panel told

Updated 13 Nov, 2022 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The review of sale/purchase transactions of inspected banks suggested that the overall increase in ...

‘Environmentally sustainable’ bonds

Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:16am

Pakistan faces a significant challenge to finance its large trade deficits and external debt repayments. This is...

SFD confirms one-year extension of $3bn deposit

Updated 19 Sep, 2022 09:25am

KARACHI: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) on Sunday confirmed the rollover of $3 billion deposits with Pakistan...

Russia may buy ‘friendly’ countries’ currencies to weaken rouble

Updated 29 Jun, 2022 05:31pm

MOSCOW: Russia may start buying the currencies of “friendly countries” and use those holdings to influence the...

Combined 7th, 8th reviews: MEFP received from IMF, says Miftah

Updated 29 Jun, 2022 09:38am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has stated that Pakistan has received a memorandum of economic and...

Alarm bells: SBP-held foreign currency reserves fall to $9.72bn

Published 02 Jun, 2022 08:47pm

Fall $366mn on a weekly basis due to external debt repayment
Total reserves held by country stand at $15.77 billion as of May 27

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $190mn, now stand at $10.31bn

Published 12 May, 2022 10:36pm

Total reserves held by Pakistan stand at $16.38bn

Berlin ‘open’ to seizing Russian central bank assets for Ukraine

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Wednesday he was “open” to a discussion about ...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $59mn, now stand at $10.5bn

Published 06 May, 2022 08:54pm

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $16.55 billion as of 30-April-2022

KCCI says it’s concerned at protracted PKR slide

Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am

KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) president Muhammad Idrees, while expressing deep concerns...

Russia counts on ties with China

Updated 14 Mar, 2022 03:51pm

LONDON: Russia said on Sunday that it was counting on China to help it withstand the blow to its economy from ...

Afghan economy collapsing

Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Afghanistan is running out of money fast, its currency is in a tail-spin and prices across the board are going...

PM thanks Saudi Crown Prince for financial support

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday has thanked Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the Saudi...

US dollar share of global FX reserves steady at 59.2% in Q2: IMF data

Published 30 Sep, 2021 08:19pm

The dollar index fell nearly 1% in the second quarter after gains of 3.6% in the first. In the third quarter, the dollar is on track to post a 2.1% rise

SBP's foreign exchange reserves hit record high at $20.15 billion

Published 02 Sep, 2021 08:23pm

Increase comes on back of IMF's new SDR allocation

The bank reiterated that it would not use mandatory reserves to fund subsidies, which currently cost around $6 billion a year.
Lebanon's hard currency reserves have slumped from over $30 billion in late 2019 to just over $15 billion in March.

Turkish lira hits record low

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

ISTANBUL: Turkey's lira hit a record low on Friday as concerns over global inflation, an early election and a...

Egypt's net foreign reserves rise to $40.063bn in December

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 06:24pm

Foreign reserves had dropped since March from a high of more than $45 billion.

Pakistan's Total Liquid Foreign Reserves Reach US$ 20.25bn: SBP

Updated 31 Dec, 2020 05:59pm

Pakistan's total liquid foreign reserves stand at US$ 20.25 billion as of December 24, 2020, as reported by the State Bank of Pakistan.

China Nov FX reserves climb to 4-year high as yuan firms

Published 07 Dec, 2020 04:56pm

The rise in China's reserves was due to the dollar's fall against other major currencies, and rises in global stocks and bonds, the foreign exchange regulator said in a statement.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Oct 1 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	6.38 ▲ 0.6 (10.38%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Oct 1 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	13.46 ▲ 1.22 (9.97%)
First IBL Mod. / Oct 1 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	16.09 ▲ 1.25 (8.42%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Oct 1 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	19.50 ▲ 1.47 (8.15%)
Ideal Dynamics / Oct 1 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	52 ▲ 3.91 (8.13%)
Mitchells Fruit / Oct 1 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	174.44 ▲ 12.95 (8.02%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	123 ▲ 9.04 (7.93%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	126.99 ▼ -37.02 (-22.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 1 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.55 ▼ -0.89 (-10.55%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.15 ▼ -2.89 (-9.95%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 1 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37 ▼ -4 (-9.76%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 1 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	303 ▼ -32.4 (-9.66%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.80 ▼ -4.77 (-9.43%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	33.20 ▼ -2.65 (-7.39%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	161.20 ▼ -10.25 (-5.98%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	46 ▼ -2.92 (-5.97%)
Ahmad Hassan / Oct 1 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	81.92 ▼ -5.1 (-5.86%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	52,286,624 ▲ 0.44
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,184,735 ▼ -2.89
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	14,652,218 ▲ 0.12
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13,428,307 ▲ 1.43
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	7,960,655 ▲ 0.23
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	7,557,395 ▲ 1.06
Media Times Ltd / Oct 1 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	5,982,523 ▲ 0.08
Aisha Steel Mills / Oct 1 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	5,289,507 ▲ 0.4
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	5,105,239 ▼ -0.04
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	4,234,535 ▲ 0.13

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