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Pakistan freelancers generate $1bn in export earnings in 11 months

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 07:21pm

$708mn earnings were recorded in same period of the previous fiscal year

Deeper Waters, Bigger Ships: KGTL Dredging Completion Marks a New Chapter for Pakistan’s Trade

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:40am

Pakistan’s maritime industry has entered a deeper and more competitive era with the completion of dredging works at...

Entire textile value chain has been battling against particular mindset: PTEA

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: Khurram Mukhtar, Patron-in-Chief, Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has said Pakistan’s...

IT exports hold the line

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 08:19am

Pakistan’s IT exports are quietly becoming an important support line for the economy. In a year when the goods trade...

India’s RBI bars banks from offering clients rupee non-deliverable forwards amid currency strain

Published 01 Apr, 2026 08:12pm

The central bank’s decision to levy the position curbs will target the basis trade arbitrage for banks

Banks ask India’s RBI for 3 months to comply with FX position caps, sources say

Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:13pm

The decision comes against a backdrop of mounting pressure on the rupee, spurred by an oil price surge and heavy foreign portfolio outflows

‘Pakistan must shift from raw exports to agri value-addition’

Updated 11 Feb, 2026 02:11pm

LAHORE: By promoting agri-based value-added industries, Pakistan can transform its agricultural sector into a source...

SBP buys $10.8bn from domestic FX market in 17 months

Published 27 Jan, 2026 02:03pm

SBP reports foreign exchange market interventions with a lag of three months

PM for development of vast gemstone reserves

Published 27 Jan, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: In a bold push to unlock the country’s hidden wealth, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called ...

Pakistan’s gemstone sector comes under govt focus

Updated 10 Jan, 2026 02:28pm

PM grants in-principle approval to a sweeping new policy framework designed to modernise the industry

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise to $16.056 billion

Published 08 Jan, 2026 07:55pm

Country’s total liquid foreign reserves to $21.192 billion

Telecom operators caution govt against ‘rushing’ for 5G auction

Published 07 Jan, 2026 07:21am

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan prepares to auction 5G spectrum, Telecom Operators Association of Pakistan Chairman Aamir...

Why did govt decide to give cotton export approval to the SBP?

Updated 01 Jan, 2026 04:36pm

Ensuring timely realisation of export proceeds requires proper monitoring, which falls under the SBP, explained one expert

Dar briefed over strategies to enhance IT exports

Published 20 Dec, 2025 07:02am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday chaired a high-level...

SBP reserves rise by $21mn, stand at $14.4bn

Updated 02 Oct, 2025 07:35pm

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $21 million on a weekly basis,...

Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rise by $22mn to $19.79bn

Published 25 Sep, 2025 07:21pm

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $22 million on a weekly basis,...

Pakistan to introduce reforms on venture capital, forex, double taxation: Haroon Akhtar

Published 23 Sep, 2025 09:41pm

The government is preparing a comprehensive package of reforms to strengthen investor confidence and improve the...

SBP reserves rise by $21mn, stand at $14.36bn

Published 18 Sep, 2025 07:29pm

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $21 million on a weekly basis,...

SBP reserves rise by $34mn, stand at $14.34bn

Published 11 Sep, 2025 05:54pm

The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $34 million on a weekly basis,...

YoY: FY25 remittances soar 27% to $38.3bn

Updated 05 Sep, 2025 03:47pm

Inflows stand at $30.3bn in FY24

SBP-held reserves decline by $72 million to $14.2 billion

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 8	162.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 8	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 8	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 8	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 8	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 7	7,503.85
Nasdaq / Jul 7	25,818.69
Dow Jones / Jul 7	52,925.15
India Sensex / Jul 8	77,782.18
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 8	67,268.49
Hang Seng / Jul 8	24,241.74
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	10,604.19
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	25,225.57
France CAC40 / Jul 8	8,377.55

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 8	72.62
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 8	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 8	368,858
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 8	4,127.97
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 8	80.72
Petrol/Litre / Jul 9	297.53
Diesel/Litre / Jul 9	309.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 8 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.55 ▲ 1 (13.25%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	9 ▲ 1 (12.5%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	12.29 ▲ 1.12 (10.03%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 8 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.72 ▲ 1.16 (10.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 8 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.34 ▲ 1.58 (10.03%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 8 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	60.12 ▲ 5.47 (10.01%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Service Textile / Jul 8 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 8 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	392.15 ▲ 35.65 (10%)
Burshane LPG / Jul 8 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	57.20 ▲ 5.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 8 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	26.62 ▼ -2.96 (-10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,720.29 ▼ -191.14 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 8 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	95.05 ▼ -10.56 (-10%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 8 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	709.69 ▼ -78.85 (-10%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 8 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	20.73 ▼ -2.3 (-9.99%)
Stylers International / Jul 8 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	48.54 ▼ -5.24 (-9.74%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 8 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	206.29 ▼ -22.08 (-9.67%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 8 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	54.12 ▼ -5.77 (-9.63%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 8 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	22.48 ▼ -2.12 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 8 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.22 ▼ -1.71 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	220,440,029 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / Jul 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,673,041 ▲ 0.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	90,576,284 ▼ -0.25
LSE Capital / Jul 8 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	63,958,482 ▲ 0.57
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	58,318,246 ▲ 1.12
Pak Refinery / Jul 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48,063,397 ▲ 1.18
B.O.Punjab / Jul 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	46,341,604 ▼ -1.44
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 8 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	42,465,659 ▲ 0.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	32,660,508 ▼ -4.89
Hira Textile / Jul 8 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	29,072,538 ▼ -0.43

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