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India's central bank net bought $7.41 billion in February, bulletin shows

Published 23 Apr, 2026 06:59pm

RBI’s net outstanding forward dollar sales stood at $77.67 billion as of end-February

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $16mn to $16.21bn

Published 26 Feb, 2026 05:45pm

Country's total liquid reserves stand at $21.41 billion

Buffer boost: SBP buys over USD11bn in 18 months

Updated 25 Feb, 2026 08:54am

KARACHI: Amid improving foreign exchange market fundamentals, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has purchased more...

Yen has weakened due to tariff-related concerns

Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am

The activity in the foreign exchange market wrapped up on a lackluster note, failing to establish any clear...

H1FY24: Contained CAD, better inflows help improve external account

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s external account improved in the first half of FY24, as current account deficit (CAD) remained...

China moves to support yuan

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China’s major state-owned banks moved to support the yuan on Monday, tightening liquidity in the...

SBP report: the truth, but not the whole truth?

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

EDITORIAL: The Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) as Chairman of the Board of Directors, submitted the annual...

Sensitive price index: roiling resurgence?

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 7 December 2023 against the week ending 30 November...

The bigger picture of weaknesses in economy

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s regional vice president for South Asia, Martin Raiser, while addressing an event...

India central bank bought net $4.36bn in spot forex market in November

Published 19 Jan, 2023 06:36pm

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bought a net of $4.36 billion in the spot foreign exchange market in...

HS Code Chapters 84, 85 and certain items of Chapter 87: SBP withdraws curbs on import permission

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:47am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday announced withdrawal of restrictions on prior permission before...

Japan intervened, buying yen in foreign exchange market Friday

Published 22 Oct, 2022 02:09pm

TOKYO: Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market on Friday to buy yen for the second time in a month after the...

Yen surges after Japan intervenes with first support since 1998

Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:50am

NEW YORK: The Japanese yen jumped across the board on Thursday after monetary authorities intervened in the foreign...

IMF gets on board at last

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to Pakistan after witnessing the ...

India central bank sold net $19.05bn in spot forex market in July

Published 16 Sep, 2022 07:35pm

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India sold a net $19.05 billion in the spot foreign exchange market in July, it said in...

Ukraine central bank sold $2.1bn so far in 2022 to stabilize hryvnia rate

Published 23 Feb, 2022 11:23pm

KYIV: Ukraine's National Bank said on Wednesday it had sold $2.1 billion so far in 2022 to stabilize the hryvnia...

Turkey has burst its forex bubble with latest measures: Erdogan

Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the government had burst a bubble in the foreign...

Turkey has burst its forex bubble with latest measures, Erdogan says

Published 24 Dec, 2021 06:19pm

ISTANBUL: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the government had burst a bubble in the foreign exchange...

GDP components that need a visit

Published 15 Nov, 2021 04:55am

Pakistani administration after administration has implemented almost identical policies to incentivize two ...

Workers’ remittances continue to post strong growth

Updated 11 Sep, 2021 10:09am

KARACHI: Workers’ remittances continued their strong growth and rose by 27 percent during the second month of this...

$2.7bn remittances arrive in July

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:57am

KARACHI: With $2.7 billion inflows, workers' remittances maintained strong trend in the first month of this fiscal...

Inflows of home remittances amount to $2.5bn in May

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

KARACHI: Workers' remittances continued their exceptional streak in May 2021 and were remained above $2 billion ...

PSX & the frenzy of “blue-eyed” stocks

Published 30 Mar, 2021 07:25am

Covid has turned the tables in the international financial markets. The liquidity pumped into the system is...

Brazil's real eyes longest losing streak since October

Published 26 Mar, 2021 09:36pm

Real slides for fifth straight session.
Oil jump boosts Mexico, Colombia FX.
Colombia c.bank seen holding rates.

Brazil central bank intervenes in FX, sells $1bn as real slides further

Published 02 Mar, 2021 08:06pm

Tuesday's $1 billion sale, taking central bank intervention since Thursday to over $4 billion, came as pressure on Brazilian assets intensified after President Jair Bolsonaro eliminated certain fuel taxes and increased a tax on banks.
There's a (market) crisis of confidence in the government, and we have negative rates.

Dollar extends decline as risk appetite favors equities

Published 19 Feb, 2021 08:36pm

The US dollar has been weighed down by a string of soft labor market data, even as President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion spending package takes shape.
What the foreign exchange market is looking at in the short term, is the dollar is going to be weak despite progress in the economy because this country has a huge deficit problem.

Taiwan punishes foreign banks in speculation case

Published 05 Feb, 2021 07:42pm

The Taiwan dollar is at a more than 23-year-high against the greenback as the island's trade-dependent economy booms on the back of global demand for its tech products.
The suspension will be a year or more for the most serious cases, the sources said, without saying the length of time being applied to each bank.

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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