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King Dollar’s crown has weathered countless storms – but the recent market whirlwind has people asking if this...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 06:15am

Pakistan

SECP warns public against unauthorised online trading platforms

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) warns the general public regarding the...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $76mn, now stand at $11.37bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $76 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 09:42pm

Business & Finance

Most Asian forex trend lower

BENGALURU: Most emerging Asian currencies weakened against a resilient dollar on Thursday while equities largely...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $13mn, now stand at $12.05bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $13 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

Q1 Punjab govt debt jumps 0.1pc

LAHORE: In the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Punjab’s total government debt saw a slight surge of 0.1...

Updated 08 Dec, 2024 01:58pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $119mn, now stand at $9.27bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $119 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 11:56pm

Increasing Pakistan’s exports: ‘allow increase in forex retention’

KARACHI: Former Chairman of the Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) Tauqeer Ul Haq said...

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 10:32am

Int’l arbitration with SHPL: PPIB seeks forex to cover expenses

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has sought foreign exchange to meet outstanding...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 09:01am

Business & Finance

Meezan Exchange Company Ltd launched

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, strengthening foothold in forex services and business, has formally launched its wholly owned...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Business & Finance

Forex down by $41m in a week

KARACHI: The country’ total liquid foreign reserves fell slightly $41 million to stood at $14.585 billion as on ...

Published 24 May, 2024 05:35am

Global investors apprised about upward forex trend

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad has said that Pakistan’s external sector has stabilised...

Updated 19 Apr, 2024 09:02am

10-year Eurobond: $1bn repayment made despite dearth of forex

KARACHI: Despite foreign exchange difficulties, Pakistan has successfully made timely repayment of foreign debt...

Updated 14 Apr, 2024 01:57pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $17mn, now stand at $7.91bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country reach $13.15 billion

Updated 14 Mar, 2024 10:01pm

BR Research

Rate cut in the offing?

The bond market is expecting a rate cut soon while the forex players are expecting the currency to be under...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 09:14am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $54mn, now stand at $7.9bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country at $13.02bn

Published 07 Mar, 2024 07:50pm

Business & Finance

Egypt announces multi-billion UAE investment to boost forex

CAIRO: Egypt said on Friday it had signed a deal with the United Arab Emirates to develop a prime stretch of its...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves inch up by $14mn, now stand at $7.5bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by country stand at $12.5 billion

Updated 02 Nov, 2023 10:48pm

559 major cases of CCP pending in courts: Stay orders may be driving up prices of commodities?

ISLAMABAD: There are 559 major cases of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) pending in various courts,...

Updated 29 Oct, 2023 10:00am

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves fall $220mn, now stand at $7.5bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by country stand at $12.6 billion

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 10:43pm

Business & Finance

Export of skilled manpower can help country fetch huge forex: LCCI president

LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Kashif Anwar has said that Pakistan can fetch huge foreign...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Supplements

OGDCL’s Quest for Energy Self-sufficiency

TEXT: As Pakistan faces forex scarcity, restrictions have been imposed on opening Letters of Credit (LCs) for ...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

Business & Finance

‘PEMDA should make efforts to save forex by encouraging local production’

LAHORE: “Pakistan Electro Medical Equipment Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PEMDA) shall make efforts...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease further by $81mn, now stand at $7.85bn

Debt repayments and lack of fresh inflows put pressure on dollar stockpile

Published 31 Aug, 2023 07:44pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall below $8bn

Debt repayments and lack of fresh inflows put pressure on dollar stockpile

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:49pm

Markets

Inter-bank market: rupee settles at new low against US dollar

Currency depreciates 0.21% to close at 299.64 against US dollar in inter-bank

Updated 23 Aug, 2023 07:48pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $12mn, now stand at $8.06bn

After falling for three straight weeks, reserves get minor boost

Published 17 Aug, 2023 08:24pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $110mn, now stand at $8.04bn

Reserves held by central bank decrease for third straight week

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 08:31pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $32mn, now stand at $8.15bn

Reserves decrease on account of debt repayments

Published 03 Aug, 2023 07:35pm

Opinion

FY24 to FY28: IMF’s forex cash flow projections

This article is in continuation of the writer’s earlier article on the same subject carried by this newspaper on...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 14	281.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 14	281.68
USD to Japanese Yen / May 14	146.04
USD to Swiss Franc / May 14	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 14	1.33
Euro to USD / May 14	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
India Sensex / May 14	81,330.56
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	37,705.74
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Hang Seng / May 14	23,574.72
FTSE 100 / May 14	8,585.01
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
Germany DAX 30 / May 14	23,527.01
France CAC40 / May 14	7,836.79

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	61.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	3,152.57
Cotton US¢/pound / May 14	65.37
Petrol/Litre / May 15	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 15	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.09 ▲ 0.48 (18.39%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.68 ▲ 0.44 (13.58%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
F.Credit & Inv / May 15 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.23 ▲ 0.82 (11.07%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
Arctic Textile / May 15 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	23.63 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / May 15 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.87 ▲ 1.08 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / May 15 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	56.67 ▲ 5.15 (10%)
Bunnys Limited / May 15 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.81 ▲ 2.8 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / May 15 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,325.20 ▲ 1029.61 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
National Silk / May 15 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	41.60 ▼ -4.61 (-9.98%)
B. F. Mod. / May 15 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.45 ▼ -0.89 (-9.53%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 15 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	46.80 ▼ -4.5 (-8.77%)
Pak Engineering / May 15 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	656 ▼ -63.05 (-8.77%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / May 15 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	12 ▼ -1.15 (-8.75%)
Diamond Ind. / May 15 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	24 ▼ -2.2 (-8.4%)
Quetta Textile / May 15 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	11.14 ▼ -1 (-8.24%)
Shahtaj Textile / May 15 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	64.67 ▼ -5.33 (-7.61%)
Sanghar Sugar / May 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	55.53 ▼ -4.41 (-7.36%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	26,518,685 ▲ 0.24
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,430,904 ▲ 0.46
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	22,284,764 ▲ 2.4
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	18,651,409 ▲ 3.1
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	12,822,822 ▲ 1.38
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	9,121,178 ▲ 0.22
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	8,194,132 ▲ 6.25
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	7,391,137 ▼ -0.09
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 15 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	6,997,258 ▲ 0.63
Hub Power Co. / May 15 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	5,846,044 ▲ 3.28

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