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Yen near 10-week low, dollar buoyant as traders adjust rate bets

Published 09 Feb, 2024 09:30am

TOKYO: The yen wallowed near a 10-week low on Friday, while the dollar ground towards a fourth weekly advance as...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $54mn, now stand at $8.22bn

Published 01 Feb, 2024 08:32pm

Central bank attributes decrease in reserves to debt repayments

Fixing the forex market

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 05:18am

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a new foreign exchange (FX) electronic trading platform...

Pakistan’s central bank reserves decrease $66mn, now stand at $8.15bn

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:47pm

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $66 million on a weekly basis,...

SBP reserves increase $464mn to reach over 5-month high of $8.2bn

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 09:17pm

State Bank of Pakistan attributes jump in dollar stockpile to receipt of official Government of Pakistan inflows

Open-market: rupee weakens against US dollar

Published 04 Jan, 2024 07:14pm

The Pakistani rupee edged lower against the US dollar in the open market on Thursday, while the local currency...

Open-market: rupee continues uptrend against US dollar

Published 28 Dec, 2023 09:34pm

The Pakistani rupee extended gains against the US dollar in the open market on Thursday, while the local currency...

Pakistan’s central bank reserves increase $852mn, now stand at $7.75bn

Updated 29 Dec, 2023 03:06am

State Bank of Pakistan attributes jump in dollar stockpile to receipt of official Government of Pakistan inflows

Open-market: rupee drifts higher against US dollar

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 10:44pm

The Pakistani rupee registered slight gain against the US dollar in the open market on Wednesday, while the local...

Pakistan’s central bank reserves increase $21mn, now stand at $7.04bn

Updated 14 Dec, 2023 10:00pm

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

Pakistan’s central bank reserves decrease $237mn, now stand at $7.02bn

Updated 07 Dec, 2023 10:34pm

Total liquid foreign reserves held by country stand at $12.1 billion as of December 1

‘Illegal’ LCs, forex market speculation: MoF set to share list of banks with SIFC today

Updated 07 Dec, 2023 09:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is all set to share the list of banks involved in illegal business relating to LCs...

The untamed frontier of foreign exchange

Updated 29 Oct, 2023 04:00am

A stable and predictable forex market is a beacon for foreign investors. Their confidence fuels economic growth,...

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

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 10:43pm

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

Forex market needs continuity of reforms: Azfar Ahsan

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

KARACHI: “To stabilize the rupee, the government needs to bring reforms and address the existing deficiencies in...

Open-market: after opening lower, rupee closes marginally stronger against US dollar

Updated 19 Sep, 2023 06:28pm

After weakening in the early part of the day, the Pakistani rupee closed slightly stronger against the US dollar in...

FDI in 2MFY24

Published 19 Sep, 2023 08:51am

Foreign direct investment in the country has been falling continuously; it diminished by 25 percent year-on-year to...

Pakistan’s central bank reserves decrease another $140mn, now stand at $7.64bn

Published 14 Sep, 2023 09:12pm

Dollar stockpile with State Bank of Pakistan falls for 4th straight week
Decrease attributed to debt repayment

Forex market has lost its moorings?

Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am

EDITORIAL: There was too much chaos in multiple forex markets in the last few days and weeks. It all started with ...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decline $278mn to $8.35bn

Published 22 Sep, 2022 08:15pm

Central bank says decrease due to external debt repayments

FY2022-23: Balance of payments

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

The continuing turmoil in the forex market is a bewildering experience with no parallel in the country’s history....

A drifting economy

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am

It is quite distressful to see the nascent economic recovery ceding way to the same uncertainty and drift that...

Forex matters: SBP constitutes body, appoints officer to liaise with FPCCI

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 10:32am

KARACHI: Dr Murtaza Syed, Governor (Acting) State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Wednesday announced setting up of a...

BMP assails govt for not keeping check on Forex market

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has denounced the...

PKR slide: govt feels so helpless because there’s IMF condition

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 11:21am

Political uncertainty has been taking toll on local currency

Forex market turmoil and possibility of default

High oil prices have kept Pakistan’s currency on the back foot, which dropped to its lowest level in the inter-bank market on Tuesday

Dollar buoyant as economic outlook brightens, doubts surround euro

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 05:13pm

Dollar holds gains against major currencies
Rises to highest vs. Japanese yen since June
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World
Commodity

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 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	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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