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Forex reserves cross $10bn mark

KARACHI: The country‘s total liquid foreign exchange reserves crossed the $10 billion mark supported by foreign...

Updated 25 Mar, 2023 08:50am

Business & Finance

Ishaq Dar announces receipt of $500 mn from ICBC

Says it will help shore up Pakistan’s forex reserves

Published 17 Mar, 2023 09:07pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up by $93m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $93 million during the last week. According...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up $487m on Chinese inflows

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) further rose by $487 million during...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Markets

Minor relief: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $66mn, now stand at $3.26bn

This is the second successive weekly increase in central bank's reserves

Published 23 Feb, 2023 07:40pm

Forex reserves to get much-needed boost: China lends a hand amid IMF procrastination

Board of China Development Bank approves facility of $700 million

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 09:24am

Markets

4th successive gain: rupee appreciates 0.59% against US dollar

Currency settles at 262.82 in inter-bank market

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 09:04pm

Pakistan

IMF talks: Leaving without agreement 'not uncommon', says former SBP deputy governor

Dr Murtaza Syed says Pakistan should reach an agreement with the IMF within a month

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 01:59pm

Business & Finance

ICCI concerned at ‘precarious’ forex situation

ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has said that...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

Markets

Dar hits out at Imran Khan’s ‘irresponsible tweet’ about current govt

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar slammed former prime minister Imran Khan over his statement...

Updated 04 Feb, 2023 09:47pm

SBP’s reserves slip to $3bn

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further fell by $711 million during last week due to...

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:54am

EAG concerned at ‘inadequate’ SBP response

Economic Advisory Group stresses the need for meaningful reforms to achieve sustainable growth, instead of relying on policies that become a source of economic instability

Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:22am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $258 mn, now stand at $4.6bn

This is the first increase in reserves in 8 weeks

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 09:39pm

Opinion

Stinking political quagmire

The topmost immediate requirements to take the economy out of the tailspin are political clarity and certainty,...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:51am

Opinion

Can economy rise from the ashes?

The phoenix is a mythological bird that after living 100 years bursts into flames and turns to ashes. It is painful...

Published 15 Jan, 2023 04:01am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves plunge another $1.23 bn, now stand at $4.3bn

Lowest level of central bank reserves since February 2014 when they stood at $3.92bn

Published 12 Jan, 2023 08:32pm

Business & Finance

At conference held by ICCI: Business leaders suggest ways to revive economy

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) organised a conference on ‘Revival of Economy’,...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am

Foreign exchange reserves at almost 9-year low level

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reached almost nine years low level...

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 09:04am

Markets

Critical: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $245mn, now stand at $5.58bn

This is the lowest level of central bank reserves since April 2014, and raises concerns on Pakistan's liquidity position

Published 05 Jan, 2023 06:03pm

Forex reserves to be propelled by ‘friends’: Dar

PTI’s ‘White Paper’ censured

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 08:58am

Opinion

Woeful decline in forex reserves

The State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have declined below $6 billion as the SBP’s reserves...

Published 31 Dec, 2022 06:32am

Interbank, open market exchange rates: Uncertainty, USD smuggling widening the gap: experts

ISLAMABAD: Economists have attributed the widening gap between interbank and open market exchange rate to the...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 11:12am

Pakistan

SBP rolls back import restrictions from January 2, 2023

Says authorised dealers may prioritise/ facilitate imports according to certain categories

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:05pm

Editorials

Forex reserves: all is not well

EDITORIAL: All is not well on the economic front, acknowledged Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghous...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:26am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves decline $570m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves fell by $570 million during the last week due to external debt...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves stand at $6.7bn

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves did not record any major change during the...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 07:31am

Markets

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

Reserves at their lowest level since January 2019

Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:42pm

BR Research

More SBP curbs

With forex reserves depleting fast, SBP is trying to do anything under the sun to control the outflows. The latest...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 08:58am

Opinion

Economy: this madness must end

As of last week, forex reserves held with the central bank declined to $6.7 billion. The International Monetary Fund...

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:44am

Editorials

Economy: situation in need of genuine mediation

EDITORIAL: That the situation is getting more and more complicated and mysterious is a fact. With State Bank of...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 29 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.42 ▲ 0.62 (16.32%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 29 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 29 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.24 ▲ 0.15 (13.76%)
Invest Bank / Mar 29 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.19 ▲ 0.10 (9.17%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 29 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	369.70 ▲ 25.79 (7.50%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	43.32 ▲ 3.02 (7.49%)
Khairpur / Mar 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	67.61 ▲ 4.71 (7.49%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 29 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.22 ▲ 1.06 (7.49%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Mar 29 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	26.87 ▲ 1.87 (7.48%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 29 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	304 ▲ 20.89 (7.38%)

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 29 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	3.91 ▼ -0.99 (-20.20%)
First Pak Mod. / Mar 29 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.20 ▼ -0.20 (-14.29%)
Bilal Fibres / Mar 29 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.15 ▼ -0.29 (-11.89%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 29 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.61 ▼ -0.19 (-10.56%)
U.D.L.Modaraba / Mar 29 First UDL Modaraba(FUDLM)	4.71 ▼ -0.49 (-9.42%)
Media Times Ltd / Mar 29 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.82 ▼ -0.16 (-8.08%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Mar 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	4.07 ▼ -0.34 (-7.71%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	4.03 ▼ -0.33 (-7.57%)
Metro Steel / Mar 29 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	27.39 ▼ -2.22 (-7.50%)
Nimir Ind.Chem. / Mar 29 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	57.77 ▼ -4.68 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Limited / Mar 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,781,500 ▼ -0.33
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,342,048 ▼ -0.02
Pakistan Alumin / Mar 29 Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited(PABC)	7,635,500 ▼ -2.29
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 29 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,999,500 ▼ -0.17
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 29 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	4,517,772 ▼ -0.92
Shifa Int.Hosp / Mar 29 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	4,299,000 ▲ 8.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,048,000 ▼ -0.07
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,769,542 ▼ -0.02
Habib Bank / Mar 29 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	3,527,993 ▼ -1.26
D.G.K.Cement / Mar 29 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	3,430,473 ▼ -0.07

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 29	284
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 29	283.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 29	131.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 29	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 29	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 29	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 28	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	3971.27
Nasdaq / Mar 28	11716.08
Dow Jones / Mar 28	32394.25
India Sensex / Mar 29	57772.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 29	27883.78
Hang Seng / Mar 29	20191.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 29	7506.30
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 29	15242.54
France CAC40 / Mar 29	7139.99

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 28	175411
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 29	73.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 29	1966.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 29	82

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