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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...

June 2024 to April 2025: SBP buys $7.2bn from local FX market

Published 30 Jul, 2025 03:16am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has purchased $7.23 billion from the domestic foreign exchange market...

IMF welcomes SBP's decision to keep key policy rate unchanged

Updated 11 May, 2024 05:17pm

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee...

SBA’s first tranche: So why the delay?

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Board calendar till 14 December surprisingly does not include...

Caretakers must ensure fiscal discipline

Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am

The last official document on the state of the economy prior to the end of the tenure of the eleven-party coalition...

Japan intervenes in FX market to stem yen falls after BOJ keeps super-low rates

Updated 23 Sep, 2022 05:41pm

TOKYO: Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market on Thursday to buy yen for the first time since 1998, in an...

The rupee slide

Published 01 Aug, 2022 06:51am

The blame game as to which factor is more predominant in the erosion of the rupee is continuing. The Pakistan...

Sterling edges up

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

LONDON: Sterling rose slightly on Monday but remained within recent ranges as analysts said concerns about economic...

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fall to $24.875 billion

Published 29 Jul, 2021 08:35pm

Reserves fall over $250 million on a weekly basis, according to data released by the SBP

Banks tighten grip on FX market as algo trading rises

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

LONDON: Top global banks consolidated their stranglehold on the $6.6 trillion a day global foreign exchange market...

Sterling skids after BoE holds rates at all-time low

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

LONDON: Sterling slipped on Thursday after the Bank of England kept - as expected - the size of its stimulus...

Sterling shoots up one cent after falling overnight below $1.38

Published 21 Jun, 2021 04:51pm

The pound rose 0.6% versus a weakening dollar to $1.3880, after falling to $1.3786, its lowest of since April 16.
Currency markets are fully pricing in a 30 basis point hike in rates by the BoE by December 2022.

Sterling rises as Britain gets ready for April re-opening

Published 01 Apr, 2021 12:07am

After rising above $1.42 in February to its highest level against the dollar since April 2018, sterling lost some ground versus the greenback in March.

Early trade in New York: Dollar rises against major currencies

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

NEW YORK: The dollar gained on Monday in choppy trading, with the euro languishing below $1.18 and commodity...

U.S. dollar rises as sentiment turns cautious on hedge fund default concerns

Published 30 Mar, 2021 02:34am

The dollar index, a measure of the greenback's value against six other major currencies, hit as high as 92.919, its strongest level since November last year.

Sterling slips as BoE says recovery outlook still unclear

Published 19 Mar, 2021 05:32am

LONDON: Sterling slipped against the dollar and cut some of its earlier gains versus the euro on Thursday as the ...

Sterling holds above $1.39

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 09:34am

LONDON: Sterling held above $1.39 on Monday after falling more than 1 cent versus the dollar on Friday as hopes for...

Brazil central bank announces up to $1bn FX swap intervention for Thursday

Published 11 Mar, 2021 11:02am

"The central bank's recent proactive stance with its interventions ... seems to be here to stay in the near term," they wrote in a note, citing increased nervousness over inflation. "This adds another layer of support for the real."

As part of the guidelines, financial authorities will introduce three indicators to help monitor the dollar funding and operation of non-banking companies, the finance ministry said.

Zloty eases after Polish central bank keeps rates steady

Published 13 Jan, 2021 09:04pm

The zloty eased after the bank's comments, moving away from the 4.52 mark it had been at for most of the day.
In line with our expectations, there was no change in interest rates.

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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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