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Monetary Policy Statement

SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22%

In line with the wider market consensus, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 07:53pm

BR Research

MPS: Wait and see

The monetary policy is going to be announced coming Monday (30th October 2023). The rational choice of analysts is...

Published 27 Oct, 2023 08:09am

Pakistan

Brokerage house expects status quo in upcoming MPC meeting

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to keep the key policy rate unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:06pm

Business & Finance

Market divided over extent of interest-rate increase as SBP meets on Thursday

Experts have suggested a rate hike between 100 to 300bps is on the cards

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 08:24pm

Business & Finance

MPS tomorrow

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP will meet on Thursday (tomorrow) at SBP Karachi to decide...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Editorials

Policy rate hiked to 17pc: will it work?

EDITORIAL: The most critical, albeit baffling, revelation made by the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

Business & Finance

MPS on Monday: Increase in key policy rate likely

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce the Monetary Policy Statement on Monday (Jan 23). The...

Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am

Monetary policy to be announced on Friday

KARACHI: The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be held on...

Updated 23 Nov, 2022 09:31am

Business & Finance

Monetary Policy Committee to meet on November 25, says SBP

SBP will issue the Monetary Policy Statement through a press release on the same day

Published 22 Nov, 2022 05:37pm

Opinion

The optimism of SBP

The recent statement by the Monetary Policy Committee of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has certainly provided...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Editorials

MPS text influenced by the ‘Dar factor’?

EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), the first under the chairmanship of the newly-appointed Governor State...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Editorials

A nimble MPS?

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) announced on 22 August 2022, as expected, kept the policy rate...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

Markets

Stocks end in deep red

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday remained under pressure throughout the day and closed in deep red with heavy...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am

Editorials

Another hike in policy rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held under the chairmanship of Acting Governor Murtaza Syed raised ...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Policy rate and oil subsidy — I

In its latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), released a few days ago, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised policy...

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

BR Research

Lazy banking or lazy customers?

Interest rates have been jacked up by the central bank once again. This is fourth major installment of increase in...

Published 26 May, 2022 08:37am

Editorials

Big, sudden hike in policy rate

EDITORIAL: An emergent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee was called on 7 April 2022 and the Monetary Policy...

Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am

Editorials

The economic malaise

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin stated during a scheduled press conference that the International Monetary...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am

Perspectives

Monetary policy: between a rock and a hard place

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is due to announce its monetary policy statement on March 8, 2022. Recent surveys...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 10:07am

Business & Finance

Monetary Policy Statement on 8th

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue the Monetary Policy Statement on March 8, 2022. The Monetary...

Updated 05 Mar, 2022 11:59am

Business & Finance

Market divided over upcoming monetary policy decision

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan is scheduled to meet on March 8

Updated 03 Mar, 2022 05:47pm

Editorials

Revenue collection target

EDITORIAL: Total tax collected by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), provisional figures, was 3.352 trillion rupees...

Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am

BR Research

Imports: no respite on offer

“Looking ahead, the current account deficit is expected to decline through the remainder of FY22, as import growth...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 07:53am

Editorials

Monetary Policy Statement

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the discount rate by 150 basis points to 8.75 – widening the...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am

Editorials

Trade deficit

EDITORIAL: Trade deficit widened to 3.104 billion dollars in the first month of the current fiscal year - a rise of...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

Opinion

1pc cut in policy rate needed to fuel economy

In its January Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was very clear about inflation and...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 2 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 2 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 2 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 2 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 2 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 2 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 2 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	146.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4594.63
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14305.03
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7529.35
Dow Jones / Dec 1	36245.50
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16397.52
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7346.15

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	74.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2072.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.42

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