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Public debt rises 1.1pc to USD290bn in HI

Updated 03 Apr, 2026 08:53am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s public debt continues its upward climb, rising by 1.1 percent equivalent to USD6.8 billion in...

MTBs auction: Govt receives bids amounting to Rs915.454bn

Updated 05 Mar, 2026 08:58am

KARACHI: The cut-off yields on short-term government bonds increased by up to 39 basis points (bps) in auction held...

T-Bills yields return to single-digit territory

Published 22 Jan, 2026 04:57am

KARACHI: After a four-year gap, cut-off yields on Pakistan’s short-term government papers have returned to...

Auction for MTBs: Cut-off yields surge by up to 41bps

Updated 02 Oct, 2025 09:34am

KARACHI: The cut-off yields on short-term government bonds increased by up to 41 basis points (bps) in Wednesday’s...

Govt raises Rs491bn via: T-bill, beats target by Rs91bn

Updated 04 Sep, 2025 09:11am

KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised Rs 491 billion through the auction of short-term government...

Domestic banking sector: Pakistan govt sets Rs5.75trn borrowing target for Q1

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:35am

KARACHI: The federal government has set a borrowing target of Rs 5.575 trillion from the domestic banking sector...

Securities’ auction procedures: SBP unveils changes

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:37am

KARACHI: Changes in Procedures of government securities auctions and monetary policy liquidity operations in respect...

90bps drop in Market Treasury Bills yield

Updated 15 May, 2025 08:46am

KARACHI: The margin on short-term government securities declined by up to 90 basis points (bps) in the Treasury...

Govt securities: SBP streamlines buyback process

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 09:31am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday announced revised operational instructions and procedures for...

Rate cut fallout: Foreign investment in T-Bills takes a hit

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 03:07pm

KARACHI: Foreign investment in market treasury bills has sharply declined, with foreign investors withdrawing $149...

Auction for MTBs: Cut-off yield dips by up to 45bps

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

KARACHI: The cut-off yield of short-term government securities further declined up to 45 basis points in the auction...

MTBs yield down

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am

KARACHI: The cut-off yield of short-term government’s security papers went down up to 50 basis points (bps) in the...

T-Bills yield decline 100bps

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

KARACHI: Cut-off Yield of short-term government securities continued to decline and reached 2022 levels on ...

MTBs cut-off yields sink to 2022 lows

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 08:51am

KARACHI: The cut-off yields of short-term government papers decreased up to 85bps in the auction held on Wednesday....

A new record set: MTBs: investors place bids worth over Rs2trn

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:17am

KARACHI: The auction for short-term bonds received record over Rs 2 trillion bids on higher liquidity. Investors...

T-Bill buyback to boost lending to private sector: SBP governor

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:14pm

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad on Wednesday said the government’s move to buy back Market...

Bids amounting to Rs351bn accepted: Govt conducts buyback auction of MTBs

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 09:27am

KARACHI: In a historical move, the federal government conducted the buyback auction of Market Treasury Bills (MTBs)...

SBP to repurchase MTBs: a wise move

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:15am

SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has announced its plan to repurchase Market Treasury Bills (MTBs). It has already...

SBP to conduct auctions for MTBs buyback

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced that it will conduct the auctions for the buyback of...

Domestic borrowing: govt to borrow on its own terms, says Aurangzeb

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 10:46pm

Finance minister urges banking system to focus on lending to private sector

Auction for MTBs: SBP rejects all bids

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 08:51am

KARACHI: Following the federal government’s directives, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has rejected all bids of...

Rates of all Kibor tenors decline

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

KARACHI: KIBOR rates across all tenors declined with decreases ranging from 2bps to 40bps on DoD basis on Thursday....

Govt to borrow Rs3.97trn in Q1 FY24

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:33am

KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow Rs 3.97 trillion from the domestic banking sector during the...

Jul-Mar period: Govt borrowing soars to record high of Rs4.8trn

Updated 13 Apr, 2024 01:34pm

Analysts say that federal government’s rising spending requirements has forced it to borrow money from scheduled banks to meet its financial requirement

This follows the change in rules by the Cabinet to enable government debt to be raised from the capital markets in addition to the State Bank of Pakistan

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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 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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