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payment systems

Digital banking: Q1CY26 transactions total Rs68trn: SBP

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 04:53pm

Strong growth of the Raast Instant Payment System continues

Cashless economy: 92pc of retail deals done via digital channels during late 2025

Updated 20 Mar, 2026 09:30am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s digital payment ecosystem is witnessing rapid expansion, with around 92 percent of retail...

The age of implosion: exhaustion and the hollow core

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 06:34am

Modern economics has become a secular theology. Its cathedrals are the stock exchanges, and its central belief is a...

Retail payments hit Rs612trn mark in FY25: SBP

Updated 04 Nov, 2025 08:42am

KARACHI: Driven by a rapid shift towards digital channels, Pakistan’s retail payments recorded a strong growth...

PM calls for overhaul of economic infrastructure

Updated 15 Jul, 2025 08:48am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called for a swift overhaul of the country’s economic...

Govt pushes for cashless economy

Updated 04 Jul, 2025 04:14pm

PM Shehbaz underscores digital transactions as crucial to enhancing economic transparency

Digital payments thriving in Pakistan: Q3 sees 2bn transactions: SBP

Updated 26 Jun, 2025 11:35am

KARACHI: Digital payments continued to show robust growth, reaching 2 billion transactions and accounting for 89...

SBP partners with Systems Ltd, Temenos

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:47am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has partnered with Systems Limited and Temenos to upgrade and modernize ...

Q3: 83pc of retail payments are digital transactions, says SBP

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:23am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s payment system has been witnessing continuous and significant progress in the adoption of...

APSR for FY23 released: Banks, MFBs process e-banking transactions worth Rs167.4trn

Updated 28 Sep, 2023 10:05am

KARACHI: Banks and MFBs have processed 2,073.3 million e-banking transactions amounting to Rs. 167.4 trillion in...

Banking sector asked to embrace new technologies

Published 10 Dec, 2022 06:00am

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmed has urged the banking sector to embrace advanced...

Q3FY22: E-banking transactions soar to Rs35.422trn

Updated 17 Jun, 2022 11:17am

KARACHI: The E-banking transactions continued a steady growth and rose to Rs 35.422 trillion in the third quarter of...

Growth in digital payments continues in 2Q of FY22

Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s payment ecosystem continued to show growth in all the major areas particularly in adoption of...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01