Topic

policy rate cut

Pakistan economy in ‘better position’ to manage domestic risks, external shocks, says SBP

Published 13 Aug, 2025 09:57pm

State Bank of Pakistan releases its first-ever biannual Monetary Policy Report

Finance Minister Aurangzeb optimistic on policy rate cut

Updated 13 Aug, 2025 10:36pm

Says government reforms praised by S&P and Fitch, with hopes Moody’s will follow suit

Inflation rises: policy rate cut chances dim?

Published 05 Aug, 2025 05:37am

EDITORIAL: The July Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 4.1 percent against 3.2 percent in June, 3.5 percent in May...

Business community ‘disappointed’ at status quo in policy rate

Updated 30 Jul, 2025 10:47pm

State Bank of Pakistan keeps key interest rate unchanged at 11%

Here is how much key interest rate has moved in last 12 months

Updated 30 Jul, 2025 05:59pm

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday decided to keep the policy rate...

Industrialists demand single-digit policy rate

Published 29 Jul, 2025 12:15pm

Lower interest rates will encourage traders to expand businesses and exports, say experts

Chaman Chamber urges SBP to cut interest rate

Published 29 Jul, 2025 07:34am

KARACHI: President of the Chaman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), Abdul Nafay Jan has said that the State...

APTMA seeks 200bps policy rate cut

Updated 29 Jul, 2025 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has called on the State Bank of Monetary Policy...

100bps cut in policy rate

Updated 07 May, 2025 07:23am

EDITORIAL: On 5 May the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to reduce the discount rate by 100 basis points —...

PRAC raises concern over ‘insufficient’ policy rate cut

Published 07 May, 2025 06:06am

KARACHI: The Policy Research Advocacy Council (PRAC) has expressed concern over the SBP’s decision to cut the...

Monetary Policy Statement

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) under the chairmanship of Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel...

Cut in interest rate: PBF describes SBP decision positive step for businessmen

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

KARACHI: The President of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Khawaja Mehboob ur Rehman has expressed his approval of...

100 basis points cut in policy rate: S M Tanveer shows disappointment

Published 28 Jan, 2025 08:12am

LAHORE: S M Tanveer, Patron-in-Chief of the United Business Group (UBG), has expressed disappointment over the State...

Policy rate cut by 100bps to 12pc on easing inflation

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to reduce the policy...

Demand for steeper cut in policy rate

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

KARACHI Former President of Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) Ismail Sattar has said that business community on...

FPCCI terms 100bps policy rate cut ‘grossly insufficient’ reduction

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the business, industry and trade community of ...

Policy rate cut will boost investor confidence: PM

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that the policy rate reduction by 1 percent by State Bank of...

Bulk of Pakistan’s foreign debt repayment for FY25 already repaid: SBP chief

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 09:51pm

Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad on Monday said “bulk of” the country’s foreign debt for the...

In line with expectations: SBP reduces key interest rate by 100bps, takes it to 12%

Updated 27 Jan, 2025 11:35pm

MPC expects headline inflation for FY25 to average between 5.5-7.5%

PCDMA chief seeks cut in policy rate to single-digit

Published 25 Jan, 2025 06:22am

KARACHI: Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) Chairman Salim Valimohammad has urged the...

SITE body calls for reducing policy rate to single digit

Published 25 Jan, 2025 06:22am

KARACHI: The President of the SITE Association of Industry Karachi, Ahmed Azeem Alvi, has called for reducing the...

PM sees more room for policy rate cut

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 03:41pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday emphasized the strong connection between political stability...

MPS: further cut in key interest rate

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:11am

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the policy rate by 200 basis points to 13 percent during...

How the key interest rate has moved since July 2022

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:46pm

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced the key policy rate by 200...

Fifth successive cut: SBP reduces key policy rate by 200bps, takes it to 13%

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 10:39pm

Development in line with analysts' expectations

Business community leaders urge SBP to cut interest rate by 5pc

Led by index-heavy stocks, benchmark index gains nearly 1.24% to settle at 81,459.29

ICMA calls for ‘significant’ policy rate cut

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:15am

KARACHI: The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA) has released an in-depth analysis of ...

BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
KMI30

1D 5D 3M 6M 1Y

Forex
World
Commodity

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

policy rate cut

Most Popular