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Pakistan’s REER index clocks in at 97.81 in May 2025

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 01:15pm

Markets

Pakistan’s current account posts $103mn deficit in May 2025

On YoY basis, C/A decreases 56% against $235 million deficit in same month last year

Updated 17 Jun, 2025 06:54pm

BR Research

MPC decision: tactical decision, or policy paralysis?

After bringing rates down to half in 12 months, the SBP has once again slammed the brakes on the policy rate. At its...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Opinion

The federal budget of FY2025-26

The federal budget for 2025-26 has been announced recently. This has led to wide-ranging discussions in the media...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Risks in agri sector: FY26 growth target challenging: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in a briefing to analysts, has said that the GDP growth target of 4.2...

Updated 17 Jun, 2025 09:39am

Exporters in PSW system: SBP amends ‘undertaking’ for payments via ADs

KARACHI: In light of evolving business dynamics and recent system upgrades, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has...

Updated 17 Jun, 2025 09:42am

Business & Finance

Policy rate kept unchanged at 11pc

KARACHI: Amid evolving macroeconomic indicators and emerging risks, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Business & Finance

Policy rate: business, industrial community expresses disappointment

KARACHI: Business and industrial community have expressed disappointment over keeping police rate at 11 percent....

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Opinion

The assumptions in FY26 budget

The budget 2025-26 makes one implicit and three explicit assumptions that enable its architects to present a set of...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:03am

Opinion

Budget with mixed signals

This is a contractionary budget, aimed at delivering a consolidated fiscal deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP—the ...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:38am

BR Research

External fragility calls for policy patience

The Monetary Policy Committee is likely to keep interest rates unchanged today. Market rates suggest a cut—down by...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:25am

Opinion

Fragility not recognized

The history of Pakistan’s economy can be aptly summarised in three words: fragility not recognised. That since...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:02am

Budget 2025-26

Non-filers: Govt decides to hike cash withdrawal limit to Rs75,000

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to increase limit from Rs50,000 to Rs75,000 for charging enhanced rate of...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 03:27pm

Markets

Pakistan set to hold rates as Israel-Iran conflict overshadows growth push

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank is expected to hold its policy rate on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, as many...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 03:11pm

Opinion

Inflation slowdown: relief or a temporary pause?

Inflation in Pakistan has plunged from 28.3 percent in January 2024 to 2.4 percent in January, 2025 year-on-year,...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:12am

MPC meeting on 16th: Analysts give mixed views on key rate direction

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to hold its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on ...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

Securities’ auction procedures: SBP unveils changes

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

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:37am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves see slight increase

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves saw a slight increase of $ 277 million during the...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

Budget 2025-26

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Govt eyes $2bn loan to boost reserves

ISLAMABAD: Amid expectation of borrowing $2 billion from commercial banks to shore up reserves to $14 billion by the...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:25am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $167mn to clock in at $11.68bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $167 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 09:04pm

Business & Finance

Monetary Policy Committee to meet on Monday: SBP

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP will meet on Monday, June 16, 2025, to decide on the policy rate, the...

Published 12 Jun, 2025 03:30pm

Digital payments upgradation: SBP to launch ‘PRISM+’

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), under its Vision 2028, has announced the launch of the Pakistan Real-Time...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 09:38am

MoC prepares mechanism for barter trade with Iran

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has prepared a viable mechanism for barter trade with Iran in consultations...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 09:23am

Budget 2025-26

Housing scheme with SBP’s help: Rs5bn set aside for mark-up subsidy

KARACHI: The federal government has allocated Rs 5 billion in the budget FY26 for a mark-up subsidy under a low-cost...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 03:12pm

Markets

Pakistan’s remittances hit $3.7bn in May, up 16% MoM

Saudi Arabia remains Pakistan's top source of remittance inflows

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 08:37pm

Business & Finance

TDAP, SBP & WCCI hold seminar for women entrepreneurs

PESHAWAR: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), in collaboration with the Women Chamber of Commerce ...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 07:41am

Budget 2025-26

Analysis Budget: foresight 20/20

Hindsight maybe 20/20 but Pakistani budgets epitomize foresight as being 20/20 – given previous budgets and with...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 07:05am

Budget 2025-26

Jul-Mar: Pakistan govt borrowing slumps 69%

KARACHI: The government sector borrowing for budgetary support declined sharply, ie, 69 percent or Rs 2.9 trillion...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:45am

Budget 2025-26

Analysis: Economic Survey

Economic Survey 2024-25, with most data limited to nine months as all previous surveys, emphasized progress...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:38am

Public debt recorded at Rs76,007bn by end-March

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs 76,007 billion by end-March 2025, registering an increase...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	283.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	283.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 17	144.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,649.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,502.10
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,945.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,845.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,441.60
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,694.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	72.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,388.42
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.96
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 17 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.57 ▲ 1 (21.88%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.67 (17.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 17 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.28 ▲ 1 (12.08%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	18.98 ▲ 1.73 (10.03%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 17 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	17.88 ▲ 1.63 (10.03%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 17 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26.81 ▲ 2.44 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 17 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Jun 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	378.26 ▲ 34.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.86 ▼ -0.74 (-16.09%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.31 ▼ -0.54 (-14.03%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.87 ▼ -0.52 (-11.85%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 17 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.10 ▼ -8.57 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 17 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	237.39 ▼ -26.38 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	15,300.17 ▼ -1700.02 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 17 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	24.86 ▼ -2.76 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 17 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	43.34 ▼ -4.8 (-9.97%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 17 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,457.04 ▼ -158.06 (-9.79%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 17 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.95 ▼ -0.32 (-9.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	239,756,205 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	97,496,465 ▼ -0.05
Sui South Gas / Jun 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	49,860,990 ▲ 1.54
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	49,081,749 ▼ -0.54
B.O.Punjab / Jun 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	43,532,329 ▲ 0.17
Bank Makramah / Jun 17 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	41,528,036 ▲ 0.2
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 17 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	37,900,841 ▼ -0.11
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	37,499,448 ▼ -0.52
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	25,538,700 ▼ -0.21
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	23,790,756 ▲ 0.67

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