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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $15mn, now stand at $9.13bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stand at $14.62 billion

Updated 16 May, 2024 10:28pm

Markets

IMF tranche: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves jump to nearly 2-year high at over $9bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country now stand at $14.46 billion

Updated 09 May, 2024 10:16pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $25mn, now stand at $8bn

IMF inflow of $1.1bn will reflect in dollar stockpile for week ending on May 3, according to central bank

Updated 02 May, 2024 10:28pm

Forex reserve constraints: SBP advises Chinese firm to get its DSRA minimized

ISLAMABAD: The dollar-strapped State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked a Chinese power company to negotiate with its...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:57am

Markets

SBP reserves increase $464mn to reach over 5-month high of $8.2bn

State Bank of Pakistan attributes jump in dollar stockpile to receipt of official Government of Pakistan inflows

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 09:17pm

Markets

Open-market: rupee weakens against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee edged lower against the US dollar in the open market on Thursday, while the local currency...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 07:14pm

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves increase $852mn, now stand at $7.75bn

State Bank of Pakistan attributes jump in dollar stockpile to receipt of official Government of Pakistan inflows

Updated 29 Dec, 2023 03:06am

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves fall below $7bn after over 5 months

State Bank of Pakistan attributes decline in reserves to debt repayments

Updated 21 Dec, 2023 10:27pm

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves increase $21mn, now stand at $7.04bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $21 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 14 Dec, 2023 10:00pm

Markets

Open-market: rupee unchanged against US dollar

The Pakistani rupee closed unchanged against the US dollar in the open market on Monday, while the local currency...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 05:35pm

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves decrease $237mn, now stand at $7.02bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by country stand at $12.1 billion as of December 1

Updated 07 Dec, 2023 10:34pm

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves increase $77mn, now stand at $7.26bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $77 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 30 Nov, 2023 10:28pm

Markets

Saudi Fund for Development extends term of $3bn deposit for another year: SBP

The $3 billion-deposit agreement was initially signed through the SFD with the SBP in the year 2021

Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:40pm

Markets

New high: KSE-100 crosses 59,000 as bulls maintain grip

Benchmark index has been on a gaining spree since the last week of June

Updated 24 Nov, 2023 10:33pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves drop by $217m

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $ 217 million to $...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

Business & Finance

Ishaq Dar announces receipt of $500 mn from ICBC

Says it will help shore up Pakistan’s forex reserves

Published 17 Mar, 2023 09:07pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up by $93m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $93 million during the last week. According...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Markets

SBP-held forex reserves increase $18mn, now stand at $4.32bn

This is fifth straight weekly increase

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 08:29pm

Pakistan

Documentation for ICBC’s second $500mn disbursement complete: Dar

Earlier this month, Pakistan’s central bank received $500 million from China’s ICBC, the first of three disbursements that were approved for rollover

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 05:23pm

Business & Finance

ICCI concerned at falling forex reserves

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)) has shown great concerns over the falling forex...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

IMF says its delegation expected to meet Finance Minister Dar on sidelines of Geneva conference

Will discuss outstanding issues and path forward, says IMF spokesperson

Updated 08 Jan, 2023 10:59am

Markets

Critical: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $245mn, now stand at $5.58bn

This is the lowest level of central bank reserves since April 2014, and raises concerns on Pakistan's liquidity position

Published 05 Jan, 2023 06:03pm

Opinion

To many it sounds like PDM wants to have its cake and eat it

The plot thickens. With SBP’s (State Bank of Pakistan’s) forex reserves expected to fall below $5 billion in a...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

Markets

Critical: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $294mn, now stand at $5.82bn

This is the lowest level of central bank reserves since April 2014, and raises concerns on Pakistan's liquidity position

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 07:19pm

Pakistan

SBP rolls back import restrictions from January 2, 2023

Says authorised dealers may prioritise/ facilitate imports according to certain categories

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:05pm

Editorials

Forex reserves: all is not well

EDITORIAL: All is not well on the economic front, acknowledged Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghous...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:26am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves stand at $6.7bn

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves did not record any major change during the...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 07:31am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $15mn, now stand at $6.7bn

Reserves at their lowest level since January 2019

Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:42pm

Editorials

Economy: situation in need of genuine mediation

EDITORIAL: That the situation is getting more and more complicated and mysterious is a fact. With State Bank of...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $784mn, now stand precariously at $6.71bn

SBP attributes decline to payment of $1,000 million against maturing Pakistan International Sukuk and some other external debt repayments
This is the lowest level of SBP's reserves since January 2019

Published 08 Dec, 2022 08:01pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	156.25
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
India Sensex / May 20	74005.94
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	38069.68
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
Hang Seng / May 20	19636.22
FTSE 100 / May 20	8424.20
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18768.96

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	79.65
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2430.25
Cotton US¢/pound / May 20	76.03
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 21 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 21 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 21 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 21 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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