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Against USD: Pakistan's rupee remains largely stable

Depreciates one paisa in inter-bank market on Friday

Updated 24 Dec, 2021 08:51pm

Opinion

Turkey’s ‘new economic model’: any lessons for Pakistan?

Pakistan has seen its currency depreciate sizably during the ongoing tenure of this government; some justifiably to...

Updated 24 Dec, 2021 03:45pm

Bank holiday

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed on December 25, 2021 (Saturday) being public holiday on...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

6th review of EFF to be presented to IMF board on Jan 12

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance said on Thursday that the sixth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) would...

Updated 24 Dec, 2021 10:27am

SBP’s reserves down $415m

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the States Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $415...

Updated 24 Dec, 2021 10:26am

Markets

SBP-held forex reserves down $415mn due to external debt repayment

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased $415 million on a weekly basis, ...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 08:38pm

Markets

Against USD: Pakistan's rupee registers marginal gain amid IMF announcement

Closes at 178.12 in inter-bank market on Thursday

Updated 23 Dec, 2021 07:01pm

Pakistan

Sixth review to be presented to IMF board on Jan 12: Pakistan's finance ministry

Development would bring some sense of clarity to the volatility-hit financial markets

Updated 23 Dec, 2021 03:07pm

Opinion

Broken record policy

State Bank Governor Dr Reza Baqir must know something that a lot of other people do not. Not experts, analysts,...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Nov banking spread inches down MoM

KARACHI: The provisional banking spread during November 2021 inched down by 3bps compared to October. Overall,...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Markets

Against USD: Pakistan's rupee hits yet another low in inter-bank market

Closes at its weakest level of 178.15

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 06:52pm

Business & Finance

Baqir visits MCCI, speaks about significance of SMEs

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir visited Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

Opinion

The Hawala challenge

There is a lot of talk and concern about Hawala business. The surge is not new; the gap widened soon after the...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

Business & Finance

Auto financing in Pakistan reaches Rs349bn, but growth slows

Auto financing in Pakistan maintained its upwards trajectory, reaching an all-time high at Rs349 billion in November...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 05:34pm

Markets

Against USD: Pakistan's rupee largely stable, closes at 178.05 in inter-bank market

Also remains unchanged in open market

Updated 21 Dec, 2021 08:21pm

Pakistan

PTI govt to make $55bn debt payment during its tenure: Fawad Chaudhry

Information minister draws comparison with previous PML-N govt

Updated 21 Dec, 2021 05:41pm

Opinion

The MPC projections

The last meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SBP was held on the 14th of December 2021, after the...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

Agri credit disbursement: SBP sets Rs1.7trn target

SBP Governor chairs annual meeting of the Agricultural Credit Advisory Committee (ACAC) in Multan

Updated 21 Dec, 2021 09:57am

July-Nov: C/A deficit yawns to $7.1bn

Karachi: The country’s current account posted over $7 billion deficit during the first five months of this fiscal...

Updated 21 Dec, 2021 03:55pm

Pakistan, Russia to develop financial infrastructure

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have reportedly agreed to develop bilateral financial infrastructure through their...

Updated 21 Dec, 2021 03:52pm

Business & Finance

‘Mini-budget’ to unleash another wave of inflation: PBF

KARACHI: Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Ahmad Jawad has said that after new taxes in the proposed...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

Markets

Against USD: Pakistan's rupee stable amid SBP measures to curb speculation

Gains value against major currencies in open market

Updated 20 Dec, 2021 06:18pm

Purchase of forex by individuals: SBP fixes $100,000 per person per year maximum limit

KARACHI: The State Bank Pakistan (SBP) has fixed a maximum limit of $100,000 (or equivalent in other foreign...

Updated 20 Dec, 2021 10:14am

Markets

PKR continues to depreciate against $

KARACHI: The rupee continued to depreciate against the US dollar last week, although the fall was less dramatic than...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Opinion

Policy rate: ‘boldest’ hike in Asia

Dr Reza Baqir, Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), during his interview to Bloomberg on 17 December stated that...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am

BPRD issues: SBP implements ‘RAS’ for submission of letters, proposals

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced implementation of Regulatory Approval System (RAS) for...

Updated 19 Dec, 2021 10:36am

Markets

'IMF programme approval to reduce uncertainty in Pakistan's financial markets'

Approval of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement reached with the Pakistani authorities would bring in...

Published 18 Dec, 2021 05:09pm

Jul-Nov FDI grows 12pc YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) posted 12 percent growth during the first five months of this fiscal year...

Updated 18 Dec, 2021 10:02am

Markets

July-November: FDI up 12% year-on-year, clocks in at $798 million

On a monthly basis, FDI drops 39% in November 2021

Published 17 Dec, 2021 02:55pm

Markets

SBP to take a 'pause' after string of interest-rate hikes, says Dr Reza Baqir

Central bank governor says will first look at the effects of the tightening that we have already done

Updated 17 Dec, 2021 02:34pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	278.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	155.25
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.25
Euro to USD / May 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5187.70
Nasdaq / May 7	16332.56
Dow Jones / May 7	38884.26
India Sensex / May 8	73566.30
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	38202.37
Hang Seng / May 8	18325.35
FTSE 100 / May 8	8354.28
Germany DAX 30 / May 8	18528.77

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	77.89
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 8	205075
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	2314.41
Diesel/Litre / May 8	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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