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DRP criteria relaxed: MFBs to extend relief to Covid-hit borrowers: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday relaxed the criteria for classification of assets and ...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 09:43am

Forex reserves down $275m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined by $275 million during last week. ...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 02:26pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $244mn, now stand at $16.01bn

Central bank does not give reason for week-on-week decrease

Published 02 Dec, 2021 09:56pm

Pakistan

$3bn Saudi safe deposit in SBP: Ministry says ready to brief NA body about terms but only in-camera

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry said it is ready to brief the Finance Standing Committee of National Assembly about...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Opinion

Digital currency can make the financial system safer—I

Traditionally, banking industry has been very slow in adopting changes and embracing technology in its routine...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Housing finance: SBP raises exposure limit to 25pc of mandatory targets

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced increase in the exposure limit on eligible...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 09:38am

Editorials

CPI in double digits

EDITORIAL: The CPI (Consumer Price Index) rose by 11.53 percent in November 2021 compared to 8.3 percent in November...

Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am

Markets

Against USD: Pakistan's rupee sees back-to-back gains

Closes at 175.48 in inter-bank market on Wednesday

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 05:32pm

BR Research

Service imports: Where the real juice is

Government authorities are mulling over options to restrict import of non-essential goods and “curb the...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 08:02am

Samba Bank: SNB, advisors allowed to undertake due-diligence

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted approval to Saudi National Bank (SNB) and its advisors, DD...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 09:31am

Ending ‘cheque system’ not possible: Shabbar

KARACHI: Noted Chartered Accountant and former Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Muhammad Shabbar Zaidi...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 10:09am

Editorials

Deposit by the Saudi Fund

EDITORIAL: The Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Development Fund (SDF), Sultan bin Abdul Rehman, and the ...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Business & Finance

Tarin for digital transformation of Islamic financial services

KARACHI: Adviser to Prime Minister (PM) on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday asked financial ...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Markets

Against USD: Rupee gains on announcement of Saudi Arabia-Pakistan deposit agreement

Closes at 175.72 in inter-bank market on Tuesday

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 06:08pm

Pakistan

Cabinet meeting: MoF asked to remove ‘disconnect’ between monetary, fiscal policies

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has reportedly been asked to remove the disconnect between monetary and fiscal...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

Pakistan

Shehbaz demands PM’s resignation

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to tender...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

Opinion

Economic outlook for 2021-22

The motivation for this article lies in the macroeconomic projections for 2021-22 contained in the Annual Report for...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 06:26am

Business & Finance

MPS: SBP addresses concerns

KARACHI: Over the past few weeks, certain sections of the media including op-eds have expressed concerns over the...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

Saudi Fund signs $3bn deposit pact with SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Monday signed an agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) for a...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 09:50am

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign $3-billion deposit agreement

Deposit to help support Pakistan’s foreign currency reserves and contribute towards resolving adverse effects of Covid-19 pandemic, says SBP

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 08:13pm

Markets

Against USD: Pakistan's rupee hits historic low, crosses 176 in inter-bank market

Falls another 74 paisas to close at 176.2 on Monday

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 08:22pm

Editorials

SBP’s informed perspective

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) annual report on Pakistan’s economy 2020-21 claims that growth...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

$3bn Saudi Arabia safe deposits: summary approved by cabinet

The government would also issue US one billion Sukuk bonds in the international capital market in December 2021

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 10:09am

Business & Finance

Annual Report FY21: Clarification by SBP

KARACHI: Recently, some sections of the media have raised concerns over the macroeconomic projections in the SBP’s...

Published 28 Nov, 2021 05:38am

Opinion

Panic over forex reserves?

There is a sense of panic at the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) and MoF (Ministry of Finance) over curtailing growing...

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 06:19am

Opinion

Regulating emerging technologies—II

As per the Chainalysis adoption index for the market share of the investment in VAs, Pakistan is ranked as third in...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

SME Policy 2021: approval blocked?

ISLAMABAD: The Technical Advisory Sub-Committee of the ECC headed by Prime Minister’s Advisor on Finance and...

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 06:35pm

Markets

Pakistan’s REER declines in October as trade competitiveness improves

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

Updated 26 Nov, 2021 11:25pm

Markets

Against USD: Pakistan's rupee ends near historic low

Depreciates to 175.46 in inter-bank market on Friday

Updated 26 Nov, 2021 07:56pm

Opinion

A tight macroeconomic policy stance and its repercussions

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is its latest monetary policy statement (MPS) increased policy rate by 150 basis points...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 6	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 6 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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