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SBP

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $32mn, now stand at $8.15bn

Reserves decrease on account of debt repayments

Published 03 Aug, 2023 07:35pm

BR Research

Bad vibes only

Sounding rather pleased with itself, in its latest statement of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the SBP...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

Plight of small farmers of Balochistan, Sindh: FIO praises President for showing empathy, understanding

LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi and Federal Insurance Ombudsman (FIO) Dr Khawar Jamil ensured the extension of crop...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am

BR Research

Is the formal sector shrinking?

During the post MPC briefing by the SBP earlier this week, the central bank governor noted that the full...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 08:22am

SBP bifurcates ‘BC&CPD’ into two separate depts

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced bifurcation of the Banking Conduct & Consumer Protection...

Updated 02 Aug, 2023 09:08am

BR Research

MPC surprise

SBP has kept the interest rates unchanged at 22 percent. That was a surprise for a few, as the general expectations...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 08:29am

Purchase of USD for card payments facility extended by 5 months

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to extend settlement of card-based cross-border transactions...

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:39am

Business & Finance

Policy rate kept unchanged as economic uncertainty ebbs

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

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

Pakistan

SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22%

Governor Jameel Ahmad announces Monetary Policy Committee's decision in press conference

Updated 31 Jul, 2023 06:43pm

Business & Finance

Further jump in key policy rate to deepen economic crisis: BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned the...

Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:58am

Opinion

Restoring investor confidence key challenge

Taming the inflation monster is turning out to be a challenge at a time when many analysts were expecting the...

Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am

Dar informs Senate: Forex reserves rise to around $14bn

ISLAMABAD: Finance, Revenue Minister Ishaq Dar claimed in the Senate on Sunday that Pakistan’s foreign exchange...

Updated 31 Jul, 2023 08:35am

Opinion

‘Heat economic policy’

It is, indeed, important that Pakistan should continue to deal with its macroeconomic and growth challenges of the...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am

MPS on Monday: Analysts give mixed views on policy rate

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday (July 31) to...

Updated 28 Jul, 2023 02:40pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $541mn, stand at $8.19bn

Reserves fall on weekly basis due to due to external debt repayments, says central bank

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 10:49pm

Business & Finance

Enforcement action: SBP imposes over Rs350mn in penalties on six banks

Enforcement actions come during quarter ended June 30, 2023

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 03:18pm

Markets

Back-to-back gains: rupee settles at 286.45 against US dollar

Currency appreciates 0.21% in inter-bank market

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 08:56pm

BR Research

Foreign bill discounting: good times are coming?

A raw material shortfall, exorbitant energy prices, liquidity squeeze, high interest rates, and catering global...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:28am

Business & Finance

BankIslami appoints Rizwan Ata President, CEO

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of BankIslami Pakistan Limited has appointed Rizwan Ata, as President and CEO...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

Policy continuation, forex financing a must for growth

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has stated that prudent and effective economic decisions, political and economic...

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 09:10am

Business & Finance

Foreign investors: Repatriation of profit, dividend dives to 18-year low

KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors plunged by 80 percent, ie, to 18 years lowest...

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 10:01am

Business & Finance

Interbank, open market: Import of cash USD to help narrow rate differences: expert

KARACHI: The permission of import of cash US dollars by Exchange Companies (ECs) will increase the dollar inflows...

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 09:23am

Budgetary support: Govt borrows Rs500bn from banks in 2 weeks: SBP

Says federal government's borrowing for budgetary support rose by 218 percent during the initial two weeks of this fiscal year

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 01:00pm

ECs can import dollars in cash through cargo or security companies

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday night allowed the Exchange Companies import of cash US dollars...

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 04:21pm

Opinion

Managing the BoP

The balance of payments (BoP) figures for the full-year, 2022-23, have just been released by the SBP. They reflect...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:52am

Business & Finance

KCCI urges SBP to take notice of banks’ denial to issue LCs

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf, while referring to deep...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

Bank holidays

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed from 28th to 29th July, 2023 (Friday to Saturday) being...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

BR Research

IT exports stagnating

Growing in double digits for the last six years (FY17-FY22), the IT exports of the country took a backseat in FY23...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 08:43am

Opinion

The indictment of monetary policy

The Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) documents uploaded on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website this Tuesday ...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

Business & Finance

PCMEA delegation calls on SBP deputy governor

LAHORE: A delegation of Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) called on the Deputy ...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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