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State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $18mn, now stand at $11.17bn

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 09:48pm

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $18 million on a weekly basis,...

Policy rate reduction to boost business activities, exports: PM Shehbaz

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 10:54pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Monday a reduction in the policy rate will boost business activities, exports,...

Higher than market consensus: SBP reduces key policy rate by 250bps, takes it to 15%

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:53pm

Most analysts had expected cut of 200bps

MPC meeting: a bonanza is coming

Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:20am

A record month-on-month rise of over a trillion rupees in gross banking advances; nearing nine percent over Sep-24,...

Steady slide: SBP’s next move awaits

Published 30 Oct, 2024 09:28am

The monetary policy is due on Monday (4th November). The pulse of the Chundrigar road is a 200-bps cut to a 15.5...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $18mn, now stand at $11.04bn

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:17pm

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $18 million on a weekly basis,...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves surpass $11bn after more than 2 years

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:09pm

On weekly basis, dollar stockpile increases $215 million

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $106mn, now stand at $10.81bn

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 11:24pm

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $106 million on a weekly basis,...

Pakistan’s remittance inflow stands at $2.85bn in September 2024, up 29% year-on-year

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 10:51pm

Amount marginally lower than in August 2024
During 3MFY25, remittances up nearly 39% YoY to $8.8 billion as compared to $6.3 billion in 3MFY24

SBP increases retail portfolio limit to Rs300mn, enhances SME financing exposure cap

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 10:41pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has increased the regulatory retail portfolio limit from Rs180 million to Rs300...

T-Bill buyback to boost lending to private sector: SBP governor

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:14pm

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad on Wednesday said the government’s move to buy back Market...

The inflation respite

Published 02 Oct, 2024 09:12am

Who would have thought the often-mocked State Bank of Pakistan’s medium-term inflation target range of 5-7 percent...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $24mn, now stand at $9.53bn

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 10:00pm

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $24 million on a weekly basis,...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $43mn, now stand at $9.51bn

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 10:51pm

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $43 million on a weekly basis,...

Pakistan’s REER index decreases to 100.16 in August 2024

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

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

Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $75mn in August 2024

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:31pm

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows

Bank holiday: SBP to remain closed on Tuesday, September 17

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 11:17pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday said it will remain closed on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, in observance...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $30mn, now stand at $9.47bn

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 10:54pm

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $30 million on a weekly basis,...

SBP made its most aggressive move on the interest rate, but business associations are still unhappy

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 09:26pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) moved more aggressively on the key interest rate than what the wider market had...

‘Wrongly interpreted’: SBP issues clarification on art competition, new banknote series

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 08:24pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday clarified banknote designs that have won the recent art competition are...

Competition for new currency notes: SBP unveils winners, selected designs

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 12:08am

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced the winners of its competition for the designs of the new...

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $112mn, now stand at $9.4bn

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:14pm

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stand at $14.77bn

IMF Board approval: delayed again

Published 28 Aug, 2024 08:58am

The IMF program’s board approval continues to face delays. While the staff-level agreement was reached swiftly, with...

Pakistan aims to secure $4bn from Middle Eastern banks by FY26: SBP governor

Updated 27 Aug, 2024 10:18pm

Jameel Ahmad says Pakistan is in 'advanced stages' of securing $2 billion in additional external financing required for IMF executive board approval

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $19mn, now stand at $9.3bn

Finance Minister says every segment has to play its part

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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