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Swiss National Bank

Elevated oil prices significantly affect foreign exchange reserves

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 06:04am

Last week proved to be very challenging for global financial markets, which are hoping for a resolution to the...

Euro, yen slide as ME conflict escalates

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

NEW YORK: The euro and yen fell on Monday as concerns about higher oil prices dented the currencies of countries...

Swiss National Bank reports annual profit of $34 billion

Published 02 Mar, 2026 12:03pm

The SNB made a valuation gain of 36.3 billion francs on the 1,030 metric tonnes of gold it holds, it said on Monday

Gold is set for another predictable week

Published 08 Dec, 2025 02:51am

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is set to be the major highlight of the week. While the market is...

Currencies muted as traders await economic data for US rate path clues

Published 25 Sep, 2025 10:45am

The dollar has edged higher since the Fed lowered interest rates last week

SNB’s Martin strikes cautious note on prospect of negative rates

Published 27 Aug, 2025 11:51am

ZURICH: The bar is higher for the Swiss National Bank to move interest rates into negative territory than it would...

Swiss National Bank posts H1 loss of 15.3bn francs as dollar weakness weighs

Published 31 Jul, 2025 11:09am

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank on Thursday reported a loss of 15.3 billion Swiss francs ($18.83 billion) for the...

Swiss National Bank flags uncertainty due to trade, tensions in stability report

Published 19 Jun, 2025 10:37am

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday the economic and financial outlook is highly uncertain,...

Swiss National Bank denies currency manipulation after being put on U.S. watch list

Published 06 Jun, 2025 02:23pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank said on Friday it would intervene in foreign currency markets where necessary to...

Swiss National Bank bought forex worth 1.2 billion francs in 2024

Published 18 Mar, 2025 12:19pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank bought foreign currency worth 1.2 billion Swiss francs ($1.36 billion) in 2024, the...

SNB lowers threshold factor for sight deposit interest payments

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:37pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank will lower the threshold factor where it pays interest on sight deposits to...

Loonie, Aussie in focus while US dollar idles

Published 09 Dec, 2024 09:52am

SINGAPORE: The Canadian dollar and Australian dollar were in focus on Monday ahead of their central bank meetings...

Swiss National Bank not locked into rate cuts, Vice Chairman says

Published 11 Nov, 2024 11:09am

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank is not locked into more interest rate cuts in December, Vice Chairman Antoine Martin...

UBS fund management arm reports 3% stake in Swiss National Bank

Published 25 Oct, 2024 07:29pm

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG now holds a 3% stake in Swiss National Bank, according to an October filing...

New Swiss central bank chief takes charge in shadow of Credit Suisse trauma

Published 30 Sep, 2024 12:07pm

ZURICH: As the Swiss National Bank’s new chairman Martin Schlegel takes office this week, the jury is out on the...

SNB cuts interest rates by 25 basis points for third time this year

Published 26 Sep, 2024 01:53pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, its third such reduction this...

Swiss franc rallies broadly after 25-bp SNB rate cut

Published 26 Sep, 2024 01:49pm

The Swiss franc strengthened on Thursday after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its benchmark rate for a third time...

Swiss authorities draw flak in Credit Suisse probe: report

Published 15 Jul, 2024 06:25am

ZURICH: Preliminary findings in an eagerly awaited parliamentary report into the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse have...

Australian dollar hits highs on yen and euro as rates diverge

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar was heading for hefty weekly gains on Friday as a diverging outlook for interest rates...

Swiss central bank cuts rate for second straight time

Published 20 Jun, 2024 02:35pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank announced Thursday its second straight interest-rate cut, after becoming in March...

Dollar set for weekly rise

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

NEW YORK: The dollar headed for a second week of gains on Friday, with a slight rate hike in Japan unable to halt ...

Dollar gains on risk sentiment

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

NEW YORK: The dollar rose on Thursday as the strength of the US economy and high interest rates along with a ...

Sterling steady ahead of Bank of England decision

Published 21 Mar, 2024 01:31pm

LONDON: The pound steadied against the dollar on Thursday, ahead of a Bank of England meeting at which the central...

Swiss central bank calls for more action on capital regulation

Published 19 Mar, 2024 12:55pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank (SNB) on Tuesday said more action needed to be taken on capital regulation following...

Swiss National Bank loses $3.6 billion in 2023

Published 04 Mar, 2024 12:42pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank posted an annual loss of 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.62 billion) for 2023, the...

Swiss National Bank posts annual loss of 3 billion Swiss francs

Published 09 Jan, 2024 12:09pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank posted an annual loss of 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.54 billion) for 2023, the...

Swiss National Bank keeps interest rate at 1.75% as expected

Published 14 Dec, 2023 01:53pm

BERN: The Swiss National Bank held its policy interest rate steady at 1.75% on Thursday, kicking off a busy day for...

Dollar on back foot as traders look to Fed for cut timing clues

Published 13 Dec, 2023 09:32am

TOKYO: The dollar remained on the back foot versus major rivals on Wednesday, as traders braced for the conclusion...

Lower Swiss inflation points to interest rate freeze

Published 04 Dec, 2023 04:58pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank has scope to keep its interest rate on hold at 1.75% next week before considering...

Swiss National Bank posts 12bn franc Q3 loss

Published 31 Oct, 2023 01:04pm

ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank on Tuesday posted a 12.04 billion franc ($13.36 billion) loss for the third quarter...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	158.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
FTSE 100 / Aug 7	10,901.09
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 7	26,319.45
France CAC40 / Aug 7	8,714.93
India Sensex / Aug 10	78,572.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,903.90
Hang Seng / Aug 10	25,839.73

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Petrol/Litre / Aug 10	327.62
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	78.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	4,344.13
Diesel/Litre / Aug 10	380.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	84.39

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Berger Paints / Aug 10 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	121.34 ▲ 11.03 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 10 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	67.99 ▲ 6.18 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 10 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	252.47 ▲ 22.95 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Aug 10 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	126.41 ▲ 11.49 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 10 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	86.27 ▲ 7.84 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 10 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	59.50 ▲ 5.41 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	57.99 ▲ 5.22 (9.89%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 10 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	50.84 ▲ 4.45 (9.59%)
Pak Reinsurance / Aug 10 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18.60 ▲ 1.33 (7.7%)
Masood Textile / Aug 10 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	142.95 ▲ 9.55 (7.16%)

Stock	Price
Suhail Jute / Aug 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	250 ▼ -20.23 (-7.49%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	16.26 ▼ -1.3 (-7.4%)
Rupali polyester / Aug 10 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	29.06 ▼ -2.06 (-6.62%)
Arpak Int. / Aug 10 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	138.40 ▼ -9.42 (-6.37%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Aug 10 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	28 ▼ -1.9 (-6.35%)
Apna Microfin. / Aug 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	22.50 ▼ -1.39 (-5.82%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Aug 10 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	55 ▼ -3.32 (-5.69%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 10 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	40.20 ▼ -2.23 (-5.26%)
AN Textile Mills / Aug 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	50.15 ▼ -2.63 (-4.98%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 10 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.59 ▼ -0.39 (-4.89%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	89,371,054 ▲ 0.85
B.O.Punjab / Aug 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,054,619 ▼ -1.08
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 10 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	27,485,907 ▲ 0.64
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,115,571 ▲ 0.02
TPL Properties / Aug 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	18,306,948 ▲ 0.77
Pak Refinery / Aug 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	15,855,709 ▲ 2.76
Maple Leaf Cement / Aug 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,560,817 ▲ 2.52
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 10 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	11,915,693 ▲ 1.21
Fauji Cement / Aug 10 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,395,114 ▲ 1.14
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9,760,130 ▼ -0.02

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