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SBP launches remittance reward scheme

Published 26 Sep, 2026 06:08am

KARACHI: The banking industry, under the auspices of the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA), has launched the ‘Pasban...

Banks-based economy not a growth economy

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 06:54am

Two pieces recently framed a debate worth settling. Shahid Kardar, in Dawn (“Bank domination”), showed that...

BOP shareholders approve Rs30bn equity injection by Punjab govt

Published 09 Sep, 2026 05:39am

LAHORE: Shareholders of The Bank of Punjab (“BOP” or “the Bank”), at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on...

PM says highest SME financing banks to receive annual awards

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 09:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Tuesday that a new scoring mechanism would be introduced to put...

US values economic partnership with Pakistan: CG

Published 23 Jul, 2026 05:26am

LAHORE: US Consul General in Lahore Stetson Sanders has said that the United States values its longstanding economic...

Banks say shift in cost of remittances to burden them, dent profitability

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 11:35pm

SBP reports remittances cost at Rs76bn in FY26, projects cost to grow to Rs85-90bn in FY27

PACRA upgrades Bank of Punjab to AAA

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BOP) has been upgraded to a long-term entity rating of AAA from AA+ by Pakistan Credit...

Trade bodies, business leaders laud ‘balanced budget’

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 08:48pm

Congratulate PM Shehbaz, Finance Minister Aurangzeb for presenting 'excellent and public-oriented budget'

Banking litigation affecting financial discipline, credit flow: CJP

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Thursday said that banking litigation remains a critical...

BOP signs MoU with Stacks

Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:03am

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab and Stacks signed a strategic MoU marking a key step toward transforming Pakistan’s...

BOP signs MoU with Stacks

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab and Stacks signed a strategic MoU marking a key step toward transforming Pakistan’s...

Pakistan diaspora leadership dialogue on remittances & RDA held

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

WASHINGTON: The Ministry of Finance, the State Bank of Pakistan, and the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C....

Punjab organises consultative session to modernise agricultural economy

Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am

LAHORE: Under the auspices of the Government of Punjab, an important consultative meeting was held here to discuss...

Punjab’s AI office, BoP sign MoU

Published 10 Apr, 2026 07:15am

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s office of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Bank of Punjab on Thursday signed...

Steep increases in SMS charges: Banks, telecom operators directed to submit cost breakdown

Published 02 Apr, 2026 07:39am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday expressed serious concern over steep...

Senate panel blasts PEPs regulations

Updated 13 Mar, 2026 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue took strong notice of Politically Exposed Persons...

Regional unrest: Aurangzeb engages with PBA

Published 12 Mar, 2026 02:14am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a virtual meeting Wednesday...

Pakistan’s banking sector cuts Export Refinance Facility markup by 3%

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 12:06pm

Reduction brings the end-user rate for exporters under the ERF scheme down to 4.50 percent for all new loans and

Pakistan banks cut ERF rate by 3%, bring export financing down to 4.5%

Published 12 Feb, 2026 01:08pm

The initiative is currently subject to the existing ERF limit of Rs1,052 billion

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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