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Jul-Aug CAD shrinks 19pc YoY

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit shrank by 19 percent during the first two months of this fiscal year...

Updated 22 Sep, 2022 09:29am

Cross-border payments to be centralised at TOD from Oct 1: SBP

KARACHI: In order to further streamline the cross-border payments, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to...

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 09:42am

Naya Pakistan Certificates: rate of return revised upward

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has increased the rate of return for investment in PKR-denominated Naya...

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 09:45am

SFD confirms one-year extension of $3bn deposit

KARACHI: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) on Sunday confirmed the rollover of $3 billion deposits with Pakistan...

Updated 19 Sep, 2022 09:25am

Jul 1-Sept 2 govt borrowing rises 21pc to Rs58bn YoY

KARACHI: The borrowing for budgetary support rose by 21 percent during a little over first two months of this fiscal...

Updated 17 Sep, 2022 09:57am

Business & Finance

Aug remittances post 8pc growth MoM

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances posted 8 percent growth during August 2022, the State Bank of Pakistan...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am

Business & Finance

Wheat price jumps by Rs10 per kg

KARACHI: Wheat grain prices have sharply risen by Rs 1,000 per 100-kg bag during the last one week due to expected...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am

Policy rate kept unchanged at 15pc: MPC sees headline inflation surging to its peak in Q1

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

Updated 23 Aug, 2022 09:21am

Jameel Ahmed appointed governor of SBP

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The federal government on Friday appointed former deputy governor Jameel Ahmed, as the new...

Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:31am

Business & Finance

Remittance disbursement: SBP allows ECs to become sub-agents of ADs

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed Exchange Companies (ECs) to become sub-agent of banks...

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:43am

Business & Finance

RDA customers: SBP issues service standards on mobile apps

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued service standards for enablement of minimum set of services on...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:30am

Business & Finance

Why Rs75 currency plain note carrying the signature of a former governor: clarification

KARACHI: The signature of former governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Reza Baqir on the Rs 75 commemorative...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Debt and liabilities hit historic high of Rs59.6trn

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities (domestic and external) continued to grow and reached the historic...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 09:57am

Second quarterly (Oct-Dec FY22) report issued: SBP terms PPD vital tool for economic growth

Urges increase in public-private collaboration in planning, implementation of economic reforms

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 09:21am

Business & Finance

Debt servicing: Forex reserves fall by over $2bn in 5 weeks

Total liquid foreign exchange reserves plunge to $13.56 billion

Updated 12 Aug, 2022 10:31am

Business & Finance

SBP allows NRPs to contribute to pension funds

Some amendments have been made in instructions regarding NRP Rupee Value Account for contribution in units of Authorized Pension Funds

Updated 09 Aug, 2022 03:26pm

SBP opens PM’s flood relief fund account

KARACHI: Following the federal government directives, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has opened the “Prime...

Updated 07 Aug, 2022 01:14pm

Items being imported on deferred payments: SBP reduces cash margin to 0pc

Previously, cash margin requirement for import payments beyond 180 days was 100%

Updated 06 Aug, 2022 09:24am

Business & Finance

MPMG housing finance scheme: SBP appoints focal persons to address customers’ complaints

Focal persons will facilitate customers, who are eligible to avail the disbursement of financing under MPMG

Updated 06 Aug, 2022 12:14pm

Business entities incorporated abroad: SBP introduces two separate categories of forex, PKR accounts

KARACHI: In order to facilitate the business entities incorporated abroad with majority shareholding of non-resident...

Updated 03 Aug, 2022 10:04am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 4	277.97
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 4	277.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 4	150.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 4	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 4	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 4	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 3	6,049.87
Nasdaq / Dec 3	19,480.91
Dow Jones / Dec 3	44,705.53
India Sensex / Dec 4	80,956.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 4	39,276.39
Hang Seng / Dec 4	19,742.46
FTSE 100 / Dec 4	8,328.12
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 4	20,195.75

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 3	17,685
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 4	70.17
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 4	235,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 4	2,644.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 4	71.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 5	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.17 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	639.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	64.26 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	151.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,117.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.57 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.17 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	639.72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	64.26 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	151.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,117.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.57 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	257,531,069 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	213,200,271 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	89,650,764 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 5 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	75,744,156 ▲ 0.00
Power Cement / Dec 5 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	69,203,491 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	58,983,939 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	37,808,495 ▲ 0.00
Symmetry Group / Dec 5 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,391,285 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Dec 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	33,952,255 ▲ 0.00

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