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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $31mn, now stand at $12.08bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $31 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 10:38pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $13mn, now stand at $12.05bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $13 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

Business & Finance

SBP’s reserves cross $12bn mark

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that its foreign exchange reserves surpassed $12 billion by...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 06:58am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves cross $12bn for first time in over 2.5 years

Central bank's reserves increase $620 million in a week, aided by inflow from Asian Development Bank

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 11:01pm

Markets

Saudi Fund for Development extends term of $3bn deposit for another year: SBP

$3 billion deposit agreement was initially signed with SFD in 2021 and subsequently rolled over in 2022 and 2023

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 10:15pm

Aurangzeb says affordable housing linked with two ‘existential’ problems

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, while terming the directed lending by the government to...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:11am

Pakistan

‘Moving in the right direction’: Aurangzeb highlights economic progress

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb Wednesday reaffirmed that Pakistan’s macroeconomic...

Updated 04 Dec, 2024 10:49pm

Editorials

External borrowing

EDITORIAL: Data released by the Economic Affairs Division indicates that foreign inflows for the first four months ...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

Business & Finance

Climate programme: SBP receives $500m loan from ADB

KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday received inflows amounting to $500 million as loan from the Asian Development Bank...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves surpass $16bn mark

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves surpassed the $16 billion mark at the end of last...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 05:50am

Markets

Pakistan receives $500 million from ADB for climate programme

Proceeds to reflect in SBP’s foreign exchange reserves for week ending on November 29

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 10:59pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $131mn, now stand at $11.42bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $131 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 10:42pm

Opinion

Level of external inflows

The level of external inflows into Pakistan is of vital importance in ensuring a ‘safe’ level of foreign ...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 05:49am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves on the rise

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign reserves continued to rise, increasing by $29.4 million over the...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $29mn, now stand at $11.29bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $29 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 11:09pm

Opinion

Reserves increased from two weeks to two months, bravo!

A beaming Finance Minister and former President of the country’s largest bank proudly announced that the foreign...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:32am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up $34m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves increased by $ 34 million during the last week....

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $84mn, now stand at $11.26bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $84 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 10:37pm

Business & Finance

Economy on the path of recovery: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has announced that Pakistan’s economy...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Forex reserves likely to reach $12bn mark: SBP

KARACHI: Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmed has said that despite external debt servicing,...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 09:05am

Markets

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

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

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 09:48pm

Editorials

Delicate balance

EDITORIAL: It seems there’s plenty to celebrate on the economic front. FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) jumped a...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Business & Finance

SBP’s reserves hit 2-1/2-year high of $11.2bn

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have reached a two-and-a-half-year high of $11.2...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $116mn, now stand at $11.16bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $116 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 10:28pm

Opinion

Earn instead of resorting to borrow

Recently, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed that Pakistan needs $18.8 billion,...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall by $98m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell by $98 million last week, primarily due to a...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am

Markets

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

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

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:17pm

Markets

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

On weekly basis, dollar stockpile increases $215 million

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:09pm

BR Research

Remittances to the rescue

The significance of worker remittances can be seen from the fact that over $8 billion came into the country in the...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 09:19am

Forex reserves will touch $11bn in two weeks: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Sunday that the country’s economy is moving towards positive...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 03:17pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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