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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves hit 6-month low on debt repayments

Total liquid foreign reserves held by country stand at $15.55 billion

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Opinion

Vulnerable balance of payments

The figures of the external balance of payments of Pakistan have been released recently by the SBP for February 2025...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 06:33am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves hit $16bn mark

KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves climbed to $16 billion by the end of last week, marking a positive...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 05:42am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $49mn, now stand at $11.15bn

Total liquid foreign reserves of country stand at $16.02 billion

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 10:51pm

Opinion

Stabilising economic activity a significant task for SBP

Considering the scale of Pakistan’s external borrowing, obligations related to debt payments, profit repatriation,...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:33am

Foreign reserves reach $15.93bn

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves reached $15.93 billion as of March 7, 2025, reflecting a $55...

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 09:44am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall to nearly five-month low

Total liquid foreign reserves held by country stand at $15.93 billion

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:38pm

Opinion

Making balance of payments sustainable

Pakistan’s balance of payments crises are unlikely to be resolved through short-term fixes like import bans, which...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:24am

SBP meets IMF’s NIR target for December

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has successfully met the IMF’s Net International Reserves (NIR) target of...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 02:24pm

Business & Finance

Adviser to finance minister explains how govt successfully salvaged economy

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Finance Minister, Khurram Schehzad said here n Sunday that country’s economy has successfully...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $27mn, now stand at $11.25bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by country stand at $15.87 billion

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 10:08pm

Editorials

Economic Update and Outlook

EDITORIAL: The Finance Division released its February Economic Update and Outlook with three positive indicators — a...

Published 05 Mar, 2025 02:51am

Pakistan

PM hosts breakfast for new cabinet members

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged the 27 newly-appointed ministers and advisers to fulfil...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up $21m

KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $21 million over the past...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $21mn, now stand at $11.22bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $21 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 11:12pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves hit $15.95bn mark

KARACHI: The country’s liquid foreign exchange reserves increased to $15.95 billion as of February 14, 2025,...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $35mn, now stand at $11.20bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $35 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 11:01pm

Editorials

IMF first review

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is scheduled to undertake the first review of the 7 billion...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Opinion

Trump likely to rework world trading ties with ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

The financial market is shifting as a result of a few major changes in the geopolitical environment and economic...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

Opinion

Macroeconomics of empty promises

The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) foreign exchange reserves have dropped by nearly a billion dollars in just...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

Editorials

Textile policy balance

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s textile industry is once again on the brink, with 40 percent spinning mills are said to be...

Published 16 Feb, 2025 02:53am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall below $16bn on debt payoffs

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell below the $16 billion mark, primarily due to...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 06:17am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $252mn, now stand at $11.17bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $252 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 13 Feb, 2025 10:16pm

Editorials

Buying dollars to shore up reserves

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased nearly 3.8 billion dollars from the domestic market July-October...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 07:05am

Editorials

The criticality of data

EDITORIAL: There have been serious challenges to the data compiled by government functionaries by independent...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:17am

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan home remittances rise 32pc YoY

KARACHI: Home remittance inflows maintained strong growth, reaching $20.8 billion mark in the first seven months of...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves dip slightly

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves saw a marginal decline of $8 million, settling at $16.044...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $46mn, now stand at $11.42bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $46 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 06 Feb, 2025 10:06pm

Markets

Jun-Oct 2024: SBP buys $3.8bn from market to increase FX reserves

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased $3.8 billion from domestic foreign exchange (FX) markets from June to...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 08:34pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $76mn, now stand at $11.37bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $76 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 30 Jan, 2025 09:42pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	149.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	37,120.33
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Hang Seng / Mar 28	23,426.60
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,658.85
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,461.52
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,916.08

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,117.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.90
Petrol/Litre / Mar 29	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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