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SBP governor updates foreign investors on Pakistan’s ‘improving macroeconomic outlook’

Institutions include JP Morgan, Standard Chartered, Deutsche, Jefferies, and major credit rating agencies

Published about 16 hours ago

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SBP injects massive Rs11.85 trillion into banking system for up to 14 days

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has injected a significantly high amount of Rs11.85 trillion into conventional and...

Published a day ago

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves drop $367mn to 7-month low

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $367 million on a weekly basis,...

Published 3 days ago

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SBP Stability Review’24: banks borrow more; deposit shrinks by over Rs1 trillion

Pakistan banks lost momentum on mobilising deposit amid shift in their focus to raise advance-to-deposit (ADR)...

Published 3 days ago

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Pakistan’s REER index clocks in at 101.62 in March 2025

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:10pm

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Pakistan posts record $1.2bn current account surplus in March 2025

On YoY basis, C/A increases 230% against $363 million surplus in same month last year

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 07:11pm

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Rupee posts marginal gain against US dollar

At close, local currency settles at 280.46 against greenback

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 08:24pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $70mn, now stand at $10.68bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $70 million on a weekly basis,...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 08:14pm

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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

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 10:12pm

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Jul-Feb FDI clocks in at $1.6bn, up 41% YoY

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan grew 41% during the first eight months of the ongoing fiscal year...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 11:12pm

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Pakistan’s REER index clocks in at 102.27 in February 2025

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 12:02am

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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

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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

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SBP’s rate cut cycle nears end, says brokerage house ahead of MPC

Majority expect up to 100bps rate cut in key policy rate in upcoming MPC, AHL survey finds

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 10:39pm

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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

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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

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Pakistan’s REER index clocks in at 104.05 in January 2025

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 10:32pm

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Pakistan registers massive $420mn current account deficit in January 2025

This is first deficit since July 2024, showed SBP data

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 10:35pm

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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

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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

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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

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Commercial banks borrow Rs9.61 trillion from SBP for 7 days

Commercial banks have borrowed Rs9.61 trillion from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at an interest rate of 13.04%...

Updated 25 Jan, 2025 06:43am

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall to $11.45bn on debt repayments

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $276 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 11:08pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s inflation expected to fall below 3% in January

Declining inflation raise hopes of further cut in policy rate

Updated 23 Jan, 2025 11:05pm

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Pakistan’s REER index clocks in at 103.7 in December 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 07:58pm

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Pakistan registers massive $582mn current account surplus in December 2024

This is fifth consecutive month of current account surplus

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 09:04pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $30mn, now stand at $11.72bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $30 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 16 Jan, 2025 10:11pm

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Here is the full text of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2024-28 launched by SBP

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) launched the third National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2024-28 on Monday,...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 09:52pm

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SBP aims to achieve 75% financial inclusion by 2028

Central bank launches National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2024-28

Updated 13 Jan, 2025 09:55pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $15mn, now stand at $11.7bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $15 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 09:55pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 27	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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