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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

Business & Finance

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

Business & Finance

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

Markets

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

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $143mn, now stand at $11.71bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $143 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 10:52pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $228mn, now stand at $11.85bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $228 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 10:52pm

Markets

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

Pakistan’s REER index increases further to 102.92 in November 2024

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

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:56pm

Pakistan

Pakistan records massive $729mn current account surplus in November 2024

This is fourth consecutive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:49pm

Markets

‘Interest rate still too high’: business community reacts to SBP’s cut of 200bps

Pakistan business community welcomed the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to cut the key policy rate by 200...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:05pm

Markets

How the key interest rate has moved since July 2022

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced the key policy rate by 200...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:46pm

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

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

T-bills: foreign investment sees net outflow of $58.04mn in three weeks of November

KARACHI: Pakistan saw a net outflow of $58.04 million from T-bills in the three weeks that ended November 22, 2024...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 10:58pm

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

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

Pakistan

Jul-Oct FDI clocks in at $904.3mn, up 32% YoY

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan grew 32.3% during the first four months of the ongoing fiscal year...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:20pm

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

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

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

Majority expect up to 200bps reduction in key policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, AHL survey finds

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) might opt to further reduce the key policy rate by up to 200 basis points (bps) in...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 10:00pm

Markets

Pakistan’s REER index drops below 100 for first time in 2024

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

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 10:36pm

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

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $106mn, now stand at $10.81bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $106 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 11:24pm

Markets

Pitching Pakistan’s economy: brokerage house AHL says country not witnessing exodus of foreign investment

Brokerage house Arif Habib Limited (AHL) has emphatically said that Pakistan is not witnessing an exodus of foreign...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 10:27pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $24mn, now stand at $9.53bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $24 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 10:00pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $43mn, now stand at $9.51bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $43 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 10:51pm

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $30mn, now stand at $9.47bn

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

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 10:54pm

Business & Finance

SBP made its most aggressive move on the interest rate, but business associations are still unhappy

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) moved more aggressively on the key interest rate than what the wider market had...

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 09:26pm

Markets

Most aggressive cut since April 2020: SBP reduces key policy rate by 200bps, brings it down to 17.5%

Pace of disinflation exceeded earlier expectations, says central bank
The previous occasion SBP moved with this quantum of reduction was in April 2020

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 10:54pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 16	278.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 16	278.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 16	156.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 16	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 16	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 15	5,958.20
Nasdaq / Jan 15	19,540.25
Dow Jones / Jan 15	42,289.91
India Sensex / Jan 16	76,998.08
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 16	38,512.14
Hang Seng / Jan 16	19,504.58
FTSE 100 / Jan 16	8,354.84
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 16	20,624.56

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 15	18,785
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 16	80.11
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 16	2,690.66
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 16	67.40
Petrol/Litre / Jan 17	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 16 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.98 ▲ 0.91 (14.99%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 16 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 1.00 (11.76%)
Kohinoor Power / Jan 16 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	7.70 ▲ 0.76 (10.95%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 16 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 16 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 16 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.66 ▲ 1.06 (10.00%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jan 16 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	14.63 ▲ 1.33 (10.00%)
Dewan Motors / Jan 16 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.74 ▲ 4.16 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 16 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	77.59 ▲ 7.05 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Sakrand Sugar / Jan 16 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	11.17 ▼ -1.24 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 16 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	104 ▼ -11.14 (-9.68%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 16 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	20.70 ▼ -2.20 (-9.61%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 16 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	34.50 ▼ -3.47 (-9.14%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 16 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	20 ▼ -2.00 (-9.09%)
Crescent Fib. / Jan 16 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.13 ▼ -3.87 (-8.80%)
Bela Auto / Jan 16 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	149 ▼ -14.19 (-8.70%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 16 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.76 ▼ -0.69 (-8.17%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jan 16 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	117.25 ▼ -10.41 (-8.15%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,953,022 ▲ 0.06
Pak Refinery / Jan 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	56,858,715 ▼ -1.59
Cnergyico PK / Jan 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	43,218,561 ▼ -0.27
TRG Pak Ltd / Jan 16 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,668,408 ▼ -0.48
Hascol Petrol / Jan 16 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,576,635 ▼ -0.27
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	20,043,975 ▼ -0.11
Dewan Motors / Jan 16 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	19,319,656 ▲ 4.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	17,813,006 ▼ -0.15
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 16 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	14,000,265 ▼ -1.12

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