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Consumer confidence still reeling

The policymakers are sounding more confident today than they have been in a long time. From inflation to policy...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:27am

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A healthy transformation?

Last month, the State Bank of Pakistan discontinued the reporting of ‘FE-25 Deposits and their Utilization’...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 08:41am

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Pakistan’s REER index decreases to 100.16 in August 2024

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

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

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‘Wrongly interpreted’: SBP issues clarification on art competition, new banknote series

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday clarified banknote designs that have won the recent art competition are...

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 08:24pm

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Remittances robust again

In August 2024, the country recorded a significant increase in remittances, reaching $2.94 billion, the year-on-year...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 09:11am

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Competition for new currency notes: SBP unveils winners, selected designs

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced the winners of its competition for the designs of the new...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 12:08am

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Borrower’s objection to eligibility of evaluator rejected

LAHORE: A borrower backed out after giving consent on the appointment of evaluator to sell out pledged stock lying ...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

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Pakistan eyes access to Chinese capital markets: Aurangzeb

Finance Minister sees policy rate cut this year

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:56pm

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SBP expected to cut rates by 100bps, Reuters poll shows

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is widely expected to cut its key interest rate next week by 100 basis...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:51pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $63mn, now stand at $9.09bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stand at $14.31 billion

Updated 30 May, 2024 10:28pm

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Bank holiday: SBP to remain closed on Tuesday, May 28

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said it will remain closed on Tuesday, May 28, following a government...

Published 27 May, 2024 08:57pm

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IT exports 10MFY24

IT exports have been witnessing a recovery over the past 5 months of FY24. Total IT exports for 9MFY24 stood at...

Published 24 May, 2024 08:58am

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SBA final tranche: SBP says it has received $1.1bn from IMF

Amount will reflect in central bank's foreign exchange reserves for week ending on May 3

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:09pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall just below $8bn

Central bank attributes decrease in reserves to external debt repayments

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 10:19pm

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RDA inflow registers significant growth of 29%, clocks in at $182mn in March

SBP data conveys total number of RDA accounts opened reached 679,792 from 668,701 a month ago

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 10:40pm

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To cut or not to cut: SBP might opt for caution in monetary policy

Reports by two brokerage houses suggest Pakistan's central bank poised to maintain cautious policy stance

Published 19 Apr, 2024 08:15pm

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Pakistan’s inflation deceleration broad-based, says central bank chief

Jameel Ahmad says qualitative improvements in external account allowed the State Bank to more than double its foreign exchange reserves since January 2023

Updated 18 Apr, 2024 10:43pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves see slight decline, stand at $8.04bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) slightly decreased by $0.1 million on a weekly...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 07:44pm

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Ramazan and the remittance rush

Remittances hold a crucial place in Pakistan’s economy. So crucial that the remittances in Pakistan have been...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 08:12am

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Pakistan’s remittances jump to $3bn in March, up 31.3% MoM

On year-on-year basis, inflow increases 16.4%

Updated 08 Apr, 2024 10:09pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $19mn, now stand at $8.04bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $19 million on a weekly basis,...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 07:24pm

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Bank holidays: SBP announces three-day closure for Eid-ul-Fitr 2024

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Thursday a three-day holiday on account of Eid-ul-Fitr. “The State...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:26pm

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Aurangzeb holds key meeting with SBP governor

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday convened a meeting with Governor of the State...

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:25pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves gain $4mn, now stand at $8.022bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased marginally by $4 million on a weekly...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 10:33pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $105mn, now stand at $8.02bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country reach $13.4 billion

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 10:19pm

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Misprinted banknotes: SBP says internal controls being ‘further strengthened’

Clearing the air on the incident of misprinted banknotes, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday said...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 09:42pm

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Ramazan 2024: minimum Nisab fixed at Rs135,179 for Zakat

The government has fixed Nisab for Zakat for the year 1444-45 A.H at Rs135,179 for deduction from savings bank...

Updated 07 Mar, 2024 06:40pm

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Election day: banks to remain closed on February 8

Banks in Pakistan will remain closed on Thursday, February 8 on account of it being election day, the State Bank of...

Updated 06 Feb, 2024 08:28pm

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Monetary Policy Committee: SBP issues advance calendar for meetings in January-June 2024

Schedules 4 huddles during six-month period, with first one on January 29

Published 23 Jan, 2024 06:46pm

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SBP’s monetary policy committee to meet on January 29

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will meet on Monday, January 29, 2024 to...

Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 30	153.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 30	1.29
Euro to USD / Oct 30	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
India Sensex / Oct 30	79,850.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 30	39,116.79
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Hang Seng / Oct 30	20,489.06
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	8,159.63
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	19,257.34

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 30	68.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 30	2,786.14
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 30	69.88
Petrol/Litre / Oct 31	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 31 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 31 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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