Trends - SBP reserves - Business Recorder

SBP reserves

Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during first half FY23: SBP

Central bank says adverse global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding IMF programme are major concerns

Published 19 May, 2023 05:05pm

Markets

SBP-held forex reserves fall $72mn, now stand at $4.31bn

Decrease comes on account of external debt repayment

Updated 18 May, 2023 10:40pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall $53m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves slightly fell by $ 53 million during last week....

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

Markets

SBP-held forex reserves fall $74mn, now stand at $4.38bn

Decrease comes on account of external debt repayment

Published 11 May, 2023 07:38pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves up $19m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $19 million during last week. According to...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Markets

SBP-held forex reserves fall $6mn, now stand at $4.46bn

Central bank cites no reason behind the decrease

Published 04 May, 2023 08:04pm

Business & Finance

SAARC region hit with inflation, slow growth, poverty: SBP governor

Jameel Ahmad says SAARCFINANCE provides opportunity to learn from each other’s experiences on relevant macroeconomic policies

Published 03 May, 2023 04:08pm

Markets

Pakistan’s textile exports plunge 29% year-on-year in April

Amount to $1.24bn during last month, according to provisional data released by APTMA

Updated 03 May, 2023 03:43pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves cross $10bn mark

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves crossed the $ 10 billion mark at the end of last...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am

Markets

On back of another loan, SBP-held forex reserves rise $394mn, now stand at $4.43bn

Increase comes due to receipt of $300mn commercial loan from ICBC

Published 20 Apr, 2023 05:35pm

Markets

Pakistan reports massive current account surplus of $654mn in March

This is the first surplus on a monthly basis since November 2020 when the pandemic brought global economy to a standstill

Updated 19 Apr, 2023 06:49pm

SBP chief says inflation to begin decelerating over next few months

KARACHI: Central bank governor said on Friday that the country’s inflation is expected to start decelerating over...

Updated 15 Apr, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

In meeting with investors in US, SBP chief says economy on its way to achieving stability

Jameel Ahmad says impact of policy measures already playing out in the economy

Updated 14 Apr, 2023 06:37pm

Markets

SBP-held forex reserves fall $170mn, now stand at $4.04bn

Decline comes due to external debt repayments

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 06:26pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall by $56m

KARACHI: The country’s liquid foreign exchange reserves fell by $56 million during the last week due to debt...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

Markets

SBP-held forex reserves fall $36mn, now stand at $4.21bn

Decline comes on back of debt repayments

Published 06 Apr, 2023 07:43pm

Business & Finance

Debt servicing: SBP’s reserves fall by $354m

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell by $ 354 million during last...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Forex reserves cross $10bn mark

KARACHI: The country‘s total liquid foreign exchange reserves crossed the $10 billion mark supported by foreign...

Updated 25 Mar, 2023 08:50am

Business & Finance

Ishaq Dar announces receipt of $500 mn from ICBC

Says it will help shore up Pakistan’s forex reserves

Published 17 Mar, 2023 09:07pm

Business & Finance

SBP issues Rs50 coin to mark Pakistan Senate’s golden jubilee

Coin shall be issued through exchange counters of all the field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation

Published 17 Mar, 2023 04:57pm

Pakistan

Documentation for ICBC’s second $500mn disbursement complete: Dar

Earlier this month, Pakistan’s central bank received $500 million from China’s ICBC, the first of three disbursements that were approved for rollover

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 05:23pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves increase $556m to $3,814.1m

KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $556 million during the last ...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Markets

On back of loan from China, SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $556mn, now stand at $3.81bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $556 million to $3.81 billion, data...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:35pm

Pakistan

Hikes in interest rate appear to be redundant: business community

In letter to SBP governor, FPCCI questions policy rate efficacy in curbing inflation

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 06:50pm

$700m Chinese loan lands in SBP account

KARACHI: The country has received inflows amounting to $700 million from China to build the sliding foreign exchange...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 09:01am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves move up by $162m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $162 million during the last week. ...

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 06:38am

Business & Finance

Up to $5mn smuggled into Afghanistan from Pakistan daily: report

In Bloomberg interview, Zafar Paracha said 'currency is being smuggled without any doubt. This has become quite a lucrative business'

Updated 07 Feb, 2023 06:59pm

Opinion

The crisis was foretold

Former Deputy Governor Dr Murtaza Syed in a hard-hitting article laments that the crisis facing the economy today...

Updated 04 Feb, 2023 07:24am

SBP’s reserves slip to $3bn

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further fell by $711 million during last week due to...

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:54am

Markets

Highly critical: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves plunge $592mn, now stand at mere $3.09bn

Reserves fall due to external debt repayments, says central bank

Updated 02 Feb, 2023 08:28pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34
Hang Seng / May 20	19650.18
FTSE 100 / May 20	8442.03
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18754.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Calculate your monthly liability in FY24

SBP reserves

Most Popular