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Commercial Banks Stocks
19 listed companies on the Pakistan Stock Exchange — what drives them, how they did today, and how they compare.
As of closeSource: Pakistan Stock ExchangeEnd-of-day figures, not a live trading feed
Sector today Sector moveThe sector's average price change today across its listed companies. Read it next to breadth — how many of those companies actually rose and fell. Glossary
▲ +0.64%
▲ 13 ▼ 6 · 0 flat
In plain English
What drives Commercial Banks on the PSX
Banks earn primarily on the spread between what they pay depositors and what they earn on loans and government securities. In Pakistan an unusually large share of bank earnings comes from holding government paper rather than lending to businesses, which makes the sector a direct play on interest rates and government borrowing rather than on private-sector credit growth.
What to watch
- State Bank policy rate — higher rates widen spreads and lift earnings, up to the point where borrowers begin defaulting.
- Government borrowing — heavy issuance gives banks a large, low-risk earning asset and crowds out private lending.
- Asset quality — non-performing loans rise with a slowing economy and lag the downturn by several quarters.
- Deposit mix — a high share of current and savings accounts lowers funding cost and is a durable competitive advantage.
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Commercial Banks at a glance
The sector's size, its typical valuation and today's breadth.
- Companies
- 19
- Combined market cap Market capitalisationShare price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding — what the market says the whole company is worth. Use it, not the share price, to compare the size of two businesses. Glossary
- Rs 4,682.4B 25.3% of the market
- Median P/E Median P/EThe middle P/E among a sector's profitable companies: half are cheaper, half dearer. Unlike an average, one extreme company cannot drag it. Glossary
- 6.4
- Median dividend yield Median dividend yieldThe middle dividend yield among a sector's dividend payers. Companies that paid nothing are left out, so it describes a typical payer, not the whole sector. Glossary
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- Breadth today Market breadthHow many stocks rose (advancers) against how many fell (decliners). An index rising while most stocks fall means a few heavyweights are carrying it. Glossary
▲ 13 ▼ 6 · 0 flat
What this means: Broad strength — most of the sector's companies rose.
Best performers today
Worst performers today
All Commercial Banks shares
Largest first by market value. Tap a heading to sort.
| Signal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBLUnited Bank Limited | 412.96 | ▲ +0.63% | Rs 1,034.2B | 7.2 | — | Neutral |
| MEBLMeezan Bank Limited | 526.08 | ▲ +0.44% | Rs 950.7B | 9.9 | — | Strongly bearish |
| MCBMCB Bank Limited | 399.22 | ▲ +2.54% | Rs 473.1B | 8.7 | — | Strongly bullish |
| HBLHabib Bank Limited | 294.90 | ▲ +2.52% | Rs 432.6B | 6.5 | — | Bearish |
| NBPNational Bank of Pakistan | 162.10 | ▼ −1.74% | Rs 344.9B | 5.1 | — | Neutral |
| SCBPLStandard Chartered Bank (Pak) Ltd | 59.06 | ▼ −0.40% | Rs 228.7B | 10.6 | — | Strongly bearish |
| ABLAllied Bank Limited | 170.50 | ▲ +0.23% | Rs 195.2B | 5.9 | — | Bullish |
| BAFLBank Alfalah Limited | 57.89 | ▲ +0.02% | Rs 182.6B | 2.9 | — | Strongly bullish |
| BAHLBank AL Habib Limited | 154.65 | ▲ +1.78% | Rs 171.9B | 6.1 | — | Strongly bullish |
| AKBLAskari Bank Limited | 109.28 | ▲ +0.34% | Rs 158.4B | 6.3 | — | Strongly bullish |
| FABLFaysal Bank Limited | 91.90 | ▲ +0.78% | Rs 139.5B | 6.4 | — | Bearish |
| HMBHabib Metropolitan Bank Limited | 96.29 | ▼ −0.49% | Rs 100.9B | 5.3 | — | Bearish |
| BOPThe Bank of Punjab | 28.66 | ▲ +0.03% | Rs 93.8B | 5.1 | — | Bearish |
| BMLBank Makramah Limited | 59.99 | ▼ −1.17% | Rs 61.7B | 14.7 | — | Strongly bullish |
| BOKThe Bank of Khyber | 26.19 | ▲ +0.19% | Rs 30.3B | 9.4 | — | Strongly bearish |
| BIPLBankIslami Pakistan Limited | 23.20 | ▼ −1.02% | Rs 25.7B | 8.4 | — | Strongly bearish |
| JSBLJS Bank Limited | 11.88 | ▼ −1.25% | Rs 24.4B | 5.5 | — | Strongly bearish |
| SNBLSoneri Bank Limited | 18.05 | ▲ +0.11% | Rs 19.9B | 4.7 | — | Strongly bearish |
| SBLSamba Bank Limited | 14.01 | ▲ +8.60% | Rs 14.1B | 82.4 | — | Bullish |
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- Chemicals−0.52%
- Close-End Mutual Fund−0.11%
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- Leasing Companies+5.36%
- Leather & Tanneries−0.36%
- Miscellaneous−0.14%
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- Oil & Gas Marketing+0.17%
- Paper, Board & Packaging−3.33%
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- Real Estate Investment Trust−0.10%
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- Synthetic & Rayon+2.50%
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- Textile Composite+1.98%
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- Textile Weaving−2.56%
- Tobacco+0.43%
- Transport+3.43%
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