Over this period, Commercial Banks shows 25 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative news signals across its constituents. The auto-generated sector insight (top drivers with direction + rationale) appears here once the analysis worker has processed enough items.
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Showing 9 stories from the week of 20 Jul
Show allTotal deposits across Pakistan's banking system grew 15 percent year on year to Rs40.9 trillion in June, giving listed banks a larger, lower-cost funding base to work with.
SBP is widely expected to hold its policy rate at 11.5% as firmer oil prices dim rate cut hopes, a modest positive for bank margins and for oil producer OGDC.
United Bank posted a 31 percent rise in second-quarter profit, driven mainly by capital gains on its investment book rather than core lending income.
State Bank data shows the government borrowed about Rs500 billion a month from banks in FY26, roughly Rs16.4 billion every day. Government paper remains the core earning asset for listed banks.
A Topline Securities survey shows 97% of market participants expect the State Bank of Pakistan to hold its policy rate at 11.5% on July 27, as the US Iran conflict pushes oil prices higher.
Pakistani banks are expected to report lower Q2 2026 profits as the State Bank's rate cutting cycle narrows lending margins, a trend most visible at HBL, UBL, MCB, Meezan Bank and Bank Alfalah.
Topline Securities expects Pakistan's listed banks to post a 10 percent quarter on quarter drop in profit for Q2 2026 as one off capital gains fade, even as core lending income keeps growing.
Pakistan's banking system deposits rose 15% in May, giving banks a larger, cheaper funding base to work with even as the near-term earnings effect stays modest.
National Bank of Pakistan has rolled out a digital walk-in fee collection system for the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment, adding to its public sector banking business.
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