SBP buys $863m from interbank market in July

In July 2026, SBP’s foreign-currency purchases exceeded its sales by $863 million, figures from the central bank show, as reported by Mettis Global. The balance was $22 million higher than June’s $841 million. The monthly figures had stood at $635 million in April and $154 million in May, before rising to the June level.

For FY26, the SBP recorded net purchases of $8.1 billion across monthly data covering June 2025 to June 2026. The biggest monthly totals in that period were $1.033 billion in October 2025, $1.024 billion in December 2025 and $1.023 billion in September 2025. The measure subtracts foreign-exchange sales to and from interbank-market banks from outright and swap purchases, giving investors a view of the central bank’s activity in that market.