Finance

SBP Injects Over Rs. 9.9 Trillion into Money Market at 11.01% Rate

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) conducted a major Reverse Repo (Injection) Open Market Operation (OMO) on October 17, 2025, injecting Rs. 9.94 trillion into the money market to support short-term liquidity. The official document has been uploaded on SBP’s website.

Two Tenors, One Rate by SBP

SBP accepted bids under 7-day and 14-day tenors, both at an 11.01% annual rate of return.

  • For the 7-day tenor, the central bank accepted Rs. 1.29 trillion in face value.
  • For the 14-day tenor, it accepted Rs. 8.65 trillion.

This brings the total accepted amount to Rs. 9.94 trillion, with a realized value of Rs. 9.53 trillion.

Tenor Rate Range (%) Number of Quotes
7-day 11.10 – 11.00 14
14-day 11.07 – 11.01 13

Strong Market Participation

The operation attracted strong participation from commercial banks, with 14 quotes for the 7-day and 13 quotes for the 14-day tenor. The total amount offered at 11.01% stood at Rs. 5.3 trillion, out of which SBP accepted Rs. 5.19 trillion on a pro-rata basis.

Tenor Amount Offered

(Face)

Amount Offered

(Realized)

Amount Accepted

(Face)

Amount Accepted

(Realized)

Rate of Return

(% p.a.)

Quotes Accepted
7-day 1,290,850 1,262,407 1,290,500 1,262,065 11.01 13
14-day 8,760,600 8,372,134 8,650,000 8,267,550 11.01* 13

Significance

Through these injections, SBP aims to ease short-term liquidity pressures and stabilize interbank rates. Maintaining the rate at 11.01% reflects the central bank’s steady stance on monetary management in the current environment.