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Investor count surpasses 500,000 at Pakistan Stock Exchange

Good returns and growth trend agree new people to join investor community at bourse, NCCPL CEO Naveed Qazi says

Published 26 Feb, 2026 08:01pm

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Buying returns to bourse as KSE-100 gains nearly 2.6%

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 06:43pm

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Ufone-Telenor merger nears completion as 5G spectrum auction approaches

Published 26 Feb, 2026 03:11pm

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India, Israel to boost defence cooperation, Modi says

Published 26 Feb, 2026 06:33pm

Pakistan

10 terrorists killed in sanitisation operation in Balochistan’s Zhob: ISPR

Published 26 Feb, 2026 07:46pm

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Italy, Spain, Greece back Pakistan’s proposal for ‘legal pathways’ to curb illegal migration

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 02:42pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $16mn to $16.21bn

Published 26 Feb, 2026 05:45pm

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Rupee records gain against US dollar

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 06:41pm

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CCP approves Fauji Cement, KAPCO acquisition of Attock Cement

Published 26 Feb, 2026 03:36pm

Pakistan

IHC admits Imran Khan’s plea for sentence suspension in £190m case

Published 26 Feb, 2026 02:04pm

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HUBCO’s Gharo plant set to come online in second half of 2026, eyes 25,000 vehicles annually

Published 26 Feb, 2026 02:49pm

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BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
KMI30

1D 5D 3M 6M 1Y

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 25	279.71
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 25	279.51
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 26	155.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 26	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 26	1.36
Euro to USD / Feb 26	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 25	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 25	6,946.13
Nasdaq / Feb 25	23,152.08
Dow Jones / Feb 25	49,482.15
India Sensex / Feb 26	82,348.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 26	58,632.40
Hang Seng / Feb 26	26,554.78
FTSE 100 / Feb 26	10,820.40
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 26	25,121.89
France CAC40 / Feb 26	8,590.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 25	464,044
Petrol/Litre / Feb 26	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 26	65.61
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 26	5,199.53
Diesel/Litre / Feb 26	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 26	66.04

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Feb 26 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	6.17 ▲ 1 (19.34%)
Media Times Ltd / Feb 26 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	5.89 ▲ 0.65 (12.4%)
Bunnys Limited / Feb 26 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	9.62 ▲ 1 (11.6%)
Hascol Petrol / Feb 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	18.43 ▲ 1.68 (10.03%)
Chenab Ltd / Feb 26 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	11.53 ▲ 1.05 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Capital (R) / Feb 26 LSE Capital Limited.(Right)(LSECLR)	0.36 ▼ -0.39 (-52%)
LOADS Limited (R) / Feb 26 LOADS Limited (Right)(LOADSR1)	0.64 ▼ -0.17 (-20.99%)
TPL Properties / Feb 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7.82 ▼ -0.99 (-11.24%)
Unity Foods Ltd / Feb 26 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	11.85 ▼ -1.32 (-10.02%)
Suhail Jute / Feb 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	87.41 ▼ -9.59 (-9.89%)

Stock	Volume
Unity Foods Ltd / Feb 26 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	71,443,224 ▼ -1.32
B.O.Punjab / Feb 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	38,659,618 ▲ 2.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	35,071,352 ▲ 0.11
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,999,128 ▲ 0.02
TPL Properties / Feb 26 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,850,624 ▼ -0.99

Ticket Wala CEO on transforming Pakistan’s ticketing and events industry

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PM Shehbaz rolls out measures to boost industry, trade and exports

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 25	279.71
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 25	279.51
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 26	155.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 26	0.77
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 26	1.36
Euro to USD / Feb 26	1.18
SOFR % / Feb 25	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 25	6,946.13
Nasdaq / Feb 25	23,152.08
Dow Jones / Feb 25	49,482.15
India Sensex / Feb 26	82,348.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 26	58,632.40
Hang Seng / Feb 26	26,554.78
FTSE 100 / Feb 26	10,820.40
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 26	25,121.89
France CAC40 / Feb 26	8,590.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 19	15,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 25	464,044
Petrol/Litre / Feb 26	258.17
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 26	65.61
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 26	5,199.53
Diesel/Litre / Feb 26	275.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 26	66.04

IMF talks to begin in Islamabad on Monday: ‘We’re in a good position,’ says Aurangzeb

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Investor count surpasses 500,000 at Pakistan Stock Exchange

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Cement financials remain flat

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $16mn to $16.21bn

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Published 26 Feb, 2026 05:45pm

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CCP approves Fauji Cement, KAPCO acquisition of Attock Cement

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the proposed acquisition of Attock Cement Pakistan Limited... Published 26 Feb, 2026 03:36pm

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Updated 26 Feb, 2026 06:43am

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Banks branches to remain open on Feb 28 to facilitate taxpayers

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Ufone-Telenor merger nears completion as 5G spectrum auction approaches

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Rupee records gain against US dollar

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Updated 26 Feb, 2026 06:41pm

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HUBCO’s Gharo plant set to come online in second half of 2026, eyes 25,000 vehicles annually

The IPP is also planning to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure

Published 26 Feb, 2026 02:49pm

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Gold price per tola drops by Rs700 in Pakistan

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Updated 26 Feb, 2026 05:47pm

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Published 26 Feb, 2026 02:04pm

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