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Islamabad: prices of kitchen items show rising trend

Updated 18 Oct, 2026 07:06am

ISLAMABAD: The prices of essential kitchen items have increased this week compared with the previous week, a survey...

Palm oil posts gains on bargain buying

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures climbed on Friday, supported by bargain buying and strong export demand as cargo...

Arabica coffee touches one-month high

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

NEW YORK: Arabica coffee futures on ICE rallied to a one-month high on Friday as market participants grew nervous...

PMEX daily trading report

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

KARACHI: On Thursday, at PMEX, the total traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS, Indices, and Agricultural commodities...

Iron ore rebounds on dip buying, improving steel margins

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

SHANGHAI: Iron ore prices rebounded on Friday after touching more than two-year lows the day before, aided by a raft...

Copper leads base metals higher ahead of LME Week

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

LONDON: Copper prices led other base metals higher on Friday as a weaker dollar offered support, while equity...

Gold set for a weekly drop as traders assess Fed signals

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

LONDON: Gold prices were set for a weekly loss as traders weighed the prospect of further Federal Reserve rate hikes...

Japanese rubber futures higher

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

SHANGHAI: Japanese rubber futures rose on Friday, supported by a rebound in Chinese tyre production and a firmer...

India gold swings to premium as lower prices lift jewellery demand

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

BENGALURU: Gold traded at a premium in India this week for the first time in more than three months as a pullback in...

Gold price per tola fall by Rs1,600 in Pakistan

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 10:09pm

International rate of gold declines by $16 to reach $4,165 per ounce

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.04pc

Published 17 Oct, 2026 04:52am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended on October 16, 2026 recorded a slight...

Copper leads base metals higher ahead of LME Week

Published 16 Oct, 2026 06:31pm

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.9% to $14,480 a metric ton

Palm oil posts over 3% weekly gains

Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:28pm

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract fell 0.86%

NBP inks MoU with PowerChina arm for green financing collaboration

Published 16 Oct, 2026 04:46pm

National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PowerChina|Integrity Energy...

Gold rate in Pakistan rises by Rs2,800 per tola

Published 16 Oct, 2026 04:17pm

International rate of gold up by $28 to reach $4,181 per ounce

Soybeans set for weekly loss as US harvest outweighs China buying

Published 16 Oct, 2026 11:49am

Corn edged higher but was marginally down for the week, while wheat slipped

China sets 2027 import tariff-rate quotas for wheat, rice, corn and cotton

Published 16 Oct, 2026 11:47am

Import tariff-rate quotas for rice, corn and cotton were also kept unchanged at 5.32 million tons, 7.2 million tons and 894,000 tons

London copper ticks up but heads for weekly loss

Published 16 Oct, 2026 11:45am

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.3% to $14,383.50 a metric ton

Iron ore rebounds from two-year low on dip buying, improving steel margins

Published 16 Oct, 2026 11:39am

The most-traded iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose 0.22% to 673.5 yuan a metric ton

India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $384-$389 per ton

Copper hits 10-day low on profit-taking as supply worries ease

Published 15 Oct, 2026 03:52pm

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange shed 1.2% to $14,314 a metric ton

Gold prices remain unchanged in Pakistan

Published 15 Oct, 2026 03:50pm

Price of silver decreases by Rs212 to reach Rs6,148 per tola

Palm oil slips as weaker rival oils outweigh strong export outlook

Published 15 Oct, 2026 03:40pm

Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract fell 1.98%

Chicago soybeans fall on active harvests despite China buying demand

Published 15 Oct, 2026 11:53am

CBOT wheat fell 0.7% to $6.68-1/4 a bushel and CBOT corn slipped 0.4% to $4.79 a bushel

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 16	277.11 ▼ -0.05
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 16	276.91 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 16	158.02 ▼ -0.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 16	0.82 ▼ -0.0038
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 16	1.33 ▲ 0.0054
Euro to USD / Oct 16	1.12 ▲ 0.0024
SOFR % / Oct 15	3.89 ▲ 0.01
UK LIBOR % / Dec 5	4.96 -

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 16	7,659.44
India Sensex / Oct 16	74,729.27
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 16	65,324.29
Nasdaq / Oct 16	26,140.03
Hang Seng / Oct 16	24,186.83
FTSE 100 / Oct 16	10,881.90
Dow Jones / Oct 16	52,002.41
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 16	25,622.61
France CAC40 / Oct 16	7,956.70

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 18	390.23
Diesel/Litre / Oct 18	396.96
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 16	101.41
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 16	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 16	377,774
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 16	4,165.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 16	80

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 16 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Atlas Battery / Oct 16 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	175.82 ▲ 15.98 (10%)
Bolan Casting / Oct 16 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	77.33 ▲ 7.03 (10%)
Bannu Woollen / Oct 16 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	66.19 ▲ 6.02 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Oct 16 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	68.95 ▲ 6.27 (10%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 16 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	22.22 ▲ 2.02 (10%)
Exide (PAK) / Oct 16 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	424.51 ▲ 38.59 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 16 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	65.02 ▲ 5.91 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 16 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	510.87 ▲ 46.44 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 16 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	191.50 ▲ 17.41 (10%)

Stock	Price
Shahtaj Textile / Oct 16 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	135.55 ▼ -18.86 (-12.21%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Oct 16 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.14 ▼ -2.24 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 16 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	34.65 ▼ -3.85 (-10%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 16 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	55.42 ▼ -6.16 (-10%)
Kohat Textile / Oct 16 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	104.16 ▼ -11.57 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 16 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	100.33 ▼ -11.15 (-10%)
Century Insurance (R) / Oct 16 Century Insurance Company Limited (Right)(CENIR)	22.43 ▼ -2.49 (-9.99%)
Data Agro / Oct 16 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	114.32 ▼ -12.39 (-9.78%)
Ghandhara Tyre / Oct 16 Ghandhara Tyre & Rubber Company Limited(GTYR)	26.49 ▼ -2.83 (-9.65%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Oct 16 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	57.59 ▼ -6.08 (-9.55%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,424,845 ▲ 3.19
Cnergyico PK / Oct 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,138,368 ▲ 0.05
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,980,081 ▲ 0.18
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Oct 16 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	15,691,917 ▲ 0.37
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Oct 16 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	12,304,071 ▲ 0.13
Treet Battery / Oct 16 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	12,042,605 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,026,198 ▼ -0.02
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 16 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	8,792,570 ▼ -0.07
MACPAC Films / Oct 16 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	8,762,417 ▼ -11.15
Saif Power Ltd. / Oct 16 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	8,457,304 ▲ 0.35

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