Markets / Energy

Oil rises on Middle East supply worries

Published 21 Oct, 2026 07:30am

Brent crude futures rose 85 cents, or 0.78%, to $109.64 per barrel

Brent falls

Published 21 Oct, 2026 02:29am

HOUSTON: Oil prices settled down after touching a five-month high on Tuesday as traders weighed a meeting between...

US natgas falls on mild weather outlook

Published 21 Oct, 2026 02:29am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures slid to a more than two-week low on Tuesday as forecasts for warmer-than-normal...

Brent slips in choppy session as investors weigh attacks on ships, Saudi energy

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 08:57pm

Brent crude futures fell 67 cents or 0.61% to $108.88

US natgas falls on milder weather outlook

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell on Monday as forecasts for milder October weather reduced expectations for...

Oil slips from five-month highs with Hormuz crossings, Russian sanctions waiver in focus

Updated 19 Oct, 2026 08:14pm

Brent crude futures fell $1.72, or 1.6%, to $108.14 a barrel

Oil lifts Saudi bourse; Egypt tumbles

Published 19 Oct, 2026 02:10am

DUBAI: Gulf markets ended mixed on Sunday as geopolitical tensions weighed. Saudi Arabia was lifted by higher oil...

US natural gas prices fall on mild weather, lower demand view

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell about 4 percent to a one-week low on Friday on continued mild weather,...

Oil touches USD110 a barrel for first time since May

Published 17 Oct, 2026 06:57am

HOUSTON: Brent touched USD110 a barrel for the first time since May on Friday on worries that escalating tensions in...

Festive demand drives India's diesel sales in October, data shows

Published 16 Oct, 2026 04:30pm

Rising festival demand and subsidized state fuel prices are driving a significant increase in India's diesel consumption

Iraq says lost USD60bn as Mideast war hits oil exports

Published 17 Oct, 2026 07:00am

BAGHDAD: Iraq has lost around USD60 billion during the Middle East war, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on...

Oil prices gain more than 3%, heading for weekly gain with focus on Middle East supply

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 12:08pm

Brent crude futures were up $3.41, or 3.2%, at $109.34

Brent steady as US weighs easing curbs on global ‘shadow fleet’

Published 16 Oct, 2026 06:52am

HOUSTON: Brent crude was little changed on Thursday as investors weighed possible US steps to ease restrictions on...

Petrol price cut by Rs3.63, HSD’s hiked by 31 paise

Published 16 Oct, 2026 06:50am

ISLAMABAD: In its daily revision, the government on Thursday announced fuel prices for October 16. As per a...

US natgas futures rise

Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:31am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures climbed about 2 percent on Thursday on a smaller-than-expected storage build, a...

Azerbaijan says January-September oil output hit 19.9mn tons

Published 15 Oct, 2026 11:29am

Exports of oil with condensate were 15.5 million tons

Oil prices slips as US weighs easing sanctions on 'shadow fleet'

Updated 15 Oct, 2026 05:29pm

International benchmark lost $1.15, or 1.1%, to $104.91 a barrel

Oil prices gain on attacks in Saudi Arabia

Published 15 Oct, 2026 04:57am

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco’s headquarters and Iran said it was...

Petrol price up by Rs1.20, HSD’s down by 17 paise

Published 15 Oct, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: Despite falling global oil prices, the price of petrol has increased by Rs1.20 to reach Rs393.86 per...

US natgas futures ease on mild weather

Published 15 Oct, 2026 04:57am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures eased on Wednesday on a small increase in daily output and forecasts for mild...

PD says no fresh CCI approval needed for DISCO privatisation

Published 14 Oct, 2026 12:38pm

Response comes amid scrutiny of the federal government’s authority to privatise power utilities

China's crude stocks slump despite slight rise in September import rate

Published 14 Oct, 2026 11:56am

China's September seaborne crude oil imports stood at 7.6 million bpd

Oil prices steady after gains on Iran's new tactics to target tankers

Updated 14 Oct, 2026 07:52pm

Brent crude futures were up 13 cents at $105.56 a barrel

Oil prices mixed

Updated 14 Oct, 2026 05:24am

NEW YORK: Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as hopes the US-Russia diesel deal could free up more supplies from...

Petrol price cut by Rs2.71, HSD’s by 3 paise

Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

ISLAMABAD: With the ease in international oil prices, the government on Tuesday announced reduction in daily fuel...

US natgas futures steady as milder outlook offsets output drop

Published 14 Oct, 2026 04:31am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures held steady on Tuesday as bearish forecasts for milder weather and less demand over...

Oil prices ease as traders monitor Russian diesel deal, Saudi attacks

Updated 13 Oct, 2026 04:39pm

Brent crude futures were down $2.02, or 1.89%, to $104.63 a barrel

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 20	277.07 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 20	276.87 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 20	158.17 ▼ -0.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 20	0.83 ▼ -0.0006
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 20	1.34 ▲ 0.0061
Euro to USD / Oct 20	1.12 ▲ 0.0019
SOFR % / Oct 21	3.88 -

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 21	64,823.55
Hang Seng / Oct 21	23,829.42
S&P 500 / Oct 20	7,712.57
Nasdaq / Oct 20	26,424.82
FTSE 100 / Oct 20	10,733
Dow Jones / Oct 20	52,495.88
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 20	25,304.42
France CAC40 / Oct 20	7,838.49
India Sensex / Oct 19	73,852.90

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 21	381.14
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 21	4,119.81
Diesel/Litre / Oct 21	389.27
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 20	101.79
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 20	18,380
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 20	373,316
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 20	80.88

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Grays Leasing / Oct 21 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	36.47 ▲ 3.32 (10.02%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	106.32 ▲ 9.67 (10.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 21 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	70.81 ▲ 6.44 (10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,571.06 ▲ 142.82 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 21 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	109.52 ▲ 9.96 (10%)
TPL Insurance / Oct 21 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	60.73 ▲ 5.52 (10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 21 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	16.06 ▲ 1.46 (10%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 21 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	27.22 ▲ 2.41 (9.71%)
Dewan Textile / Oct 21 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	10.16 ▲ 0.89 (9.6%)
Diamond Ind. / Oct 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	79 ▲ 6.47 (8.92%)

Stock	Price
Prosperity Weav / Oct 21 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	51.30 ▼ -5.81 (-10.17%)
Fateh Ind. / Oct 21 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	372.42 ▼ -41.38 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.14 ▼ -8.13 (-10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 21 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	53.78 ▼ -5.97 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Oct 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	77.55 ▼ -8.33 (-9.7%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 21 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	35.25 ▼ -3.75 (-9.62%)
Reliance Weaving / Oct 21 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	157.01 ▼ -14.53 (-8.47%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Oct 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.64 ▼ -0.7 (-8.39%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 21 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.61 ▼ -2.18 (-7.84%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Oct 21 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.19 ▼ -1.57 (-7.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,363,766 ▲ 1.66
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 21 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	10,961,725 ▼ -0.02
Cnergyico PK / Oct 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	9,858,981 ▲ 0.21
MACPAC Films / Oct 21 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	7,351,060 ▼ -8.13
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 21 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3,977,614 ▲ 2.41
Nishat ChunPow / Oct 21 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	3,510,216 ▲ 3.05
TPL Trakker Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	2,791,562 ▲ 2.24
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,739,582 ▲ 0.01
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	2,464,449 ▲ 0.32
Zuma Resources / Oct 21 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	2,073,028 ▼ -0.04

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