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Brent crude hits more than five-month high on concern over Middle East escalation

Updated 23 Oct, 2026 04:55pm

Brent crude futures gained $1.40, or 1.2%, to $114.57 a barrel

Oil prices hit five-month high

Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed about 4 percent to a five-month high on Thursday after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia...

Petrol price cut by Rs1.60, HSD’s hiked by Rs1.64

Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: In the latest daily price review for October 23, the government on Thursday decreased the price of petrol...

OGDC commences gas condensate production from Bitrism East-1 Well in Khairpur

Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:26am

ISLAMABAD: Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has commenced gas and condensate production from its...

US natgas prices hold near two-month

Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures held near a two-month low on Thursday as the market waited for direction from a...

OGDCL initiates hydrocarbon production at Khairpur’s exploratory well

Published 22 Oct, 2026 02:32pm

Production is expected to be progressively ramped up as the well flow stabilises, says OGDC

Oil hits five-month high as Houthi attacks stoke supply fears

Updated 22 Oct, 2026 08:42pm

Brent futures rose $2.42, or 2.2%, to $111.24 a barrel

US natural gas slides to four-week low

Published 22 Oct, 2026 06:02am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures slid to a four-week low on Wednesday as forecasts for mild weather through early...

Petrol price cut by Rs2.71, HSD’s hiked by 31 paise

Published 22 Oct, 2026 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: In the latest daily price review, petrol retail prices have slightly decreased by Rs 2.71 to Rs 379.31...

Oil prices steady as investors weigh progress on Russia-Ukraine talks against falling US oil stocks

Updated 21 Oct, 2026 09:08pm

Brent crude futures gained 27 cents, or 0.2%, to $109.04 a 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

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 23	277.02 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 23	276.82 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 23	156.96 ▲ 0.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 23	0.82 ▲ 0.0022
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 23	1.34 ▼ -0.0016
Euro to USD / Oct 23	1.12 ▼ -0.0009
SOFR % / Oct 22	3.90 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 23	72,724.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 23	62,582.58
Hang Seng / Oct 23	23,199.02
FTSE 100 / Oct 23	10,687.50
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 23	25,235.79
France CAC40 / Oct 23	7,759.02
S&P 500 / Oct 22	7,663.43
Nasdaq / Oct 22	26,008.86
Dow Jones / Oct 22	52,867.98

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 24	377.71
Diesel/Litre / Oct 24	393.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 23	100.83
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 23	18,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 23	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 23	4,016.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 23	80.81

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 23 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	0.78 ▲ 0.19 (32.2%)
JS Rental REIT / Oct 23 JS Rental REIT(JSRR)	11.62 ▲ 1.06 (10.04%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 23 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	26.25 ▲ 2.39 (10.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 23 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	30.75 ▲ 2.8 (10.02%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 23 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.44 ▲ 1.77 (10.02%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	36.04 ▲ 3.28 (10.01%)
Cordoba Logistics / Oct 23 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	29.68 ▲ 2.7 (10.01%)
Itanz Technologies / Oct 23 Itanz Technologies Limited(ITANZ)	36.49 ▲ 3.32 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Oct 23 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	73.10 ▲ 6.65 (10.01%)
SPEL Ltd / Oct 23 SPEL Limited(SPEL)	41.86 ▲ 3.81 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Fib. / Oct 23 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	60.83 ▼ -6.76 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 23 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,555.35 ▼ -172.82 (-10%)
MACPAC Films / Oct 23 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	59.25 ▼ -6.58 (-10%)
Masood Textile / Oct 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	156.58 ▼ -17.4 (-10%)
Unilever Foods / Oct 23 Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited(UPFL)	26,192.90 ▼ -2910.31 (-10%)
Paramount Spinning / Oct 23 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.19 ▼ -1.02 (-9.99%)
Next Capital / Oct 23 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	16.55 ▼ -1.83 (-9.96%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Oct 23 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	123.40 ▼ -13.6 (-9.93%)
Dynea Pakistan / Oct 23 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	277.50 ▼ -30.43 (-9.88%)
Kohinoor Power / Oct 23 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	20.01 ▼ -2.01 (-9.13%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 23 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	32,638,914 ▲ 0.26
MACPAC Films / Oct 23 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26,668,373 ▼ -6.58
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,463,738 ▼ -0.94
Cnergyico PK / Oct 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,342,045 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,760,152 -
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 23 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16,471,972 ▲ 1.08
LSE Financial Serv.(R) / Oct 23 LSE Financial Services Limited Right(LSEFSLR)	12,561,243 ▲ 0.19
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Oct 23 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	10,349,000 ▼ -0.05
Thatta Cement / Oct 23 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,956,118 ▲ 2.06
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 23 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	8,529,558 ▼ -0.14

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