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Published 29 Oct, 2026 07:37am

Oil prices fall as peace hopes offset fears of growing Middle East conflict

Brent crude futures declined 82 cents, or 0.7%, to $114.50 a barrel

Business & Finance

Govt hikes petrol price by Rs1.85, diesel by Rs1.75 per litre

Published 28 Oct, 2026 11:00pm

Markets

Dollar steady after Fed hold leaves rate path murky

Published 29 Oct, 2026 07:44am

Markets

Samsung posts record profit in Q3 on AI chip boom

Published 29 Oct, 2026 08:10am

Markets

Fed holds rates steady as it awaits 'accumulation of more information'

Published 28 Oct, 2026 11:18pm

World

US VP Vance contacted top Iran security official: report

Published 29 Oct, 2026 02:25am

World Bank projects 6pc fall in cotton output

Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

World

At least 68 people dead in Spain's second major train crash this year

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 11:34pm

SBP revises instructions on sugar export

Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

SBP rolls out financing framework for SEs and SFs

Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

SME, agri financing: Aurangzeb urges faster loan disbursements

Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

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Oil prices rise about 2% as Yemen fighting stokes supply fears

PSX: buying continues, KSE-100 gains nearly 1,300 points

World Bank sees commodity prices up 23% in 2026 due to Middle East war, other shocks

Govt cuts petrol price by Rs3.19, hikes diesel by Rs2.25 per litre

Power tariff for 200 units to go: New targeted subsidy system being worked out: Leghari

Gold price per tola gains Rs3,500 in Pakistan

SBP’s dollar-buying hunger

Financial statements made mandatory for corporate tax returns

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 28	276.97 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 28	276.77 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 28	158.01 ▲ 0.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 28	0.83 -
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 28	1.33 ▲ 0.0006
Euro to USD / Oct 28	1.11 ▲ 0.0016
SOFR % / Oct 27	3.95 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 28	7,743.98
India Sensex / Oct 28	73,246.03
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 28	63,954.19
Nasdaq / Oct 28	26,549.85
Hang Seng / Oct 28	23,094.83
FTSE 100 / Oct 28	10,694.50
Dow Jones / Oct 28	52,475.10
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 28	25,704.02
France CAC40 / Oct 28	7,886.96

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 29	377.91
Diesel/Litre / Oct 29	399.82
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 28	101.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 28	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 28	364,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 28	4,045.84
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 28	78.15

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 28 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.67 ▲ 0.63 (20.72%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Oct 28 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.34 ▲ 1 (15.77%)
Hira Textile / Oct 28 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	5.61 ▲ 0.71 (14.49%)
Waves Corporation / Oct 28 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	8.95 ▲ 1 (12.58%)
Amtex Ltd / Oct 28 Amtex Limited(AMTEX)	4.35 ▲ 0.46 (11.83%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Oct 28 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	6.62 ▼ -1 (-13.12%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 28 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	146.59 ▼ -16.29 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Oct 28 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,133.86 ▼ -125.98 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	120.79 ▼ -13.42 (-10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 28 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	21.17 ▼ -2.35 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 28 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	58,321,090 ▲ 0.63
TPL Properties / Oct 28 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,349,910 ▲ 0.92
Cnergyico PK / Oct 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	34,763,642 ▲ 0.08
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 28 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	30,325,444 ▲ 2.1
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,690,373 ▲ 0.03

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 28	276.97 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 28	276.77 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 28	158.01 ▲ 0.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 28	0.83 -
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 28	1.33 ▲ 0.0006
Euro to USD / Oct 28	1.11 ▲ 0.0016
SOFR % / Oct 27	3.95 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 28	7,743.98
India Sensex / Oct 28	73,246.03
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 28	63,954.19
Nasdaq / Oct 28	26,549.85
Hang Seng / Oct 28	23,094.83
FTSE 100 / Oct 28	10,694.50
Dow Jones / Oct 28	52,475.10
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 28	25,704.02
France CAC40 / Oct 28	7,886.96

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 29	377.91
Diesel/Litre / Oct 29	399.82
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 28	101.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 28	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 28	364,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 28	4,045.84
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 28	78.15

Oil prices rise about 2% as Yemen fighting stokes supply fears

PSX: buying continues, KSE-100 gains nearly 1,300 points

World Bank sees commodity prices up 23% in 2026 due to Middle East war, other shocks

Govt cuts petrol price by Rs3.19, hikes diesel by Rs2.25 per litre

Power tariff for 200 units to go: New targeted subsidy system being worked out: Leghari

Gold price per tola gains Rs3,500 in Pakistan

SBP’s dollar-buying hunger

Financial statements made mandatory for corporate tax returns

Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan to acquire P&G's Port Qasim assets

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Oil prices fall as peace hopes offset fears of growing Middle East conflict

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HUBC powers ahead as profits climb

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Updated 29 Oct, 2026 06:49am

Forex

Dollar steady after Fed hold leaves rate path murky

The Fed opted to delay any changes to borrowing costs until after next week’s midterm election in a 10-2 decision

Published 29 Oct, 2026 07:44am

Stocks

Asian shares fall as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.7%

Published 29 Oct, 2026 07:49am

BR Research

Pak Datacom Limited: performance and outlook

Pak Datacom Limited (PSX:PAKD) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1992 and was converted...

Updated 29 Oct, 2026 06:55am

Samsung posts record profit in Q3 on AI chip boom

The world's top memory chipmaker reported operating profit of 107.4 trillion won

Published 29 Oct, 2026 08:10am

Forex

Indian rupee eyes mild relief with Asian peers buoyed by 'modestly' dovish Fed

The Indian rupee is expected to open in the 95.14-95.18 range

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Coal procurement: NEPRA unlikely to grant another extension to PQEPCL

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) is unlikely to grant another extension to Port... Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

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PM for completing Alibaba Group-backed AI, digitalisation projects

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SBP’s dollar-buying hunger

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Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited: performance and outlook

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited (PSX: EPCL) was incorporated in Pakistan in 1997. EPCL is a subsidiary of...

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Monetary policy: the Faustian bargain

Pakistan’s central bank has made external stability the organising principle of monetary policy. But with the rupee...

Published 27 Oct, 2026 04:30am

S.S. Oil Mills Limited: performance and outlook

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Updated 27 Oct, 2026 04:54am

Pakistan

Justice Kayani resigns, citing growing control over the judiciary

LAHORE: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday resigned from his office citing health... Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

FCC dismisses pleas challenging ISL Act’s validity

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has dismissed review petitions challenging the constitutional... Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

Minister urges Indian Punjab CM to visit Lahore

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Minorities Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora has formally invited Indian Punjab Chief... Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

Pak–UN Int’l Conference on Leveraging Space Technology held

ISLAMABAD: The Pak–UN International Conference on “Leveraging Space Technology for Early Warning for All (EW4All),... Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

IHC issues notices on plea against travel restrictions on citizens

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices to the secretary of interior, the director of immigration,... Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

Poultry sector: Pakistan, ICARS sign MoU to combat antimicrobial resistance

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Denmark-based International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS) on... Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

World

USA

Haiti postpones first presidential election in a decade to July 2027

The council ‌had ⁠previously planned a first-round presidential vote for ⁠December 13 but later said it ⁠was reviewing its ⁠schedule

Published 29 Oct, 2026 07:57am

Middle East

Iran warns of ‘devastating’ economic fallout from any Israeli attack

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday warned of a devastating economic impact from any new Israeli-led attack, as the votes were... Published 29 Oct, 2026 04:31am

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