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Updated 28 Oct, 2026 04:03pm

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

Benchmark index settles at 165,736.75

Markets

Oil up over 1% as Saudi Arabian refinery attack reignites supply risk concerns

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 04:32pm

Markets

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 04:38pm

Business & Finance

Weir eyes long-term investment in Pakistan’s minerals sector

Published 28 Oct, 2026 03:23pm

Markets

Gold price gains Rs3,500 per tola in Pakistan

Published 28 Oct, 2026 12:16pm

Business & Finance

One-China policy: Pakistan bars Taiwan carriers from airspace: report

Published 28 Oct, 2026 02:47pm

Startup Recorder

Pakistan announces $10 million clean-air startup fund

Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:27pm

Business & Finance

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

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 02:40pm

Markets

Government plans minimum three-year defect liability period for major projects

Published 28 Oct, 2026 01:54pm

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

Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

Business & Finance

APTMA urges FBR to retain Karachi’s CAU amid clearance delays

Published 28 Oct, 2026 12:47pm

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

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Pakistan decides to tighten its AML-CFT regimes

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EPQL urges Nepra, CPPA-G to process invoices under PPA

Gold price gains Rs3,500 per tola in Pakistan

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 27	277 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 27	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 28	157.82 ▼ -0.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 28	0.83 ▲ 0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 28	1.33 ▼ -0.002
Euro to USD / Oct 28	1.11 ▼ -0.0012
SOFR % / Oct 26	3.93 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 28	72,952.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 28	64,087.42
Hang Seng / Oct 28	23,062.60
FTSE 100 / Oct 28	10,651.98
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 28	25,590.77
France CAC40 / Oct 28	7,903.29
S&P 500 / Oct 27	7,722.60
Nasdaq / Oct 27	26,477.81
Dow Jones / Oct 27	52,377.57

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 28	376.06
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 28	101.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 28	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 28	364,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 28	4,033.94
Diesel/Litre / Oct 28	398.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 28	77.80

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Waves Corporation / Oct 28 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	8.95 ▲ 1 (12.58%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Oct 28 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7 ▲ 0.66 (10.41%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Oct 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	42.11 ▲ 3.83 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 28 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	62 ▲ 5.64 (10.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 28 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	106.58 ▲ 9.69 (10%)

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
Cnergyico PK / Oct 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,492,842 ▲ 0.13
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 28 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	13,375,510 ▲ 1.67
TPL Properties / Oct 28 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13,163,079 ▲ 0.41
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,201,964 ▼ -0.02
Media Times Ltd / Oct 28 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	9,163,242 ▲ 0.54

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 27	277 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 27	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 28	157.82 ▼ -0.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 28	0.83 ▲ 0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 28	1.33 ▼ -0.002
Euro to USD / Oct 28	1.11 ▼ -0.0012
SOFR % / Oct 26	3.93 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Oct 28	72,952.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 28	64,087.42
Hang Seng / Oct 28	23,062.60
FTSE 100 / Oct 28	10,651.98
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 28	25,590.77
France CAC40 / Oct 28	7,903.29
S&P 500 / Oct 27	7,722.60
Nasdaq / Oct 27	26,477.81
Dow Jones / Oct 27	52,377.57

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 28	376.06
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 28	101.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 28	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 28	364,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 28	4,033.94
Diesel/Litre / Oct 28	398.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 28	77.80

Oil up over 1% as Saudi Arabian refinery attack reignites supply risk concerns

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

SBP’s dollar-buying hunger

Financial statements made mandatory for corporate tax returns

Pakistan decides to tighten its AML-CFT regimes

World Bank links USD600m financing to wheat, sugar trade reforms

EPQL urges Nepra, CPPA-G to process invoices under PPA

Gold price gains Rs3,500 per tola in Pakistan

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SBP’s dollar-buying hunger

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Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

Currency

Rupee registers gain against US dollar

Settles at 276.77

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 04:38pm

Industry

Weir eyes long-term investment in Pakistan’s minerals sector

The company will participate in the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 (PMIF’26) as a platinum sponsor

Published 28 Oct, 2026 03:23pm

BR Research

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited: performance and outlook

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

Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

One-China policy: Pakistan bars Taiwan carriers from airspace: report

Taiwanese carriers began re-routing flights over the weekend, says Bloomberg

Published 28 Oct, 2026 02:47pm

Government plans minimum three-year defect liability period for major projects

Meeting also discussed the proposed Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) Bill

Published 28 Oct, 2026 01:54pm

Companies

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

The company has entered into an asset purchase agreement with P&G

Updated 28 Oct, 2026 02:40pm

Industry

APTMA urges FBR to retain Karachi’s CAU amid clearance delays

APTMA said that the relocation of CAU to Islamabad would further aggravate problems

Published 28 Oct, 2026 12:47pm

Commodities

Gold price gains Rs3,500 per tola in Pakistan

International rate of gold gains $35 to reach $4,031 per ounce

Published 28 Oct, 2026 12:16pm

BR Research

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

S.S Oil Mills limited (PSX: SSOM) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1990. The principal...

Updated 27 Oct, 2026 04:54am

Keeping lights on gets pricier by the day

Pakistan’s power generation is growing, but the cost of meeting demand is rising much faster. September brought...

Updated 26 Oct, 2026 06:59am

Beco Steel Limited: performance and outlook

Beco Steel Limited (PSX: BECO) was formerly known as Ravi Textile Mills and is incorporated in Pakistan as a public...

Updated 26 Oct, 2026 07:14am

Pakistan

Pakistan strikes Afghan Taliban posts after cross-border attack

ISLAMABAD: At least one civilian was killed and five members of the same family were injured when a mortar shell... Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

Dar reaffirms support for Kashmiris on ‘Kashmir Black Day’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday renewed its political, moral and diplomatic support for the people of Indian... Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

Abolition of PL: PM has sought another seven to 10 days, says JI

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan chief, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz... Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

Failed ‘long march’, KP emergency: PTI lawmakers question leadership

ISLAMABAD: The failure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) October 4 long march and its lack of a clear response to... Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

New provinces: Bilawal calls for a ‘full stop’ to conversations

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the restored historic Spencer Eye... Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am

Damage to goods, raw materials caused by fire: Losses not covered under Sec 8(1)(a) of ST Act, 1990: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that the loss of goods due to damage or the loss of raw materials in a fire is not... Published 28 Oct, 2026 04:46am