Shahab Jafry

Opinion

Sure, bonds are safe again

Perhaps the dollar is trying to tell us something. It has climbed to its highest level in two months even as oil has...

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:47am

Opinion

Another fine mess for the Fed

My Wednesday deadline means I must always file my column just before important economic and financial announcements...

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

Opinion

The shock has stopped shocking

Perhaps the strangest thing about Brent crossing $100 again is how unsurprising it has begun to feel. Six months...

Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am

Opinion

Smile! The bond market is watching

So perhaps the red flag we have been watching in global bond markets for the past few weeks has finally stopped...

Updated 03 Sep, 2026 06:36am

Opinion

Bond market wants its pound of flesh

So perhaps global bond markets were trying to tell us something after all. For the past few months, long-dated...

Published 20 Aug, 2026 04:19am

Opinion

The fog of peace

What if the most revealing measure of Donald Trump’s elusive peace with Iran is no longer found in diplomatic...

Published 13 Aug, 2026 02:16am

Opinion

When the safe haven needs saving

For decades, financial markets have operated on one assumption so deeply embedded that few investors ever thought to...

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 06:23am

Opinion

When markets smell stagflation

Relief can be remarkably expensive. Only a few weeks ago, financial markets were celebrating what appeared to be the...

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:41am

Opinion

The conviction paradox

There is something rather unusual happening in financial markets. The more uncertain the future of artificial...

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 07:17am

Opinion

So, is it really “over”?

The first casualty of war is often certainty. The second, increasingly, appears to be financial markets. President...

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

Opinion

Banking on peace already?

Oil markets have spent the past week behaving as though the worst is over. Brent crude has surrendered much of its...

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

Opinion

Time to put the Greenspan Put to rest?

The timing is difficult to ignore. In the same week that Alan Greenspan died at the age of 100, markets found...

Published 25 Jun, 2026 05:32am

Opinion

Can oil derail AI?

The US-Israeli war on Iran has already produced a surprisingly long list of unintended consequences. Shipping routes...

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 06:56am

Opinion

The yen warning

The yen’s slide back to 160 against the dollar may look like a Japanese problem. Tokyo certainly thinks it is....

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:49am

Opinion

When bond markets stop believing

Global bond markets are beginning to ask the question equity investors would rather postpone: what happens when...

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

Opinion

The return of bond vigilantes

Bond markets are beginning to sound like they have finally run out of patience. British long-dated gilt yields...

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

Opinion

Pricing headlines

Oil traders are once again behaving as though peace has broken out somewhere between a White House briefing and a...

Published 07 May, 2026 02:13am

Opinion

Pricing peace too early?

Markets appear to have made up their mind faster than the war itself. Equities are back near pre-war levels, oil has...

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

Opinion

Pricing peace, ignoring risk

Two headlines framed the week in a way markets are still trying to reconcile. Pakistan preparing to host a second...

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

Opinion

Ceasefire, credit and the cost of illusion

Markets have swung back toward relief with almost mechanical precision, but relief is a trade, not a verdict. Oil...

Published 09 Apr, 2026 05:48am

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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