Rehan Ayub

Markets

SBP mulls discontinuing Rs10 currency note over rising production cost

One year required to introduce new currency notes into circulation, SBP deputy governor tells Senate panel

Updated 25 Aug, 2026 09:42pm

Markets

Pakistan's top 10 listed companies: FY26 market cap leaders on the PSX

PSX ended FY26 on strong note as macroeconomic stability under IMF-backed programme bolstered investor confidence and extended stock market rally

Updated 17 Jul, 2026 04:12pm

Markets

Pakistan stocks end FY26 on a high as KSE-100 jumps 44%

Benchmark index records 335% gain in three fiscal years (FY24, FY25 and FY26)

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 03:01am

Technology

Telecom bill: govt panel rules out access to private property without consent

Controversy centred on newly introduced provision that proposed fines of up to Rs50mn against property owners, tenants, landlords, or institutions that refuse or obstruct Right of Way access for telecom infrastructure

Published 24 Jun, 2026 10:35pm

Business & Finance

NA panel calls for action against defaulting OMCs on levy payments

Pakistan govt has set Rs1.677trn target in petroleum levy in FY2026-27

Published 20 Jun, 2026 10:02pm

Business & Finance

Senate, NA finance committees raise concerns over 'ambitious' revenue target for FY27

Govt aims to collect Rs15.26trn through FBR in coming fiscal year

Published 13 Jun, 2026 09:45pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s power crisis decades in the making, not just war fallout: study

Crisis stems from decades of over-reliance on imported fossil fuel, rigid long-term gas contracts, and absence of energy storage infrastructure, study says

Published 05 May, 2026 11:30pm

Markets

Up to 25 kW: NEPRA removes licence requirement for small solar users

Development comes two days after Power Division requested NEPRA to abolish application fee and eliminate licence requirement for solar users with systems of 25 kilowatts or less

Updated 28 Apr, 2026 09:43pm

Markets

K-Electric share price surges 7.58% on day CEO resigns

Stock price hit intra-day high of Rs9.16 - highest in past one year

Updated 06 Feb, 2026 09:15pm

Business & Finance

Post PIA’s successful sell-off: Privatisation Commission seeks annual budget hike

PC aims strengthening institutional capacity, expediting privatisation process

Updated 31 Jan, 2026 02:20pm

Markets

Precious metals rally in 2025: silver rockets 130% in Pakistan

Gold follows with 68% return to investors in 2025

Published 03 Jan, 2026 06:49pm

Business & Finance

Efforts being made to impose taxes on imported electric vehicles, Senate panel told

Govt aims to reduce transport sector’s import bill of $9 billion

Published 29 Dec, 2025 08:54pm

Pakistan

Solarisation in Pakistan: affordability remains binding constraint, says study

Equity gap represents not just market failure but fundamental challenge to equitable energy transition

Published 23 Dec, 2025 10:12pm

Markets

Pakistan’s central bank reserves hit 3.9-year high on IMF inflow

State Bank of Pakistan received $1.2bn tranche from International Monetary Fund last week

Updated 18 Dec, 2025 10:44pm

Markets

Pakistan’s solar rush unlocked $17-19bn in private investment in 8 years: study

In FY25 alone, solar mobilised $5-6bn, emerging as one of Pakistan’s strongest channels of private capital, study ‘The Many Dividends of Solar Rush in Pakistan’ says

Published 12 Dec, 2025 10:31pm

Perspectives

Pakistan gets Trump’s public favour but India is getting all the investment

Major US tech firms are pouring billions into India this year even though Trump has repeatedly shown his displeasure with the country

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 02:10pm

Markets

Pakistan govt completes PHL settlements with ‘largest-ever debt market transaction’

Economic Coordination Committee had approved issuance of guarantee amounting to Rs659.6 billion for winding up of Power Holding Limited

Published 10 Dec, 2025 10:13pm

Business & Finance

Nepra approves flat Rs22.98 rate for industrial, agricultural electricity consumers

In October 2025, PM Shehbaz Sharif announced that industries and agricultural sector would be provided additional electricity at subsidised rates over next three years

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 11:00pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks US support to engage IMF, World Bank on energy reforms

Govt will not procure power in future, says Awais Ahmed Leghari

Published 08 Dec, 2025 10:07pm

Business & Finance

Mining sector: Turkiye eyes ‘long-term, mutually beneficial’ partnerships with Pakistan

Ministerial delegation from Pakistan to visit Turkiye soon to explore cooperation between two countries in energy, power sectors

Published 02 Dec, 2025 09:00pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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