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Petroleum minister consults industry on daily fuel pricing reform

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Saturday held consultations with oil industry stakeholders on the proposed...

Gold price per tola gains Rs2,400 in Pakistan

10-gram gold sold at Rs363,713

Pakistan-Iran trade can hit $10bn, says FPCCI

Bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran could soar to $10 billion annually, driven by stronger industrial partnerships and streamlined banking channels

Oil prices surge over 4pc

Aurangzeb seeks to reduce bank lending reliance

Petrol price surges by Rs5.44, HSD’s by Rs31.05

Power generation drops 2.5pc in June

Bawany Sugar Mills: SC upholds FBR’s input tax adjustment rejection decision

USD440m pharma deals signed: PM assures China of protecting citizens, investment

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Where the Margalla Hills meet the future: Faisal Hills is rewriting the rules of urban living

Published 18 Jul, 2026 08:25pm

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Telecom Italia board backs Poste’s takeover offer

Published 19 Jul, 2026 02:23am

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India's Tata Technologies posts quarterly profit rise, retains revenue forecast

Published 17 Jul, 2026 08:20pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Money / Banking

India’s ICICI Bank reports 15.9pc rise in Q1 profit

India's ICICI Bank reports 15.9% rise in Q1 profit, beats estimates

India's HDFC Bank reports 5% rise in Q1 profit, meeting estimates

Taxes

Updated ST Act, Federal Excise Act issued

High energy costs, taxes biggest hurdles to investment in Pakistan, says Arif Habib

PM directs FBR to strengthen engagement with Karachi business community

Industry

‘Karachi Safe City Project’ crucial for economic stability: PHMA

PBF announces new office-bearers for Faisalabad

Global trade: FPCCI for empowering women entrepreneurs: VP

Statistics

Record remittances fail to offset import surge as Pakistan posts $139mn C/A deficit in FY26

Pakistan's car sales surge 39% in FY26

Overseas Pakistanis send $41.6bn in FY26 as SBP ends incentive schemes

Real Estate

China new home prices decline at slower pace in June

China new home prices fall at slowest monthly pace in a year in April

China Evergrande founder pleads guilty to fraud in Shenzhen court, Xinhua reports

Interest Rates

Pakistan inflation hits 11.1% in June 2026

SBP releases MPC calendar for FY27, doubles press briefings

BMPP concerned at Rs8tn interest payment

Budgets

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Budget 2026-27: NA passes Finance Bill 2026 amid opposition walkout

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 11:15pm

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Sindh presents Rs3.56tn provincial budget for FY2026-27 amid opposition walkout

Updated 17 Jun, 2026 09:39pm

Business & Finance

Punjab cabinet approves FY27 budget

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Money & Banking

India's ICICI Bank reports 15.9% rise in Q1 profit, beats estimates

Indian banks have seen a pickup in loan growth since April, with demand for personal credit and loans against gold rising

Published 18 Jul, 2026 03:21pm

Money & Banking

India's HDFC Bank reports 5% rise in Q1 profit, meeting estimates

The Mumbai-based bank reports a standalone net profit of 190.60 billion Indian rupees for the quarter ended June 30

Published 18 Jul, 2026 03:16pm

Money & Banking

India's Yes Bank reports 34% jump in profit on higher loan growth

The lender posted a net profit of 10.7 billion Indian rupees for the three months ended June 30

Published 18 Jul, 2026 02:58pm

Retail price tax regime: FBR exempts select POS-compliant retailers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has excluded certain categories of supply of goods, made by digitally...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 06:56am

Money & Banking

India's Kotak bank reports 26% jump in Q1 profit, beats estimates

The country’s fourth-largest private lender’s standalone net profit rose 26% to 41.23 billion rupees ($428.23 million) for the quarter ended June 30

Published 18 Jul, 2026 01:59pm

FY26 C/A posts USD139m deficit

KARACHI: Pakistan successfully met its FY26 current account target, with the deficit contained at USD 139 million,...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Commodities

China's June aluminium imports fall as higher overseas prices curb flow

Benchmark three-month aluminium on the LME hit a four-year high of $3,724 a ton

Published 18 Jul, 2026 11:24am

Taxes

Updated ST Act, Federal Excise Act issued

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday issued updated Sales Tax Act, 1990 and Federal Excise Act,...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Change in tax offices nomenclature: FBR transfers 52 IRS officers in major shuffle

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has created and re-designated Inland Revenue Field Formations and...

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Energy

New prices come into effect at midnight

Published 17 Jul, 2026 11:55pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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