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Business & Finance - 2025-12-31

Energy

Residual fuel fills Venezuela’s storage tanks as exports cut to minimum, sources say

US blockade has reduced residual fuel exports

Updated 01 Jan, 2026 11:16am

Business & Finance

Govt cuts petrol by Rs10.28, diesel by Rs8.57 per litre for next fortnight

New prices will be effective from January 1, 2026

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:06pm

Business & Finance

Swat Serena Hotel to cease operations from Jan 1, 2026

The management expresses gratitude to its guests, partners, and associates for their continued support over the years

Updated 31 Dec, 2025 09:59pm

Stocks

Sri Lankan benchmark’s annual gains soften in third straight year of rise

Benchmark rose about 42% in 2025, compared to a near-50% climb in 2024

Published 31 Dec, 2025 07:40pm

Stocks

Egyptian bourse surpasses Gulf peers in 2025; oil weighs on Saudi

Dubai’s main share index gained 0.5% a day after recording its biggest intraday fall in more than six months

Published 31 Dec, 2025 07:36pm

Commodities

Copper retreats at year-end after 2025’s record rally

Benchmark three-month copper on the LME lost 0.7% to $12,465 a metric ton

Published 31 Dec, 2025 07:14pm

Stocks

Earnings, policy support set to lift Indian equities after 2025 underperformance

Nifty 50 and Sensex advanced about 10.5% and 9.1%, respectively

Published 31 Dec, 2025 07:10pm

Financial

Record central bank intervention buys Indian bonds limited relief going into 2026

Benchmark 10-year yield ended at 6.5881% on Wednesday

Published 31 Dec, 2025 07:05pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan economy to maintain ‘positive momentum’, LSM to recover, says Finance ministry

Govt expects inflation to remain in range of 5.5-6.5% in December

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:59pm

Markets

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Consumer Price Index up 2.1% year-on-year in December

This is broadly in line with expectations. We expect inflation to be 2.4% in January and hover between 2%-3% for the first half of next year

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:57pm

Companies

India grants Vodafone Idea moratorium on telecom dues

The five-year moratorium gives the company recovery time. The Street anticipated a waiver of some sort, but that has not happened

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:49pm

Forex

Indian rupee drops for second straight month but RBI support curbs losses

Indian rupee settled at 89.87 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, down 0.1% on the day

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:45pm

Commodities

Palm oil ends with nearly 9% loss for 2025

Benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the BMDE lost 20 ringgit, or 0.49%, to 4,050 ringgit a metric ton

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:42pm

Stocks

Indian shares advance in year’s final session to trim monthly losses

Nifty 50 index rose 0.74% to 26,129.60 and the BSE Sensex index gained 0.64% to 85,220.60

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:38pm

Markets

India’s April-November fiscal deficit at 62.3% of 2025/26 target

India has set the fiscal deficit target for 2025/26 at 4.4% of the GDP, or 15.7 trillion rupees

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:35pm

Money & Banking

Indian banks’ bad loans may fall, but risks rise for non-bank lenders, central bank says

Gross bad loan ratio is the proportion of bad assets to total loans

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:31pm

Companies

PTCL completes 100% acquisition of Telenor Pakistan, Orion Towers

Acquisition comes after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) approved the merger of Telenor Pakistan with PTCL

Published 31 Dec, 2025 04:04pm

Financial

Gold price drops by Rs2,500 per tola in Pakistan

International rate of gold declines by $25 to reach $4,346 per ounce

Published 31 Dec, 2025 03:58pm

Companies

DG Khan Cement to build Pakistan’s largest single clinker production line, company says

DGKC also exports to neighbouring markets such as Bangladesh, Afghanistan and overseas to Central Africa

Updated 31 Dec, 2025 02:39pm

Energy

Thatta Cement approves 7.5MW wind power project

Says the company’s total installed capacity from renewable energy sources will increase to 17.3 MW

Published 31 Dec, 2025 12:48pm

Technology

Pakistan’s Supernet goes global, sets up Dubai as regional hub

Supernet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telecard, has announced its rebrand to SupernetGlobal, alongside a strategy...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:59am

Commodities

Palm oil futures fall, head for annual loss in 2025

The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 8 ringgit, or 0.2%, to 4,062 ringgit

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:59am

Commodities

Indian steelmakers jump after New Delhi imposes import tariffs

Tata Steel and JSW Steel rose 2.4% and 5%, respectively, leading gainers on the benchmark Nifty 50 index

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:53am

Energy

Indian Oil buys first Colombian oil under Ecopetrol contract, sources say

Indian refiners are scouting for crude as tighter US and European Union sanctions on Moscow’s producers and vessels are disrupting Russian oil imports

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:48am

Commodities

Silver shines in 2025 global market spotlight as softs, oil lag

Silver has drawn additional support from its designation as a critical US mineral

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:29am

Commodities

Chicago soybeans set for first annual gain in three years; wheat, corn slide

The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was up 4.9% in 2025

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:04am

Commodities

Iron ore falls as demand weakens amid optimistic signs

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) traded 0.94% lower at 786.5 yuan

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:02am

Mutual Funds

India bonds dip as quarter-end dulls demand, RBI skips old benchmark in OMOs

The benchmark 10-year yield was at 6.5849%

Published 31 Dec, 2025 11:01am

Commodities

Copper set for biggest annual gain in 16 years, best performer among base metals

The benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) dipped 0.16% to $12,538 per metric ton

Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:59am

Stocks

China stocks fall; Hong Kong logs best year since 2017

Hong Kong share index also fell in a shortened trading session

Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:57am

Forex

Yuan set for biggest annual rise since 2020 as outlook improves

The yuan appreciation has accelerated toward the year-end

Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:52am

Stocks

Asian stocks set for strongest annual jump in eight years on AI bets

South Korea’s Kospi is the best performing major stock market in the world, rising 76% in the year

Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:51am

Exchange

Rupee posts gain against US dollar in final session of year

Currency settles at 280.12 against greenback

Updated 31 Dec, 2025 08:22pm

Stocks

Australian shares end flat in thin year-end trade; miners shine, banks drag

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index finished 0.03% lower at 8,714.3 points

Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:44am

Bullion Rate

Gold set for best year in nearly half a century, silver heads for largest annual gain

Spot gold was steady at $4,345.75 per ounce

Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:41am

Business & Finance

‘Unrealistic’ data? Govt says economy grew 3.71% but critics cry foul

Some term Pakistan Bureau of Statistics' data as inconsistent with ground realities

Updated 31 Dec, 2025 01:01pm

Stocks

KSE-100 ends year’s last session in red after touching 175,000

Benchmark index achieves impressive 51% return in CY25

Updated 31 Dec, 2025 07:50pm

Forex

Indian rupee bias tilts higher on final day of year on supportive Asia FX, momentum

The 1-month non-deliverable forward indicated the rupee will open marginally higher versus the U.S. dollar, having advanced 0.2% on Tuesday to settle at 89.79

Published 31 Dec, 2025 08:04am

Markets

Air China to buy 60 Airbus planes worth $9.5 billion

The announcement is the latest in a string by carriers this week in the world’s second-largest aviation market

Published 31 Dec, 2025 08:00am

Stocks

India’s Nifty 50 to open higher, but foreign outflows could cap gains

The Gift Nifty futures were trading at 26,116 points

Published 31 Dec, 2025 07:55am

Forex

Dollar dismal, yen muted in 2025 but euro and sterling shine

The euro was steady at $1.1747 and the pound last bought $1.3463 on the last trading day of the year

Published 31 Dec, 2025 07:53am

Energy

Oil set for biggest annual drop since 2020

Brent crude futures, down nearly 18%

Updated 31 Dec, 2025 07:18pm

Pakistan

PIA to restart direct flights to London from March

KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced the expansion of its British operations with the...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Rs 135 billion PIA bid cleared by Cabinet Committee on Privatization

Dar urges early finalisation of privatisation, hopes this will lead to PIA regaining past glory

Updated 31 Dec, 2025 07:39am

Money & Banking

Bank holiday

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan will remain closed for public dealing on Thursday, January 01, 2026, which will...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Collection of govt duties/taxes: Banks will observe extended working hours today

KARACHI: Commercial banks will observe extended working hours for collection of government duties and taxes on...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Tax-exempt goods meant for G-B: FBR introduces safeguards to prevent misuse

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has placed new safeguards to ensure that tax-exempted goods, meant for...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Govt unveils plan aimed at reviving PNSC

ISLAMABAD: The government has unveiled a compact yet ambitious business plan for 2026–2030 to revive the Pakistan...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Small businesses: Traders protest against installation of POS devices

ISLAMABAD: The failure of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to effectively deal with the traders’ community...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Pakistan

Punjab launches country’s largest tractor scheme

LAHORE: Under the vision of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and the initiatives of...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Energy

WAPDA generates 33.12bn units of hydel electricity in 2025

LAHORE: The year 2025 proved to be a satisfactory one for Pakistan’s hydropower and water sectors as WAPDA...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Sardar Fahad underscores need for setting up industrial units in AJK

KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Commerce, Industry and Labour, Sardar...

Published 31 Dec, 2025 05:54am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 30	278.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 30	277.81
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	160.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 30	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 30	7,437.63
Nasdaq / Jul 30	25,122.18
Dow Jones / Jul 30	52,208.06
India Sensex / Jul 31	77,976.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 31	64,572.25
Hang Seng / Jul 31	25,812.60
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,970.86
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,860.54
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,567.09

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 30	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 30	366,457
Petrol/Litre / Jul 31	335.06
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	81.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,081.14
Diesel/Litre / Jul 31	390.62
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.07

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	5.99 ▲ 0.57 (10.52%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 31 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	38.96 ▲ 3.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	147.85 ▼ -16.43 (-10%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.24 ▼ -2.8 (-9.99%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 31 Imperial Limited(IML)	21.16 ▼ -1.82 (-7.92%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.09 ▼ -1.77 (-6.84%)
Suraj Cotton / Jul 31 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	156.99 ▼ -10.01 (-5.99%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 31 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	480.50 ▼ -30.22 (-5.92%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 31 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	214 ▼ -13.17 (-5.8%)
JS Investments / Jul 31 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	43.21 ▼ -2.62 (-5.72%)
Intermarket Securities / Jul 31 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	27 ▼ -1.61 (-5.63%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	176,475,627 ▲ 0.08
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,714,527 ▼ -2.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	49,907,894 ▲ 0.19
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	48,385,428 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Jul 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,449,206 ▲ 0.87
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,354,104 ▲ 0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,303,449 ▲ 0.01
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 31 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	27,587,009 ▲ 1.22
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	21,691,861 ▲ 0.78
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,498,836 ▲ 3.77

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