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Energy costs

Worrisome export fall

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 06:57am

EDITORIAL: When the Uraan Pakistan initiative was launched at the tail end of 2024, it envisioned transforming the...

Oil smuggling: a dangerous parallel market

Updated 26 May, 2026 07:27am

EDITORIAL: The surge in Iranian oil smuggling into Pakistan during the ongoing Middle East conflict has exposed...

Rising costs push packaging, paper industry into crisis

Updated 18 May, 2026 09:19am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s packaging and paper industry is facing mounting economic pressure as soaring raw material and...

Budget proposals to be shared with IMF, govt assures textile sector

Updated 18 May, 2026 09:17am

Textile industry demands urgent tax, energy, and refund reforms, warning high costs and Rs327bn in pending refunds cripple competitiveness.

If wishes were horses...

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:01am

Pakistan's textile exporters face a "recipe for disaster" as abrupt withdrawal of government support, high costs, and a sticky exchange rate cripple their competitiveness.

The war getting more and more expensive

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:02am

EDITORIAL: Saudi Aramco’s warning that global markets have already lost nearly one billion barrels of oil supply...

Govt lauded for securing LNG cargoes despite US-Iran conflict

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Private sector leaders have lauded the government for securing LNG cargoes under long-term contracts...

Fed set to hold rates steady again

Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:21am

WASHINGTON: The US central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week,...

Working capital: Textile industry seeks enhanced refinance facilities

Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile industry has urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to enhance export refinance...

Pakistan’s electricity deficit surpasses 11,000 MW amid supply strain

Updated 24 Apr, 2026 11:53am

Country’s total installed power generation capacity stands at around 46,000MW

PM Shehbaz stresses energy security, says crisis averted through timely steps

Updated 24 Apr, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday emphasised that energy security is a cornerstone of the...

Private sector confidence drops in Q1 amid rising energy costs, regional tensions

Updated 24 Apr, 2026 09:28am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s private sector confidence has deteriorated sharply in the first quarter of 2026, with a majority...

Average inflation rises 5.7pc in July-March FY2025-26: Ahsan

Updated 21 Apr, 2026 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that average...

Gold prices likely to stay volatile

Updated 20 Apr, 2026 08:01am

The market remains uncertain about what the next steps will be in the ongoing tensions between the USA and Iran. No...

ME conflict exerting pressure on stocks and bonds

Updated 06 Apr, 2026 05:42am

Defying expectations, the unemployment rate in the US unexpectedly decreased from 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent. The...

Not an oil shock, but a stress test, especially for Pakistan

Updated 06 Apr, 2026 12:43pm

Pakistan’s vulnerability to rising energy prices is not external—it is the result of structural choices in how it...

BMP assails govt’s fuel taxation policy

Published 06 Apr, 2026 04:04am

LAHORE: The Businessmen Panel (BMP) of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has...

Govt cuts levy on petrol by Rs80 per litre

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 04:20pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that the government would reduce the petroleum levy on...

Trump temporarily waives maritime shipping law to ease energy costs

Published 19 Mar, 2026 12:21am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday temporarily waived a century-old shipping law to help ease energy...

Austerity must begin with the state

Updated 17 Mar, 2026 06:42am

EDITORIAL: At a time when economic pressures and rising energy costs are forcing governments across Pakistan to...

‘Textile exporters being squeezed by regulatory burdens, energy costs’: APTMA

Updated 29 Jan, 2026 08:08am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Wednesday warned the government that surging input...

Steep taxes, soaring energy costs pushing MNCs out of Pakistan: Aurangzeb

Updated 15 Jan, 2026 07:51am

But insists investor confidence remains intact

OPINION: Rising energy costs, other challenges

Updated 28 Dec, 2025 07:47am

Pakistan’s inflation debate is typically framed around headline CPI movements and short-term adjustments. However, a...

Rising energy costs threaten food and beverage industry

Published 08 Nov, 2025 05:59am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s food and beverage industry, one of the country’s largest employers, is facing mounting...

EPBD think tank strongly opposes PKR devaluation calls

Published 10 Sep, 2025 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) think tank Gohar Ejaz strongly opposed...

KSE-100 Index hits new record high on budget approval

Updated 27 Jun, 2025 06:15pm

Bullish sentiment follows federal budget approval

Pakistan Oilfields Limited strikes hydrocarbons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	278.61
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	278.41
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	160.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 7	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 5	7,383.74
India Sensex / Jun 5	74,243.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	66,588.12
Nasdaq / Jun 5	25,709.43
Hang Seng / Jun 5	24,961.95
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	10,368.05
Dow Jones / Jun 5	50,866.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	24,759.05
France CAC40 / Jun 5	8,218.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	90.54
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 5	401,012
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	4,328.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	77.48
Petrol/Litre / Jun 7	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 7	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 5 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	7.76 ▲ 1 (14.79%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jun 5 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.16 ▲ 1 (13.97%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 5 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.03 ▲ 0.97 (13.74%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 5 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	8.41 ▲ 1 (13.5%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	8.98 ▲ 1 (12.53%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 5 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.30 ▲ 0.52 (10.88%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 5 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	10.35 ▲ 1 (10.7%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 5 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 5 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.28 ▲ 2.12 (10.02%)
Waves Corporation / Jun 5 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	10.98 ▲ 1 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	40.49 ▼ -4.5 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	66.80 ▼ -7.4 (-9.97%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 5 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	29.96 ▼ -2.48 (-7.64%)
Shams Textile / Jun 5 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	38.17 ▼ -2.48 (-6.1%)
Bela Auto / Jun 5 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	55.85 ▼ -3.14 (-5.32%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jun 5 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	385.55 ▼ -19.67 (-4.85%)
Sana Ind / Jun 5 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	39.70 ▼ -2.02 (-4.84%)
Dewan Textile / Jun 5 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	9.65 ▼ -0.48 (-4.74%)
JS Investments / Jun 5 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	40.01 ▼ -1.99 (-4.74%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 5 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	75.03 ▼ -3.61 (-4.59%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 5 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	42,057,629 ▲ 0.57
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 5 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	41,999,765 ▲ 0.49
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 5 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	41,811,517 ▲ 0.9
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 5 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26,493,657 ▼ -0.2
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,842,888 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	22,157,441 ▲ 0.08
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,104,460 ▲ 0.02
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 5 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	17,319,572 ▲ 1
B.O.Punjab / Jun 5 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,286,456 ▼ -0.46
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 5 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	15,013,265 ▼ -0.11

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