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Hormuz

US-Iran meeting in Qatar today on Iran’s ‘request’?

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump said Iran has requested a meeting that will be held in Qatar on Tuesday, despite...

US vice president cancels trip for peace talks with Iran

Published 19 Jun, 2026 11:08am

US officials said this week they would hold a formal signing ceremony for the US-Iran agreement ‌in Geneva

Three Saudi-flagged supertankers sail through Hormuz after Iran deal signed, data shows

Published 18 Jun, 2026 01:49pm

The sailings from Saudi ports were the biggest departures through the strait in weeks

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Trump threatened Iran five times

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

“How often did the little boy cry wolf when the villagers stopped coming to his assistance?” “What in the world….”...

From Hormuz to Islamabad: Why Pakistan must prepare for the next shock

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

The Pakistan-facilitated ceasefire has eased immediate market panic, but it has not eliminated the underlying risk....

Aramco Q1 profit jumps 25% as Hormuz risks push pipeline to full capacity

Published 10 May, 2026 12:17pm

The world's top oil exporter earned a net profit of $32.5 billion in the three months ended March 31, beating an LSEG consensus estimate of $30.95 billion

UAE’s exit from OPEC and shift towards new commodity order

Published 06 May, 2026 05:58am

The exit of the United Arab Emirates from OPEC represents more than an institutional adjustment in the oil market....

US Secretary of State to travel to Vatican and Italy, newspapers report

Published 03 May, 2026 01:12pm

Trump criticized Leo on social media several times in April, at one point calling the pontiff 'terrible'

Oil could stay heated for much longer

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

The market is drawing comfort from the wrong signal. The absence of active escalation in the Iran–U.S. standoff has...

Pricing peace too early?

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

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

Shipping traffic through Hormuz still largely halted

Published 22 Apr, 2026 06:32am

LONDON: Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained broadly halted on Tuesday with only three ships...

Countries to discuss Hormuz mission for when conflict ends

Published 17 Apr, 2026 07:47am

Iran has largely closed the strait to ships other than its own since the start of US-Israeli air strikes on February 28

Pricing peace, ignoring risk

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

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

Middle East war to cut growth, deliver cascading impact: World Bank chief

Published 13 Apr, 2026 05:59am

WASHINGTON: The war in the Middle East will have a cascading impact on the global economy, even if the fragile...

Oil prices rise as Hormuz stays shut ahead of Trump deadline, strikes on Iran intensify

Updated 07 Apr, 2026 05:47pm

Brent crude futures were up $1.39, or 1.27%, at $111.16 a barrel by 1209 GMT

Iran halts two Qatar LNG tankers it previously cleared to transit Strait of Hormuz

Published 07 Apr, 2026 02:22am

SINGAPORE: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards halted two Qatar liquefied natural gas tankers that had been heading towards...

Israel hits Iran gas complex

Published 07 Apr, 2026 02:22am

TEHRAN: Israeli strikes hit Iran’s largest petrochemical complex Monday, as the Islamic republic defied threats from...

OPEC+ agrees in principle on theoretical oil output hike amid Iran war paralysis, sources say

Updated 05 Apr, 2026 05:11pm

Other group members such as Russia are unable to increase output due to Western sanctions

China calls for ‘immediate’ halt to hostilities after Trump says will continue hitting Iran

Published 02 Apr, 2026 04:08pm

Says US, Israeli strikes on Iran “root cause” of Strait of Hormuz blockage

War, oil and the constraint

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

Currency markets appear to have paused, but not without reason. The dollar index has edged higher toward the 99...

Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ Iran war

Published 21 Mar, 2026 06:03pm

More than 2,000 people have been killed in Iran since the U.S. and Israel attacked on February 28

ME conflict: what should be our economic policy response?

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

The Iran war is now in its third week. In addition to causing loss to life, and property in the Middle East region,...

Hormuz alternative oil routes inadequate to cope with demand

Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am

Iran’s threats against oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint through which some 20 percent of...

Oil tanker sails to Pakistan after crossing tense Strait of Hormuz: report

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 08:27pm

Attacks targeting commercial vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have put the blockaded waterway on the front line of the Middle East war, with spreading economic repercussions

Regional unrest: Panel identifies fuel supply roadblocks

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 5	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 6	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 6	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 3 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	271.37 ▲ 24.67 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 3 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	106.67 ▲ 9.7 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	114.95 ▲ 10.45 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.21 ▼ -14.24 (-9.72%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.75 ▼ -2.72 (-8.13%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	219.97 ▼ -14.2 (-6.06%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	35.31 ▼ -2.06 (-5.51%)
Sitara Chemical / Jul 3 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	811.04 ▼ -46.47 (-5.42%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.76 ▼ -1.13 (-5.41%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 3 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	13.25 ▼ -0.75 (-5.36%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16.79 ▼ -0.89 (-5.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	13.11 ▼ -0.69 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,948,993 ▼ -0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,406,341 ▼ -0.89
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,286,380 ▲ 0.41
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,424,496 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,707,486 ▲ 0.23
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,865,871 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,845,437 ▲ 0.11
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,059,671 ▲ 0.91
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,996,584 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,650,708 ▲ 1.65

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