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international oil prices

Oil hits more than one-week low as pause in attacks supports hopes for US-Iran deal

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 05:50pm

Brent crude futures were down $1.68, or 1.90%

Oil prices settle at lowest in over a week

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 07:34am

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Monday, settling at their lowest levels in over a week, after the US abruptly suspended...

Oil climbs more than 2% to multi-week high as Mideast conflict threatens oil transit routes

Updated 22 Jul, 2026 09:35pm

Brent crude futures were up $2.31, or 2.54%, at $93.32 a barrel by 11:42 a.m. EDT (1642 GMT)

Daily petroleum pricing: a welcome step, indeed

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s petroleum sector has seldom been associated with policy continuity. Governments have often...

JI announces nationwide protests against inflation

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman on Friday accused the government of burdening consumers through...

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...

PSX posts strong recovery

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a strong recovery on Monday as renewed optimism surrounding...

Bulls hold sway

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its upward momentum on Wednesday as improving investor...

Stock market plummets

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came under heavy selling pressure on Monday as investor sentiment...

PSX extends losing streak

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its losing streak on Thursday as investor sentiment remained fragile...

War raises risks to macroeconomic outlook, warns SBP

Updated 13 May, 2026 09:27am

KARACHI: The war in the Middle East has intensified risks to Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook, triggering fresh...

50bps increase—doctor’s orders!

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 08:07am

The Monetary Policy Committee meeting is due today. The market is split. Surveys and polls show that roughly half of...

Sharing fuel price burden along with rationing

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

EDITORIAL: With rising international oil prices—especially for supplies from the Middle East—the authorities in...

Stocks show strong bullish session

Published 19 Mar, 2026 06:08am

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a strong bullish session on Wednesday, with the benchmark index...

Stocks decline

Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a sharp sell-off on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index...

Stocks bounce back sharply

Published 11 Mar, 2026 05:25am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s equity market staged a powerful recovery on Tuesday as aggressive buying across key sectors...

Significant cut in fuel prices likely

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 05:05pm

ISLAMABAD: As international oil prices continue to fall, the government is poised for a significant reduction in...

Oil prices in for a surge?

Published 19 Mar, 2024 09:03am

International oil prices have hovered and remained steady over the last month only to be triggered by some recent...

1HFY24 – Fall in oil sales

Published 05 Jan, 2024 08:35am

The oil sales by the oil marketing sector during the first half of FY24 (1HFY24) witnessed a decline of around 15...

Monetary policy blues

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its meeting of 12 December 2023 kept the discount rate unchanged...

Provincial govts can bear FPA cost to provide relief to consumers: experts

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am

LAHORE: Provincial governments can bear the cost of Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA) to provide relief to the electricity...

Petroleum prices: Currency depreciation restricts relief

Published 02 Aug, 2022 08:51am

A sharp decline in benchmark gasoline prices allowed the government to cut domestic retail petrol prices by 1.3...

Energy conservation drive: Power Div asked to seek comments of Finance Div

Updated 24 Jul, 2022 11:50am

ISLAMABAD: Cabinet Division has advised Power Division to seek comments of Finance Division on the summary of Rs...

PM announces cut in fuel prices

Updated 15 Jul, 2022 09:37am

Petrol price slashed to Rs230.24 per litre, diesel to Rs236 per litre

JPMorgan warns oil prices could reach ‘Stratospheric’ $380 on worst-case Russian cut

Updated 03 Jul, 2022 07:41pm

A 3 million-barrel cut to daily supplies would push benchmark London crude prices to $190, analysts warn

POL products: GST abolished, PL revised downward

Updated 02 Feb, 2022 10:38am

Based on existing levels of consumption, estimated revenue loss on account of zero sales tax on petroleum products would be between Rs 21 to 25 billion in one month

PKR remains subdued

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

KARACHI: The rupee lost value in three of the five sessions, ending 0.09% lower week-on-week, but only after it...

Oil prices: interesting times ahead!

Published 24 Nov, 2021 08:10am

Pakistan external account is almost always in stress when the international oil prices hover over $70-80 mark....

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	277.86
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	277.66
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 13	159.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 13	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 13	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 13	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 12	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	7,748.50
Nasdaq / Aug 12	26,588.49
Dow Jones / Aug 12	53,770.27
India Sensex / Aug 13	77,689.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 13	68,621.41
Hang Seng / Aug 13	25,406.75
FTSE 100 / Aug 13	10,788.71
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 13	26,428.08
France CAC40 / Aug 13	8,685.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	397,750
Petrol/Litre / Aug 13	324.98
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 13	82.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 13	4,386.51
Diesel/Litre / Aug 13	382.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 13	83.85

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 13 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.36 ▼ -4.93 (-10%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Aug 13 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	201.02 ▼ -18.13 (-8.27%)
Cordoba Logistics / Aug 13 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	21.10 ▼ -1.86 (-8.1%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.50 ▼ -2.42 (-8.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.18 ▼ -0.39 (-7%)
Crescent Cotton / Aug 13 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48 ▼ -3.59 (-6.96%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.40 ▼ -1.17 (-6.3%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	156,577,165 ▲ 0.67
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	64,326,219 ▼ -0.39
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	38,948,828 ▼ -1.51
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	32,705,313 ▲ 6.18
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	18,000,663 ▲ 4.5
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,864,629 ▲ 0
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	11,991,440 ▼ -0.44
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,794,933 ▲ 0.25
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10,083,346 ▼ -0.15
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9,898,638 ▼ -0.09

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