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Ukrainian foreign minister says he discussed keeping tension low with Iranian counterpart

Published 24 Sep, 2026 08:18am

The two men spoke in July after a Ukrainian drone strike on ⁠an Iranian ship which killed one sailor and injured another

US clears way for $24.3 billion fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 08:27pm

Saudi Arabia made a direct appeal for the jets in early 2025 to US President Donald Trump and has long been interested in Lockheed Martin's fighter

The shock has stopped shocking

Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am

Perhaps the strangest thing about Brent crossing $100 again is how unsurprising it has begun to feel. Six months...

Some oil companies to avoid ships on Iran blacklist, sources say

Published 26 Aug, 2026 10:09am

Iran has previously attacked several of the tankers, including the Wedyan, Mombasa B and Al Bahyah

Japanese rubber futures hit two-month high

Published 21 Aug, 2026 05:35am

SHANGHAI: Japanese rubber futures rose to a two-month high on Thursday, as traders priced in an expected reduction...

US will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran: Bessent

Updated 21 Aug, 2026 08:12am

WASHINGTON/DUBAI: The US will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...

Indonesian shares outperform Southeast Asia peers

Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:45am

BENGALURU: Indonesian equities gained the most among Southeast Asian markets on Tuesday, a day after its central...

Concerns about low stocks set copper on track for monthly gain

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

LONDON: Copper prices were little changed on Friday and on track to have risen 3percent in July following increased...

US military says it hit dozens of Iran's IRGC targets

Updated 30 Jul, 2026 09:45pm

Iran’s state media reported that three people were killed in US strikes on Qeshm Island

Canada, UAE conclude trade talks as Ottawa seeks new markets

Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am

TORONTO: Canada and the United Arab Emirates concluded trade negotiations on Friday, paving the way for an agreement...

Oil prices little changed

Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am

CALGARY/LONDON: Oil prices were little changed for the week as traders held on to hopes for a successful outcome...

Ultimately, Iran prevails

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

There appears to be a consensus among the experts of the world affairs that President Trump had neither considered...

Hormuz reopening to release wave of oil supply, depress prices

Published 18 Jun, 2026 01:44pm

Many Chinese refiners paused spot buying this week as they eyed the reopening of the strait and details of the agreement

After Iran, is Turkey Israel’s next target?

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 05:37am

Israel’s rising confrontation with Turkey has opened a disturbing new chapter in Middle Eastern geopolitics. After...

SYS spells out factors behind declining Q1 margins

Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am

KARACHI: Systems Limited (SYS), Pakistan’s largest listed technology company, has attributed the decline in its...

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...

Wall St rises on chip rally ahead of Nvidia results

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Wednesday, as a rebound in chip stocks ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly...

Oil prices slide 6pc

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:29am

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell about 6 percent on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with...

The end of the unipolar moment

Published 20 May, 2026 02:34am

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing seeking strategic relief and left with little more than carefully staged...

Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill - and counting

Published 18 May, 2026 11:25am

At least 279 companies have cited the war as a trigger for defensive actions to blunt the financial hit

Gucci takes over Times Square for Cruise show as Kering eyes revival

Published 17 May, 2026 10:03am

The 'GucciCore' collection unveiled on Saturday "feels like a ⁠homecoming for the brand," Demna said in a statement

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...

Oil market: panic remains conspicuously absent

Updated 13 May, 2026 08:07am

The oil market is behaving like a man standing in a burning room insisting the fire alarm is probably faulty. Three...

A costly miscalculation the world pays for

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

EDITORIAL: The unfolding crisis surrounding US President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Iran is fast becoming a...

Repositioning Pakistan in transit economy

Updated 25 Apr, 2026 07:24am

Pakistan’s early advantage as a transit hub between Europe and Asia eroded not due to geography, but due to...

US-Iran conflict resolution: Mian Zahid expresses cautious optimism over diplomacy

Published 21 Apr, 2026 05:10am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

Trump doubles down in criticizing Pope Leo over Iran

Published 15 Apr, 2026 11:18am

Trump urged that "someone please tell Pope Leo" about the killings of protesters by Iran and that "for Iran to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable"

IFATCA lauds Pakistan’s air traffic controllers amid regional airspace challenges

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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