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Saudi Arabia may set May oil prices to Asia at record high on war disruption

Published 01 Apr, 2026 11:12am

The Dubai cash price's premium to swaps averaged $38.30 a barrel in March, up from an average of 90 cents a barrel in February

Japan asks wholesalers to switch to Brent from Dubai pricing

Updated 28 Mar, 2026 06:50am

TOKYO: Japan’s industry ministry has asked domestic wholesalers to switch to Brent crude oil pricing from the Dubai...

S&P sharply hikes Turkish inflation view over energy fallout from war

Published 28 Mar, 2026 04:28am

ANKARA: S&P Global hiked its Turkish inflation forecast to an average of nearly 29 percent for this year mostly...

Dubai crude’s premium slump as sellers pile offers onto TotalEnergies

Updated 27 Mar, 2026 10:41am

The premium for the Middle East benchmark, that prices millions of barrels of crude that Asia imports

Platts reviewing Mideast crude pricing mechanism amid US, Israel attacks on Iran

Published 02 Mar, 2026 11:33am

S&P Global Platts is reviewing the deliverability of Middle East crude from ports within the Gulf

Platts to include WTI Midland in Brent benchmark from June 2023

Published 08 Jun, 2022 07:57pm

LONDON: S&P Global Platts will include U.S. crude oil grade WTI Midland in its Brent price assessment from June...

Asia Naphtha: Gasoline crack slips, Fujairah stocks rise

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

NEW DELHI Asia’s naphtha refining profit margin slipped on Wednesday as inventories at the region’s key supplier...

Asia Distillates: Gasoil cash premiums drop

Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am

NEW DELHI: Asia’s cash premiums for 10 ppm gasoil dropped on Wednesday, snapping a four-day rally, after a spike ...

Asia’s naphtha crack slumps to near three-month low

Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am

NEW DELHI: Asia’s naphtha crack slumped on Wednesday, dropping for a third straight day, and the inter-month ...

BP backs adding WTI Midland oil grade to Brent

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

LONDON: BP supports adding U.S. crude oil grade WTI Midland on a delivered basis to the North Sea dated Brent...

VLSFO market spikes on persistent supply concerns

Published 25 Nov, 2021 03:53am

SINGAPORE: Asia’s 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) crack and time-spread jumped to near two-year highs on...

Asia Fuel Oil: VLSFO cash discount widens

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

SINGAPORE: Battered by ample supply and sluggish demand, Asia's 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) cash...

Asia gasoline cracks rise

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

SINGAPORE: Asian refining margins for gasoline rose on Wednesday as prices of raw material crude fell, but traders...

Spot Asia LNG prices rally

Published 05 May, 2021 04:01am

LAUNCESTON, (Australia) The price of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery to north Asia has started its...

Middle East Crude-Dubai rises ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Published 01 Apr, 2021 11:00am

OPEC+ has lowered its 2021 oil demand growth forecast by 300,000 barrels per day.

Pricing agency Platts defers changes to dated Brent oil benchmark

Published 10 Mar, 2021 07:25pm

The company said it has opened further consultation with the market on the benchmark transition. The changes, among which was inclusion of US crude WTI Midland in the Brent assessment, were announced on Feb. 22.
We received extensive feedback from market participants in support of introducing WTI Midland into the basket, but there is not agreement on how it would be fully reflected into the wider Brent complex.

ICE to run parallel contracts after Platts Brent benchmark change

Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am

LONDON: The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is looking to run two types of Dated Brent contracts after June 2022...

Platts to add US WTI crude to dated Brent benchmark

Published 22 Feb, 2021 06:48pm

Dated Brent underpins global Brent oil benchmark.
North Sea output is declining, move to add 500,000 bpd.
WTI to be first non-North Sea grade added to dated Brent basket.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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