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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 / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.42 ▲ 0.99 (13.32%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.41 ▲ 1.04 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 4 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	25.59 ▲ 2.33 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 4 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	72.62 ▲ 6.6 (10%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 4 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	21.16 ▲ 1.92 (9.98%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5 ▲ 0.43 (9.41%)
Asia Ins. / Jun 4 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37 ▲ 3.16 (9.34%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 4 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,948.15 ▼ -216.46 (-10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	77 ▼ -5.48 (-6.64%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jun 4 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	80 ▼ -5.11 (-6%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.40 ▼ -2.48 (-4.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 4 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	6.46 ▼ -0.25 (-3.73%)
Asim Textile / Jun 4 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	18.22 ▼ -0.7 (-3.7%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 4 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	69.01 ▼ -2.47 (-3.46%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	33.07 ▼ -1.18 (-3.45%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 4 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	22.63 ▼ -0.76 (-3.25%)
Data Agro / Jun 4 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	79.10 ▼ -2.64 (-3.23%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	33,168,477 ▲ 0.3
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	9,816,855 ▲ 0.36
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	7,631,769 ▲ 0.44
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	7,411,635 ▲ 2.15
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	6,805,773 ▲ 0.25
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	6,551,607 ▲ 0.51
Telecard Limited / Jun 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,417,868 ▲ 0.43
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	4,992,450 ▲ 0.72
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	4,821,464 ▲ 0.48
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 4 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	3,303,956 ▲ 0.18

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