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US Iran tensions

Asian currencies retreat on US-Iran tensions

Published 12 May, 2026 08:09am

BENGALURU: Most emerging Asian currencies retreated on Monday, weighed down by a resilient US dollar as unresolved...

US-Iran tensions, firmer dollar push gold to one-week low

Published 21 Apr, 2026 05:10am

NEW YORK: Gold prices were down on Monday after falling to a one-week low earlier in the session, as the dollar and...

Oil, gas prices soar as conflict escalates

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

NEW YORK: Oil and gas prices surged on Monday as Israeli and US strikes on Iran and retaliation by Tehran forced...

Aluminium prices climb as focus turns to Middle Eastern supplies

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

LONDON: Aluminium prices rose to their highest in more than a month on Monday after US and Israeli strikes in Iran...

US will take action to mitigate oil price spike for Americans, Rubio says

Published 03 Mar, 2026 02:29am

Oil and gas prices surged on Monday following Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran and retaliation by Tehran

One dead as ship in Bahrain port struck by ‘unknown projectiles’

Published 02 Mar, 2026 10:52pm

MANAMA: Unidentified projectiles hit an oil tanker at a Bahrain port on Monday, causing a fire that was...

Dubai airports to resume ‘limited’ flights Monday evening: statement

Published 02 Mar, 2026 09:39pm

Emirates and low-cost carrier flydubai both said they would resume some flights Monday evening.

Putin urges ceasefire in Middle East in calls with UAE, Qatar leaders

Published 02 Mar, 2026 07:46pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin urged a ceasefire in the Middle East during phone calls with Emirati and...

Trump tells CNN ‘big wave’ in war with Iran yet to come

Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:58pm

The US military says Kuwait’s air defenses had mistakenly shot down

Pentagon says Iran will not be ‘endless war’

Published 02 Mar, 2026 07:08pm

'We’re hitting them surgically, overwhelmingly and unapologetically,' Hegseth says

Middle East fighting overshadows world telecom show

Published 02 Mar, 2026 05:52pm

Around 30 Israeli participants had been slated to take their place among the stands in the Catalan capital

No sign Iran’s nuclear sites were hit, IAEA says, but Iran alleges one was

Published 02 Mar, 2026 04:47pm

Efforts to contact the Iranian nuclear regulatory authorities … continue, with no response so far

British air base in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike

Published 02 Mar, 2026 11:09am

Britain’s Royal Air Force base Akrotiri in Cyprus was hit by a suspected drone strike overnight

UK’s Starmer says US can use British bases for defensive strikes against Iran missiles

Published 02 Mar, 2026 06:05am

Britain was not involved in the joint U.S.-Israel air strikes on Iran

Three ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz

Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:24am

One ship, off the coast of Oman, was struck by an unknown projectile above the waterline

Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Published 02 Mar, 2026 03:26am

Poll shows 43% disapprove of US strikes on Iran

Oil and gas majors and traders suspend shipments via Hormuz as US attacks Iran, sources say

Published 28 Feb, 2026 10:56pm

"Our ships will stay put for several days," one top executive at a major trading desk said

US-Iran tensions

Updated 28 Feb, 2026 06:45am

This is apropos a news item carried by Business Recorder in its yesterday’s issue. In my view, it is increasingly...

At least 5,000 dead in Iran unrest, official says, as judiciary hints at executions

Published 18 Jan, 2026 07:30pm

Nationwide protests erupted on December 28 over economic hardship and swelled over two weeks

Iran considers ‘gradually’ restoring internet after shutdown

Published 18 Jan, 2026 05:10pm

Outgoing international calls have been possible since Tuesday, and text messaging was restored Saturday morning

Iran’s leader demands crackdown on ‘seditionists’ after protests

Published 17 Jan, 2026 06:10pm

Trump had repeatedly threatened new military action against Tehran if protesters were killed

Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000, rights group says

Published 17 Jan, 2026 10:36am

Drones were flying over the city, but there were no signs of major protests on Thursday or Friday

Iran protests abate, US attack fears retreat

Published 17 Jan, 2026 05:51am

DUBAI: Iran’s deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and...

Saudi, Qatar, Oman convinced Trump to ‘give Iran a chance’: senior Saudi official

Published 16 Jan, 2026 07:45am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman led efforts to talk US President Donald Trump out of an attack on Iran, fearing...

Oil falls after Trump comments ease Iran fears

Published 16 Jan, 2026 05:52am

HOUSTON: Oil prices fell around 4 percent and were poised to end a five-day streak of gains on Thursday after US...

US tells UN all options on table, Iran warns it will respond to any aggression

Published 16 Jan, 2026 04:35am

Iran warns of lawful, proportionate response to any aggression

India tells citizens to leave Iran

Published 15 Jan, 2026 01:05pm

India’s foreign ministry estimates there are usually around 10,000 citizens in Iran

Iran vows fast trials after Trump threatens action

Updated 15 Jan, 2026 07:21am

PARIS: Iran on Wednesday vowed fast-track trials for people arrested over a massive wave of protests, after US...

Dozens of ships anchor outside Iran's ports as US tensions rise

Updated 15 Jan, 2026 07:27am

The U.S. is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday

Son of ousted Iranian shah warns West against ‘throwing lifeline’ to Iran leadership

Published 23 Jun, 2025 09:12pm

PARIS: Europe and the United States should not give a lifeline to the Iranian leadership under Ayatollah Ali...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 8	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 8	278.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 8	160.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 8	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 8	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 8	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 8	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 8	7,405.73
India Sensex / Jun 8	73,524.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 8	64,024.60
Nasdaq / Jun 8	25,929.66
Hang Seng / Jun 8	24,657.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 8	10,373.20
Dow Jones / Jun 8	50,786.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 8	24,616.22
France CAC40 / Jun 8	8,199.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 8	91.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 8	386,987
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 8	4,326.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 8	77.61
Petrol/Litre / Jun 9	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 9	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 8 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.02 ▲ 0.99 (12.33%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 8 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	8.67 ▲ 0.91 (11.73%)
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.28 ▲ 0.95 (10.18%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 8 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	19.53 ▲ 1.78 (10.03%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	12.31 ▲ 1.12 (10.01%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 8 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 8 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	33.95 ▲ 3.09 (10.01%)
Nagina Cot. / Jun 8 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	77.94 ▲ 7.09 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jun 8 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	41.99 ▲ 3.82 (10.01%)
GOC (Pak) / Jun 8 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	118.13 ▲ 10.74 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 8 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	60.43 ▼ -564.4 (-90.33%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jun 8 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	11.91 ▼ -1.45 (-10.85%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 8 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.49 ▼ -2.05 (-9.98%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 8 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	77.27 ▼ -8.55 (-9.96%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 8 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	68.40 ▼ -7.27 (-9.61%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 8 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.46 ▼ -2.57 (-9.17%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 8 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.40 ▼ -1.72 (-9%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Jun 8 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	19.60 ▼ -1.83 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 8 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	37.15 ▼ -3.34 (-8.25%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 8 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	29.48 ▼ -2.52 (-7.88%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 8 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	60,580,808 ▲ 0.95
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 8 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	43,795,123 ▲ 0.82
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	26,338,977 ▼ -0.09
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 8 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	24,327,780 ▲ 0.11
Thatta Cement / Jun 8 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	22,712,353 ▲ 3.2
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 8 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	21,042,861 ▼ -0.24
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	20,813,453 ▼ -0.01
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 8 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	20,711,222 ▲ 0.61
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 8 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	20,306,775 ▲ 1.12
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 8 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	19,802,746 ▲ 1.67

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