MG Morning Breeze: Updates to Skim before Market

November 18, 2025 (MLN): Morning Breeze aims to lessen the load for its readers by curating noteworthy updates from the preceding day.

• Auto financing in Pakistan rises to Rs315bn in October

Automobile financing in Pakistan has increased to Rs315.4bn in October 2025, witnessing a rise of 3.49% MoM compared to Rs304.77bn recorded in September 2025, according to the latest data released by the central bank. Read more

• Oil slips as Russia restarts exports; Ukraine strikes keep risks high

Oil prices eased as trading opened on Monday after Russia resumed crude loadings at the Novorossiysk export terminal, ending a two-day halt caused by a Ukrainian drone strike on the Black Sea facility. Read more

• SECP trains SOE, Privatization Teams on restructuring rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has begun formally training officials from the Privatization Commission and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) on the regulatory process for mergers, amalgamations and corporate restructuring, as the government moves ahead with reforms aimed at overhauling loss-making public-sector entities. Read more

• Gold steadies as markets brace for key U.S. data

Gold prices were little changed on Monday as investors looked ahead to a series of U.S. economic reports this week that could offer fresh clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate outlook. Read more

• Trust Securities to subdivide shares, launch data centre subsidiary

Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (PSX: TSBL) will subdivide its shares from Rs. 10 each to Rs1 per share in a 1:10 ratio, following a Board recommendation made in the meeting held on November 17, 2025. Read more

• PSX Closing Bell: Heartbeat on Edge

The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Monday's trading session at 161,687.18, showing a decrease of 248.01 points or 0.15%. Read more

• PKR remains flat against USD

The Pakistani rupee (PKR) rose by 1.20 paisa against the US dollar in Monday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 280.71 per USD, compared to previous closing of 280.72. Read more

• Pakistan, Jordan reaffirm deepening strategic ties

Pakistan and Jordan have reaffirmed their longstanding friendship and emphasized the need to further strengthen bilateral relations, deepen people-to-people contacts and enhance cooperation across multiple sectors. Read more

• Matco Foods secures 13.21-acre plot in Faisalabad SEZ for future expansion

Matco Foods Limited (PSX: MFL) has been allotted a 13.21-acre industrial plot in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Allama Iqbal Industrial City, Faisalabad, according to the Company's filing on PSX revealed today. Read more

• Gold price in Pakistan remain unchanged

Gold price in Pakistan remained unchanged on Monday, with 24-karat gold being sold at Rs430,662 per tola, unchanged from the previous session. Read more

• Matco Foods transfers ‘Falak Foods’ spice segment to subsidiary

Matco Foods Limited (PSX: MFL) executed a Business Transfer Agreement dated November 17, 2025 with its wholly owned subsidiary, Falak Foods (Private) Limited. Read more

• China tops FDI in Pakistan with over $38m net inflow in October

China emerged as the largest investor in Pakistan in October 2025, with a net direct investment of $38.18m, followed by the U.A.E. and Hong Kong, which invested $36.19m and $24.06m, respectively, according to the data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Read more

• Financial business sector attracts nearly $80m in FDI in October

Pakistan’s Financial Business Sector witnessed the highest net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth $79.62 million in October 2025, as per the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Read more

• Work starts on 2.88km Kacha Noor Shah road project

Construction has begun on the 2.88-kilometre Kacha Noor Shah Road, a dual-carriageway scheme costing Rs490.4million and scheduled for completion by June 2026. Read more

• Pakistan records FDI of $179m in October

Pakistan has recorded a value of $178.93m in October, compared to $145.92m in the Same Period Last Year (SPLY), the latest data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed. Read more

• Business confidence slips but still beats last year

Pakistan’s business confidence weakened in the fourth quarter of 2025, with companies reporting softer current conditions and lower expectations for the months ahead, according to Gallup Pakistan’s latest Business Confidence Index. Read more

• Pakistan’s service sector trade deficit rises to $226m in October

The service sector of Pakistan posed a trade deficit of $226 million in October, reflecting an increase of 10.24% MoM, as compared to a deficit of $205m recorded in the previous month, the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed. Read more

• Pakistan flags climate finance crisis at COP30

Pakistan pressed global leaders at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to close widening climate-finance gaps that it says are undermining adaptation and long term development, as Federal Minister for Climate Change Dr. Musadik Malik used a high-level dialogue to argue that current funding systems leave vulnerable countries exposed. Read more

• FM flags population, climate as key economic risks

Pakistan’s long-term economic growth will depend on addressing rapid population growth and rising climate vulnerability, Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said. Read more

• Pakistan sets youth priorities at Commonwealth Meeting

Pakistan detailed its policy priorities on youth development at the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Task Force (CYMTF) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, where Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan addressed participants virtually. Read more

• Aurangzeb to address launch of District Vulnerability Index in Islamabad

Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Privatization, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, is set to speak shortly at the launch of the District Vulnerability Index for Pakistan (DVIP), an initiative aimed at strengthening data-driven climate resilience and development planning. Read more

• Punjab delivers Green Tractors to 39 Jhelum farmers

Punjab’s Green Tractor Scheme moved into Jhelum, where 39 farmers from Jhelum, Dina and Sohawa received subsidised tractors under the provincial government’s agriculture-mechanisation drive. Read more

• Pakistan’s REER rises to 103.95 in October 2025

Pakistan’s real effective exchange rate (REER) increased to 103.95 in October 2025, up from 101.70 in September 2025, reflecting a 2.2% MoM gain and a 3.2% rise YoY from 100.78 in October 2024. Read more

• Pakistan’s Current Account Deficit explodes over 3.5x in 4MFY26

Pakistan recorded a current account deficit of $112 million in October 2025, marking a significant reversal from a $83 million surplus in September 2025. Read more

• Pakistan elevates digital sector to national security priority

Pakistan has formally placed its digital sector at the centre of its national security and economic resilience strategy, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja told participants of the 27th National Security Workshop at the National Defence University (NDU). Read more

• Searle launches Ostegem OD & M-Folate OD in Canada

In a significant stride toward global expansion, The Searle Company Limited, one of Pakistan’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, has launched Ostegem OD and M-Folate OD in Canada, with availability confirmed across multiple pharmacies in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Read more

• NBP issues foreign exchange rates

The treasury management division of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on Monday, issued the following exchange rates. Read more

• Asia markets slip amid rising Japan–China friction

Asia markets delivered a mixed performance on Monday as investors monitored escalating tensions between Japan and China, following Beijing’s advisory urging its citizens to reconsider travel and study plans in Japan. The warning triggered sharp declines in Japanese tourism and consumer-exposed stocks. Read more

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