Author Name : Nilam Bano
PSX Closing Bell: Bears Flip the Script
The benchmark KSE-100 Index closed Friday's trading session at 166,409.25, shedding 784.18 points or 0.47%, as renewed selling pressure across heavyweight sectors weighed on market sentiment amid rising oil prices and heightened Middle East tensions.
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The Petrol Subsidy: Math?
Imagine Aslam, a Karachi office worker who rides his motorcycle to work. Since the petrol subsidy began, he has been stopping at a petrol station every week, showing the SMS token on his phone and filling up with five litres of petrol. At around Rs391 a litre, the bill comes to Rs1,955. The token knocks Rs500 off the bill, leaving him to pay Rs1,455.
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Bilal Kayani, Nestlé discuss tax framework ahead of FY2026–27 Budget
The federal government held consultations with Nestlé Pakistan ahead of the upcoming Federal Budget FY 2026–27, focusing on taxation, regulatory reform, and measures to improve ease of doing business in the consumer goods sector.
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PM Shehbaz hails diplomatic breakthrough, vows lasting stability
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif portrayed Pakistan’s recent diplomatic intervention as a defining chapter in the country’s history,while framing it as a moment when coordinated leadership and national unity helped defuse a potentially dangerous regional crisis.
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Half a point, and a longer road to target
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) did what most of the market expected. It raised the policy rate by 50 basis points to 12%, effective October 27. But the headline decision is the least interesting part of the latest Monetary Policy Statement. Two other changes tell us how much the Committee's thinking has moved in six weeks.
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Why record reserves are not worth celebrating yet
Pakistan's central bank has never held this many dollars. On September 18, the State Bank's reserves stood at $21.40 billion, comfortably above the previous peak of $20.07 billion set in August 2021. It is a genuine milestone. It is also a slightly misleading one, because almost none of that money was earned.
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BOP stock rallied 3x on volume before the 'News' broke
On Wednesday, August 5, an ordinary trading session on the Pakistan Stock Exchange quietly turned extraordinary. Bank of Punjab's counter, which had spent weeks drifting in a tight, unremarkable band, suddenly came alive, buyers piling in at nearly double the stock's normal turnover.
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| Name | Price/Vol | %Chg/NChg |
|---|---|---|
| KSE100 | 173,886.69 195.81M | -0.85% -1493.18 |
| ALLSHR | 104,193.90 1,478.56M | -0.79% -830.04 |
| KSE30 | 50,762.89 101.57M | -1.61% -833.18 |
| KMI30 | 248,644.12 78.76M | -1.03% -2588.32 |
| KMIALLSHR | 67,289.90 391.02M | -0.79% -536.64 |
| BKTi | 47,836.07 30.16M | -1.03% -497.73 |
| OGTi | 34,437.26 6.66M | -1.07% -371.75 |
| Symbol | Bid/Ask | High/Low |
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| Name | Last | High/Low | Chg/%Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| BITCOIN FUTURES | 75,950.00 | 76,030.00 75,895.00 | -5.00 -0.01% |
| BRENT CRUDE | 97.97 | 100.83 96.67 | -0.32 -0.33% |
| RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY | 127.25 | 0.00 0.00 | -0.50 -0.39% |
| ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY | 136.50 | 137.25 136.50 | -0.80 -0.58% |
| USD RBD PALM OLEIN | 1,182.50 | 1,182.50 1,182.50 | 0.00 0.00% |
| CRUDE OIL - WTI | 90.34 | 92.53 89.07 | -0.18 -0.20% |
| SUGAR #11 WORLD | 18.25 | 18.60 18.13 | -0.31 -1.67% |
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