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Updated 28 Jul, 2026 05:35pm

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Volatility at bourse, KSE-100 settles over 600 points lower

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 06:53pm

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Pakistan eyes doubling trade with US to $20bn in five years: Dar

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Published 28 Jul, 2026 04:38pm

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Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 27	278.06
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 27	277.86
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 28	163.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 28	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 28	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 27	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 27	7,413.18
Nasdaq / Jul 27	24,932.08
Dow Jones / Jul 27	52,210.08
India Sensex / Jul 28	76,916.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 28	62,078.15
Hang Seng / Jul 28	25,254.48
FTSE 100 / Jul 28	10,802
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 28	25,507.27
France CAC40 / Jul 28	8,432.64

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 27	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 27	370,144
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 28	82.05
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 28	4,040.61
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 28	80.50
Petrol/Litre / Jul 29	334.18
Diesel/Litre / Jul 29	386.83

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 28 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	9.18 ▲ 1 (12.22%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 28 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.65 ▲ 1 (11.56%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jul 28 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	7.09 ▲ 0.7 (10.95%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 28 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	14.80 ▲ 1.35 (10.04%)
Intermarket Securities / Jul 28 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	26.79 ▲ 2.44 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 28 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.30 ▼ -0.3 (-11.54%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 28 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	44.51 ▼ -4.95 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 28 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	140.34 ▼ -15.59 (-10%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 28 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	72.29 ▼ -8.03 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Jul 28 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	32.52 ▼ -3.5 (-9.72%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	273,053,795 ▲ 0.19
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,249,659 ▼ -0.04
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 28 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	63,665,301 ▼ -0.3
Pak Refinery / Jul 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,899,025 ▲ 3.64
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	24,346,490 ▲ 0.35

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 27	278.06
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 27	277.86
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 28	163.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 28	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 28	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 27	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 27	7,413.18
Nasdaq / Jul 27	24,932.08
Dow Jones / Jul 27	52,210.08
India Sensex / Jul 28	76,916.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 28	62,078.15
Hang Seng / Jul 28	25,254.48
FTSE 100 / Jul 28	10,802
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 28	25,507.27
France CAC40 / Jul 28	8,432.64

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 27	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 27	370,144
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 28	82.05
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 28	4,040.61
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 28	80.50
Petrol/Litre / Jul 29	334.18
Diesel/Litre / Jul 29	386.83

PM Shehbaz approves amendments to Pakistan Oil Refining Policy 2023, orders swift implementation

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Ufone-Telenor merger: Proposed re-branding ignites considerable controversy

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Monsoon showers likely to lash Karachi, Lahore, other cities: PMD

Volatility at bourse, KSE-100 settles over 600 points lower

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