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Updated 10 Aug, 2026 10:58am

Pakistan registers $3.6bn in remittances for July 2026

Remittances increased by 4.5% on a month-on-month basis

Markets

Oil steady as Iran tempers hopes of swift Hormuz reopening

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 01:38pm

Markets

Selling returns at PSX, KSE-100 down 500 points

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 12:47pm

Markets

Gold per tola gains Rs800 in Pakistan

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 03:19pm

Markets

Pakistan, Gunvor Group reaffirm commitment to petroleum sector investment

Published 10 Aug, 2026 03:30pm

Pakistan

Polling underway in four Poonch constituencies as AJK elections enter third phase

Published 10 Aug, 2026 01:04pm

World

Iran says no reason to fear Pakistan-Turkiye-Saudi security pact

Published 10 Aug, 2026 02:40pm

World

Mohsen Rezaei appointed as secretary of Iran's top security body

Published 10 Aug, 2026 01:42pm

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Yemeni military says Houthi attack on Mocha kills 7, wounds 30

Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:48am

Pakistan

Five terrorists including ‘Fitna al-Hindustan commander’ killed in Panjgur IBO: state media

Published 10 Aug, 2026 01:33pm

Markets

BoP to issue up to Rs30bn shares to Punjab government

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 01:23pm

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	158.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
India Sensex / Aug 10	78,572.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,903.90
Hang Seng / Aug 10	25,839.73
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	10,893.58
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	26,343.65
France CAC40 / Aug 10	8,710.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Petrol/Litre / Aug 10	327.62
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	78.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	4,344.13
Diesel/Litre / Aug 10	380.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	84.39

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sindh Modaraba / Aug 10 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 10 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	21.08 ▲ 1.92 (10.02%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Aug 10 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	23.72 ▲ 2.16 (10.02%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 10 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	37.05 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	58.05 ▲ 5.28 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Suhail Jute / Aug 10 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	243.30 ▼ -26.93 (-9.97%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Aug 10 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	170 ▼ -17.08 (-9.13%)
Blessed Tex. / Aug 10 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	910 ▼ -89 (-8.91%)
Apna Microfin. / Aug 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	21.84 ▼ -2.05 (-8.58%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	16.15 ▼ -1.41 (-8.03%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	173,450,761 ▲ 1.19
B.O.Punjab / Aug 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	61,501,965 ▼ -1.17
TPL Properties / Aug 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	49,941,222 ▲ 0.62
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 10 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	42,081,531 ▲ 0.59
Pak Refinery / Aug 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,696,709 ▲ 6.38

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 7	277.91
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 7	277.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 10	158.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 10	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 10	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 7	3.65

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 7	7,757.64
Nasdaq / Aug 7	26,690.62
Dow Jones / Aug 7	54,036.93
India Sensex / Aug 10	78,572.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 10	66,903.90
Hang Seng / Aug 10	25,839.73
FTSE 100 / Aug 10	10,893.58
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 10	26,343.65
France CAC40 / Aug 10	8,710.48

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 7	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 7	389,519
Petrol/Litre / Aug 10	327.62
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 10	78.19
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 10	4,344.13
Diesel/Litre / Aug 10	380.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 10	84.39

102MW Gulpur Hydropower Project: NEPRA approves 30-year tariff of 9.3843 cents/kWh

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Pakistan registers $3.6bn in remittances for July 2026

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Updated 10 Aug, 2026 10:58am

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