August 31, 2026
Gold opened the week unchanged at Rs467,936 a tola for 24-karat metal, holding the level it fell to on Friday after a Rs15,100 slide. Petrol stays at Rs342.02 a litre and diesel at Rs371.44, while the KSE-100 traded slightly lower and Brent held above $90 after the US strike on Larak Island.
August 15, 2026
Brent rose 1.45 per cent to $88.33 as Washington threatened to widen economic pressure on Iran including an extended naval blockade. Spot gold reached $4,380 an ounce and US consumer sentiment deteriorated on the rising cost of living.
August 13, 2026
Petrol has been cut by Re0.94 to Rs324.98 while high-speed diesel rose Re0.54 to Rs382.79 — the two moving in opposite directions on three of the past six revisions. The KSE-100 closed slightly lower but held above 180,000.
August 3, 2026
The KSE-100 rose as much as 2,891.83 points, or 1.64 per cent, to an intraday high of 178,985.94 as oil fell nearly 5 per cent on hopes of fresh US-Iran talks. OPEC+ separately raised September output by 188,000 barrels per day.
July 27, 2026
Bullion opened the new business week unchanged at Rs427,736 a tola for 24-karat gold, with international spot at $4,053 an ounce. Fuel prices are also holding, at Rs335.18 for petrol and Rs383.46 for diesel, after OGRA left rates untouched over a weekend on which Platts benchmarks were not published.
June 24, 2026
Pakistan's benchmark index bounced more than 600 points in early trade on June 24 and stretched its gains intraday, recovering ground after Tuesday's profit-taking sell-off, while the rupee clung to 278 against the dollar.
June 19, 2026
The benchmark swung from a fresh intraday peak above 182,000 to steep losses, paring some of the gains made after Pakistan brokered the US-Iran accord; trading was suspended mid-session, so the figures are intraday rather than a confirmed close.
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