Massive selling pressure was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding nearly 12,000 points in the opening hours of trading on Monday amid a sharp rise in oil prices. The market opened on a negative note and by 9:22am, the benchmark KSE-100 was hovering at 147,715.95, down 9,780.15, or 6.21%. Following the 6% decline, a Market Halt was triggered
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the second of this calendar year, will meet today (Monday) to discuss the country’s economic issues and decide on the policy rate. At its previous meeting, held on January 26, 2026, the MPC, against market expectations, kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 10.5%. Market experts widely expect the central bank to m
When the State Bank of Pakistan monetary policy committee meets on 9th March, 26 to decide the policy rate for the next quarter, there are chances of increase in policy rate or a status quo due to massive increase in Petroleum Prices, adversely hitting the cost of doing business and bringing a wave of price hike and inflation, said Ateeq Ur Rehman, an economic and financial analyst. Consequentl
When the State Bank of Pakistan monetary policy committee meets on 9th March, 26 to decide the policy rate for the next quarter, there are chances of increase in policy rate or a status quo due to massive increase in Petroleum Prices, adversely hitting the cost of doing business and bringing a wave of price hike and inflation, said Ateeq Ur Rehman, an economic and financial analyst. Consequentl
The Bank of Khyber (BOK), in its 203rd Board of Directors meeting held today at Peshawar, announced its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Bank delivered an outstanding performance, posting a Profit After Tax (PAT) of PKR 5.82 billion, a robust 61% increase over PKR 3.62 billion in FY2024, the highest profit in the Bank’s history. Earnings per share grew from Rs. 3