The benchmark KSE-100 Index closed the week ended July 03, 2026 at 185,372.21 points, gaining 5,800.94 points, or 3.23% on a week-on-week basis from 179,571.27 points recorded on June 26, 2026. Investor sentiment remained robust during the week, supported by improving macroeconomic expectations, sustained institutional buying, and growing optimism over Pakistan's economic outlook at the start o
Cement despatches recorded a growth of 7.21% during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, with overall volumes rising to 50.515m tons compared to 47.116m tons during the last fiscal year, according to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Local sales increased from 37.906m tons during FY25 to 41.507m tons during FY26, showing a rise of 9.5%, said a press rel
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in partnership with the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), organized a webinar aimed at reinforcing transparency, regulatory compliance, and market integrity within Pakistan’s capital market. The session, titled "Promoting Transparency and Market Integrity: Prudential and AML/CFT Compliances," formed part of the regulator’s broader efforts
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Reacting to a government decision to have shifted its cost of bringing workers’ remittances over to banks in the country, Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) said on Saturday the move had placed an additional financial burden on the financial institutions that would dent their profitability. Banks in Pakistan have been directed to bear the cost of bringing the remittances with effect from July 1,