Thursday, January 22 2026

Buying returns to bourse, KSE-100 up over 500 points
After a day of selling, buying interest returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 500 points during the opening minutes of Thursday. At 10:10am, the benchmark index was hovering at 187,571.71, an increase of 538.45 points or 0.29%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, fertiliser, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs and refinery. Index-heavy stocks, including MARI, OGDC, SNGPL, WAFI, INDU, LUCK, HBL, MEBL and UBL, traded in the green. In a key development, foreign assistance to Pakistan in the first half of 2025-26 reached $4.51 billion, registering an increase of 20% compared to the corresponding period of last year. According to data released by the Economic Affairs Division, the total bilateral loans and grants stood at $1.07 billion for the period from July to December 2025 -26, whereas multilateral grants and loans amounted to $1.97 billion during the same period.
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Tuesday, January 20 2026

Stocks surge, KSE-100 crosses 188,000 level in early trade
Stocks maintained their upward momentum at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index crossing the 188,000 level during the opening minutes of trading on Tuesday. At 9:40am, the benchmark index was hovering at 188,545.00, an increase of 783.31 points or 0.42%. Buying interest was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, commercial banks, fertiliser, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs and refinery. Index-heavy stocks, including ARL, MARI, OGDC, POL, PSO, SNGPL, MCB, NBP and UBL, traded in the green. The rally comes amid growing expectations of a policy rate cut in the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled for January 26, following signals of further monetary easing from recent Treasury bills and Pakistan Investment Bond auctions. In a key development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered Pakistan’s economic growth outlook, cutting its GDP projection for the current fiscal year to 3.2%, down from 3.6% estimated in its October 2025 World Economic Outlook.
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OGDCL discovers oil & gas reserves in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), one of Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) companies, has discovered oil and gas reserves at the Baragzai X-01 (Slant) exploratory well in District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The listed E&P disclosed the development in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday. “We are pleased to inform that OGDCL, operator of Nashpa Exploration License (65% working interest), together with its joint venture partners — Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) 30% and Government Holdings (Private) Limited (GHPL) (5% carried interest) — has made an oil and gas discovery over Samana Suk and Shinawari formations at its exploratory well Baragzai X-01 (Slant), located in District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan,” read the notice.
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Monday, January 19 2026

Stocks open strong, KSE-100 up 1,700 points in early trade
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened on a strong note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining nearly 1,700 points during the opening minutes of trading on Monday. At 9:35am, the benchmark index was hovering at 186,786.74, an increase of 1,687.91 points or 0.91%. Buying interest was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, fertiliser, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs, power generation and refinery. Index-heavy stocks, including ARL, HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, POL, PPL, PSO, SNGPL, SSGC, MCB, MEBL and NBP, traded in the green. Analysts attributed the buying rally to expectations of a policy rate cut in the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, which is scheduled for 26 January 2026.
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BML completes financial restructuring, enters new phase of profit & growth
ank Makramah Limited (BML) has announced the successful implementation of its court-sanctioned financial restructuring plan, as disclosed through Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) notices. Approved by the Islamabad High Court, the restructuring eliminates accumulated losses through a capital reduction, leaving the bank with a clean balance sheet and positioning it for sustainable, profitable growth. BML said the move is designed to accelerate growth rather than address distress, highlighting that the bank has already reported net profits for the first nine months of the current financial year. The turnaround was further strengthened by recoveries from non-performing loans, supporting the bank’s improving earnings profile. Following the cleanup, BML expects its Earnings Per Share (EPS) to turn significantly positive, creating a pathway toward the eventual resumption of dividends.
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