{"id":78130,"date":"2025-09-22T03:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T03:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/78130\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T03:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T03:58:07","slug":"updates-to-skim-before-market-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/78130\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates to Skim before Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>September 22, 2025 (MLN):\u00a0<\/strong>Morning Breeze aims to lessen the load for its readers by curating noteworthy updates from the preceding day.<\/p>\n<p>The good luck charm for Pakistan equities has not ended, it seems; it just started as the KSE-100 Index closed the week at a whopping 158,037 points, a gain of 3,598 points, or a respectable 2.33% week-over-week. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Weekly-Market-Roundup-55375\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weekly roundup of Key Economic releases and market data and statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Key-Pakistan-Market-Stats-and-Economic-Indicators-55374\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Foreign investors &#8216; repatriation of profit and dividends rose 115.76% YoY in 2MFY26 to $592.7 million compared to $274.71m worth of repatriation in the same period last year, the latest data issued by the central bank revealed. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Overseas-investors-repatriate-593-million-in-2MFY26-55370\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s banking sector saw a notable recalibration in August 2025 as deposit and lending rates continued their downward drift, reflecting the broader monetary easing cycle. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Bank-deposit-rate-falls-by-58bps-in-August-55367\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The federal government has assured continued financial support for flood relief and tourism-driven development in Gilgit-Baltistan. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Govt-pledges-support-for-flood-relief-and-tourism-development-in-GilgitBaltistan-55354\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Jazz\u2013VEON have strengthened collaboration on disaster monitoring, early warning systems, and resilient communications to enhance Pakistan\u2019s readiness against climate-related and natural disasters. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/NDMA-and-JazzVEON-harness-digital-infrastructure-for-citizen-safety-55353\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Friday&#8217;s trading session at 158,037.37, showing an increase of 83.91 points or 0.05%. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/PSX-Closing-Bell-Small-Steps-Big-Range-55352\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s top diplomat in Washington is making an aggressive play for American textile buyers, capitalizing on what officials describe as unprecedented opportunities created by recent global trade disruptions. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Pakistan-makes-big-play-for-US-textile-dollars-55351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) concluded the trading week with a flat performance against the US Dollar (USD), holding its ground after a period of marginal but consistent appreciation to close at Rs281.46   in the interbank market. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/PKR-ends-the-week-unchanged-at-28146-55350\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gold price in Pakistan decreased on Friday, with 24-karat gold being sold at Rs387,500 per tola, down Rs1,100. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Gold-price-in-Pakistan-falls-Rs1100-per-tola-55344\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. is proud to announce the 26th edition of ITCN Asia Karachi, Pakistan&#8217;s largest IT and Telecom expo and conference, set to take place from September 23 to 25, 2025, at the Expo Centre in Karachi. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Karachi-gears-up-for-26th-ITCN-Asia-55341\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a significant development for Pakistan&#8217;s energy sector, the federal government today unveiled an ambitious plan to rapidly expand RLNG-based domestic gas connections across the country, said a press release issued today.  <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Govt-to-launch-major-RLNG-domestic-connection-drive-55337\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nishat Chunian Limited (PSX: NCL) has released a robust financial performance for the year ending June 30, 2025, with a notable increase in its profitability and a substantial cash dividend for its shareholders. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Nishat-Chunian-declares-Rs2-per-share-dividend-as-profit-climbs-55336\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Government of Pakistan and the Danida Sustainable Infrastructure Finance (DSIF), Denmark, have signed a concessional loan agreement for the project titled \u201cConstruction of Eastern Wastewater Treatment Plant (33 MGD) of Faisalabad City Phase-I.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Danida-returns-to-Pakistan-with-33-MGD-wastewater-project-55333\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s short-term inflation decreased by 1.34% compared to the previous week, while it rose by 4.17% compared to the same period last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Weekly-SPI-decreases-by-134-55332\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) conducted a reverse repo and Shariah Compliant Modarabah based Open Market Operation (OMO) today, in which it cumulatively injected a total of Rs11.47 trillion into the market of which Rs11.03tr were injected through reverse repo OMO. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/OMO-Result-SBP-injects-Rs115tr-55331\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cotton arrivals in Pakistan have jumped significantly, with a 40% YoY increase as of mid-September 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Pakistans-cotton-output-surges-40-55330\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JS Global Capital Limited (PSX:JSGCL)has been granted a license to act as a Securities Manager under Sections 68 and 69 of the Securities Act, 2015 by Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/JS-Global-Capital-Limited-authorized-as-securities-manager-by-SECP-55329\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) has reported a significant decline in its profitability for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, with its profit after taxation falling by over 22% compared to the previous year. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/PPLs-profit-falls-over-22-in-FY25-55328\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ittehad Chemicals Limited (PSX: ICL) has released its financial results for the year ended June 30, 2025, reporting a decline in profitability despite a notable increase in revenue. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Ittehad-Chemicals-reports-690-decline-in-profit-for-FY2025-55327\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oil prices slipped on Friday as persistent worries over weakening fuel demand in the United States outweighed optimism that the Federal Reserve\u2019s first interest rate cut of the year could stimulate consumption. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Oil-slips-on-weak-fuel-demand-despite-feds-first-rate-cut-55326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new gas and condensate discovery in the Soghri Block, Attock District, Punjab Province, has successfully been brought into production. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Soghri-North-Well1-commences-Gas-and-Condensate-production-in-Attock-55325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The SCRA balance increased by Rs92.55m during the week ending Sep 12, 2025 to close at Rs30.07bn. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/SCRA-balance-rises-Rs925m-55324\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved key proposals related to the Reko Diq Project, including definitive agreements and financial commitments for the project\u2019s financing as well as a rail development and bridge financing agreement worth $390 million. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/ECC-approves-financing-390m-rail-deal-for-Reko-Diq-project-55322\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The service sector of Pakistan posed a trade deficit of $437 million in August, reflecting an increase of 61.25% MoM, as compared to a deficit of $271m recorded in the previous month, the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Service-sector-trade-deficit-increases-by-61-MoM-in-August-55321\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The newly appointed Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Raimundas Karoblis, called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb at the Finance Division on Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Pakistan-EU-vow-to-boost-economic-cooperation-and-trade-ties-55319\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Global debt remained broadly unchanged, standing just above 235% of world GDP. A sharp pullback in private-sector lending offset a continued rise in government borrowing. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Global-debt-holds-steady-above-235-of-world-GDP-55318\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Board of Directors of Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Co. Ltd. (PSX: SIEM) has chosen to exit its Motor Repairs Business. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/Siemens-Pakistan-exits-motor-repairs-business-55317\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a significant development for Pakistan&#8217;s energy sector, the Pasakhi-11 well in District Hyderabad, Sindh, has seen a substantial increase in oil production. <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/OGDCL-achieves-remarkable-boost-in-oil-Production-at-Pasakhi11-well-55316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Copyright\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mettis Link News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"September 22, 2025 (MLN):\u00a0Morning Breeze aims to lessen the load for its readers by curating noteworthy updates from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[9,79,18,19,17,11,188,5],"class_list":{"0":"post-78130","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-markets","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-latest-news","14":"tag-markets","15":"tag-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}