MG Morning Breeze: Updates to Skim before Market

Mettis Global's Morning Breeze digest, dated September 8, 2026, put a petrol price increase at the top of its pre-market list. The government raised petrol by Rs12.90 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs3.72 per litre, effective from September 8, 2026. The KSE-100 index closed the Monday session at 173,636.07 after shedding 1,692.75 points, or 0.97%, as Middle East tensions and higher oil prices weighed on sentiment.

Thal Limited reported a 40% increase in consolidated net profit in the year to June 30, 2026, to Rs11.34 billion from Rs8.10 billion a year earlier. Engro Fertilizers will carry out plant maintenance at its EnVen unit between September 8 and September 17, 2026. First Paramount Modaraba obtained an extension from the SECP, moving its deadline to meet minimum equity and credit rating rules to February 2027.

Arif Habib Limited, the manager to the offer, told the SECP and PSX that the acquirer extended the deadline for the public announcement of an offer for 56.19% of Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited. International Packaging Films Limited reported strong interest in its newly developed flexible packaging films at the 3P Plas Print Pack Pakistan 2026 show, where it also signed MoUs. National Bank of Pakistan also issued its foreign exchange rates on Monday, while the rupee was largely flat at 277.40 per US dollar in interbank trading.