MG Morning Breeze: Updates to Skim before Market

According to Mettis Global's morning digest, the KSE-100 finished the week at 170,511.86 points, down 4,816.96 points or 2.75 per cent from 175,328.82 on September 04, 2026. Separately, the Ministry of Energy raised the ex-depot price of high-speed diesel by Rs5.28 per litre and petrol by Rs5.02 per litre from September 12, 2026. An earlier revision, effective September 11, had lifted diesel by Rs5.37 and petrol by Rs3.05 per litre.

Kot Addu Power Company (KAPCO) posted a net profit of Rs2.52bn for the year ended June 30, 2026, slightly below Rs2.54bn a year earlier, and declared a Rs1.5 final dividend. Nimir Resins (NRSL) reported that its profit for the year more than doubled to Rs503.33m from Rs249.47m. Premium Textile Mills (PRET) cleared an equity stake of as much as Rs20 million in Recover Pakistan, a planned joint venture with Recover HoldCo, Inc. Elsewhere, the Sindh High Court revoked the protective bail of one person in the Rs44bn Unity Foods case and let the FIA take that person into custody.

According to the digest, foreign currency deposits rose by $69.39m to $6.935 billion in August 2026. SBP reserves increased $1.21 billion to $18.33 billion in the week ended September 04, 2026, while gold fell Rs5,600 per tola to Rs456,736 on Friday.