MG Morning Breeze: Updates to Skim before Market

Motor spirit or petrol now costs Rs3.26 more per litre after the Petroleum Division revised ex-depot rates effective October 2, 2026. High-speed diesel moved the other way, dropping Rs1.01 per litre in the same revision. Mettis Global listed the change first among its morning updates.

Elsewhere in the update, the State Bank's foreign exchange reserves rose $38.9 million to $21.44 billion in the reporting week ending September 25, 2026. Separately, national inflation eased to 10.3% in September from 11.1% in August, though it stayed well above the 5.8% recorded a year earlier. The benchmark KSE-100 closed at 168,636.85 after a fall of 1,332.47 points, or 0.78%, on Thursday.

Among company items, Khaadi Pakistan Limited is seeking as much as Rs8.3 billion through a pre-IPO placement and a public offering to upgrade its outlets into larger Experience Stores. Honda Atlas Cars has stopped production of its BR-V model, and the PSX recorded 25,281 new investors in September, the highest for any single month, taking its investor base to 656,218.