
KSE-100 sheds 481 points to 168,155 as oil jitters keep PSX investors sidelined
Pakistan's KSE-100 closed Friday at 168,155, down 481 points, as US-Iran tensions and elevated crude kept buyers away despite a late slide in oil prices.
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Pakistan's KSE-100 closed Friday at 168,155, down 481 points, as US-Iran tensions and elevated crude kept buyers away despite a late slide in oil prices.

Sports prediction market Novig says its Sydney Sweeney "Just Sports" campaign lifted trading volume 94% and first-time depositors 218%, as the startup raises at a $2 billion valuation.

London's gold trade referee is about to stand trial. The LBMA defends a landmark case from October 7 that could shake the 276-year-old Good Delivery system behind the world's largest bullion market.

Micron's fourth quarter set records on every line that matters: $54.2 billion in revenue, up 379% from a year earlier, adjusted earnings of $33.42 a share, and guidance for the next quarter comfortably above Wall Street's estimates. The driver is AI data centers, and management says the memory shortage runs into 2028 and beyond.

Vlad Tenev told CNBC that crypto-linked event contracts already account for a growing slice of the company's event-contract business, with sports wagers expected to shrink to a minority within a few years.

Procter & Gamble trades about a fifth below its record peak, lifting its forward dividend yield past 3% — the top of its historical range. The payout is covered, but flat organic growth is the real test.

Two of America's most popular income ETFs hold a combined $153 billion, but they earn their payouts in completely different ways. Here is how JEPQ and SCHD compare on yield, stability and fees.

The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.1% this week — its fourth loss in five — as the US 10-year Treasury yield reached a two-decade high and European government borrowing costs jumped to multi-year peaks.

Natural gas snapped back from a $2.912 low to finish near the session high on Friday, tracing a textbook bullish outside session. Confirmation needs a daily settle above Thursday's $3.021 peak, with the sliding 200-day average near $3.13 looming as the next obstacle.

Nike's earnings beat was overshadowed by a weak fiscal 2027 outlook. The stock fell nearly 10% premarket as analysts across Wall Street cut their price targets.

The Sensex fell 2.27% over five sessions ended October 1 as a broad selloff swept India's midcaps: 14 BSE MidCap stocks dropped more than 5%, with PB Fintech sliding 19%.

Gold, silver and oil all finished the week lower as surging bond yields pressured metals and emergency reserve releases capped crude. Here is the weekend rundown and what to watch next week.