Japan’s corporate regulator to investigate more cryptocurrency exchanges

TOKYO: Japan’s financial regulator will this week launch on-site checks of several cryptocurrency exchange operators potentially vulnerable to cyber-attacks, and may widen...

Faysal bank set to acquire 50 percent stake in Faysal asset management ltd

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Thursday by Faysal Bank Limited disclosed its plan to acquire 50 percent shares in its associate Faysal...

Brent crude touches 2018 low, as oil prices ease

SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased on Thursday, taking Brent crude to a 2018 low, as soaring U.S. output undermined OPEC’s effort to tighten...

Asian shares mixed, as overnight losses on Wall Street cautions investors

SEOUL: Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday with some benchmarks erasing early morning gains. Investors remained skittish after this week’s financial turmoil...

Market Daily: Benchmark KSE-100 index plummets 415.69 points

LAHORE: Following worldwide declines, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) plummeted on Tuesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index closed 415.69 points in the red...

Byco successfully begins operations at reformer of oil refining complex

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Tuesday by Byco Petroleum disclosed operations at its reformer of oil refining complex Il (ORC Il) have...

Oil prices tumble 1 percent, as global financial markets turbulent after rout

SINGAPORE: Oil prices dropped by more than 1 percent on Tuesday, extending falls from the previous session as global financial markets tumbled...

KSE-100 index falls 800 points, recoups losses to 437.80 points during intra-day trading

LAHORE: Followed by record losses on Wall Street Monday, KSE-100 index crashed 803 points within the first fifteen minutes of trading on...

Oil prices dip, as US dollar surges

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday as the dollar surged following strong U.S. jobs numbers, though compliance with output cuts by...

Asian stocks register modest gains

TOKYO: Asian shares eked out modest gains on Thursday, clawing back sharp losses from earlier this week, however, rising U.S. bond yields...

Oil prices remain steady, after OPEC’s strict compliance with supply reduction pact

TOKYO: U.S. oil prices extended modest gains on Thursday as OPEC’s strong compliance with a supply reduction pact offset news that U.S....

KSE-100 index registers best start to the year since 2007

LAHORE: Pakistani stocks are once gaining traction of foreigners as global funds purchased $91 million of shares during January. This would translate into...

Asian shares nosedive after hefty losses on Wall Street

BEIJING: Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street recorded its biggest decline since August. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.7...

Oil prices decline for third straight session, touch $68.33 per barrel

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell for a third day on Wednesday after data from an industry body showed crude stocks rose more than...

Sindh High Court bars PSX from placing Dewan Cement in defaulter’s segment

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Monday by Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) revealed the Sindh High Court on 27th January ordered it not...