Asian stock markets waver, as trade tensions rise
TOKYO: Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday, as Japan’s benchmark took a rest from a spate of recent jumps. Worries over a...
Oil prices drip, as US crude inventories rise
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Wednesday, weighed down by data that showed an increase in U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories.
Brent crude...
Market Daily: KSE 100 exhibits volatile behaviour, settles unchanged
LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) took a breather on Tuesday but settled in the green. The benchmark KSE 100 index, which...
Pakistan cement exports down 11pc
LAHORE:Â Cement exports from Pakistan in December 2017 fell 11.3 per cent to 328,000 tonnes from 369,000 tonnes in the year-ago period, according...
Oil producers to cooperate beyond 2018: Saudi Arabia
MUSCAT:Â Global oil producers are in agreement that they should continue cooperating on production after their deal on supply cuts expires at the...
Asian shares retreat on fear of US government shutdown
HONG KONG: Asian stock markets were uneven, and the dollar fell on Friday following Wall Street’s retreat as the threat of a...
Broker turned SECP chief reversing risk management measures placed by Hijazi
KARACHI: The removal of Zafar Hijazi as Chairman, Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has paid dividends for the Pakistan Stock exchange,...
Oil prices dip, as US production rises
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Friday on a bounce-back in U.S. production, but ongoing declines in crude inventories curbed losses in the...
FBR bends over backwards to relax duty payments for PGP Consortium
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan GasPort Consortium Limited (PGPC) will clear customs duty on import of Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) within one year...
Oil prices rise on reported fall in US inventories
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Thursday on a reported decline in U.S. crude inventories, and as rebels in Nigeria threatened to attack...
Bitcoin slam dunks 20 percent, on fear of global crackdown
LONDON: Bitcoin fell as much as 20 percent on Wednesday, piercing below $10,000, while other cryptocurrencies took similar spills due to investor...
Asian shares surge, following rally on Wall Street
TOKYO: Shares were broadly higher in Asia on Thursday after a rally on Wall Street that took the Dow Jones industrial average...
South Korea still hasn’t finalized plans to ban cryptocurrency trading
SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday that its plans to ban virtual coin exchanges had not yet been finalized as government agencies...
Asian shares soar to record highs
SYDNEY: Asian shares hit historic highs on Monday after Wall Street extended its record-breaking run, while the U.S. dollar retreat continued as...
Oil prices hold firm, tad below December 2014 highs
SINGAPORE: Oil prices held just below December 2014 highs on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia despite...