Profit margins for oil refiners in Asia dip, as oil prices touch $70 per barrel

SINGAPORE: Oil prices have risen above $70 per barrel for the first time since 2014 as investors bet supply cuts led by...

Asian stock markets rise, on back of latest Wall Street record rally

HONG KONG: Most Asian stocks markets are higher after Wall Street’s latest record close. Japan’s Nikkei 225 recovered from early losses to...

International crude oil prices hit 3-year high

LAHORE: Oil prices hit a fresh 3-year high on Thursday ahead of a United States’ (US) decision on whether to extend temporary...

Asian stock markets fall, after Wall Street rally ends

TOKYO: Share prices were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday as the afterglow from Wall Street’s extended winning streak faded. Chinese shares...

Oil prices spike to highest levels since 2014

SINGAPORE: Oil prices hit their highest levels since 2014 on Wednesday due to ongoing production cuts led by OPEC as well as...

Oil prices firm, as US rig drilling falls

SINGAPORE: Oil prices firmed on Monday on the back of a slight decline in the number of U.S. rigs drilling for new production,...

Asian stock markets touch all-time highs

SYDNEY: Asian shares neared all-time peaks on Monday after Wall Street boasted its best start to a year in over a decade,...

Brent crude ends year with 17pc gain, as WTI crude crosses $60

CALGARY: U.S. oil prices closed above $60 a barrel on the final trading day of the year, the first time since mid-2015,...

Gold touches three-month-high, as dollar extends its fall

NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold extended its rally to a three-month high on Friday, leaping toward its biggest one-year rise in seven years as...

OGDC makes gas discovery in Baratai block, Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Friday by Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) revealed the joint venture of Baratai Block in which...

Asian shares higher, after Wall Street finished with modest gains

SEOUL: Asian stock markets mostly drifted higher on Friday after Wall Street finished with modest gains. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.3...

Oil prices peak, as US production falls

SINGAPORE: U.S. oil prices hit their highest levels since mid-2015 on the last trading day of the year as an unexpected fall...

Asian stocks higher on back of stronger regional economic data

SEOUL: Asian markets were higher on Thursday in a quiet post-Christmas holiday trading as strong economic data from the region and in...

US stocks maintained a staggering run in 2017

NEW YORK: Taken a look at your stock portfolio lately? It’s a good bet it’s racked up solid gains this year. Wall Street...

Oil prices steady, as trading activity dries up ahead of new year

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were stable on Thursday with trading activity drying up ahead of the New Year weekend. Heading into 2018, traders said...