Arif Habib Ltd to partner with Marco Polo for marketing Pakistani offerings

Lahore: Pakistan’s leading investment and securities firm Arif Habib Limited (AHL) has joined the global marketing and distribution platform of Marco Polo...

Fears of North Korean hydrogen bomb test sink Asian stocks

Tokyo: Asian stocks fell and the Japanese yen and Swiss franc gained on the mooted possibility of North Korea conducting another hydrogen...

Asian stocks fall, as dollar rises after Fed statement

Hong Kong: Asian shares were mostly lower while the dollar strengthened Thursday after the Fed said it would start trimming its bond...

MCC takes back subsidy demand on Saindak copper and gold project

Islamabad: A local newspaper reported that Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) has taken back its demand of providing subsidy in form of...

Asian stock stable, as dollar wavers

Tokyo: Asian stocks were mostly steady on Wednesday after Wall Street again rose to record highs, although movements were limited as a...

Global oil prices fall slightly on news of rising US shale output

Singapore: Oil markets dipped on Tuesday, pulled down by rising U.S. shale output and fears that another hurricane hitting the Caribbean could...

Asians stock markets slip after record highs on Wall Street

Tokyo: Asian shares wavered on Tuesday, bolstered by record highs on Wall Street but hobbled by uncertainty as traders waited on a...

Chinese authority’s issue order to cease Bitcoin trading

Shanghai: Chinese authorities have ordered Beijing-based cryptocurrency exchanges to stop trading and at once notify users of their closure, signaling a widening...

Global oil prices near 5-month highs on forecasts of rising demand

New York: Brent oil prices held near five-month highs on Friday, and were on track for the biggest weekly gain since late...

Asian shares slightly lower, as Chinese data disappoints

Tokyo: Asian stocks inched down from 10-year highs on Thursday following a burst of Chinese data which was largely weaker than markets...

Global oil prices stay mixed amidst report of rise in US crude stockpiles

Tokyo: Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday, dampened by reports of rising U.S. crude stockpiles but retaining some of the gains made...

Asian shares rise after Wall Street experiences record highs

Tokyo: Most Asian stock markets were higher Wednesday after U.S. shares rose on encouraging jobs data while worries about North Korea and...

Asian markets rise after North Korea tensions ease

Sydney: The U.S. dollar won a reprieve from risk aversion on Monday after North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un decided to hold...

Asian stocks inch upwards, as US dollar stalls

Tokyo: Asian shares edged up on Friday as investors kept a wary eye on another U.S. storm, while the dollar skidded after...

Global stocks stutter in wake of North Korea’s nuclear test

Tokyo: Asian shares were on the defensive on worries about North Korea but expectations that Beijing will maintain support for its economy...