‘PSX to acquire new trading system from Shenzhen Stock Exchange’

PSX Chairman says a mobile app will be introduced to facilitate opening of accounts in Central Depository Company

Oil prices surge 5pc after US, China agree trade war ceasefire  

LONDON: Oil prices jumped by more than 5 per cent on Monday after the United States and China agreed to a 90-day truce...

PSX plunges 1,335 points on weak macroeconomic outlook

Investors yet to recover from 3.80pc rupee depreciation KARACHI: Bears were out on the hunt on Monday (first trading session of the month)...

Stock market on edge ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

NEW YORK: Trade tensions that have clouded Wall Street's outlook for more than eight months will come to a head this weekend...

Market Weekly: PSX down by 373 points as investors await economic clarity

Foreign investors offloaded equities worth $51.1 million during the week KARACHI: A host of key financial developments during the outgoing week kept the...

PSX down by 142 points following rupee depreciation

KARACHI: Last day of the week brought no good news for investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as the index reacted adversely...

Dollar treads water ahead of Trump-Xi meet at G20 summit

The greenback has been under pressure this week on growing expectations that the Federal Reserve would slow down its pace of monetary tightening

Asia shares mixed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting at G-20 summit

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.4 percent to 22,351.06 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.5 percent to 26,586.53

Oil prices creep up on expected OPEC cuts, but U.S. supply growth caps gains

International Brent crude oil futures were at $59.65 per barrel at 0533 GMT, up 14 cents, or 0.2 percent, from their last close

Asian LNG prices on downward spiral amid warm winter, high stocks

Spot prices for January delivery in North Asia were estimated at about $9.80 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down 20 cents from the previous week

Devaluation ‘inevitable’, govt says after rupee falls to historic low

Rupee drops to lowest value ever against US dollar at Rs144 in intra-day trading before SBP intervenes to raise it to Rs136.5-137.5 at market close

Abraaj founder Naqvi pitches last-ditch rescue bid to investors

Naqvi has met limited partners and creditors in an effort to win back their support for a plan to restructure the debt of Abraaj Holdings and some of its older funds to avert liquidation for the Dubai-based firm, two sources said

Unilever CEO Polman to retire, replaced by beauty head Jope

At the helm of Unilever for 10 years, Polman generated big returns for shareholders totalling 290 percent over the period, expanded its presence in emerging markets, and in 2017 fended off a $143 billion takeover approach by Kraft-Heinz

Dollar under pressure after Fed’s Powell says U.S. rates near neutral

The Fed chairman's remarks led to the dollar weakening across the board, especially versus riskier currencies such as the Australian and New Zealand dollars

Microsoft’s stock market value pulls ahead of Apple’s

But Apple has suffered more than other Silicon Valley stalwarts, losing 19 percent since the iPhone maker warned on Nov. 1 that crucial holiday-quarter sales would likely miss Wall Street expectations