Oil drops as US-China tension escalates
NEW YORK: Oil futures edged lower on Monday as rising US-China tensions weighed on market sentiment, but reports that OPEC and Russia...
B2B marketplace Bazaar announces raising $1.3 million in pre-seed funding
B2B ecommerce marketplace Bazaar has raised an unprecedented $1.3 million in a pre-seed round from US and Pakistan-based institutional and angel investors,...
Stocks gain 90 points in range-bound trading
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a dull start to the trading week, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index managing to close...
12,464MW electricity to be added to national grid through IPPs’ projects
ISLAMABAD: As many as 12,464 megawatts of electricity would be added to the national grid through 25 projects of Independent Power Producers...
Facebook finalises Authorized Sales Partner for Pakistan
Dial Zero has been selected to offer support across advertising, content and payments, including exclusive training opportunities for marketers and decision-makers at media companies and agencies
Business community lauds reduction in POL prices
ICCI president says govt must also slash taxes on POL products to pass on the 'real benefit' of global price reduction to consumers
Wall Street investors eye consumer discretionary stocks as US reopens
NEW YORK: Investors are taking a closer look at the market’s consumer discretionary companies as a reopening US economy fuels hopes of...
Oil falls but still set for biggest monthly gain in years
LONDON: Oil prices were dragged sharply lower on Friday by weak US fuel demand, fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases...
Bulls return to bourse, index gains 235 points
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) changed its path on Friday, with the indices ending the last trading session of the month...
Weekly inflation up 0.13pc
PBS notes an increase in the prices of essential food items, particularly wheat flour, potatoes and chicken
T-bill divestment in May reaches $182m
KARACHI: Foreign investors sold $16 million worth of treasury bills (T-bills) on May 21, according to the latest data from the State...
Bears dominate as KSE-100 sheds 141 points
KARACHI: Indices of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) did not welcome the resumption of trade activities after a week-long break, and displayed...
PPA accuses govt of disrupting poultry supply chain
LAHORE: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has stated that the government was once again attempting to disturb the supply-demand mechanism of the...
Oil falls on US-China tensions over Hong Kong
LONDON: Oil prices fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to China’s proposed...
‘Govt to amend SEZ Act to promote industrialisation, attract FDI’
Razak Dawood says amendments will help ensure provision of quality services to investors