KSE-100 ends in green after volatile session
KARACHI: Investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile trading session on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index managing to...
SBP relaxes its loan scheme to facilitate small businesses
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has added further incentives to its recently introduced temporary scheme for businesses to get loans...
Asia stocks fall after US crude collapses for second day
Asian share markets slipped to two-week lows on Wednesday as the floor fell out from under crude prices, exposing the deep economic...
Rupee strengthens as dollar continues to shed value
Falling demand coupled with a surge in supply pushed the dollar's price in the open market on Wednesday in early trade and...
Oil falls again as coronavirus ravages energy markets
Brent crude plunged more than 12 percent to below $17 a barrel Wednesday while US oil erased early gains and fell, as...
Oil crash means more misery ahead for US shale producers
An unprecedented crash in oil prices is adding pressure to already stressed US producers, threatening key shale regions and putting vulnerable companies...
Rupee jumps Rs2.37 against dollar, closes at Rs161.12
Pakistani Rupee continued with the bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining Rs2.37 against US dollar in the interbank market to close at Rs161.12,...
How can Pakistan gain from the oil price crash?
Following black gold's black Monday, a number of Pakistanis have been wondering how the country can cash in on the situation.Â
As per...
ECC likely to approve Rs200bn relief package for daily wagers Â
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is likely to approve a Rs200 billion relief package for daily wagers whose livelihoods have been...
Textile exporters call for restoration of zero-rating facility
APTMA chairman says it will be unfair to expect textile value chain to keep paying sales tax in the absence of cash flow
Bears return to bourse as index sheds over 1,000 points
KARACHI: Bearish sentiments surrounded the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 nosediving over 1,100 points intraday.
Foreign investors changed...
Muted Ramadan, Eid amid pandemic slam seasonal rise in palm oil demand
The palm oil market is set to miss out on a key high-demand period in 2020 as coronavirus-driven lockdowns during the holy...
What is a negative crude future and does it mean anything for consumers?
Supply of fuel has been far above demand since the coronavirus forced billions of people to stop traveling. Because of oversupply, storage...
Dollar falls to 161.50 in interbank market
The rupee made a significant recovery in the money market on Tuesday as the dollar fell and is currently trading at trading...
SBP sets Zakat nisab at Rs46,329 for 2020
KARACHI: The government on Monday set the ‘nisab for Zakat’ at Rs46,329 for the current year, a statement from the State Bank of...