Asian shares rally on hopes for China-US trade breakthrough

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.3 percent to 20,472.79 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.5 percent to 26,512.06

Oil prices climb amid U.S.-China trade talk optimism

International Brent crude futures were up 79 cents, or 1.3 percent, at $59.47 per barrel

Commercial Bank of Dubai to take control of Abraaj assets secured against loan

Stakes in Abraaj’s Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund, as well as its funds focused on Turkey, Latin America, North Africa, Africa and health, were held as security against CBD’s loans, a joint provisional liquidators’ report from July shows

PSX extends gains amid improved market sentiment

KARACHI: Optimistic sentiments prevailed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the second consecutive session on Tuesday. Indices which opened positive continued to...

Supply avalanche keeps upward pressure on euro zone bond yields

Core euro zone bond yields, including Germany — the benchmark for the region — inched higher in early trade, tracking the late move higher in U.S. Treasuries on Monday

Amazon becomes most valuable publicly-traded company

The online sales goliath assumed the top spot after notching a 3.4 percent gain to finish with a market capitalisation of $796.8 billion, about $13.2 billion more than Microsoft

Fed pause expectations keep lid on dollar

The dollar index was marginally higher, fetching 95.80 at 0244 GMT. Earlier in the session, it had hit an intra-day low of 95.68

K-Electric says finalization of financial statements for FY17 & F18 facing delays

The power utility cited the absence of valid power tariff for the year starting 1st July 2016, ongoing litigation and stay order issued by the Sindh High Court and change of auditors as reasons for not being able to hold AGM for FY17 and FY18

Asian shares mixed amid silence on China-US trade talks

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.1 percent to 20,251.42 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.3 percent to 25,905.82.

Oil stable on trade talk optimism and OPEC cuts, but slowdown looms

International Brent crude futures were at $57.43 per barrel at 0218 GMT, up 10 cents, or 0.1 percent from their last close

K-Electric leads PSX volume chart following Abraaj’s offloading deal

K-Electric Limited (KEL) on Monday was the volume leader at the Pakistan Stock Exchange with 22.85 million shares, gaining Rs0.47 to close...

PSX reacts to assurances from Abu Dhabi, index gains over 1,000 points

KARACHI: Bulls took over Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on the first trading session of the week. Stocks rallied, appreciating over 900 points in...

Packages Ltd seeks details of orders from apex court regarding leased land

On Saturday, the apex had ordered Packages Limited to pay lease payment of Rs500 million for the land where its factory is built following the expiry of the lease agreement in 2015

China’s forex reserves fall in 2018 as slowing economy, trade war weigh

China’s foreign exchange reserves - the world’s largest - fell by $67.24 billion last year to $3.073 trillion, central bank data showed on Monday

Gold up as U.S. Fed stance pricks dollar, stocks rally cap gains

Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,288.60 per ounce, as of 0306 GMT and U.S. gold futures gained about 0.4 percent to $1,290.70 per ounce