‘More investors needed to transform Pakistan’s capital market’

PSX chief says Pakistan will have to bring the capital market into  documented economy. KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Chief Executive Officer Richard...

PSX ignores countrywide protests to extend gains  

Index reacts to PM Khan’s visit to China, gains 287 points to close week in green KARACHI: Despite the ongoing countrywide protests, the...

Yen falls, Australian dollar gains as U.S.-China trade angst eases

Worries about Chinese economic growth and the trade row had pushed the offshore yuan to a 22-month trough of 6.9800 midweek.

PSX stays afloat amid volatility, gains 66.74 points

Foreign investors continued to off-load on Wednesday once again with a net outflow of $1.06 million

Shell profits soar to four-year high

The world’s second-largest listed oil and gas company saw its cash generation from operations rise by nearly 60 percent to $12.1 billion, as deep cost savings in recent years filtered through

Trade war impact deepens across Asia, but ‘real economic shock’ yet to hit

In sign conditions for exporters and factories were deteriorating, manufacturing surveys showed marginal growth in China, a slowdown in South Korea and Indonesia and a contraction in activity in Malaysia and Taiwan

Kuwait bourse seeks to create VC platform to finance startups

As Kuwait’s startup sector grows, the need for funds from these companies to fuel growth has been financed by venture capitalists and larger international groups in the same sector they operate in

Asia starts November up on strong Wall Street after brutal October

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9 percent, adding to modest gains the previous day, though this came after a brutal October month

Oil prices fall on signs of rising supplies, ebbing confidence on global economy

Thursday’s drops came after U.S. Energy Information Administration data showed crude oil inventories climbed for a sixth straight week

Legit manufacturers demand govt to restrict sale of illicit cigarettes

Most of these illicit cigarettes having approximately 35% market share are produced in Azad Kashmir and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa claimed the stakeholders

FBR’s revenue collection rises 6.7% YoY, misses target by Rs100 billion for July-October FY19

Tax receipts for the month were recorded at Rs273 billion, which was 1.1% or Rs3 billion higher than in the same month last year (SMLY)

Pakistan jumps 11 places to 136th in WB ease of doing business index 2019

Pakistan has improved business climate for SMEs

PSX manages to close in green despite countrywide protests

KARACHI: Despite taking several dips following the Supreme Court’s judgement, the Pakistan Stock Exchange managed to close the session on Wednesday in green...

Euro zone bond yields nudge up, flash inflation looms

French consumer prices rose 2.5 percent in October, just shy of the highest inflation level since March 2012, data on Wednesday showed

Dollar at 16-month peak, yen weakens as BOJ in no hurry to exit stimulus

The dollar index, a gauge of its value versus six major peers, climbed to a fresh 16-month high to hit 97.06