Oil falls as Saudi and Russia quietly agree output rise, U.S. stocks swell

Brent on Wednesday hit a four-year high of $86.74 a barrel

Govt reimposes restrictions on non-filers as NA approves amended finance bill

Non-filers will be unable to purchase vehicles, properties worth over Rs4m until they pay their returns

Rupee under pressure amid regional currency turmoil  

Experts say currency is likely to remain under depreciatory pressures with weaker external finances

PSX sheds 240 points in another dull session  

KARACHI: Sentiments don’t seem to be changing at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) anytime soon, as Wednesday witnessed another session where volumes dropped...

PSX loses 129 points amid weak investor confidence

KARACHI: Investor confidence at the Pakistan Stock Exchange remained weak on Tuesday. Indices opened the session positive and just as the upward trend...

Akzo Nobel to return 5.5 billion euros to shareholders after division sale

Akzo sold its chemicals division for 10.1 billion euros to Carlyle Group in March, generating net proceeds of 7.5 billion euros

HNL contemplating right shares issue of Rs140 million for Hum Mart

In late February, HNL had announced the incorporation of HM as its wholly-owned subsidiary and enter the online grocery business in Pakistan

Bill allowing U.S. to sue OPEC drawing renewed interest

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, is worried that NOPEC could turn into another Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) law, which allows victims of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States to sue Riyadh

IMF’s Lagarde warns trade conflicts dimming global growth outlook

Lagarde, in a speech ahead of the IMF and World Bank’s annual meetings next week in Indonesia, said growth was at its highest level since 2011, but had plateaued, with fewer countries participating in the expansion

Revenue collection under sales tax & FED plateaued in July-Sep FY19

During the first quarter of FY19, FED collection plunged by 30 percent to Rs2.069 billion against Rs2.94 billion in the corresponding period of FY18

Oil near four-year high as Washington’s Iran sanctions loom

Brent has risen by around 20 percent from the most recent lows in August

Trump hits Brazil, India commerce after clinching North American trade deal

Trump’s “America First” trade policies, particularly his escalating trade war with China, are aimed at boosting U.S. manufacturing, but they have spooked investors who worry that supply lines could be fractured, and global growth derailed

Dull trading at PSX following monetary policy announcement

Index lost 69 points as investors preferred to stay on sidelines KARACHI: It was a dull start of the week at the Pakistan Stock...

Flying on one engine, global growth exposed to turbulence

The world’s biggest economy is under scrutiny, however, as its current upturn is running on borrowed time due to the fiscal stimulus of debt-financed

NCPL posts profit of Rs3.406 billion in FY18

The decline in net sales was attributed to the lower level of dispatches, down 30 percent YoY, however, furnace oil had undergone an increase of 27 percent YoY.