Market Daily: Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 414.36 points

LAHORE: After bloodshed in the last session, investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) were hoping for a normal day. As global...

FBR to submit reply today in PHC over tax reduction on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to submit its reply today in Peshawar High Court (PHC) over an amendment in the...

Market Daily: Benchmark KSE-100 index plummets 415.69 points

LAHORE: Following worldwide declines, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) plummeted on Tuesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index closed 415.69 points in the red...

Byco successfully begins operations at reformer of oil refining complex

LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Tuesday by Byco Petroleum disclosed operations at its reformer of oil refining complex Il (ORC Il) have...

Power consumers data to be scrutinized for widening tax base

ISLAMABAD: To broaden the tax net, Ministry of Finance requested distribution companies (Discos) to share data of power consumers for determining people...

Oil prices tumble 1 percent, as global financial markets turbulent after rout

SINGAPORE: Oil prices dropped by more than 1 percent on Tuesday, extending falls from the previous session as global financial markets tumbled...

KSE-100 index falls 800 points, recoups losses to 437.80 points during intra-day trading

LAHORE: Followed by record losses on Wall Street Monday, KSE-100 index crashed 803 points within the first fifteen minutes of trading on...

Asian markets under pressure after Wall St sell-off, tech companies down globally

HONG KONG: Asian markets tumbled on Monday after US stocks were pummelled at the end of last week, with traders fretting that...

FBR decries criticism, says tax collection on track

ISLAMABAD: The performance of Federal Board of Revenue, during the first quarter of the current Fiscal Year, has been positive and satisfactory,...

Oil prices dip, as US dollar surges

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday as the dollar surged following strong U.S. jobs numbers, though compliance with output cuts by...

Banking sector contributions to KSE 100 rise by 8.8pc in January

KARACHI: The banking sector remained the top contributor to the rise of 8.8 per cent in the benchmark index in January, according...

FBR contemplating revision to audit law for managing unresolved tax cases

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue is set to suggest changes to an auditing law related to non-filers as it faces capacity restrictions to manage...

In second IPO of 2018, pharmaceutical company AGP set to get listed on PSX

KARACHI: AGP Limited, one of the country’s topmost local pharmaceutical companies is gunning for an initial public offering (IPO), an official of...

Rs 10bn worth benefits given to Chinese firm through tax exemption

ISLAMABAD: Senate’ Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Narcotics Control informed that around Rs 10 billion worth benefits were given to...

Mega Conglomerate to acquire 15.8 percent stake of Dawood Hercules in Hubco

LAHORE: In another big acquisition news, Mega Conglomerate (Pvt) Ltd is set to acquire 15.8 percent stake that Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited...