Oil prices stand firm, as experts predict volatility ahead
SINGAPORE: Oil markets were little changed on Friday, supported by ongoing supply cuts and strong demand which have resulted in a tightening...
Asian stock markets down, following declines on Wall Street
HONG KONG: Asian shares sank Friday, following declines on Wall Street after a proposed delay to U.S. tax cut plan dented investor...
Market Daily: KSE100 gains 531 points as volumes jump
LAHORE: Everything seemed to have worked out in favour of investors on Thursday. Indices rallied, volumes surged and foreign investors closed as...
SECP withdraws condition on Mutual Fund Industry to have 5pc cash liquidity
KARACHI:Â The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has withdrawn the condition on Mutual Funds of keeping 5 per cent cash with...
Pakistan’s weight in MSCI EM index may fall to 0.10pc after semi-annual review
KARACHI: As MSCI’s semi-annual index review date (13th November) draws closer, a Topline Security report has predicted Pakistan’s weightage in its emerging...
As US stocks reach new highs; investors pile money into commodities
NEW YORK: A growing number of investors are plowing money into commodities, seeking to diversify their holdings on gnawing concerns about a...
Japanese shares reach 26 year high, as other Asian stock markets remain muffled
TOKYO: Japan’s stock benchmark surged Thursday to its highest in more than a quarter century on the yen’s weakness and healthy corporate...
Oil prices steady but questions raised over recent bull run
SINGAPORE: Â Oil prices held steady on Thursday after falling late in the previous session, supported by ongoing supply cuts led by OPEC...
Parliamentary committee fails to make headway in Dubai real-estate investment probe
ISLAMABAD: A special parliamentary committee established to investigate investment of $8b in Dubai’s real estate by Pakistani’s failed to gather any information,...
FBR eyeing 1.4mn filers this year, Haroon tells NMC participants
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar Khan has described the state of the economy as "healthy and...
Q-Mobile dents national exchequer to the tune of billions
ISLAMABAD:Â Q-Mobile in a bid save a hefty amount of taxes has allegedly caused billions of rupees to the national exchequer by assuming...
Market Daily: Sluggish yet volatile, the market lacked excitement closing flat
LAHORE: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) started the week with sluggish yet volatile behaviour. Volumes were dull and the market lacked excitement. However,...
Pakistan Stock Exchange gets a new MD
KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved the appointment of Canadian national Richard Morin as Pakistan Stock Exchange...
The great land theft
If there is a single place that can be thought of as the foremost cathedral to free-market capitalism, it is not the...
Oil prices reach two-year highs, as markets tighten, Saudi crackdown
SINGAPORE: Oil prices hit their highest levels since July 2015 early on Monday as markets tightened, while Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented...