Pakistan Stock Market

The Pakistan Stock Exchange plunged by more than 2,000 points or nearly 5 per cent in just 22 minutes of manic trade at noon on Friday after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a new "super tax" on large-scale industries that spooked investors.

The rupee depreciated by 17 paise to settle at 71.24 against the dollar on Wednesday amid a flare up of tensions between India and Pakistan, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). The firming crude oil prices, month-end dollar demand from oil importers and a weak sentiment at domestic stock markets weighed on the local currency, traders w...

Domestic equity benchmarks fell for second straight day in a highly volatile session as tensions between India and Pakistan escalated.

Pakistan's benchmark index jumped as much as 3 percent in early trade on Wednesday, climbing to a record high after the country's stock market was reclassified overnight and included in the MSCI's emerging market index category.

Pakistan's stock exchange could see initial public offerings of power sector projects amounting to some $1 billion in 2017 and 2018, the bourse's managing director said on Monday.

Pakistan's chaotic financial heart is home to 18 million people, Taliban bombers, contract killers - and one of the world's most successful stock markets.

Stock markets in Pakistan on Monday crashed with the KSE 100 index of the Karachi Stock Exchange losing 2.5 per cent, or 441.62 points, as the ground-breaking ceremony of $7.5 billion gas pipeline project with Iran triggered fears of possible US sanctions.

Stocks of auto manufacturer Maruti Suzuki rallied over 4 per cent in trade today. The shares have jumped over 27 per cent in the past three months, outperforming both the BSE Sensex and auto indices, which rose nearly 3 and 9 per cent, respectively, in the same period despite the strike at its Manesar plant and the fifth consecutive fall in quarter...

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said terrorist groups from India and its neighbours putting money in the country's stock market are being tracked.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange plunged by more than 2,000 points or nearly 5 per cent in just 22 minutes of manic trade at noon on Friday after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a new "super tax" on large-scale industries that spooked investors.

The rupee depreciated by 17 paise to settle at 71.24 against the dollar on Wednesday amid a flare up of tensions between India and Pakistan, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). The firming crude oil prices, month-end dollar demand from oil importers and a weak sentiment at domestic stock markets weighed on the local currency, traders w...

Domestic equity benchmarks fell for second straight day in a highly volatile session as tensions between India and Pakistan escalated.

Pakistan's benchmark index jumped as much as 3 percent in early trade on Wednesday, climbing to a record high after the country's stock market was reclassified overnight and included in the MSCI's emerging market index category.

Pakistan's stock exchange could see initial public offerings of power sector projects amounting to some $1 billion in 2017 and 2018, the bourse's managing director said on Monday.

Pakistan's chaotic financial heart is home to 18 million people, Taliban bombers, contract killers - and one of the world's most successful stock markets.

Stock markets in Pakistan on Monday crashed with the KSE 100 index of the Karachi Stock Exchange losing 2.5 per cent, or 441.62 points, as the ground-breaking ceremony of $7.5 billion gas pipeline project with Iran triggered fears of possible US sanctions.

Stocks of auto manufacturer Maruti Suzuki rallied over 4 per cent in trade today. The shares have jumped over 27 per cent in the past three months, outperforming both the BSE Sensex and auto indices, which rose nearly 3 and 9 per cent, respectively, in the same period despite the strike at its Manesar plant and the fifth consecutive fall in quarter...

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said terrorist groups from India and its neighbours putting money in the country's stock market are being tracked.