Tag: Gains

Asian markets fall ahead of US growth data

Asian markets were lower on Friday as dealers looked ahead to the release later in the day of US economic growth figures, while Hong...

Easy does it

Asian markets eased back on Thursday after the previous day’s impressive gains, while eyes were on the release later in the day of China...

Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes, but ends week lower

Despite the day’s advance, the S&P 500 broke a six-week string of gains. For the week, the benchmark index fell 0.5 percent. Conflicting perceptions...

Asian markets mostly rise, Europe fears cap gains

Asian markets mostly edged up early Thursday with Chinese inflation data lifting hopes for fresh easing measures by Beijing, but gains were limited as...

Oil rises in Asia after Wall St gains

Oil headed up in Asian trade Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street as well as Asian bourses and buoyed by a dip in US...

A tale of capital gains and profit

A slew of factors, both international and domestic not to mention profit-taking after a number of bullish sessions, turned the stock market bearish on...

KSE-100 index gains 253 points – a tale of two halves

Finally after seven consecutive positive sessions, with a big bang on September 21, 2011 hitting a triple tonne, the benchmark witnessed a correction phase...

KSE makes substantial gains ahead of Eid

Following the footsteps of global markets, KSE-100 posted substantial gains ahead of Eid holidays with advancement of 166 points. Market participation also witnessed healthy...

Qureshi gains time for probe as Moonis moves SC to...

Moonis Elahi, the main accused in the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam filed a review petition on Thursday against the Supreme Court order...

Bourse closes slightly negative after early gains

Recovery in technically over sold regional and international bourses allowed the local syndicate, operating from both local and off-shore circuits, to stage a rally,...

KSE gains 130 points prior to results season

The outgoing week was good to investors as the KSE-100 Index gained 130 points (1.1 per cent WoW) at the onset of the upcoming...

KSE opens to low volume gains

Low volume gains on opening, in the sentiment boosters of previous week, Fauji group stocks from the fertiliser sector faced stiff resistance on strength...

Mohsin sees great gains from fast track camp

The fast track training camp for fast bowlers and batsmen ended two days prior to the scheduled time and from Monday the camp for...

KSE registers substantial gains

The bench mark registered substantial gain because of short covering in Oil and Gas exploration stocks, placement of proceeds from Engro towards other dividend...

Govt’s new drive to ensure 100pc literacy gains fresh momentum

The Punjab government’s new admission drive in schools to ensure 100 percent literacy in the province gained a fresh momentum after the secretary schools...

Current account gains ‘unsustainable’

Pakistan’s current account balance remained in green zone for the second consecutive month, as it posted a surplus of $748 million in July-April of...

Slow development threatens Swat military gains

MINGORA - Almost two years after Pakistan's army swept through the Swat Valley to drive out a terrifying Taliban regime, the valley's residents fear that slow economic recovery in the area could undo military gains and allow a militant return.
The idyllic tourist haven 133 km northwest of Islamabad is considered a success story in Pakistan's fight against a home-grown insurgency, so any roll-back in the gains because of poor development would be a major setback to Pakistan's weak