Tag: Index
Pakistan at bottom in gender equality at work index
Pakistan isn’t meeting its economic potential, and some of that has to do with widespread gender equality, according to a recent research conducted by...
Women must wait 217 years to earn the same as men,...
LONDON: Women will have to wait 217 years before they earn as much as men and have equal representation in the workplace, research said, revealing...
Pakistanis stand 10th on Sanguine Index across globe
Despite numerous challenges and sacrifices against terrorism, Pakistanis stands at the 10th position in the index of expectations and hopes, showing optimistic attitude towards...
ISE-10 index witnesses bullish trend
The Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) on Friday witnessed bullish trend as the ISE-10 index went up by 7.28 points to close at 4090.63 points.
A...
KSE-100 index plummets by more than 400 points
The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-share index plummeted over 400 points on Tuesday amid political instability.
The index stood at 28416.71 points after it decreased...
Human Development Index: Pakistan remains stagnant at 146
Pakistan continued its dismal performance in the field of human development as it failed to improve its position on the Human Development Index (HDI)...
Inflation’s not that bad after all…
Despite experiencing inflationary pressure in the region, Pakistan has managed to contain inflation rate within single digit which is lower than the regional countries...
Arab Spring nations slip in corruption index
Egypt has fallen in a global league table of perceived official corruption in the past year, and the Arab Spring revolutions have yet to...
Asian markets mostly up on stimulus hopes
Asian markets mostly rose Monday after more weak Chinese manufacturing data fuelled hopes for fresh monetary easing, following hints from the US Fed chief...
European stock index futures signal flat start
European stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Thursday as investors consolidated recent gains ahead of widely anticipated moves from the European...
KSE volumes trace the apex of aridity
The apex regulators from Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) are due here at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Thursday next week to discuss,...
Pakistan reminds FP States Index compilers of country’s positives
Rebutting Foreign Policy magazine’s inclusion of Pakistan in its failed states index, Islamabad’s embassy in Washington has said the “cavalierly” applied flawed methodology overlooks...
Raja Pervez Ashraf stimulates the bulls
Bulls gave the new PM their own guard of honour, as they went off their rockers en route to lifting the index by 130...
Bears open their arms but the bulls were underhanded
Index gains merely 9.60 points after global stocks and commodities left their respective waking up acts to the 11th hour. The bulls were late...
KSE board clears new free-float index
The Governing Board of Directors of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has decided to introduce a new 100-index free float benchmark that would run...
Bears keep KSE firmly in their claws
The day saw the benchmark 100-share index decreasing by 28.43 points to 13,717.30 points against 13,745.73 points of Wednesday Ahsan Mehanti, Director at Arif...
KSE 100 index plunges by 189pts
The day saw the benchmark 100-share index plunged by 189.70 points to 14,230.49 points against 14,420.19 points of Thursday. Ahsan Mehanti, Director at...
