Tag: Market
Country’s wheat uncompetitive in international market
While export of wheat has already been halted, despite huge stocks in the country, due to stiff competition outside the country, fresh increase in...
CURRENCY MARKET FOCUS Adieu Mr Euro?
The more things change, the more they stay the same, at least in the EMU horror story as governments tumble, contagion and bank-run fears...
Capital’s Fruit and Vegetable Market needs ‘cleanup’
The Fruit and Vegetable Market (Sabzi Mandi) of the federal capital has become a hub of problems as the visitors are facing a number...
Equity market overshadowed by major players, analysts claim
Many of the market participants may be found nodding to the widely-held perception that equity tycoons, like the AKD Group and Arif Habib Group...
Brokers, investors turn to growing commodity market
Country’s commodity trading market has visibly entered into the growth momentum and is on its way to becoming a central hub for commodity related...
UBL – Measuring real performance
The recently announced results of United Bank Limited (UBL) came above analyst expectations, with a growth in profit after tax (PAT) of 36 per...
Local market stage strong comeback with 278 point gain
Taking the lead from recovering regional and international commodities and equities, the oversold local equities staged a strong come-back, wherein the index heavy weight...
Borrowing binge squeezes liquidity from money market
Excessive budgetary borrowing by cash-strapped federal and provincial governments have created what sources in central bank have confirmed a severe liquidity crunch in the...
Bears return to market with 139 point dip
With a majority of the results being declared and very few results left before the end of the month end, investors are more inclined...
Waiting out the interim
With only four sessions between the last piece and this one, evenly split between the ongoing and the last week, the market sentiment mostly...
DHA residents to get cattle market in their backyard
The cattle market that set up opposite the Sunday Bazaar in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase-VIII would be inaugurated on Wednesday (today).
This cattle market...
SECP approves future contracts in wheat for commodities market
As a part of its mandate to develop and strengthen the commodities' market, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), has granted approval...
SBP injects Rs210.65b in cash-strapped money market
The central bank on Friday kept pumping liquidity into the money market and credited over Rs210.65 billion to the banks who are facing a...
Pakistan equities outperform regional giants including China, India
Pakistan, despite facing multiple negatives, does have the best-performing equity market in the region after Indonesia, shows the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) performance...
High on fanfare, low on substance
Last week’s recommended longs for emerging and commodity currencies in intra-day, guerilla trading before risk faded proved right on the money, even if cable...
SBP provides Rs327.15b lifeline to money market
The central bank Friday pumped Rs327.150 billion into the local money market, which the analysts believe, is faced with a severe liquidity crunch. The...
CDGK to build Lea Market flyover
The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) decided on Tuesday to construct a flyover in the Lea Market area of Lyari Town to curb traffic...