Tag: Shares
Pakistan to off-load shares of DISCOs on stock exchange this Nov
Eleventh country review report of IMF says Pakistan has assured that notification about multi-year tariffs for FESCO, LESCO and IESCO will be completed by...
China stocks tumble most since summer slump as brokerage probe widens
Chinese shares sank more than 5 per cent on Friday in their biggest drop since this summer's rout after Reuters reported the stock regulator...
KSE-100 index plummets 1,251 points
A downward trend continued at the Karachi Stock Exchange on Monday with the KSE-100 index fell as much as 1,251 points in the intra-day trading.
Govt shares in energy companies to be reduced
The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) is contemplating reducing the government’s share in state-owned energy companies to around 51%, in a bid to...
Asian markets rise, yen sinks on BoJ chief reports
Asian markets rose on Monday, with Tokyo surging after the yen hit a near three-year low against the dollar, while concerns the US...
Asian markets slip on Fed stimulus fears
Asian markets saw early losses Thursday following a tumble on Wall Street as traders grow concerned that the US Federal Reserve could bring an...
Asian shares hit 18-month high on growth hopes
Asian shares scaled their highest levels since August 2011 on Wednesday after an improving global economic outlook whetted investor appetite for risk, while the...
Asian shares, euro pause ahead of ECB decision
Asian shares and the euro paused from recent gains on Thursday, as investors awaited the European Central Bank's policy meeting later in the day...
Asian shares recover on firm euro zone data, yen slips
Asian shares recovered on Wednesday as solid euro zone data calmed nerves jarred by potential political turmoil in Spain and Italy, while the prospect...
Asian shares off highs, Fed’s stance underpins markets
Asian shares fell slightly on Thursday after rallies to multi-month highs, and longer for some Southeast Asian markets, while the U.S. Federal Reserve's pledge...
Mumbai Police restores security to SRK
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s security, which had been withdrawn over a month ago has been restored by Mumbai Police.
After reviewing the threats...
KSE 100 index plunges by 550 points
The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 shares index Tuesday fell by 550 points in the wake of Supreme Court’s (SC) orders to arrest Prime...
European shares edge down ahead of US jobs data
Investors were also cautious ahead of U.S. non-farm payrolls data for December, due later in the session, despite Thursday’s forecast-beating jobs data for the...
Asian shares rise, Fed outcome pressures dollar
Asian shares rose on Wednesday buoyed by strength in global equities markets, firmer economic sentiment in Germany and hopes of a deal from U.S....
Asian shares slip on US fiscal cliff fears
Asian markets fell Wednesday, following losses on Wall Street, as traders fret US lawmakers will not agree a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
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Asia shares fall as earnings caution sets in
Asian stocks and other riskier assets such as commodities fell on Monday as investors remained cautious about the outlook for the global economy and...
Shares gain, bonds tumble as US unemployment falls
Wall Street, however, erased early gains With the S&P 500 breaking a four-day string of gains, weighed by concerns about the upcoming earnings season,...
