The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened the week on a bullish note, briefly crossing the 140,000-point mark, but failed to sustain momentum due to profit-taking. The benchmark KSE-100 index closed marginally higher at 139,380.06, gaining 172.77 points or 0.12 per cent on Monday. Ali Najib, Deputy Head of Trading at Arif Habib Ltd, said another attempt by the PSX to break past the 140,000 psy
Amid a hike in sugar price, the Public Accounts Committee was informed on Tuesday that the sugar mills have earned Rs300 billion due to recent fluctuations in the rates of the essential commodity. The Auditor General of Pakistan made these revelations during the meeting of the apex parliamentary panel, which convened the high-stakes session to review the sugar import and export policy, rising p
After four consecutive hikes, petrol and diesel prices are expected to fall by about Rs9 and Rs3.50 per litre, respectively, for the upcoming fortnight ending Aug 15, owing to lower international oil prices and reduced import premiums, sources said on Tuesday. Based on prevailing tax rates, the ex-depot price of petrol is estimated to decline by around Rs9 per litre (3.3 per cent), while high-s
The government has quietly slashed profit rates on all national savings schemes — both conventional and Sharia-compliant — within a month, dealing a fresh blow to small investors, particularly pensioners, widows, and low-income savers. Despite repeated adjustments, the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS), which operates under the Ministry of Finance, continues to withhold timely publ
The government seems willing to fast-track the adoption of crypto currencies for banks, foreign exchange companies and gold trading, sources told Dawn after a high-level meeting on Tuesday. A day earlier, representatives from the State Bank of Pakistan, finance ministry, commercial banks and exchange companies met with senior security officials to discuss steps to bring down the dollar price,