Rising index succumbs to selling pressure at the end of the week Summary Pakistan Stocks Exchange started the week in…
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Market stays in the positive territory; negative outlook, new monetary rates in focus Continuing with its last five week’s positive…
European shares stutter as dollar weakens Most of Europe’s stock markets ran into profit-taking Thursday as the continent’s main currencies…
Market review The benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 3% on WoW basis, gaining 1,244 points in this week, thereby closing…
KSE-100 index crosses 44,000 level on relative political calmness Summary The week remained bullish as it gained 1245.11 points on…
Strong results season, mutual funds pick up help bulls back in the ring During the week ended 19th January 2018,…
KSE-100 falls 462 points as correction continues The KSE-100 Index continued its fall for the second successive session as correction…
Market Review The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 410 points in this week, thereby closing at 42,934 points, an increase of…
Profit-taking at the end of the week drags KSE-100 below 43,000 mark Summary During the week the KSE-100 Index gained…
Market takes meager progress, textile firms spur may improve participation The week ended 12th January 2018 can be termed relatively…
Pakistan stocks up 615.28 points Investors continued to buy stocks in droves as the KSE-100 Index registered a gain of…
Exchange of trade and investments in Yuan likely to benefit stocks index The total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by…
US stocks quiet on last trading day of a strong year There were no fireworks on Wall Street for the…
PSX closes the year 2017 on bullish note as KSE-100 index up over 1000 points Summary Just at the close…
Window dressing helps benchmark index climb; political noise may push back bulls The window dressing continued during last week of…
US stocks down as trump inks tax cut into law Wall Street stocks dipped Friday as President Donald Trump signed…
PSX springs back as KSE-100 index breaks past 39,000 barrier Summary During the week the PSX market gained 824.99 points…
Bulls rally broadly on steel and cement shares; timely election bill and world bank loan key of support The benchmark…
Wall street at record on increasing hopes of tax overhaul Wall Street major indexes scaled new heights on Friday, with…
Key supreme court rulings and declining forex reserves drag market lower The week ended on 15th December 2017 witnessed the…
Wall street gains on robust november. hiring data Wall Street indexes gained on Friday as US employers added more jobs…
Market Review Another bearish week was witnessed on the bourse as the benchmark KSE-100 index lost XX points to close…
KSE-100 index ends over 39,000 as Pak rupee adjustment news push investor sentiments Summary During the week, the market remained…
Market down as political chaos linger; FOMC, PAMA meeting and sukuk issue may favor The political turmoil plunged the benchmark…
US STOCKS END LOWER Wall Street fell on Friday, whipsawed by developments with a probe into Russia’s alleged involvement in…
KSE-100 INDEX TAKES RESPITE OF 337 POINTS; FOREIGNERS REMAINED SELLER SUMMARY The market remained closed on Friday due to Eid…
MARKET GAINS SOME LOST GROUND, CAN SEE IMPROVE SENTIMENTS The 21-day long sit-in that resulted in the Law Minister’s resignation,…
US STOCKS AT RECORD HIGH Technology stocks led the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record closing highs on Friday, with…
MARKET REVIEW The benchmark KSE100 index slid by 1.5%WoW to settle at 40,248level. The week started off on a bearish…
BEARISH TREND CONTINUES AS KSE-100 INDEX DROPS 1.5PC WOW SUMMARY The KSE-100 index during this week came down to 40,248.4…
STOCKS REMAIN UNDER PRESSURE ON STATE OF UNCERTAIN POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL SCENE During the week ended 24th November 2017, the…
US SHARES RETREAT AS MARKET PONDERS TAX CUT PROSPECTS Wall Street stocks fell early Friday, pausing after the prior session’s…
BEARISHNESS PREVAILS; SLIDING OIL PRICES, MSCI REVIEW AND VOLATILE POLITICAL STATE HOLD ACTIVITIES The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange…
GULF MARKETS REBOUND A BIT AFTER SLIDE BECAUSE OF SAUDI GRAFT INQUIRY Gulf stock markets rebounded slightly on Thursday after…
MARKET REVIEW Stock market remained volatile throughout the week, however the benchmark KSE100 index almost remained flattish, a decrease of…
RECOVERY WITNESSED ON MUTUAL FUNDS BUYING AS KSE-100 INDEX GAINS 372 POINTS SUMMARY SECP notification of relaxation the minimum 5…
STOCKS RECOUP LOSSES, MUTUAL FUNDS AND INDIVIDUALS TO RAISE PARTICIPATION LEVELS During the week ended 10th November 2017, Pakistan Stock…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or those who may not be very familiar with Pakistan’s capital market, the small number of listed companies and shareholders’…
MARKET REVIEW The local bourse snapped gains of last week to close lower on profit-taking, dragging benchmark index to 41,105,…
KSE-100 INDEX FALLS ON UNEXCITING RESULTS WITH POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY SUMMARY The result week closely watched by the investors produced cold…
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONCERNS KEEP INVESTORS AWAY; UPCOMING EARNINGS REPORT MAY SUPPORT Though, political noise subsided but investors’ sentiments over…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW The Pound showed lower trend throughout this week due to unexpected sharp slowdown retail sales data coupled…
OPTIMISTIC STREAK CONTINUES AT PSX The stock market continued to be on the positive streak and finished last trading day…
MARKET REVIEW During the week, stock market gained 2,241pts to close at 42,088, up by 5.6%WoW as political noise subsided…
BAILOUT EXPECTATION BLOSSOM ON POSITIVE STREAK WITH STOCK GAINING ABOVE 42,000 LEVEL SUMMARY The stock market which was trailing below…
POSITIVE TREND TO CONTINUE; RESULTS SEASON WILL SHORE UP ACTIVITIES Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) posted broad based recovery during the…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES Currency Activity Friday 8-Sep Friday 15-Sep Friday 22-Sep Thursday 28-Sep Friday 6-Oct Friday 13-Oct DOLLAR…
PSX TOUCHES THE LOWEST FOR 2017 The stock market underwent a relentless battering in the last trading session of the…
MARKET REVIEW During the week, stock market shed 1,465pts to close at 39,847pts, down by 3.5%WoW on the back of…
FOREIGN BUYING FAILED TO BOOST INDEX AS STOCKS TOUCH ONE-YEAR LOW AND FALL BELOW 40,000 SUMMARY The KSE-100 Index lost…
INDEX POSTS NOTABLE DECLINE AS BEARISHNESS PERSISTS OVER SHABBY ECONOMIC SCENE The growing concerns about the health of the economy…
PAKISTAN STOCKS TAKE A BREATHER AS INDEX RISES MARGINALLY The trading session provided some respite to the battered stock exchange…
STOCKS TAKE A BREATHER ON INVESTOR RETURN AFTER CONTINUOUS HAMMERING ON POLITICAL TURBULENCE SUMMARY The stock market in present circumstances…
FOREIGN PLAYERS, E&P SECTOR LIKELY TO COME INTO THE LIMELIGHT September 2017 turned out to be another volatile month for…
WALL STREET PARES GAINS AFTER DONALD OUTLINES TAX PLAN US stocks pared gains on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s administration…
POSITIVE TRIGGERS FAILED AS POLITICAL SHENANIGANS HEIGHTENED INVESTORS ANXIETY SUMMARY Stock market seems to function smoothly on account of basic…
MARKET REMAINS BEARISH AMID TENTATIVE POLITICAL VIEW Political uncertainty continued to mar investors’ sentiments during the week ended 29th September…
PAKISTAN STOCKS ALMOST FLAT Political uncertainty continued to influence investor sentiment, as the stock market ended marginally in the red…
MARKET TO REMAIN DULL ON UNCERTAIN POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCENARIO The week ended 22nd September 2017 was lackluster at Pakistan…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound inched up 1% a one year high against the dollar after release of Consumers Price data…
PAKISTAN STOCKS END HIGHER AS FTSE, S&P REBALANCING PROVIDES TRIGGER Despite a volatile session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange ended in…
MARKET REVIEW The local bourse gained 1,386pts during the week continuing last week’s rally to close at 42,787, up by…
KSE-100 INDEX CLIMBS ON FOREIGN BUYING AND FTSE, S&P INCLUSION OF PAKISTANI STOCKS SUMMARY The week ended higher and remained…
KEY NEWS HELP INDEX CLIMB; FTSE MOVE, BY-ELECTION LIKELY TO PUSH SENTIMENTS During the week ended 15th September 2017, the…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW On Tuesday pound surged above $1.30 for the first time in more than three weeks in the…
US SHARES DIP AS HURRICANE IRMA APPROACHES FLORIDA Wall Street stocks dipped early Friday as a monster-sized Hurricane Irma ripped…
MARKET REVIEW Bears gained a foothold in the market in the week as the index returned 1.04%WoW to close at…
STOCKS RECOVER AS SENTIMENTS IMPROVE AFTER HBL SETTLEMENT AND FOREIGN BUYING SUMMARY The market remained under tense situation last week…
INDEX RECORDS MARGINAL INCREASE; MARKET TO REMAIN RANGE BOUND During the week ended on 8th September 2017, the performance of…
PAKISTAN SHARES RECOVER ON SUPPORT FROM LOCAL INSTITUTIONS Pakistan stocks once again bounced back to recover some of the losses…
MARKET REVIEW The local bourse shed 437pts during the week and closed at 42,642pts, down by 1.0%WoW. The market observed…
INDEX CUT LOSSES ON SUPPORT FROM LOCAL INSTITUTIONS BUT REMAINS BEARISH SUMMARY Due to political uncertainty created by the NAB…
BEARISH SENTIMENTS TO PREVAIL, PAK-AFGHAN POLICY MAY SPOILSPORTS The incumbent government led by PML (N) already under domestic pressure, faces…
WALL STREET ENDS DOWN US stocks lost ground late to end lower on Friday following a White House-focused week that…
MARKET REVIEW The stock market maintained the downward trajectory in this week (except Tuesday, where the market exhibited meager recovery…
POLITICAL TURMOIL CONTINUE TO HAMMER KSE-100 INDEX, SHEDDING 2,210 POINTS SUMMARY The week at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), shorter by…
FOREIGN INTEREST WEAKENS OVER POLITICAL UNEASE, CURRENCY DEPRECIATION Political uncertainty raised further after the departure of Mian Nawaz Sharif. The…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound traded close to 11 Months high against weak Dollar on Wednesday as it was expected that…
US STOCKS EDGE HIGHER AFTER 3-DAY RETREAT Wall Street stocks edged higher early Friday, as investors waded back into the…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bearish note with index declining by 3.4%WoW to close at 45,288pts. Anxiety…
POLITICAL SHOWDOWN PUSHES KSE-100 INDEX DOWN AMID THIN TRADING SUMMARY During the week the political temperature in the country kept…
INDEX FALLS, POLITICAL PARTIES SHOW OF STRENGTH TO KEEP INVESTORS IN CHECK The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound traded close to 11 Months high against weak Dollar on Wednesday as it was expected that…
TSX DECLINES IN BROAD RETREAT LEAD BY ENERGY STOCKS Canada’s main stock index fell on Thursday, weighed by a broad…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bullish note continuing last week’s bullish rally amid clarity on the political…
KSE-100 INDEX RECOVERS ON POLITICAL CLARITY, GAINED 2.1% WOW SUMMARY The disqualification of PM last week Friday led the market…
After Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, took oath as an interim Prime Minister, political uncertainty subsided to some extent. The week ended…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Movement of pound remained under the clouds of Brexit negotiation in Belgian Capital Brussels on Monday. Although…
PAKISTAN STOCKS BEAR BUMPY RIDE TO CLOSE FLAT Stocks seesawed on Friday as fears began to fade over ongoing political…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a dull note where investors tracked Supreme Court proceeding on case against the…