When the black swan lands
The dreaded pandemic has taken a heavy toll on global stock markets, raising the spectre of a worldwide recession
Dilawar Hussain
Companies shut plants amid lockdowns
According to an official from the Pakistan Stock Exchange, companies notify such measures as “material disclosures”.
Regulator orders start of trade on stock market amid brokers’ call for shutdown
The SECP has also listed certain relaxations for capital market stakeholders.
Stock market looks for a bailout
The benchmark index lost one-fifth of its value in the last 10 trading sessions
PSX sees worst single-day decline in history
A massive sum of Rs382 billion wiped off the market capitalisation.
The PSX carnage, explained
Investors' anxiety is made worse by every new confirmed case of coronavirus in Pakistan.
Meltdown on PSX; index plunges 1,717 points as coronavirus triggers panic-selling
KARACHI: The Pakistan stock market made a sorry sight on Thursday as it turned out as a casualty of the dreaded...
PSX sees biggest single day decline in 10 years
Trading halted for 45 minutes; rupee plunges against dollar; gold prices soar.
Foreign selling causes market jitters
How long can local participants, mainly insurance companies, keep mopping up shares sold by foreign investors?
Let mutual funds subscribe to energy sukuk
Asset management companies should be allowed to participate in primary issues of Islamic bonds.
PSX plunges by 1,105 points over virus threat
KSE-100 Index tanks 1,105.49 points (2.75 per cent) and closes below the 40,000 support level.
The upcoming listing of Air Link
‘Distribution companies often fall short of working capital. They should tap the stock market for it’
PSX: shocks and aftershocks
The cautionary note by the Ministry of Finance released on Feb 11 appears to have been drawn in haste.
Bears go on rampage as stocks fall by 847 points
A massive sum of Rs142bn washed away from market capitalisation in single day
When disaster yields dividend
Pakistan is benefitting from the drop in global oil prices following the outbreak of coronavirus
Stocks nosedive 1,222 points on soaring inflation
KARACHI: The Pakistan stock market crashed on Monday as investors were rattled over the inflation figures for ...
Delisting signals lack of faith in market
The market is looking at a much higher bargain price in the case of AkzoNobel’s delisting
Small brokers charge headlong at SECP
Allowing small brokers to bite only as much as they can chew will reduce the chance of mishandling of client assets.
PSX gears up for the year’s first IPO
A small number of active blue-chip companies are now touching their fair values.
Fee cuts cause a gush of mutual fund investment
A couple of major stockbrokers actively lobbied against the reduction in regulatory fees.