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Bulls dominate as PSX climbs over 1,000 points upon boost in investor sentiment

Bulls maintained a hold of the trading floor at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as shares gained over 1,000 points, continuing their upward momentum following de-escalation between India and Pakistan. The KSE-100 index opened with a gain of 2,769 points to stand at 120,067.12 points from the previous close of 117,297.73 at 9:30am. By 3pm, the index stood at 118,605.98 points, up 1.

PSX inches closer to record high

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) followed through on the previous day's record surge with notable gains on Tuesday, buoyed by investor optimism over the easing of war fears between Pakistan and India and assurances from the finance minister about the limited fiscal fallout from the geopolitical tensions. The KSE-100 index soared to an impressive intra-day high of 2,769 points, nearing its all-

Experts propose robust startup-investor linkages

Investors and tech experts have stressed the need for developing a stronger startup-investor bridge so that newcomers in the field of technology may leverage and boost the national economy. They said this on the second day of a five-day moot titled "Pakistan Investor Summit 25, Summer Edition", being held at the National Incubation Centre (NIC), Karachi from May 12 to 16. It has been organised

Pakistan, Russia aim to set up steel mill

Pakistan and Russia on Tuesday moved a step closer to industrial collaboration as Moscow's representative Denis Nazaroof met Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan to discuss the establishment of new steel mills in Pakistan. The two officials engaged in extensive talks on the prospect of collaboration and agreed to form a joint working group to facilitate the establishment o

Car sales soar on policy rate reduction

Passenger car sales rose by 32.2% to 83,269 units during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period in the previous year because of a fall in interest rate announced by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and improved buyer sentiment. According to data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), sales of all vehicles, including two, three a