Oil prices extended gains on Monday as the US-Israeli war against Iran entered a third week, putting oil infrastructure at risk and keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut in the biggest disruption to global supplies ever. Brent crude futures jumped $2.01, or 1.95%, to $105.15 a barrel by 2338 GMT after settling $2.68 higher on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed $1.61, or 1.63%, to
Buying returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining nearly 500 points during the opening minutes of trading on Friday. At 9:25am, the benchmark index was hovering at 154,899.81, up by 478.38 points or 0.31%. Buying interest was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, chemical, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, an
Air Link Communication Limited, a Pakistani technology firm, said on Friday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Select Technologies Limited, intends to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and seek listing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). The technology firm shared the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday. “The Board of Directors of Air Link Communicat
The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ending March 11, 2026, increased by 1.89 percent, mainly due to a 20.60 percent rise in petrol prices and a 19.54 percent increase in diesel prices. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistic (PBS), on a Week on Week (WoW) basis, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price went up by 12.13 percent, onions 9.63 percent, bananas 1.44 percent, whea
The annual audited financial statements of Soneri Bank Limited for the year ended 31 December 2025 were approved by the shareholders of the Bank in their 34th AGM held in Lahore and through video-link via Zoom on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by Amin A. Feerasta - Chairman of the Board, with Muhtashim Ahmad Ashai - President and Chief Executive Officer and other members of the Board of Dire