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PSX secures another high, KSE-100 crosses 186,000 level

Records continued to tumble at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index crossing the 186,000 level for the first time in history during the opening minutes of trading on Wednesday. At 10:05am, the benchmark index was hovering at 185,797.62, a gain of 735.52 points or 0.40%. The buying rally is fuelled by the anticipation of a policy rate cut in the upcoming Monetar

Over 400 SMEs take part in Mera Brand Pakistan Expo

More than 400 brands participated in the ‘Mera Brand Pakistan’ Expo 2026, held at Karachi’s Expo Centre on January 3 and 4, 2026. Grow Safe was one of them and an official partner and sponsor of Expo organized by Pakistan Business Forum (Karachi chapter). During the expo, Grow Safe briefed the participating brands on the importance of meeting international compliance standards, particularly

UBL enters four-billion-dollar club, becomes Pakistan’s largest-listed company

United Bank Limited (UBL) has emerged as the largest listed company in Pakistan, with its market capitalisation reaching Rs1.28 trillion (USD 4.6 billion) on Tuesday, overtaking Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDC), which now holds the second spot with a market cap of Rs1.26 trillion (USD 4.53 billion). The milestone marks an impressive run for UBL, reflecting strong investor confidence and rob

Venezuela to export $2 billion worth of oil to US in deal with Washington

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON: Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, a flagship negotiation that would divert supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper oil production cuts. The agreement is a strong sign that the Venezuelan government is responding to Trump’s demand hat

Oil falls after Trump says Venezuela will send oil to United States

Oil prices declined on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said Venezuela will be “turning over” 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States. US West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell 78 cents, or 1.37%, to $56.35 a barrel by 0200 GMT, while Brent crude futures fell 61 cents, or 1%, to $60.09 a barrel. Both benchmark prices fell more than $1 in the previou