Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday but were headed for their biggest monthly and quarterly losses since the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, with investors eyeing potential US-Iran talks in Doha amid a strained interim ceasefire in the four-month-long war. Brent futures fell 13 cents, or 0.2 percent, to USD 73.02 a barrel at 12:34 p.m. EDT (1634 GMT), while US West Texas Intermediate (WT
Buying interest returned at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 1,400 points during the opening hours of trading on Tuesday. At 11:25am, the benchmark index was hovering at 179,856.53, up by 1,441.74 points or 0.81%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OM
Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has commenced crude oil production from its Bobi Deep-1 discovery well in Sindh on a fast-track basis, less than a month after announcing the discovery. In a notice submitted to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, OGDCL said it had successfully connected the Bobi Deep-1 well to the existing Bobi processing plant through a newly laid 4-inc
Pakistan’s capital market continued its strong growth momentum during the first half of 2026 as the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) approved ten Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) for listing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Nine companies have successfully completed their IPOs, raising more than Rs. 20 billion, while the book building for LSE SPAC-II is scheduled to tak
Auto experts and analysts have voiced concerns over the recently announced federal budget, warning that some of its measures could hurt Pakistan’s automobile sector and calling on the government to introduce safeguards for the industry. Speaking to Business Recorder, Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) senior vice chairman and auto analyst Shehryar Qadi