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Benchmark index increases 0.24% to settle at 43,167.76

Economy grows 6.1%, hit by weak domestic demand and trade tensions

US Senate's approval of changes to US-Mexico-Canada FTA boosts mood

Shares of the Internet search giant are up nearly 17% over the last three months

Under code-sharing, travellers will be able to book train tickets by using PIA’s booking platform

SECP has imposed roughly Rs22 million worth of penalties in past one year on violations

Directorate accused of restrictive trading conditions in its tender

Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives asures businessmen of early completion of projects under PSDP

Approved development budget of Rs350 billion, but it remains largely unutilised

According to survey, people’s trust in economy has weakened

New valuation system introduced for smooth clearance of IT goods

Improvement in data shows return of foreign investors’ confidence in economy

Benchmark index increases 72.07 points to settle at 43,065.09

Central bank cites no reason for increase in reserves

Previously all foreigners working permanently in the gas-rich country required authorisation from employers to leave

International Energy Agency expects oil production to outstrip demand

Direct investments currently account for $1.8 trillion of BlackRock’s total $7.0 trillion in managed assets

Move aimed at improving working capital, buying oil products

Punjab governor says govt working on promoting exports

External environment for China’s foreign trade complex

Envoy calls for joining hands to remove technical barriers to trade

Corrupt customs officials refrain from verifying phytosanitary certificates before clearing goods for export

Ministry argued scrapping of duties, taxes on cotton import would hurt farmers

Misses IMF’s target for reduction in debt accumulation for second successive time

US president says ‘together, we are righting the wrongs of the past’

Enterprise divesting holdings in companies that generate more than quarter of their sales from thermal coal production

Benchmark index decreases 0.5% to settle at 42,993.02

US President Trump, Chinese Vice Premier Liu due to sign Phase 1 agreement today

Trump and Liu are scheduled to sign the document, at a White House event before over 200 invited guests on Wednesday

Federal govt to introduce ordinance to divide authority into regulatory, airport services divisions

PTI govt gives 3 of them to Naya Pakistan Housing Authority for building low-cost units

Malaysian minister says growth due to rising population, increased spending

Cumulatively, the rupee has depreciated almost 49% since December 2017, according to the central bank

Exporters welcome end of transporters' strike

SSGC to start MD hiring process afresh after failing to attract competent people

Makes allowances in experience and educational qualification

Says both countries should enhance relations through economic collaborations

Benchmark index decreases 11.63 points to settle at 43,207.04

Beijing will also boost purchases of US services by about $35 billion over the same two-year period

As Malaysian palm refiners stare at a massive loss of business, Mahathir said his government will find a solution

PTI govt wants to resolve the taxation issues, payment digitisation, consumer protection

SBP governor says fundamental improvement needs to come from structural reforms beyond exchange rate

Fall attributed to sluggish demand caused by high car prices, exorbitant lending rate

SNGPL will receive $10.4822 per mmbtu, SSGC will get $10.4602

Sindh Minister of Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh says current gas crisis due to incompetence of the federal government

Halt to import, export activities costs economy Rs144 billion

PM Imran Khan meets FPCCI officials who share concerns about sick industrial units

Fitch Ratings says Pakistan has taken steps to address external sector, fiscal and debt issues

Move comes as Mahathir criticises India's actions in Kashmir and its new citizenship law

Signing of initial US-China deal can boost economic growth and demand