Karachi Stock Market Plummets 66 Points
Karachi, Pakistan: Karachi Stock Market Plummets 66 Points, Karachi stock market witnessed mixed trend as the benchmark 100 index plummeted by 60 points on Tuesday.
The share market started with positive note; however, cautious behavior of the investors caused the market to remain volatile. The KSE-100 index closed at 9145, down 60 points with trade volume of 161.9 million shares. Pak PTA remained volume leader with 25.6 million shares with price of Rs 7.30, up by 7 paisas.
Karachi Stock Market Plummets 66 Points was first posted on November 18, 2009 at 8:18 pm.
Pak-Afghan Transit Trade Talks Today
ISLAMABAD: The fifth round of Pak-Afghan Transit Trade has begun in the federal capital.
Both the countries are mulling over removing stumbling blocks in achieving the trade agreement (ATTA) in the three-day negotiations.
Afghan deputy Trade Minister Adib Farhadi is heading his delegation; while, Federal Trade Secretary Zafar Mehmood is leading Pakistani side at the talks.
According to Trade Ministry sources, Afghanistan wants Pakistan to allow Indian products to be routed through Pakistan to Afghanistan. However, Pakistan demands to regularize the informal trade; but, Afghanistan is not willing, causing the deadlock in previous rounds of talks.
Besides, Pakistan demanded to stanch smuggling across Afghanistan, the sources added.
