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The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced notable volatility in the past week, with the KSE-100 index fluctuating between red and green zones before closing with a modest gain of nearly 200 points. This oscillation in the market was primarily driven by mixed investor sentiment influenced by political uncertainty, policy rate adjustments, global rating decisions, and improving economic indicators. A key …

On Monday, Fitch Ratings upgraded Pakistan’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) from CCC to CCC+. This upgrade reflects an improvement in Pakistan’s external liquidity and funding conditions, buoyed by recent agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Fitch highlighted the significant progress under the previous IMF arrangement, which helped Pakistan reduce its fiscal deficits and rebuild its foreign …