Pakistani stocks jump over 2% as government ends fuel price freeze

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KARACHI :Pakistani stocks jumped more than 2 per cent shortly after opening on Friday, reacting positively to an overnight decision by the government to end a months-old freeze on fuel prices.Pakistan late on Thursday announced it would hike fuel prices so that it can resume receiving aid from a $6 billion pa

KARACHI :Pakistani stocks jumped more than 2 per cent shortly after opening on Friday, reacting positively to an overnight decision by the government to end a months-old freeze on fuel prices.

"The market is reacting to the government's move to withdraw fuel subsidies," Saad Hashemy, executive director at BMA Capital Management, told Reuters."It shows the government's resolve to address teething issues in the economy and will pave the way for the IMF program and other funding sources."

 

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