News Archives for World - 2019-04-10

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Middle East

UN chief appeals for ceasefire to avoid 'bloody battle for Tripoli'

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for a ceasefire in Libya to prevent all-out f

Published 10 Apr, 2019 11:02pm

World

Maduro slams arrogance of 'fool' Pence at UN

CARACAS: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said an "arrogant" US Vice President Mike Pence had made

Published 10 Apr, 2019 11:00pm

Asia

Indians head to the polls with PM Modi the front runner

NEW DELHI: Tens of millions of Indians will begin queuing on Thursday to cast their ballots in the first phase of a

Published 10 Apr, 2019 10:31pm

World

Middle class shrinking as incomes stagnate, costs rise: OECD

PARIS: The middle class is shrinking in developed economies as increases in workers' wages have failed to keep up wi

Published 10 Apr, 2019 10:27pm

World

US consumer prices rise solidly, but underlying trend tame

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices increased by the most in 14 months in March, but the underlying inflation trend remai

Published 10 Apr, 2019 10:24pm

Europe

Turkey's Erdogan calls for annulment of Istanbul election

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said electoral authorities should annul Istanbul's local elections du

Published 10 Apr, 2019 10:15pm

World

US urges IMF reforms, rejects funding increase

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund, like governments around the world, has to learn to do more with less an

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:26pm

Europe

Macron insists long Brexit delay not 'decided'

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron warned Wednesday as he arrived at Brexit crisis talks in Brussels that EU

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:24pm

North America

Pence asks UN to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's leader

UNITED NATIONS: US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday asked the United Nations to recognize Juan Guaido as the l

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:23pm

Middle East

Iran orders over 60,000 to evacuate flood-hit oil city

AHVAZ: Authorities ordered tens of thousands of residents of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz to evacuate imme

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:06pm

World

IMF: No transactions with Venezuela while leadership in doubt

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund will not have any contact with Venezuela, nor allow the country to acces

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:01pm

Middle East

Yemen holds mass funeral for children killed in Sanaa blast

SANAA: Yemeni rebels held a mass funeral Wednesday for children killed in an explosion near two schools in the war-t

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:00pm

North America

Pentagon foresees more border assignment work

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is expecting a request from the White House to do more to help prevent illegal migration ac

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:50pm

North America

Sanders unveils 'Medicare For All' bill backed by 2020 rivals

WASHINGTON: US Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled his updated "Medicare for all" plan Wednesday with several rival Demo

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:49pm

World

IMF cuts Sub-Saharan Africa's 2019 growth forecast to 3.5 percent

NAIROBI: The International Monetary Fund cut its 2019 economic growth projection for sub-Saharan Africa this year t

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:20pm

Europe

May says she aims to secure delay for orderly Brexit

BRUSSELS: Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was asking EU leaders to delay the Brexit deadline to Jun

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:02pm

Europe

Ukraine presidential rivals to meet Macron, Poroshenko also sees Merkel

PARIS: The two remaining candidates in Ukraine's presidential race will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Fri

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:46pm

Europe

Macron says long Brexit delay shouldn't be taken for granted

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he was impatient to hear more from Prime Minister There

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:42pm

World

Czech inflation hits top of central bank's target range

PRAGUE: Czech consumer prices rose faster than expected in March, reaching the top of the central bank's target rang

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:37pm

World

Italy raises debt/GDP targets for 2019 and 2020

ROME: Italy has raised its target for the public debt this year to 132.6 percent of gross domestic product from a 13

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:36pm

Europe

Putin: Norwegian spy suspect can't be pardoned until his trial is over

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that it was not possible for him to consider pardoning a No

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:34pm

World

Romanian inflation rises more than expected to 4pc y/y in March

BUCHAREST: Romania's consumer price inflation rose above market expectations to 4.0 percent on the year in March, fr

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:32pm

World

Turkey under stress, but no evidence that it needs IMF help

WASHINGTON: Turkey's economy is under stress from monetary policy tightening and will see contraction this year, but

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:29pm

North America

Trump says he has not seen or read Mueller's Russia probe report

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had not seen or read the report into Russian election med

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:27pm

Europe

Brexit delay to May 22 might not be sufficient for UK PM May to pass deal: solicitor general

LONDON: Britain cannot be certain that delaying Brexit to May 22 would provide enough time to ratify Prime Minister

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:21pm

Europe

UK PM May says view on second Brexit referendum has not changed

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday her opposition to holding a second Brexit referendum ha

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:20pm

Europe

France certainly open to Brexit extension, Irish PM says

DUBLIN: Ireland's prime minister expressed confidence that his French counterpart was open to offering Britain an ex

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:17pm

Europe

Merkel backs Brexit delay of several months

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants European Union leaders meeting later on Wednesday to grant Britain a d

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:15pm

Europe

Result of Deutsche-Commerzbank merger talks is open, says Merkel

BERLIN: The result of merger talks between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank is open, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on W

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:14pm

World

IMF sees Italy's public debt reaching 138.5pc of GDP in 2024

MILAN: Italy's debt is set to rise each year between 2019 and 2024 to reach 138.5 percent of gross domestic product

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:12pm

World

Japan Feb core machinery orders rise 1.8pc mth/mth

TOKYO: Japan's core machinery orders rose 1.8 percent in February from the previous month, government data showed on

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:11pm

World

UK economy grows as factories get boost from pre-Brexit stockpiling

LONDON: Britain's economy unexpectedly grew in February, helped by clients of manufacturers rushing to stockpile goo

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:08pm

North America

Trump says he is not bringing back family separation policy

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was not returning to a policy of separating children from f

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:07pm

North America

White House will appeal ruling against returning asylum seekers to Mexico

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Tuesday it would appeal a court ruling made one day earlier that halted an admin

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:06pm

Africa

Egypt blocks campaign site opposing constitutional changes: monitor

CAIRO: Egypt blocked a petition website set up to collect signatures against an upcoming constitutional referendum h

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:04pm

Europe

US wants UN to revoke credentials of Maduro's government

UNITED NATIONS: US Vice President Mike Pence called on the United Nations on Wednesday to revoke the U.N. credential

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:01pm

Europe

ECB's Draghi whets investor appetite for more action

FRANKFURT: ECB President Mario Draghi raised the prospect of more support for the struggling euro zone economy on We

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:59pm

Europe

Germany's Scholz: Must avoid escalation in EU-US trade dispute

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has said financial leaders must use talks in Washington this week to avo

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:55pm

Middle East

Thousands flee Tripoli homes as battle rages on outskirts

TRIPOLI: Eastern forces and troops loyal to the Tripoli government battled on the outskirts of Libya's capital on We

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:49pm

Middle East

Israel's Netanyahu wins re-election, main challenger concedes defeat

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, with religiou

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:48pm

Europe

EU wrangles over new Brexit delay sought by May

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders were poised to grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Britain's fraught

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:44pm

North America

US, China agree to establish trade deal enforcement offices: Mnuchin

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that U.S.-China trade talks continue to make prog

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:39pm

North America

In leaky White House, Trump team keeps Middle East peace plan secret

WASHINGTON: In a White House where no secret is safe for long, one development has remained stubbornly confidential

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:34pm

Europe

WHO experts to decide whether Congo Ebola outbreak is international emergency

LONDON: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it had reconvened an expert panel to consider whether an o

Published 10 Apr, 2019 03:34pm

Middle East

Egypt's annual headline inflation eases slightly to 14.2 pct in March

CAIRO: Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 14.2 percent in March from 14.4 percent in February, the s

Published 10 Apr, 2019 03:31pm

Europe

NATO 'deeply concerned' by Libya violence

BRUSSELS: NATO is "deeply concerned" by the escalating violence in Libya, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday

Published 10 Apr, 2019 03:24pm

Middle East

Battle for Tripoli escalates as UN prepares to meet

TRIPOLI: The battle for Libya's capital intensified as the UN Security Council prepared to meet Wednesday to discuss the

Published 10 Apr, 2019 03:24pm

North America

Trump says Netanyahu's election victory a good sign for peace

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election after a

Published 10 Apr, 2019 02:23pm

World

IMF sees Italy's public debt reaching 138.5 pct of GDP in 2024

MILAN: Italy's debt is set to rise each year between 2019 and 2024 to reach 138.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP

Published 10 Apr, 2019 02:22pm

World

ECB's Draghi says European bank sector needs significant consolidation

FRANKFURT: Europe's banking sector is overcrowded and in significant need of consolidation, ECB President Mario Draghi s

Published 10 Apr, 2019 02:21pm

Europe

Belgian PM Michel says Brexit delay remains uncertain

BRUSSELS: Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said it remained unclear whether Britain would receive an extension on t

Published 10 Apr, 2019 02:19pm

North America

US consumer prices post biggest increase in 14 months

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices increased by the most in more than a year in March, but underlying inflation remained ben

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:18pm

World

Global financial stability risks still on the rise, IMF says

WASHINGTON: Risks to the global financial system have grown over the past six months and could increase with a messy Bri

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:11pm

Europe

EU parliament head says Europe divided over Libya

BRUSSELS: France and Italy are divided over policy towards Libya despite the official position of EU unity stated by the

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:10pm

Middle East

Egypt's core inflation falls to 8.9 pct yr/yr in March - c.bank

CAIRO: Egypt's core inflation fell to 8.9 percent in March from 9.2 percent in February, the central bank said on Wednes

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:09pm

Europe

Czech government sees swing to fiscal deficits from 2020 -CTK

PRAGUE: The Czech government's new outlook sees the fiscal balance swinging to a deficit of 0.2 percent of gross domesti

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:08pm

Asia

China gives tax exemption to heating fees in northern regions

SHANGHAI: China's finance ministry said on Wednesday it would make residential heating fees in 17 northern cities and

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:08pm

World

Venezuela 'ready for aid', says Maduro after Red Cross meeting

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday the country was ready to receive international aid followin

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:43pm

Europe

Turkey unveils reform package to revive growth

ISTANBUL: Turkey's government on Wednesday said it would increase support for state banks, bring in measures to curb

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:42pm

Europe

Steady-as-she-goes ECB eyes crunch Brexit summit

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: European Central Bank governors left key interest rates unchanged Wednesday, putting president Mario

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:41pm

Middle East

Netanyahu on path for victory in Israeli election

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on path for victory in Israel's election on Wednesday after nearly comp

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:41pm

Europe

Merkel says to meet Macron to agree Brexit delay stance

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would meet French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday ahead of a specia

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:40pm

Middle East

Iran orders 60,000 to evacuate flood-hit oil city

AHVAZ: Iran ordered tens of thousands of residents of the southwestern city of Ahvaz to evacuate immediately on Wednesda

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:40pm

Europe

EU leaders meet to decide another Brexit delay

BRUSSELS: European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to decide how long a Brexit delay to grant British Prime Mi

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:38pm

Europe

Erdogan says Russian S-400s delivery could be earlier

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the delivery of Turkey's disputed Russian S-400 missile defence systems coul

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:37pm

World

ECB holds key interest rates at historic lows

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: European Central Bank governors agreed Wednesday to hold key interest rates at historic lows, a spoke

Published 10 Apr, 2019 12:37pm

Asia

Carlos Ghosn appeals detention to Japan's Supreme Court

Tokyo: Lawyers for former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday appealed his ongoing detention to Japan's Supreme Court

Published 10 Apr, 2019 09:31am

World

UK economy grows as factories get boost from pre-Brexit stockpiling

LONDON: Britain's economy unexpectedly grew in February, helped by clients of manufacturers rushing to stockpile goods a

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:50am

Asia

New Zealand votes for gun law changes after Christchurch attack

WELLINGTON: All but one member of New Zealand's parliament voted on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month afte

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:48am

World

Czech inflation fastest since 2012, at top of central bank's target

PRAGUE: Czech consumer prices rose faster than expected in March, reaching the top of the central bank's target band for

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:48am

Europe

Erdogan wants Istanbul vote annulled over alleged irregularities

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for authorities to cancel last week's Istanbul mayoral election ov

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:33am

World

China and North Korea open new border crossing

BEIJING: A Chinese city has opened a new border crossing with North Korea -- fitted with radiation detectors -- even as

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:58am

World

Large parts of Venezuela hit by new blackout

CARACAS: A new blackout across large parts of crisis-hit Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, forced many to spend

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:48am

Europe

EU's Tusk proposes long Brexit delay but not more than a year

Brussels: EU Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday urged the bloc's leaders to allow Britain to delay Brexit for up t

Published 10 Apr, 2019 07:06am

World

German government mulls buying new Airbus planes

Berlin: The German government is mulling buying three new Airbus planes to renew its fleet after a series of technical i

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:53am

Europe

China, US could win big on no-deal Brexit: UN

Geneva: If Britain leaves the EU without a deal, the bloc and Britain's smaller trading partners stand to lose big, but

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:50am

Middle East

Turkey's Erdogan says Russian S-400s delivery may be brought forward: Sabah

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said the delivery of Russian S-400 missile defence systems may be brought forward fro

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:44am

World

March mobile phone shipments to China fall 6pc as economy slows

SHANGHAI: Shipments of mobile phones to China fell 6 percent in March compared with the same year-earlier month, officia

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:41am

World

IMF cuts global growth outlook, but predicts pick up later in 2019

UNITED NATIONS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its global growth forecast to the lowest level since the f

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:39am

World

Italy raises 2019 budget deficit forecast, risking EU ire

Milan: Italy's populist government on Tuesday defiantly raised its 2019 budget deficit forecast to 2.4 percent of GDP, i

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:36am

Africa

Sudan opposition says 20 killed since rally at army HQ held

Khartoum: Armed men wearing masks have killed 20 people in morning attacks against anti-government protesters massed out

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:34am

North America

Trump won't separate children from migrants -- but praises tactic

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he won't resume separating children of undocumented migrants, but ins

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:27am

World

Canada considers topping up tariffs on US goods

OTTAWA: Canada is considering adding to its list of retaliatory tariffs to crank up pressure on Washington to drop alumi

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:23am

World

Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eases to 14.2pc in March: capmas

DUBAI: Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 14.2 percent in March from 14.4 percent in February, the o

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:22am

Europe

Macron urges Iran's Rouhani to avoid 'escalation' of tensions

PARIS: French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani to avoid an escalation of t

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:21am

World

Romanian inflation rises more than expected to 4.0pc y/y in March

BUCHAREST: Romania's consumer price inflation rose above market expectations to 4.0 percent on the year in March, from 3

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:13am

Europe

EU leaders to agree grudging Brexit delay at summit

BRUSSELS: European leaders were expected to postpone Brexit once again on Wednesday, when Prime Minister Theresa May att

Published 10 Apr, 2019 06:07am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 16	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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