News Archives for World - 2019-04-12

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Middle East

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire in border clashes

GAZA CITY: A Palestinian teen was shot dead by the Israeli army during renewed clashes on the Israel-Gaza border Fri

Published 12 Apr, 2019 08:19pm

Europe

EU 'ready to respond' to US in Airbus/Boeing row

WASHINGTON: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned on Friday that Europe was ready to hit back at any US tari

Published 12 Apr, 2019 07:53pm

World

Ecuador holding Swedish programmer linked to Assange in custody

CARACAS: Ecuador said on Friday it is holding a programmer linked to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in custody pen

Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:49pm

North America

US slaps sanctions on four shipping firms, nine ships, carrying oil from Venezuela

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday announced more sanctions on shipping companies transporting oil from Venezue

Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:44pm

World

EU tariffs to target 20bn euros of US imports

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has drawn up a list of US imports worth around 20 billion euros ($22.6 billion) th

Published 12 Apr, 2019 05:28pm

North America

Trump claims victory as court rejects investigating US forces

WASHINGTON: The International Criminal Court's unanimous rejection of a request to investigate US forces for possibl

Published 12 Apr, 2019 05:17pm

North America

US import prices rise for third month

WASHINGTON: US import prices increased for a third straight month in March, driven by higher fuel prices, but the underl

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:47pm

Europe

Russia's Jan-March budget surplus at 2.2 pct/GDP - FinMin

MOSCOW: Russia ran a budget surplus of 546 billion roubles ($8.50 billion), or 2.2 percent of gross domestic product, i

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:45pm

North America

Pompeo defends US sanctions on Venezuela on Latin America visit

SANTIAGO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday defended sanctions on Venezuela and said countries in the region w

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:44pm

North America

Mozambique's IMF loan program to be decided as soon as next week –official

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund could approve a loan program for Mozambique as soon as next week to help the

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:43pm

World

IMF wants China-US trade deal to address structural issues

WASHINGTON: Any trade deal between China and the United States should be a long-lasting one that is consistent with mult

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:42pm

Europe

Greece should have more growth-friendly policy mix -IMF

WASHINGTON: Greece has achieved great fiscal consolidation, but should now seek to change the policy mix to one that bet

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:42pm

Europe

Germany should spend more to boost growth, IMF says

WASHINGTON: The euro zone's biggest economy Germany has fiscal space to spend more and should do so to boost economic gr

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:41pm

Europe

Euro zone growth relies on global pull: ECB's Draghi

WASHINGTON: The euro zone's growth prospects depend on those of the rest of the world, European Central Bank President

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:40pm

Europe

EU draws up list of 20bn euros of US imports to hit over Boeing - diplomats

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has drawn up a list of US imports worth around 20 billion euros ($22.6 billion) that i

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:40pm

World

ECB happy with market's rate expectations

WASHINGTON: Market expectations of a further delay in the European Central Bank's first post-crisis rate hike have creat

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:39pm

Europe

Dutch PM Rutte: no decisions yet on Chinese role in 5G roll out

AMSTERDAM: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said his government is exploring how to design the construction of

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:38pm

Europe

Colombia February retail sales rose 5.7 pct from year earlier

BOGOTA: Colombia's retail sales rose 5.7 percent in February, compared with the same month a year earlier, the governme

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:37pm

Asia

Tsunami warning lifted after strong quake hits off Indonesia

LUWUK: A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, trig

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:22pm

Europe

UN torture expert warns over Assange extradition to US

EVILARD: Julian Assange is not guaranteed a fair trial in the United States, a UN rights expert told AFP Friday, questio

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:21pm

Europe

Czech, Italian far-right leaders discuss 'fatal' EU policies

PRAGUE: Czech far-right leader Tomio Okamura said Friday he had met with Italy's hardline interior minister Matteo Salvi

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:20pm

North America

UN votes to shut down Haiti police mission

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday decided to shut down a police mission in Haiti and replace it with a s

Published 12 Apr, 2019 03:12pm

Europe

German growth could slow sharply in 2019: Weidmann

WASHINGTON: Germany's economy, the euro zone's biggest, could grow by less than 1 percent this year as trade disputes an

Published 12 Apr, 2019 02:25pm

Asia

The no-hopers, dead or alive, in India's election

MATHURA,: Jubilant about his impending defeat, Fakkad Baba is one of a colourful host of no-hoper candidates in India's

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:52pm

Africa

Two killed in suspected Boko Haram suicide attack in Nigeria: sources

KANO: Two people, including a soldier and a vigilante, were killed when two female suicide bombers detonated their explo

Updated 12 Apr, 2019 02:29pm

World

Venezuela debt placed on 'index watch' by JPMorgan

Venezuela's debt is another step closer to being removed from a key emerging market bond index series after JPMorgan Cha

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:44pm

Europe

UK parliament very likely to consider new Brexit referendum

WASHINGTON: British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday it was very likely that the idea of a second Brexit r

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:44pm

Europe

Turkey's economy to contract in 2019, longer recession ahead

ANKARA: Turkey's economy is expected to contract in 2019 after a decade of strong growth, and economists are predicting

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:42pm

Africa

Sudan protest organisers reject military council's new announcement- statement

CAIRO: Sudan's main protest organising group on Friday rejected the transitional military council promise to set up a ci

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:41pm

Europe

Serbian inflation rises to 2.8 pct y-o-y in March - Stats Office

BELGRADE: Serbia's inflation increased to 2.8 percent year-on-year in March, from 2.4 percent in February, the state Sta

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:39pm

Africa

Sudan's Bashir will not be extradited: military rulers

KHARTOUM: Sudan's ousted president Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of genoc

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:38pm

Africa

Ghana police arrest another suspect over journalist's killing

ACCRA: Ghana police said on Friday they have arrested another suspect over the killing of an investigative journalist wh

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:34pm

Asia

Indonesia president leads in polls, as ballot tampering accusations probed

JAKARTA: Five days ahead of Indonesia's general election, President Joko Widodo retains a double-digit lead over his cha

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:31pm

Asia

India's Feb industrial output edges up 0.1 pct y/y – govt

NEW DELHI: India's industrial output in February climbed 0.1 percent from a year earlier, but lagged forecast, governme

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:28pm

Asia

At least seven dead in Hanoi workshop blaze

HANOI: At least seven people were killed in Hanoi Friday after a deadly fire engulfed several manufacturing workshops an

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:25pm

Europe

German fiscal stimulus to boost 2019 growth: Weidmann

WASHINGTON: Germany is running expansionary fiscal policies to counter a slowdown in economy growth and the stimulus wil

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:25pm

Africa

Two Cuban doctors in Kenya kidnapped by suspected militant

NAIROBI: Suspected Somali Al-Shabaab militants kidnapped two Cuban doctors in northeastern Kenya on Friday and killed th

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:24pm

Asia

Dalai Lama discharged from hospital

NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama told his followers on Friday to "feel at ease" as he was discharged from a New Delhi hospital

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:22pm

Europe

More than 8,000 flee Libya fighting: UN

GENEVA: More than 8,000 people have fled fighting around Libya's capital, half of whom have been displaced over the last

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:19pm

Asia

China's March trade with US, EU and key economies

BEIJING: China's exports rebounded in March but imports shrank for a fourth straight month and at a sharper pace, paint

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:19pm

Asia

Kim gains more power in North Korea leadership shuffle

SEOUL: North Korea has replaced its long-serving head of state with a close aide to leader Kim Jong Un, promoting a man

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:17pm

Asia

China announces tax breaks for trading of depositary receipts

SHANGHAI: China's finance ministry published preferential tax rules on Friday designed to support domestic floatation o

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:17pm

Asia

Carlos Ghosn case: key dates

PARIS: After a Tokyo court extended Friday Carlos Ghosn's detention until April 22, here are key developments since the

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:16pm

World

Brazil's Petrobras postpones diesel fuel price revision

SAO PAULO: Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA has decided to postpone a diesel fuel price revision that

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:16pm

Africa

Algeria protests defy police to keep up pressure on regime

ALGIERS: Algerian police tried but failed to disperse protesters gathered for the first Friday protests since the announ

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:15pm

Asia

Indian election parties hit by TV and funding clampdown

NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Friday ordered parties to name anonymous donors behind tens of millions of dollars i

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:14pm

Asia

Japan court says Carlos Ghosn detention extended until April 22

TOKYO: A Japanese court on Friday ruled that Carlos Ghosn will remain in detention until April 22, as prosecutors grill

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:12pm

Africa

Sudan new military rulers offer dialogue as protests rage

KHARTOUM: Sudan's new military rulers vowed Friday to open a dialogue with all political groups on forming a civilian go

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:10pm

Europe

France says EU nations to take migrants from blocked ship off Malta

PARIS: France said Friday that it and other EU nations would take in more than 60 migrants stranded on a German rescue s

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:08pm

Africa

What are the stakes in Algeria's presidential polls?

ALGIERS: Algerians have kept up protests despite the resignation of ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the announcem

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:07pm

Europe

Brexit Party kicks off Britain's unlikely EU vote campaign

COVENTRY: Nigel Farage launched his Brexit Party's campaign Friday for the European Parliament elections -- a vote Brita

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:06pm

Middle East

Final Israel election results leave Netayahu on course

JERUSALEM: Final results from this week's Israeli election published Friday left Benjamin Netanyahu on course to remain

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:02pm

Europe

ICC judges turn down request for Afghanistan war crimes probe

THE HAGUE: Judges at the International Criminal Court Friday turned down a request to open a war crimes probe in Afghani

Published 12 Apr, 2019 12:57pm

Asia

Strong 6.8 quake hits off eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning: USGS

JAKARTA: A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, tr

Published 12 Apr, 2019 12:55pm

World

China auto sales drop at smallest pace in 7 months, tax cuts help

BEIJING: China's auto sales fell again in March but the pace of decline was the smallest in seven months, industry data

Published 12 Apr, 2019 10:49am

World

Hungary central bank wants to help boost corporate bond market

BUDAPEST: Hungary's central bank will start buying corporate bonds in July to help transmit its monetary policy to the e

Published 12 Apr, 2019 10:06am

World

Germany to halve 2019 growth forecast -government source

BERLIN: The German government is set to halve its 2019 growth forecast for Europe's biggest economy, a government source

Published 12 Apr, 2019 09:49am

World

Japan March exports to shrink for 4th straight month, fuelling growth worries

TOKYO: Japan's exports likely contracted for a fourth straight month in March, a Reuters poll predicted on Friday, under

Published 12 Apr, 2019 08:58am

World

Spain March final CPI 1.3pc vs 1.1pc in February

Spanish national consumer prices rose 1.3 percent year-on-year in March according to data from the National Statistics I

Published 12 Apr, 2019 08:44am

Asia

Japan court extends Carlos Ghosn's detention until April 22

TOKYO: The Tokyo District Court said on Friday it had extended Carlos Ghosn's detention period by eight days, giving pro

Published 12 Apr, 2019 08:25am

World

China expects mild growth in its exports and imports in Q2

BEIJING China expects to see mild growth in its exports and imports in the second quarter, customs spokesman Li Kuiwen s

Published 12 Apr, 2019 08:21am

Asia

Kim Jong Un consolidates power as N.Korea shuffles leadership

SEOUL: In one of the biggest leadership shake-ups in years, North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new prem

Published 12 Apr, 2019 07:55am

World

Bank of China issues bonds for Belt and Road Initiative: report

BEIJING: Bank of China (BOC), one of the country's major commercial lenders, has issued 3.8 billion U.S. dollars worth o

Published 12 Apr, 2019 07:44am

World

Indonesia seen returning to a trade deficit in March

JAKARTA: Indonesia probably swung back to a trade deficit in March after the previous month's surprise surplus, as impor

Published 12 Apr, 2019 07:05am

World

Italy must cut income tax with next budget

MILAN: Reducing Italy's high income tax burden is a "necessary act of justice" and the government will take steps in the

Published 12 Apr, 2019 07:02am

World

China March auto sales fall 5.2pc y/y, ninth month of decline

BEIJING: China's automobile sales fell 5.2 percent in March from a year earlier, the country's biggest auto industry ass

Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:57am

World

China March exports up 14.2pc y/y, imports fall 7.6pc

BEIJING: China's March exports rose 14.2 percent from a year earlier, better than analysts' expectations, while imports

Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:50am

Africa

Sudan army ousts Bashir, protestors vow further demos

Khartoum: Sudan's army has ousted veteran president Omar al-Bashir, but protestors against his iron-fisted rule denounce

Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:38am

North America

Boeing to meet with US airlines over 737 MAX

NEW YORK: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday it would meet with American commercial airline

Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:25am

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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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