News Archives for World - 2019-04-24

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World

Facebook profit slumps on set-aside for big US fine

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Wednesday reported quarterly profit sank 51 percent from a year earlier due to setting aside

Published 24 Apr, 2019 09:01pm

Africa

Sudan's military council invites opposition for talks

KHARTOUM: Sudan's Transitional Military Council has invited the opposition to a meeting in Khartoum on Wednesday night,

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:58pm

Europe

London climate protests to end after 11 days of gridlock

LONDON: Environmental protests that have taken over parts of central London will end Thursday after 11 days, organisers

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:52pm

Middle East

UN rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia's beheading of 37 men

GENEVA/DUBAI: The UN human rights chief on Wednesday condemned the beheadings of 37 Saudi nationals across the kingdom t

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:51pm

Europe

Ukraine's Zelensky urges Russia sanctions after citizenship rule change

KIEV: Ukraine's president-elect Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday urged more international sanctions against Russia after

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:50pm

Africa

More than 60 dead in South Africa after heavy rains

DURBAN: At least 60 people have been killed and more than 1,000 have fled their homes after heavy rains caused flooding

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:43pm

Europe

Ukraine anger as Russia eases citizenship rules in east Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday made it easier for people living in eastern Ukraine's separatist territories to obtain Russi

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:35pm

World

Diplomats walk out as Venezuela hits US in UN speech

UNITED NATIONS: Several dozen diplomats walked out from the UN General Assembly Wednesday to protest a speech by Venezue

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:32pm

World

Mexican inflation quickens more than expected in early April

MEXICO CITY: Mexican consumer price inflation accelerated faster than expected in the first two weeks of April, official

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:42pm

Africa

Mozambique and Comoros brace for cyclone Kenneth

MORONI: Violent winds caused landslides and flooding and cut off roads in Comoros in the vanguard of tropical storm Kenn

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:34pm

North America

Trump says US-China trade talks doing well

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said ongoing trade talks between the United States and China were goi

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:30pm

North America

Twitter adds way to report voter-tricking tweets

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Wednesday began making it easier to report tweets aimed at interfering with people voting, sta

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:30pm

Africa

Sudan protesters pledge 'million march' for civil rule

KHARTOUM: Sudanese protest leaders raised the pressure on the country's army rulers on Wednesday, threatening a general

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:29pm

Europe

France, Macron in spotlight over 'high-stakes' Libya policy

PARIS: Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli, angrily deno

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:21pm

World

Energias de Portugal shareholders block takeover bid by China Three Gorges

LISBON: Shareholders in Portugal's biggest company, Energias de Portugal, on Wednesday blocked a nine-billion-euro ($10-

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:16pm

Asia

Sri Lankan president asks police chief, defence secretary to quit following attacks

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the police chief and defence secretary to quit followin

Published 24 Apr, 2019 04:28pm

Asia

Zarif warns US of 'consequences' over oil sanctions, Strait of Hormuz

UNITED NATIONS: Iran will continue to find buyers for its oil and use the Strait of Hormuz to transport it, the coun

Published 24 Apr, 2019 04:04pm

World

Saudi says no immediate plan to boost oil output as Iran waivers end

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has no immediate plans to raise oil output after the United States ends sanctions waivers for b

Published 24 Apr, 2019 03:37pm

North America

Trump threatens Supreme Court fight against impeachment

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to fight a possible impeachment effort by Congressional Demo

Published 24 Apr, 2019 03:25pm

Africa

Sudan military rulers invite protest leaders to meeting

KHARTOUM: Sudan's ruling military council said Wednesday it has invited protest leaders for a meeting later in the d

Published 24 Apr, 2019 03:18pm

North America

Trump says sending 'armed soldiers' to US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US is sending armed soldiers to the southern border after Mexi

Published 24 Apr, 2019 03:13pm

Asia

Philippines' Duterte says to sail garbage back to Canada

MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte berated Canada on Tuesday in a longrunning dispute over waste exported

Published 24 Apr, 2019 02:58pm

Europe

Kim arrives for summit with Putin

VLADIVOSTOK: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday for a summit wi

Published 24 Apr, 2019 02:36pm

Asia

Rouhani says US must lift pressure and apologise before Iran will negotiate

GENEVA: Iran is willing to negotiate with America only when the United States lifts pressure and apologises, Iranian

Published 24 Apr, 2019 02:29pm

World

Top US officials to hold trade talks in China next week

WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing f

Published 24 Apr, 2019 02:26pm

World

Poland's unemployment rate falls to 5.9pc in March

WARSAW: Poland's registered unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in March from 6.1 percent in February, as expected

Updated 24 Apr, 2019 02:48pm

World

East Asia and Pacific growth expected to moderate, says WB

BANGKOK: Growth in developing East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) is projected to soften to 6.0 percent in 2019 and 2020

Published 24 Apr, 2019 01:03pm

World

German business confidence falls back in April

FRANKFURT: Confidence among German business leaders fell back in April, a closely-watched survey showed Wednesday, wilti

Published 24 Apr, 2019 10:54am

Asia

15 killed in blast in northwest Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: Fifteen people, all but two civilians, were killed in an explosion in the jihadist-held region of Idlib in north

Published 24 Apr, 2019 10:51am

Africa

Sudan protesters pledge 'million march' for civil rule

KHARTOUM: Sudanese protest leaders Wednesday mounted pressure on the country's military council by calling for a million

Published 24 Apr, 2019 10:36am

World

French industry morale fell in April to near three year low

PARIS: French industrial confidence fell in April to its lowest level in nearly three years although overall business s

Published 24 Apr, 2019 09:04am

World

South African consumer confidence dips further in Q1 - survey

Consumer confidence in South Africa dipped further in the first quarter of 2019, suggesting that most consumers are neit

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:30am

Europe

Ukrainian president-elect calls for talks with IMF on lower gas prices

KIEV: Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday called on the government and state energy company Nafto

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:21am

World

Turkish capacity utilisation up to 75pc in April -central bank

ISTANBUL: Turkey's capacity utilisation rose to 75 percent in April, up 1 percentage point from a nearly four-year low i

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:19am

World

Huawei welcomes reports UK will allow it into 5G networks

LONDON: China's Huawei said on Wednesday it welcomed reports that Britain would allow limited use of its equipment in ne

Published 24 Apr, 2019 08:14am

World

Australia rate cut now seen on cards for May after soft inflation

SYDNEY: Calls for Australia's central bank to cut interest rates as early as next month increased significantly on Wedne

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:48am

World

South Korea's trade terms drop for 16th month in a row in March

SEOUL: South Korea's terms of trade fell for the 6th straight month in March as the nation's export-reliant economy stru

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:22am

World

British PM approves Huawei role in 5G network: report

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May has given the go-ahead for China's Huawei to help build a 5G network, shruggi

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:17am

Europe

New Zealand, France announce bid to end violent extremism online

WELLINGTON: New Zealand and France will bring together global leaders at a Paris summit next month aimed at stopping soc

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:12am

World

Brazil court reduces ex-president Lula's sentence

BRASÍLIA: A Brazilian appeals court on Tuesday reduced leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 12-year sent

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:08am

World

Top US officials heading to Beijing for trade talks: White House

WASHINGTON: Two top American officials will head to Beijing next week to continue talks on the bruising trade war betwee

Published 24 Apr, 2019 07:06am

Europe

North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for summit with Putin

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into Russia Wednesday for a first summit with Vl

Published 24 Apr, 2019 06:58am

Asia

Toll in Sri Lanka bombings rises to 359: police

COLOMBO: The toll in a series of suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday targeting hotels and churches in Sri Lanka has ris

Published 24 Apr, 2019 06:54am

Asia

Earthquake rattles northeast India, Tibet

NEW DELHI: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday and was fel

Published 24 Apr, 2019 06:45am

Asia

Sri Lanka detains new suspects amid frantic hunt for bombers

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan security dragnet hunting those responsible for horrifying bombings that claimed more than 350 live

Published 24 Apr, 2019 06:43am

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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 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	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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