News Archives for World - 2019-04-30

Europe

Russia opposition leader eyes 'real justice' in French lawsuit

VANNES: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told a French judge Tuesday he sought "real and fair justice" with a la

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:46pm

World

Mnuchin hopes for "substantial progress" in China trade talks

BEIJING: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that he hopes to make "substantial progress" with Chinese

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:45pm

Europe

Putin says contaminated oil pipeline scandal has hurt Russia's image

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that a contaminated oil pipeline scandal had seriously damaged Russ

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:44pm

North America

Trump slams Fed for 'incessantly' raising interest rates

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump slammed the Federal Reserve on Tuesday for "incessantly" raising interest rates and s

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:42pm

North America

Trump says US stands with Venezuelan people's 'freedom'

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States supports the "freedom" of the Venezuelan people, as th

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:42pm

North America

Trump agrees to spend $2 trillion on US infrastructure: Democrats

WASHINGTON: Democratic leaders emerged from White House talks with Donald Trump Tuesday saying they had reached agreemen

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:41pm

Europe

Slovenia's budget deficit falls by 7.4pc y/y in Q1

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian budget had a deficit of 201.8 million euros ($226.26 million) in the first quarter of 2019, ver

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:40pm

Middle East

Lebanon president: 2019 budget should be agreed by end of May

BEIRUT: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun urged ministers on Tuesday to speed up the debate over the 2019 budget so parlia

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:35pm

North America

Guaido envoy urges Venezuelans to stay in the street

WASHINGTON: The US envoy of Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido on Tuesday urged people of his count

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:32pm

World

Georgia's economic growth slowed to 4.7pc yr/yr in Q1

TBILISI: Georgia's economy expanded 4.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, down from 5.2 percent in the

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:05pm

North America

UN chief appeals to all sides in Venezuela to avoid violence

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appealed to all sides in Venezuela to avoid violence af

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:05pm

Europe

Turkey's Erdogan condemns 'coup attempt' in Venezuela

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned a "coup attempt" in Venezuela after self-proclaime

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:04pm

Africa

Kenya's inflation shoots up to 6.58pc yr/yr in April

NAIROBI: Kenya's inflation shot up to 6.58 percent year-on-year in April from 4.35 percent a month earlier, due to risin

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:59pm

Europe

Britain's Labour hails progress in cross-party Brexit talks: The Times

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May's government has made substantive moves in Brexit talks with the opposition Labour Pa

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:58pm

World

IMF staff says buildup of Zambia's domestic expenditure arrears poses risk

JOHANNESBURG: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in preliminary findings on Tuesday that a buildup in Zambia

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:58pm

World

Italy's economy edges out of recession in Q1 2019: ISTAT

ROME: Italy's economy grew slightly more than expected in the first quarter of the year, lifting the country out of its

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:50pm

Europe

Irish unemployment rate remains at 5.4 percent in April

DUBLIN: Ireland's unemployment rate remained at an 11-year low of 5.4 percent in April, the central statistics office sa

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:49pm

Asia

Departing Japanese Emperor Akihito thanks the people, prays for peace

TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a close on Tuesday, thanked

Published 30 Apr, 2019 04:06pm

Europe

UK govt wants cross-party Brexit talks over by next week

LONDON: Cross-party talks to resolve the Brexit crisis are reaching the end, Prime Minister Theresa May's government

Published 30 Apr, 2019 03:40pm

World

Maduro claims 'total loyalty' of Venezuela military chiefs

CARACAS: Embattled President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday Venezuela's military chiefs had assured him of their "total

Published 30 Apr, 2019 03:33pm

World

China to use $14.9bn from unemployment insurance fund to support jobs

BEIJING: China will utilise 100 billion yuan ($14.9 billion) from its unemployment insurance fund as part of its eff

Published 30 Apr, 2019 02:56pm

World

German inflation accelerates to 2.1pc in April, exceeding ECB target

BERLIN: German annual inflation picked up to 2.1 percent in April, exceeding the European Central Bank's target leve

Published 30 Apr, 2019 02:05pm

World

Canada economy unexpectedly shrinks in Feb, mining and rail transport weake

OTTAWA: The Canadian economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 percent in February, pulled down in part by weakness in the

Published 30 Apr, 2019 01:59pm

World

Venezuela's Guaido says troops join him to oust Maduro; government says it is in control

CARACAS: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday he had begun the "final phase" of his plan to oust

Published 30 Apr, 2019 01:49pm

World

US labor costs increase moderately in first quarter

WASHINGTON: US labor costs increased steadily in the first quarter as a jump in transportation and manufacturing wag

Published 30 Apr, 2019 01:33pm

World

Brazil's unemployment rate rises to 12.7pc, reflects weak labor market

BRASILIA: Brazil's jobless rate rose to 12.7% in the three months to March from 12.4% in the three months to Februar

Published 30 Apr, 2019 01:26pm

World

Irish unemployment rate remains at 5.4 percent in April

DUBLIN: Ireland's unemployment rate remained at an 11-year low of 5.4 percent in April, the central statistics office sa

Published 30 Apr, 2019 11:03am

World

Italy's economy edges out of recession in Q1 2019 -ISTAT

ROME: Italy's economy grew slightly more than expected in the first quarter of the year, lifting the country out of its

Published 30 Apr, 2019 11:01am

World

US trade negotiators arrive in Beijing for more talks

BEIJING: Top American negotiators arrived in Beijing on Tuesday hoping for progress in a new round of talks with Chinese

Published 30 Apr, 2019 10:27am

World

German jobless rate defies gloom to cleave to record lows

BERLIN: Germany's unemployment rate in April held steady at the lowest rate since reunification in 1990, official figure

Published 30 Apr, 2019 09:41am

World

French inflation picks up to stand at 1.4 pc in April

PARIS: French inflation picked up slightly in April in line with expectations, according to preliminary EU-harmonised da

Published 30 Apr, 2019 09:14am

World

Spain's economy grows at fastest pace in over a year in Q1

MADRID: Spain's economy grew faster than expected and at its strongest pace since the end of 2017 in the first quarter o

Published 30 Apr, 2019 09:09am

Europe

New Zealand police say responding to an incident in Christchurch

WELLINGTON: New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were responding to an incident in Christchurch, where 50 people were

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:49am

Europe

Trump, Erdogan discuss working group on Russian S-400 missile system

ANKARA: U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Monday discussed a Turkish p

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:47am

World

French economic growth held steady in Q1 at 0.3 pc

PARIS: French growth held steady in the first three months of the year as household spending recovered after anti-govern

Published 30 Apr, 2019 08:44am

World

UK car output falls 14pc in March, worse seen if no Brexit deal

LONDON: British car output fell for the tenth month in a row in March, hit by a slowdown in key foreign markets, and the

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:54am

North America

IMF's Lagarde expects U.S. and China to reach trade deal

BEVERLY HILLS: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday she expects the United Sta

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:39am

North America

Toyota to assemble Lexus in Canada: Trudeau

CAMBRIDGE, Canada: Japanese automaker Toyota will assemble two models of its Lexus in Canada starting in 2022, Prime Min

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:08am

World

Brazil FM has 'great expectations' for Venezuela rally

WASHINGTON: Brazil's foreign minister on Monday voiced high hopes for a major rally planned this week in Venezuela by Ju

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:04am

World

Samsung Electronics hit with quarterly profit slump

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, reported a slump in first-quarter net

Published 30 Apr, 2019 07:00am

World

China factory activity softens despite stimulus

BEIJING: China's factory activity softened in April, official data showed Tuesday, in the latest sign that the world's s

Published 30 Apr, 2019 06:48am

Asia

Sri Lanka says 42 foreigners among Easter victims

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities have identified 42 foreign nationals among the 253 people killed in the string of Easter

Published 30 Apr, 2019 06:42am

North America

Trump sues banks in bid to block Congress subpoenas

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump, along with his family and businesses, on Monday sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One

Published 30 Apr, 2019 06:36am

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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 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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