News Archives for World - 2019-05-03

North America

Pressure grows on Attorney General Barr over Mueller

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and a senior US House Democrat tightened the screws on US Attorney General William Ba

Published 03 May, 2019 10:53pm

World

Wells Fargo expects to refund monthly service fees to some customers

Wells Fargo & Co said on Friday it expects to refund some servicing fees to customers who may have been confused abo

Published 03 May, 2019 10:49pm

North America

US cracks down on Iran uranium production, nuclear plant

WASHINGTON: The United States acted on Friday to force Iran to stop producing low-enriched uranium and expanding its onl

Published 03 May, 2019 10:45pm

World

Fitch reaffirms Turkey's junk rating with no change in outlook

Ratings agency Fitch on Friday reaffirmed Turkey's sovereign rating at 'BB', while leaving its 'negative' outlook unchan

Published 03 May, 2019 10:42pm

Africa

Protesters hit Algerian capital to keep up pressure for change

ALGIERS: Algerians poured onto the streets for the 11th consecutive Friday to push for sweeping change in the wake of ve

Published 03 May, 2019 09:36pm

Africa

UN agency halts distribution of supplement after Uganda deaths

NAIROBI: The World Food Programme (WFP) announced Friday it had suspended global distribution of a food supplement from

Published 03 May, 2019 09:13pm

North America

Measles-plagued Scientology ship leaves St Lucia

CASTRIES: A cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology that was quarantined in St Lucia for two days because of a me

Published 03 May, 2019 09:07pm

Middle East

12 killed in pro-regime attacks on northwestern Syria

BEIRUT: Attacks by Syrian regime forces and their Russian allies killed 12 civilians in the country's northwest on Frida

Published 03 May, 2019 09:06pm

World

Turkish April trade deficit $2.97bn: trade ministry

ANKARA: Turkey's trade deficit fell 55.73 percent year-on-year to $2.97 billion in April according to the special trade

Published 03 May, 2019 09:03pm

North America

Trump, Putin discussed Venezuela in phone talks: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Venezuela du

Published 03 May, 2019 09:01pm

Europe

EU leaders set to meet after election: officials

BRUSSELS: EU leaders are expected to meet just after this month's elections to the European Parliament, officials said o

Published 03 May, 2019 08:59pm

Asia

Monster India cyclone 'kills eight', heads for major city

KOLKATA: Normally bustling Kolkata was eerily quiet late Friday as one of the biggest cyclones to hit India in years bor

Published 03 May, 2019 08:55pm

Europe

Austria's Kurz backs renegotiation of key EU treaty

VIENNA: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called Friday for the renegotiation of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty and

Published 03 May, 2019 08:54pm

Middle East

Three Palestinians killed in Gaza after army says soldiers wounded

GAZA CITY: Three Palestinians, including two Hamas militants, were killed by Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip F

Published 03 May, 2019 08:44pm

Europe

How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report

PARIS: Revamping global food production, retooling the financial sector, moving beyond GDP as a measure of progress and

Published 03 May, 2019 08:42pm

Africa

South Sudan rivals agree to delay forming unity government

ADDIS ABABA: South Sudan's warring parties agreed Friday to delay by six months the formation of a power-sharing governm

Published 03 May, 2019 08:40pm

World

Former Argentine army chief on trial for torture

BUENOS AIRES: A former Argentine army chief went on trial Friday for the kidnapping and torture of a father and son duri

Published 03 May, 2019 08:30pm

Africa

Benin divided after troops crush post-poll protests

COTONOU: Security forces patrolled the streets in Benin's economic capital Friday after troops crushed two days of elect

Published 03 May, 2019 08:28pm

Europe

Portugal PM says to resign if parliament approves teachers pay hike

LISBON: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa threatened on Friday to resign if parliament gives full approval to a bi

Published 03 May, 2019 07:58pm

Africa

Zimbabwe extends central bank governor's term by another five years

HARARE: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday appointed John Mangudya for a second and final five-year term

Published 03 May, 2019 07:55pm

North America

US job growth surges; unemployment rate drops to 3.6 percent

WASHINGTON: US job growth surged in April and the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest in nearly half a century, poin

Published 03 May, 2019 07:53pm

Africa

Central African Republic economy forecast to grow 4.5pc in 2019: IMF

DAKAR: Central African Republic's economic growth is expected to accelerate this year to 4.5 percent, up from around 4 p

Published 03 May, 2019 07:44pm

North America

Canadian court rules federal carbon-pricing plan constitutional

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA: A Canadian court ruled on Friday that a federal carbon-pricing plan does not violate the constitutio

Published 03 May, 2019 07:43pm

North America

Trump, Putin discuss possible new nuclear accord

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than hour on Friday, disc

Published 03 May, 2019 04:16pm

World

Eurozone inflation jumps in April

BRUSSELS: Inflation in the eurozone jumped to 1.7 percent in April, the Eurostat data agency showed on Friday, fuell

Published 03 May, 2019 03:27pm

Europe

Assange UK bail sentence 'disproportionate'

GENEVA: The 50-week jail sentence given to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for breaching a British court's bail con

Published 03 May, 2019 03:24pm

Africa

World Bank gives $545mn for cyclone-hit southern Africa

MAPUTO: The World Bank will extend more than half-a-billion dollars in grants for cyclone-ravaged southern African c

Published 03 May, 2019 03:22pm

World

US job creation surges in April as unemployment hits 49-year low

WASHINGTON: The United States had another giant month of job creation in April, with strong hiring in the vast servi

Published 03 May, 2019 03:16pm

Europe

Putin challenges Washington in Venezuela power play

MOSCOW: Russia emerged as a crucial power broker in the crisis in far-away Venezuela this week when Washington accus

Published 03 May, 2019 03:10pm

World

US services sector slows in April on cooling employment, orders

WASHINGTON: US services industries slowed slightly in April as employment shortages continue to plague companies and

Published 03 May, 2019 03:07pm

North America

Pence: tariffs part of enforcement in a US-China trade deal

WASHINGTON: The removal of tough US tariffs on Chinese goods will be part of enforcing any new trade deal between Be

Published 03 May, 2019 03:04pm

Asia

US to return $200mn in 1MDB funds to Malaysia

SINGAPORE: US authorities will this month return $200 million stolen from Malaysia's state fund 1MDB, including mone

Published 03 May, 2019 01:52pm

Europe

UK's May says local election results show Brexit frustration

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that local elections held a day earlier had been "very dif

Published 03 May, 2019 01:46pm

Asia

Cyclone Fani makes landfall in eastern India: Met Office

Puri, India: Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest storms to come off the Indian Ocean in recent years, made landfall in east

Published 03 May, 2019 07:20am

Asia

India charges Islamic preacher Zakir Naik with money laundering

Indian authorities have charged Islamic preacher Zakir Naik with money laundering. The Islamic preacher has been

Updated 03 May, 2019 07:50am

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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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