News Archives for World - 2019-05-10

Africa

South Africa's ruling ANC keeps majority after polls: results

PRETORIA: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's ruling ANC won re-election Friday with an absolute majority in parli

Published 10 May, 2019 10:36pm

Europe

Czech jobless rate falls to new low in April

PRAGUE: The Czech unemployment rate fell to 2.7 percent of the workforce in April, the lowest figure in records going ba

Published 10 May, 2019 08:52pm

World

Venezuela reopens borders with Brazil, Aruba

CARACAS: Venezuela on Friday reopened its borders with Brazil and the island of Aruba, a top official said, both of whic

Published 10 May, 2019 08:42pm

Europe

Zuckerberg 'optimistic' on regulation after Macron meeting

PARIS: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said he was "encouraged" and "optimistic" about the regulatory framework

Published 10 May, 2019 08:41pm

Middle East

Turkey urges end to regime attacks on Idlib

ANKARA: Turkey on Friday called for an end to regime attacks on Idlib, accusing Damascus of seeking to extend its contro

Published 10 May, 2019 08:27pm

North America

Trump says trade talks with China will continue

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday that US and Chinese negotiators held two days of "candid and constructive

Published 10 May, 2019 08:21pm

Europe

Greece PM Tsipras wins confidence vote ahead of triple poll challenge

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won as expected a vote of confidence in parliament Friday, shoring up suppor

Published 10 May, 2019 08:19pm

World

Deputy to Venezuela's Guaido held in military prison

CARACAS: A top deputy to opposition leader Juan Guaido was jailed Friday at a military prison in Caracas following his d

Published 10 May, 2019 08:17pm

Europe

180 nations agree UN deal to regulate export of plastic waste

GENEVA: Around 180 governments on Friday agreed on a new UN accord to regulate the export of plastic waste, some eight m

Published 10 May, 2019 08:14pm

World

Yemen's rebels to begin withdrawing from Hodeida on Saturday: UN

UNITED NATIONS: Yemen's Huthi rebels will begin a pullback from ports in the flashpoint city of Hodeida on Saturday, the

Published 10 May, 2019 08:11pm

World

Wanted Venezuelan opposition lawmaker flees to Colombia

CARACAS: An opposition lawmaker charged with treason for supporting last month's failed uprising in Venezuela announced

Published 10 May, 2019 08:09pm

North America

Pompeo to raise 'aggressive, destabilizing' Russian actions with Putin, Lavrov

WASHINGTON: Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to Russia as US secretary of state next week for talks with President V

Published 10 May, 2019 08:04pm

Middle East

Lebanese govt agrees to raise tax on interest payments to 10pc for three years

BEIRUT: The Lebanese government agreed on Friday to raise the tax on interest payments to 10pc from 7pc for three years

Published 10 May, 2019 07:46pm

North America

Canada adds record 106,500 jobs, in a boost for Trudeau ahead of October vote

OTTAWA: The Canadian economy added a record 106,500 jobs in April, Statistics Canada said on Friday, a timely boost for

Published 10 May, 2019 07:33pm

World

Brazil finance minister says economic situation in Argentina is critical

RIO DE JANEIIRO: Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Friday that the economic situation in Argentina, one of

Published 10 May, 2019 07:24pm

North America

US to ready plan to support farmers amid China trade spat: Perdue

WASHINGTON: US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday that President Donald Trump had asked him to create a p

Published 10 May, 2019 07:14pm

Asia

Japan finmin Aso says hopes US, China will resolve trade row

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday expressed hope that Washington and Beijing will resolve their trade

Published 10 May, 2019 07:05pm

Asia

Japan household spending up 2.1pc year/year in March

TOKYO: Japanese household spending rose 2.1 percent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, comp

Published 10 May, 2019 07:03pm

Asia

Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolts southern Japan, no tsunami warning

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 hit off the coast of southern Japan on Friday but no tsunami warning w

Published 10 May, 2019 07:02pm

World

Romania's Q1 trade deficit rises 33.8pc y/y: statistics board

BUCHAREST: Romania's foreign trade deficit widened by about 34 percent on the year in January-March to 3.645 billion eur

Published 10 May, 2019 06:58pm

Europe

Economic model 'transformation' needed: UN climate envoy

GENEVA: A dramatic transformation of the global economic model will be necessary if the world truly wants to tackle the

Published 10 May, 2019 06:17pm

World

Venezuela reopens borders with Brazil, Aruba

CARACAS: Venezuela on Friday reopened its borders with Brazil and the island of Aruba, a top official said, both of whic

Published 10 May, 2019 06:15pm

Middle East

Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Gaza border clashes: ministry

GAZA CITY: A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire during new clashes on the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in

Published 10 May, 2019 06:05pm

Europe

Portugal parliament rejects teacher pay hikes, avoids PM resignation

LISBON: Portugal's parliament rejected on Friday proposed retroactive pay hikes for teachers, quelling the prospects

Published 10 May, 2019 04:43pm

Asia

North Korea missile test violated UN resolutions

TOKYO: North Korea's latest missile launch violated United Nations resolutions calling for a halt to such ballistic

Published 10 May, 2019 04:38pm

World

Brazil annual inflation rises to 4.9pc in April, highest in over two years

BRASILIA: Annual consumer price inflation in Brazil rose to 4.9% in April, government statistics agency IBGE said on

Published 10 May, 2019 04:33pm

Europe

UK finance minister ‘optimistic’ US and China will avoid trade war

LONDON: British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday he was optimistic that the United States and China wo

Published 10 May, 2019 11:20am

Asia

Iran's Revolutionary Guards reject talks with US after Trump offer

DUBAI: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday Tehran will not negotiate with the United States and denied any US

Published 10 May, 2019 11:18am

North America

Trump says in 'no rush' to complete China trade deal

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was in "absolutely no rush" to finalize a trade agreement wi

Updated 10 May, 2019 11:25am

World

UK economy expands on Brexit stockpiling

LONDON: Britain's economy grew by 0.5 percent in the first quarter, boosted by companies stockpiling ahead of Brexit, of

Published 10 May, 2019 09:47am

World

Japan's economy likely shrank in Q1 on weak domestic demand, exports

TOKYO: Japan's economy likely contracted slightly in the first quarter as corporate and consumer spending weakened, a Re

Published 10 May, 2019 09:07am

World

German exports rebound unexpectedly in March

BERLIN: German exports rose unexpectedly in March, data showed on Friday, raising hopes that a slowdown in Europe's larg

Published 10 May, 2019 09:03am

World

French industry output shrinks faster than expected in March - INSEE

PARIS: French industrial output fell more sharply than expected in March, driven in part by a sharp decline in productio

Published 10 May, 2019 08:25am

North America

UN Security Council to meet on Libya amid offensive on Tripoli

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors to discuss the humanitarian crisis

Published 10 May, 2019 07:25am

World

US hits China with higher tariffs, raising stakes in trade talks

WASHINGTON: The United States pulled the trigger Friday on a steep increase in tariffs on Chinese products and Beijing i

Published 10 May, 2019 07:23am

North America

White House says talks with China to continue on Friday

WASHINGTON: Crucial trade negotiations with China will continue on Friday, the White House said late Thursday night, abo

Published 10 May, 2019 07:19am

Europe

Greece PM Tsipras faces confidence vote ahead of triple election challenge

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to survive a vote of confidence in parliament on Friday, as he s

Published 10 May, 2019 07:13am

Asia

Strong 6.3-magnitude quake hits southern Japan, no tsunami threat

TOKYO: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorit

Published 10 May, 2019 06:43am

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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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