News Archives for World - 2019-05-15

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Brazil economic activity shrinks in March, Q1: central bank index

BRASILIA: Brazilian economic activity fell in March, a central bank indicator showed on Wednesday, adding weight to the

Published 15 May, 2019 09:44pm

Europe

Russia energy minister: too early to predict decision on oil cut deal

MOSCOW: Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said it is too early to predict a future decision on the global oil outp

Published 15 May, 2019 09:33pm

Europe

Italy's Conte says govt will finish mandate, public finances under control

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday the government will last for its full mandate and public f

Published 15 May, 2019 09:24pm

World

Argentina inflation data could be make or break for Macri

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina inflation data is coming into the spotlight and could sway the South American nation's political

Published 15 May, 2019 09:08pm

World

Canada's April inflation rate edges up to 2.0pc on carbon levies

OTTAWA: Canada's annual inflation rate edged up to 2.0pc in April from 1.9pc in March, driven in part by a carbon levy t

Published 15 May, 2019 09:06pm

World

India's April trade deficit widens to $15.33bn: trade ministry

NEW DELHI: India's trade deficit widened to $15.33 billion in April from a year ago, the trade ministry said in a statem

Published 15 May, 2019 08:55pm

Europe

UK PM May's office declines to say if she will resign if Brexit deal fails again

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman declined to say on Wednesday whether May would resign if her late

Published 15 May, 2019 08:44pm

Asia

Kolkata clashes spark Indian election row

KOLKATA: Clashes between followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a firebrand opposition leader heightened tensions

Published 15 May, 2019 08:40pm

World

Tunisia's economic growth slows to 1.1pc in first quarter

TUNIS: Tunisia's economic growth slowed to 1.1 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, as agricultural activi

Published 15 May, 2019 08:39pm

North America

UN demands Tunisia drop charges against arms expert

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Wednesday rejected Tunisia's reasons for the arrest in March of a UN expert on sus

Published 15 May, 2019 08:25pm

North America

White House says not signing 'Christchurch call' against online extremism

WASHINGTON: The United States will not join an international bid to stamp out violent extremism online, the White House

Published 15 May, 2019 07:49pm

North America

FAA grilled again over Boeing 737 MAX crisis

WASHINGTON: The head of the Federal Aviation Administration faced another grilling in Congress on Wednesday following re

Published 15 May, 2019 07:47pm

Europe

Macron admits 'fruitful confrontations' with Merkel

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Wednesday having policy differences with German Chancellor Angel

Published 15 May, 2019 07:46pm

Africa

Shots fired in Sudan ahead of crunch talks on ruling body

KHARTOUM: At least eight people were reported wounded by gunshots near a Khartoum sit-in Wednesday, before crucial talks

Published 15 May, 2019 07:45pm

North America

Trump expected to delay auto tariffs decision by up to six months: officials

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is expected to delay a decision on imposing tariffs on imported cars and parts by

Published 15 May, 2019 07:41pm

Europe

Merkel says she and Macron 'wrestle' on policy issues

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that she and French President Emmanuel Macron "wrestle" on policy

Published 15 May, 2019 07:38pm

World

Special peace court orders release of former Colombian guerrilla

BOGOTA: A special peace court in Colombia ordered on Wednesday the "immediate release" of a former left-wing guerrilla l

Published 15 May, 2019 07:37pm

Middle East

Egypt's Sisi hosts Abu Dhabi crown prince amid Gulf tensions

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday met Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Zayed al

Published 15 May, 2019 07:32pm

North America

US close to resolving steel, aluminum tariffs with Canada, Mexico: reports

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said the United States is close to resolving steel and alu

Published 15 May, 2019 07:25pm

World

Slovenia secures 250mn euro EIB loan for railway line

LJUBLJANA: The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Wednesday approved a 250-million-euro loan ($279.70 million) to Sloveni

Published 15 May, 2019 07:15pm

World

Oman suspends dividend tax for three years as of May 6: market authority

DUBAI: Oman's capital market authority (CMA) said on Wednesday it had suspended a 10pc tax on dividends for three years

Published 15 May, 2019 07:12pm

Europe

Ireland does not confirm reports of Trump visit in June

DUBLIN: Ireland said on Wednesday it had not received formal notification from the United States of plans for a visit by

Published 15 May, 2019 05:55pm

North America

White House asks House judiciary panel to narrow 'sweeping' document request: letter

The White House on Wednesday called on the House Judiciary Committee to narrow its 'sweeping" document request in a lett

Published 15 May, 2019 05:36pm

World

Colombia's economy grew 2.8pc in first quarter on year: statistics agency

BOGOTA: Colombia's economy expanded 2.8pc in the first quarter, led by the mining sector, the government's statistics ag

Published 15 May, 2019 05:30pm

Europe

UK's May ‘sure’ lawmakers will want to deliver Brexit in June vote

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said she was confident lawmakers would want to deliver Brexit when legislatio

Published 15 May, 2019 05:22pm

North America

US President Trump to visit Ireland in June

DUBLIN: US President Donald Trump will visit Ireland either side of a trip to France next month and will likely meet

Published 15 May, 2019 03:43pm

World

US manufacturing falls in April, total Q1 output plunges from 2018

WASHINGTON: US manufacturing declined sharply in April, and the economy's total industrial output for the first thre

Published 15 May, 2019 03:31pm

Europe

Man in Germany steals $2mn Ferrari on test drive

BERLIN: German police launched a search Wednesday for a man who during a test drive of a vintage Ferrari worth over

Published 15 May, 2019 03:12pm

World

US retail sector suffers surprise April slide

WASHINGTON: The US retail sector slumped unexpectedly in April as American consumers shied away from auto dealers an

Updated 15 May, 2019 03:32pm

Europe

Erdogan and Putin agree to convene working group on Syria soon

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed that a working group

Published 15 May, 2019 12:33pm

Europe

Brexit rebels tell Theresa May: Your EU divorce deal is dead

LONDON: Brexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May's party said on Wednesday they would vote dow

Published 15 May, 2019 12:22pm

World

'First ray of hope' as German economy returns to growth

BERLIN: Germany's spluttering economy returned to growth in the first quarter as consumers spent more freely and con

Published 15 May, 2019 12:18pm

World

Egypt's unemployment rate drops to 8.1% in Q1 2019 -statistics agency

CAIRO: Egypt's unemployment rate dropped to 8.1% in the first quarter of 2019 from 10.6% in same period the previous yea

Published 15 May, 2019 09:34am

World

China's retail sales growth slumps to 16-year low as trade war risks rise

BEIJING: China reported surprisingly weaker growth in retail sales and industrial output for April on Wednesday, adding

Published 15 May, 2019 09:16am

World

Romania flash Q1 GDP 5.0% y/y, above forecast-stats board

BUCHAREST: Romania's economy expanded 5.0% on the year in the first quarter, sharply above market expectations of 3.9%,

Published 15 May, 2019 08:19am

World

Indonesia posts biggest trade deficit ever in April

JAKARTA: Indonesia posted its widest monthly trade deficit in history in April as exports slumped, while the pace of fal

Published 15 May, 2019 08:15am

World

French inflation rose to 1.5% in April

PARIS: French inflation picked up in April compared to the previous month, coming in slightly above initial forecasts, f

Published 15 May, 2019 07:58am

Asia

Indonesia tightens security ahead of presidential race result

JAKARTA: Indonesia's counter-terrorism squad has rounded up at least 10 people suspected of planning attacks during next

Published 15 May, 2019 07:57am

World

Turkish unemployment steady at 10-year high of 14.7%

ISTANBUL: Turkey's unemployment rate remained steady at 14.7 percent in the January-March period, remaining at its highe

Published 15 May, 2019 07:41am

World

Jobless rate rises to 4.4 pc in April, job creations decline

SEJONG: South Korea's jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent in April, government data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign of

Published 15 May, 2019 07:26am

World

China's economy shows further weakness as retail sales struggle

BEIJING: China's economy showed further signs of weakness in April as the slowest growth in retail sales for 16 years hi

Published 15 May, 2019 07:22am

World

German economy returns to growth

FRANKFURT: The German economy bounced back in the first quarter from a weak second half of 2018, official data showed We

Published 15 May, 2019 07:16am

Asia

Xi says 'no clash' of civilisations amid US trade war

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping declared Wednesday there was "no clash" of civilisations and denounced racial supr

Published 15 May, 2019 07:15am

Europe

Macron, Ardern host Paris summit against online extremism

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand's premier Jacinda Ardern will Wednesday host other world leaders

Published 15 May, 2019 07:12am

North America

Mexico gives 'protection' to Venezuelan opposition lawmaker

MEXICO CITY: The Mexican government said Tuesday that its embassy in Venezuela has taken in opposition lawmaker Franco M

Published 15 May, 2019 07:02am

Europe

Pompeo says agreed with Putin on Syria progress

SOCHI, Russia: The United States and Russia have agreed on ways to break a deadlock in finding a political solution in w

Published 15 May, 2019 06:49am

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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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