News Archives for World - 2019-05-16

North America

FDI to Mexico was $10bn in first quarter: president

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he had been informed by the economy ministry

Published 16 May, 2019 09:09pm

North America

Canada sees bumper jobs gain for second straight month: ADP

TORONTO: Canada added 61,700 jobs in April, the second straight month of robust jobs gains, led by hiring in the educati

Published 16 May, 2019 08:58pm

North America

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, poi

Published 16 May, 2019 08:52pm

Middle East

Turkey's election board under pressure to explain Istanbul vote annulment

ANKARA: Ten days after it annulled Turkey's most dramatic election upset in years, the country's electoral authority fac

Published 16 May, 2019 08:29pm

World

Brazil economy likely shrank in Q1, says central bank chief

BRASILIA: Brazil's economic slowdown of late last year spilled over into this year, so much so that there's a "relevant

Published 16 May, 2019 08:09pm

Europe

Italy's Salvini investigated over use of state flights

ROME: Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has been put under investigation over possible misuse of state flight

Published 16 May, 2019 08:03pm

Europe

Britain's May to agree departure after latest Brexit deal bid

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a timetable for her departure in early June after the latest att

Published 16 May, 2019 07:58pm

Europe

Canada's Trudeau says politics will be kept out of Huawei decision

PARIS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said his government would make an eventual decision on Huawei'

Published 16 May, 2019 07:56pm

Europe

France's Macron to meet Libya's eastern commander Haftar next week: presidency

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in the middle of next week to

Published 16 May, 2019 07:40pm

North America

Mexican president trumpets investment to allay doubts over economic management

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's president on Thursday said his country had received $10 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI)

Published 16 May, 2019 07:26pm

North America

Trump says he hopes US not going to war with Iran

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he hoped that the United States was not heading to war with Iran.

Published 16 May, 2019 07:14pm

North America

US stocks rise on solid earnings, data

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks rose early Thursday following solid US data and better-than-expected results from Dow membe

Published 16 May, 2019 07:11pm

World

Atlanta Fed raises US 2nd-qtr GDP view to 1.2pc

NEW YORK: The US economy is growing at a 1.2pc annualized rate in the second quarter based on stronger-than-expected dat

Published 16 May, 2019 07:10pm

Europe

Six months of 'yellow vest' protests in France

PARIS: Attacks on the police, insults for the president and violence at the Arc de Triomphe: AFP has captured the most s

Published 16 May, 2019 07:10pm

Europe

Putin says protesters must be heard in cathedral row

SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made the unusual move of calling for opposition voices to be heard i

Published 16 May, 2019 07:02pm

North America

Quake of 5.7 magnitude shakes buildings in El Salvador and Nicaragua

SAN SALVADOR: A 5.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast off Central America shook buildings in El Salvador and Nicaragua'

Published 16 May, 2019 07:00pm

North America

Former US president Carter out of hospital after hip surgery

WASHINGTON: Former US president Jimmy Carter, who underwent surgery this week after breaking his hip in a fall, was rele

Published 16 May, 2019 06:58pm

Middle East

Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen rebels after pipeline attack

SANAA: Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemeni rebel targets including in the capital on Thursday following insurgen

Published 16 May, 2019 06:54pm

Asia

Iran top diplomat to visit China on Friday: state media

TEHRAN: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is set to visit China on Friday for talks on "regional and internat

Published 16 May, 2019 06:53pm

North America

Trump to unveil radical immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will propose a radical overhaul of US immigration Thursday to favor applicants with h

Published 16 May, 2019 06:44pm

North America

Trudeau calls Chinese arrests of two Canadians 'unacceptable'

PARIS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday called the arrest of two Canadians in China "unacceptable" and

Published 16 May, 2019 06:34pm

Africa

Anglo American opens Zimbabwe's first platinum smelter

HARARE: Mining giant Anglo American on Thursday opened a $62-million platinum smelter in Zimbabwe, the country's first s

Published 16 May, 2019 06:32pm

Europe

Red Cross warns underfunding could hamstring DRC Ebola response

GENEVA: The Red Cross warned Thursday that critical underfunding could force it to cut vital work to rein in the deadly

Published 16 May, 2019 06:31pm

Asia

Philippines says envoy recalled over Canada trash row

MANILA: The Philippines has recalled its ambassador to Canada, Manila's foreign minister said Thursday, in an escalation

Published 16 May, 2019 06:23pm

Africa

Floods claim 15 lives in Mali: official

BAMAKO: Heavy floods claimed 15 lives Thursday in the Malian capital Bamako along with serious property damage, authorit

Published 16 May, 2019 05:52pm

World

Pro-Maduro protestors evicted from Venezuela embassy in US

WASHINGTON: US police on Thursday evicted the last of a group of protestors who have been occupying the Venezuelan embas

Published 16 May, 2019 05:47pm

Europe

Libya's Haftar tours Rome and Paris amid military stalemate

ROME: Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has launched a military offensive against the UN-recognised government in Tri

Published 16 May, 2019 05:45pm

Europe

Former Belgian king faces fines if refuses paternity test

BRUSSELS: The former King Albert II of the Belgians has been ordered by a court to submit to a DNA test or face daily fi

Published 16 May, 2019 05:43pm

World

Son of Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects money laundering claims

RIO DE JANEIRO: The eldest son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has denied accusations he laundered money through r

Published 16 May, 2019 05:41pm

Europe

Wikipedia 'doing very well financially': co-founder

PARIS: Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales said Thursday that the free online encyclopedia is in good financial shape, alth

Published 16 May, 2019 05:40pm

Africa

Tunisia rejects UN immunity claim for arms expert

TUNIS: Tunisia on Thursday rejected a United Nations claim that an arms expert arrested in the North African country has

Published 16 May, 2019 05:35pm

North America

US House speaker: Congress has not approved war against Iran

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration does not have congressional authorization to go to war against Iran, the Democr

Published 16 May, 2019 04:05pm

Europe

France's Macron to meet Libya's eastern commander Haftar next week

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in the middle of next week

Published 16 May, 2019 04:03pm

World

French unemployment at 10-year low

PARIS: French unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 10 years, the national statistics agency said Thursday, pro

Published 16 May, 2019 09:47am

World

Malaysia's Q1 growth pace surprises, but central bank warns of risks

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter supported by a recovery in the agricultu

Published 16 May, 2019 08:52am

World

Turkish housing sales down 18.1pc in April -stats institute

ISTANBUL: Housing sales in Turkey declined 18.1% percent year-on-year in April to 84,403 sales, data from the Turkey's S

Published 16 May, 2019 08:26am

World

China Jan-April FDI up 6.4% y/y in yuan terms

BEIJING: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 6.4% in January-April to 305.24 billion yuan ($44.40 billion) c

Published 16 May, 2019 08:23am

World

IMF expects Saudi fiscal deficit to reach 7% of GDP this year

DUBAI: Higher public spending will push Saudi Arabia's budget deficit to 7% of gross domestic product this year, the Int

Published 16 May, 2019 07:54am

North America

UN Security Council set to discuss northwest Syria

United Nations, United States: Belgium, Germany and Kuwait on Wednesday requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security C

Published 16 May, 2019 07:46am

North America

Pentagon may send tents to house migrants at US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON: The US military may build tents and other shelters near the Mexican border to temporarily house migrants, th

Published 16 May, 2019 07:15am

Europe

Eiffel Tower celebrates 130th birthday

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower has celebrated its 130th birthday in Paris, with the city marking the anniversary with a light s

Published 16 May, 2019 07:03am

North America

Trump to visit South Korea for talks on North's nukes: White House

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will visit South Korea in June to meet with his counterpart Moon Jae-in over their ef

Published 16 May, 2019 06:59am

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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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