News Archives for World - 2019-05-20

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World

Policymakers have changed views on how low unemployment can go

NEW YORK: US economic policymakers have changed their view of how low unemployment can get without sparking inflatio

Published 20 May, 2019 07:32pm

World

Trump: US 'stands by' Cuban freedom

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States "stands by" Cubans seeking freedom and accused t

Published 20 May, 2019 06:48pm

Africa

Zuma dismisses South Africa graft charges as a 'witch hunt'

PIETERMARITZBURG: Former South African president Jacob Zuma said Monday that he was victim of a "witch hunt" over co

Published 20 May, 2019 06:28pm

North America

US has not reached out to Iran for talks

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said Washington has not reached out for talks with Iran and that if Teh

Published 20 May, 2019 06:12pm

North America

Senator warns of 'overwhelming' Iran strike if US threatened

WASHINGTON: A US senator close to President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran was behind recent security incidents

Published 20 May, 2019 06:11pm

North America

Mexico wants US on board with Central America development plan

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that he had tasked Foreign Minister Marcelo E

Published 20 May, 2019 03:53pm

Africa

Seven killed, including two police, in Mali border attack

BAMAKO: Four civilians, two Malian police officers and a customs official were killed in an attack on a border post on M

Published 20 May, 2019 03:53pm

Europe

Swine fever sending pork prices higher

PARIS: In a cruel irony in the Chinese Year of the Pig, outbreaks of African Swine Fever are forcing huge culls that cou

Published 20 May, 2019 03:52pm

World

Chile GDP grows 1.6pc in first quarter amid mining slump

SANTIAGO: Chile's gross domestic product grew 1.6 percent in the first-quarter of 2019 compared with a year earlier, the

Published 20 May, 2019 03:48pm

Europe

Outgoing EU parliament reformed environment, copyright law

BRUSSELS: A ban on plastic straws, an end to mobile roaming fees and data protection are beacons among the hundreds of E

Published 20 May, 2019 03:45pm

Africa

Zuma's lawyers push for South Africa graft trial to be dropped

PIETERMARITZBURG: Lawyers for former South African president Jacob Zuma argued in court Monday that he could not expect

Published 20 May, 2019 03:42pm

Europe

DRC must unite in Ebola fight amid 'high' risk of spread: WHO chief

GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged different political factions in the Democratic Republic of C

Published 20 May, 2019 03:40pm

Europe

Spain's Catalan separatists let out of jail for induction as MPs

MADRID: Catalan separatists were released from jail on Monday to obtain their formal certificates as elected MPs the day

Published 20 May, 2019 03:38pm

Europe

Italy's Salvini fumes as ruling partner slows anti-migrant bill

ROME: Italy's governing populist Five Star Movement appeared to have coalition partner Matteo Salvini on the back foot M

Published 20 May, 2019 03:32pm

Europe

Ukraine's new president Zelensky calls snap elections

KIEV: Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelensky used his inaugural speech Monday to call snap parliamentary polls after

Published 20 May, 2019 03:31pm

North America

Top Trump administration officials to brief Senate, House on Iran on Tuesday

WASHINGTON: Top officials from President Donald Trump's administration will brief the US Senate and House of Representat

Published 20 May, 2019 03:29pm

Europe

Far-right ministers ready to quit Austria govt after scandal

VIENNA: Austrian far-right ministers on Monday were ready to quit their posts, the party chief said, after the country's

Published 20 May, 2019 03:26pm

Asia

Safe for Catholic schools to reopen: Sri Lanka army

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has tightened security ahead of the reopening Tuesday of some Catholic schools for the first time sin

Published 20 May, 2019 03:24pm

Europe

UK election watchdog to launch review of Brexit Party finances

LONDON: Britain's Electoral Commission regulator said on Monday it would review fundraising by the new Brexit Party foun

Published 20 May, 2019 03:22pm

Europe

Pope prays as Frenchman's life support switched off

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday said "those who live with severe illness" should have life protected until "its nat

Published 20 May, 2019 03:11pm

Africa

Flow of arms into Libya risks proxy war

TRIPOLI: Despite a UN embargo, weapons are still flowing into Libya where an assault on the capital by strongman Khalifa

Published 20 May, 2019 03:10pm

Africa

Nineteen killed in ethnic violence in eastern Chad

N'DJAMENA: At least 19 people have been killed in a new bout of ethnic violence in eastern Chad, bringing the death toll

Published 20 May, 2019 03:09pm

Europe

Eiffel Tower evacuated after climber spotted on monument

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower was evacuated on Monday afternoon after a person was spotted climbing up the Paris landmark, the

Published 20 May, 2019 03:05pm

Europe

EU urges Turkey restraint in Cyprus energy dispute

NICOSIA: The European Union on Monday called on Turkey to show restraint and respect the sovereign rights of Cyprus in a

Published 20 May, 2019 03:03pm

Europe

Ukrainian PM resigns after new leader Zelensky sworn in

KIEV: Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman on Monday said he was resigning after comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was

Published 20 May, 2019 03:02pm

Africa

Algeria army chief urges protesters to accept July poll

ALGIERS: Algeria's army chief on Monday urged demonstrators to accept presidential polls set for July 4 to elect a succe

Published 20 May, 2019 03:00pm

Middle East

Qatar not invited to emergency Arab summits in Saudi Arabia: Qatari official

DUBAI: Qatar has not been invited to two regional summits called to discuss attacks on Saudi oil assets, a Foreign Minis

Published 20 May, 2019 01:27pm

World

Nigeria's economic growth slows in Q1 as oil sector shrinks

ABUJA: Growth in Nigeria's fragile economy slowed to 2.01pc in the first quarter as the country's dominant oil sector sh

Published 20 May, 2019 01:22pm

World

Bulgaria posts 1.1pc/GDP current account surplus through March

SOFIA: Bulgaria posted a current account surplus of 1.1 percent of gross domestic product in the first three months, com

Published 20 May, 2019 12:47pm

Europe

Croatia April jobless rate falls to 8.6pc

ZAGREB: Croatia's unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in April from 9.5 percent in March, the State Statistics Bureau

Published 20 May, 2019 12:43pm

North America

Huawei CFO house arrest contrasts with Canadians detained in China

TORONTO: Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou described her house arrest in Vancouver as "restricted to a limite

Published 20 May, 2019 12:32pm

Europe

UK ministers to consider merits of indicative Brexit votes

LONDON: Senior ministers will consider the merits of whether lawmakers should hold indicative votes on Brexit options wh

Published 20 May, 2019 12:27pm

World

Czech government sticks to 2020 budget deficit target

PRAGUE: The Czech government unveiled plans on Monday to maintain a 40 billion crown ($1.73 billion) central government

Published 20 May, 2019 12:22pm

World

German economy unlikely to keep growth pace in Q2

BERLIN: The German economy is likely to lose some steam in the second quarter after it posted a solid growth rate in the

Published 20 May, 2019 11:52am

Europe

Ukraine inaugurates comedian Zelensky as president

Kiev: Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky stepped into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, laun

Published 20 May, 2019 10:45am

World

Japan's economy shows better-than-expected growth

TOKYO: Japanese GDP expanded a better-than-expected 0.5 percent in the first quarter of this year, official data showed

Published 20 May, 2019 06:29am

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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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