News Archives for World - 2019-05-22

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Brazil sues top tobacco firms to recover public health costs

BRASILIA: Brazil's solicitor general's office is suing the world's largest cigarette makers British American Tobacco

Published 22 May, 2019 07:09pm

Europe

Turkish election board cites polling station irregularities in annulment decision

ISTANBUL: Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday cited a series of irregularities, notably in the appointme

Published 22 May, 2019 07:05pm

Europe

UK Conservative 1922 chairman to consult with committee after PM May meeting on Friday

LONDON: The head of the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee, Graham Brady, said on Wednesday he would consult with t

Published 22 May, 2019 07:03pm

Europe

Resisting calls to resign, Britain's May will campaign for EU elections

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May resisted growing calls to resign on Wednesday, vowing to press on despite

Published 22 May, 2019 07:01pm

Asia

India proposes electrifying motorbikes, scooters in 6-8 years

NEW DELHI: The Indian government's leading think-tank has proposed electrifying most motorbikes and scooters within

Published 22 May, 2019 06:58pm

North America

Canada's Trudeau to invest C$15.7bn in coast guard overhaul

OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said Canada would spend an estimated C$15.7 billion ($11.7 billio

Published 22 May, 2019 06:56pm

World

Mexico minimum wage hike has not impacted inflation: official

MEXICO CITY: An increase in minimum wages in Mexico has not had an impact on inflation, deputy finance minister Arturo H

Published 22 May, 2019 03:20pm

Europe

Ukraine's Zelensky under fire over top appointment

KIEV: Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelensky came under fire Wednesday, just days after taking office, for appointin

Published 22 May, 2019 03:06pm

Africa

Armed group kills 26 in Central African Republic: UN

BANGUI: More than 26 people were killed on Tuesday and many were wounded when an armed group attacked two villages in no

Published 22 May, 2019 03:03pm

Europe

EU court rejects historic citizen's climate case

PARIS: The European Court of Justice has thrown out a landmark case brought by 10 families who sued the European Union o

Published 22 May, 2019 03:02pm

World

Japan April exports fall 2.4pc year/year: MOF

TOKYO: Japan's exports fell 2.4pc in April from a year earlier, down for a fifth straight month, in a sign of weakness i

Published 22 May, 2019 03:01pm

World

Dutch bust major cryptocurrency launderer

THE HAGUE: Dutch investigators said Wednesday they have busted one of the biggest online money laundering services for c

Published 22 May, 2019 03:01pm

Asia

India's election: an insulting affair

NEW DELHI: India's mammoth election, the biggest in the world, was a frequently bad-tempered affair and awash with insul

Published 22 May, 2019 01:56pm

World

UK inflation climbs on rising energy costs: data

LONDON: British annual inflation climbed to 2.1 percent in April, in part owing to higher energy prices, official data s

Published 22 May, 2019 12:53pm

Asia

Gandhi says gloomy Indian exit polls 'fake'

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dismissed "fake" Indian exit polls predicting a clear election victory for his oppo

Published 22 May, 2019 12:52pm

Africa

Car bomb kills two in Mogadishu: security official

MOGADISHU: A car bomb exploded near a checkpoint in Somalia capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, killing at least two people

Published 22 May, 2019 12:51pm

Middle East

Turkey sees improvement in S-400, F-35 talks with US, but preparing for potential sanctions: minister

ANKARA: Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said he sees an improvement in talks with the United States over the purcha

Published 22 May, 2019 12:50pm

Europe

EU court cancels 18.4 million euro Real Madrid state aid refund

LUXEMBOURG: A top EU court on Wednesday cancelled a European Commission decision from 2016 that forced Spain to recover

Published 22 May, 2019 12:46pm

Africa

South Africa's parliament set to elect Ramaphosa president

CAPE TOWN: South African lawmakers were set to re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as the nation's president on Wednesday, two week

Published 22 May, 2019 12:44pm

World

Iceland slashes interest rate as economy seen shrinking

REYKJAVIK: Iceland's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate by a half-point to 4.0 percent to stimulate the

Published 22 May, 2019 12:43pm

Europe

American picked to design vast car-free garden at Eiffel Tower

PARIS: The city of Paris has chosen an American landscape architect to re-design a huge area surrounding the Eiffel Towe

Published 22 May, 2019 12:38pm

Europe

Magnitude 3.4 quake hits gas field region of north Netherlands

AMSTERDAM: A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit the north Dutch region of Groningen, home to one of Europe's largest natural g

Published 22 May, 2019 12:36pm

Africa

Nigerian bandits kill at least 20: police

KANO: Bandit gunmen have killed at least 20 people in separate attacks in northwestern Nigeria, police said Wednesday, t

Published 22 May, 2019 12:32pm

Asia

Six dead after election riots in Indonesia's capital

JAKARTA: At least six people were killed as Indonesia's capital erupted in violence on Wednesday when police clashed wit

Published 22 May, 2019 12:24pm

Middle East

Netanyahu given October deadline for pre-trial hearing

JERUSALEM: Israel's attorney general on Wednesday extended until October the deadline for Prime Minister Benjamin Netany

Published 22 May, 2019 12:22pm

Asia

Philippines' Duterte orders garbage shipped back to Canada

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered tonnes of garbage dumped in the Philippines years ago to be shipped back t

Published 22 May, 2019 12:15pm

Asia

China says opposes US trying to smear Chinese firms

BEIJING: China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that China opposes the United States smearing Chinese companies, aft

Published 22 May, 2019 12:03pm

Europe

Britain's Labour tells PM May: Don't bother putting your Brexit deal to a vote

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May should not put her Brexit deal to a fourth vote in parliament after her new o

Published 22 May, 2019 11:50am

Asia

China's Xi announces stepping up of technological innovation

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a stepping up of technological innovation, stressing that China should d

Published 22 May, 2019 11:12am

World

South African consumer inflation slows to 4.4pc in April

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's headline consumer inflation slowed to 4.4pc year on year in April from 4.5pc in March, data

Published 22 May, 2019 10:57am

World

Turkey lowers tariffs on some U.S. imports to reciprocate U.S. move

ANKARA: Turkey has reduced tariffs on some U.S. imports in response to a similar United States move to halve tariffs on

Published 22 May, 2019 07:58am

North America

Trump meets Pacific islands leaders to boost US ties

Washington: President Donald Trump met Tuesday at the White House with the leaders of the tiny, but strategic states of

Published 22 May, 2019 07:44am

World

Japan's trade surplus falls sharply as exports drop

TOKYO: Japan's trade surplus dropped by around 90 percent in April, official data showed Wednesday, with exports affecte

Published 22 May, 2019 07:11am

Asia

Duterte tightens grip on power in Philippine polls

MANILA: Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte stormed to a landslide victory in midterm polls, final results showed Wednes

Published 22 May, 2019 06:56am

Europe

May's final bid to salvage Brexit deal appears doomed

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May's final bid to salvage her EU divorce deal appeared doomed as pro-Brexit Cons

Published 22 May, 2019 06:42am

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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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