News Archives for World - 2019-05-23

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North America

Trump reacts angrily to his ex-secretary of state's claim that Putin out-prepared him

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump on Thursday denounced former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson over comments he r

Published 23 May, 2019 08:53pm

North America

'American Taliban' Lindh released from US prison

NEW YORK: An American captured in Afghanistan in 2001 fighting for the Taliban was released from a US prison on Thur

Published 23 May, 2019 08:47pm

North America

US lawmakers reach $19.1bn disaster relief deal, no border aid

WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives and Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a $19.1 billion disaster aid b

Published 23 May, 2019 07:51pm

Europe

UK's Boris Johnson 'lied' in Brexit campaign, court hears

LONDON: Britain's former foreign secretary Boris Johnson knowingly lied during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign o

Published 23 May, 2019 07:37pm

North America

Trump congratulates India's Modi, BJP on 'BIG' election win

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Published 23 May, 2019 07:29pm

North America

US could send more troops to Mideast

WASHINGTON: The United States is considering deploying more troops to the Middle East as it looks for ways to enhanc

Published 23 May, 2019 07:26pm

World

India has ended Iranian oil imports

WASHINGTON: India has ended all imports of oil from Iran, its ambassador in Washington said Thursday, becoming the l

Published 23 May, 2019 07:22pm

North America

White House still wants deal on debt ceiling, funding: official

WASHINGTON: The White House still wants to reach a deal with Congress to fund the government and raise the nation's debt

Published 23 May, 2019 02:58pm

Asia

Thai court blocks junta nemesis from entering parliament

BANGKOK: Thailand's constitutional court on Thursday suspended the wildly popular leader of an anti-junta party from par

Published 23 May, 2019 02:47pm

Europe

WHO unveils plan to tackle global snakebite 'emergency'

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday unveiled a new strategy to dramatically cut deaths and injuries from s

Published 23 May, 2019 02:40pm

World

WTO at risk of paralysis without urgent changes: Canada

PARIS: Disagreements by major economic powers over how to overhaul the workings of the World Trade Organization could pa

Published 23 May, 2019 02:39pm

Europe

Ukraine's Zelensky says first days of presidency 'a bit' shocking

KIEV: Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that his first few days since assuming office have bee

Published 23 May, 2019 02:37pm

North America

Turkey's Erdogan and Trump may meet soon: Turkish official

WASHINGTON: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump may soon have a face-to-face meeting, either

Published 23 May, 2019 12:17pm

Europe

British PM May expected to announce on Friday that she will quit

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected on Friday to announce her departure from office, The Times report

Published 23 May, 2019 12:05pm

North America

Libya committing suicide, squandering oil riches: UN envoy

NEW YORK: UN envoy Ghassan Salame has bitterly denounced the conflict in Libya saying it is "committing suicide" and plu

Published 23 May, 2019 11:51am

Asia

India's Congress leader Rahul Gandhi faces backlash over election drubbing

NEW DELHI: Honest, intelligent and open to new ideas is how officials of India's main opposition Congress describe their

Published 23 May, 2019 11:50am

Asia

Papua New Guinea PM denies Australian citizenship claims

SYDNEY: Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill on Thursday denied claims that he holds Australian citizenship as

Published 23 May, 2019 11:49am

Europe

British government postpones Brexit vote

LONDON: The British government on Thursday postponed a crucial Brexit vote scheduled for the first week of June, followi

Published 23 May, 2019 11:47am

Europe

Business as usual for Britain's May, says lawmaker at Conservative meeting

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will campaign in the European elections on Thursday and will meet the chairma

Published 23 May, 2019 11:46am

World

Singapore core inflation hits 1-year low in April

SINGAPORE: Singapore's April core inflation eased to its lowest level in a year, data showed on Thursday, due to a fall

Published 23 May, 2019 11:44am

Asia

Modi claims India poll victory, vows 'inclusive' future

NEW DELHI: Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory Thursday in India's general election and vowed

Published 23 May, 2019 11:43am

World

New Zealand finance minister says mulling debt target range of 15-25pc of GDP

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the government was planning to shift its debt target to

Published 23 May, 2019 11:41am

Middle East

Deadly new air strikes as Syria army battles militants

BEIRUT: Syrian government aircraft bombed several towns in northwestern Syria on Thursday killing five civilians as troo

Published 23 May, 2019 11:40am

Europe

Populists eye upsets as Brexit-bound UK, Netherlands kick off EU elections

LONDON: Voters in Brexit-bound Britain cast ballots Thursday at the start of 28-nation EU elections in which eurosceptic

Published 23 May, 2019 11:38am

Asia

Malaysian police raid Deloitte office in 1MDB probe

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police on Thursday raided the Kuala Lumpur offices of auditor Deloitte as they ramp up investiga

Published 23 May, 2019 11:37am

World

French Q1 online retail sales rose 11.9pc: Fevad

PARIS: Online retail sales in France rose by 11.9pc to 24.9 billion euros ($27.7 billion) in the first quarter, said the

Published 23 May, 2019 11:31am

Europe

Russia's Putin may discuss Belarus-Kazakh oil proposal next week: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko may discuss the latter's proposal

Published 23 May, 2019 11:12am

World

Turkish GDP shrank 2.5pc in Q1, to contract 0.2pc in 2019

ANKARA: Turkey's economy shrank 2.5 percent in the first quarter, a Reuters poll forecast on Thursday, reinforcing the c

Published 23 May, 2019 10:57am

North America

Trump 'less prepared' than Putin for key meeting: Tillerson

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump was less prepared than Vladimir Putin for their first meeting, allowing his Russia

Published 23 May, 2019 09:03am

World

German growth rebound driven by lively household spending

BERLIN: German household spending rose at its strongest pace in eight years, driving a rebound in the first quarter, whi

Published 23 May, 2019 07:56am

North America

Ten killed in Mexico shootout between alleged criminals

MORELIA, Mexico: Ten people were killed Wednesday in a shootout between "presumed members of criminal groups" in Mexico'

Published 23 May, 2019 06:55am

Europe

May stares at defeat in final Brexit gambit

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May stared at the prospect Thursday of her political career coming to an inglorio

Published 23 May, 2019 06:52am

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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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