News Archives for World - 2019-05-29

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Europe

Trump, Erdogan set to meet at G20 in June

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump agreed during a phone call on Wednesday to

Published 29 May, 2019 08:22pm

Africa

World Bank approves $750mn for budgetary support to Kenya

NAIROBI: The World Bank approved a $750 million loan to Kenya that focused mainly on support for agriculture and hou

Published 29 May, 2019 08:21pm

World

Venezuela government, opposition show ‘willingness’ at Norway talks

OSLO: Mediation host Norway said on Wednesday that envoys for Venezuela's government and opposition had shown "willi

Published 29 May, 2019 08:16pm

Europe

EU calls on Russia, Turkey, Iran to protect civilians in Idlib

BRUSSELS: The European Union called on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province and said Russia, Turkey,

Published 29 May, 2019 08:14pm

North America

Pompeo not decided on extending waiver for Iraq to import Iran power

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has not made a decision on extending a 90-day US waiver exempting Iraq

Published 29 May, 2019 07:22pm

World

Brazil April producer price inflation eases to 1.27pc

BRASILIA: Monthly producer price inflation in Brazil eased to 1.27pc in April from a downwardly revised 1.59pc the mon

Published 29 May, 2019 03:53pm

North America

Trump will decide whether to extend START treaty 'next year'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will not decide until next year whether he will extend a nuclear treaty with Russi

Published 29 May, 2019 03:22pm

Africa

South Africa's Ramaphosa to announce new cabinet at 20h00: presidency

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce his new cabinet at 8:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT),

Published 29 May, 2019 03:18pm

Middle East

Jordan's king tells Trump adviser peace can only come with a Palestinian state

AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah told US President Donald Trump's adviser Jared Kushner on Thursday that a lasting Middle E

Published 29 May, 2019 03:16pm

Africa

Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack on key town

KANO: Nigerian soldiers on Wednesday repelled an attack by Boko Haram militants on the northeast city of Maiduguri, secu

Published 29 May, 2019 03:15pm

Europe

Too late to tweak Brexit backstop - Irish finance minister

DUBLIN: It is too late to tweak the Irish "backstop" mechanism in Britain's EU withdrawal agreement, a senior Irish mini

Published 29 May, 2019 03:13pm

Europe

All safe after bodyguard fires gun on Czech PM's plane

PRAGUE: A bodyguard accidentally fired his gun aboard a government plane carrying billionaire Czech Prime Minister Andre

Published 29 May, 2019 03:11pm

Europe

EU takes Italy to task over high debt

BRUSSELS: The EU warned Italy over its soaring debt on Wednesday, putting Brussels on a collision course with Italy's fa

Published 29 May, 2019 03:09pm

Middle East

UAE expats get taste of Ramadan traditional sweets

DUBAI: Nida Mohammed drove for more than an hour from Fujairah to Sharjah in the UAE just to buy special Iraqi sweets an

Published 29 May, 2019 01:51pm

Europe

Merkel team talks climate as voters turn up heat

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's "climate cabinet" meets Wednesday to discuss combatting global warming as her

Published 29 May, 2019 01:49pm

Asia

Modi healthcare scheme won hearts, and votes

SITAPUR: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationalist tub-thumping has been widely credited with his recent election

Published 29 May, 2019 01:47pm

Asia

Papua New Guinea PM resigns, throwing gas deal into doubt

PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea's embattled prime minister stepped down on Wednesday, capping a months-long political cri

Published 29 May, 2019 01:46pm

Asia

Bangladesh to charge 16 after girl burned to death

DHAKA: Bangladesh police were set to file charges on Wednesday against 16 people, including the headmaster of an Islamic

Published 29 May, 2019 01:44pm

Asia

Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh 'war crimes' in Rakhine

YANGON: Myanmar's military is guilty of committing new "war crimes", extrajudicial killings and torture in its fight aga

Published 29 May, 2019 01:43pm

Middle East

Fresh strikes on Syria militant enclave kill 10

BEIRUT: The latest in an unprecedented wave of regime bombardment on a militant enclave in northwestern Syria killed at

Published 29 May, 2019 01:39pm

World

Venezuela claims 130,000pc inflation, below international estimates

CARACAS: Venezuela ended 2018 with inflation above 130,000 percent while its crisis-hit economy shrank by nearly half in

Published 29 May, 2019 01:32pm

Europe

German unemployment rate rises for first time since 2013

BERLIN: Germany's unemployment figures rose in May for the first time in more than five years, official data showed Wedn

Published 29 May, 2019 01:31pm

Africa

Ghana jabs back against malaria's devastation

CAPE COAST: Abigal Aguanyi, a trader and mother in the West African nation of Ghana, knows first-hand how dangerous mala

Published 29 May, 2019 01:29pm

Europe

French court hears Briton 'confessed' to 1996 Irish murder

PARIS: A British man accused of killing the wife of a prominent French film producer in Ireland in 1996 indicated he had

Published 29 May, 2019 01:27pm

Middle East

Israel moves towards election rerun as deadline looms

JERUSALEM: Israelis faced the increasing likelihood Wednesday of a new vote just months after an April election, with Pr

Published 29 May, 2019 01:26pm

World

Danish first-quarter GDP rises 2.2pc yr/yr

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019, from the same quarter

Published 29 May, 2019 12:40pm

World

French inflation falls in May to near 2-year low of 1.1pc

PARIS: French inflation slowed more than expected in May to its lowest level in nearly two years, according to prelimina

Published 29 May, 2019 12:25pm

World

Austria's Q1 growth stays flat at 0.4pc

BERLIN: Austria's economy kept its growth pace of 0.4pc in the first quarter, think tank Wifo said on Wednesday, revisi

Published 29 May, 2019 12:20pm

Europe

Commission urges EU member talks for Skopje, Tirana 'now'

BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Wednesday urged the EU to start membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia i

Published 29 May, 2019 12:13pm

Europe

Rights court condemns Azerbaijan for opposition leader jailing

STRASBOURG: Europe's top rights court ruled Wednesday that Azerbaijan had violated its human rights obligations by ignor

Published 29 May, 2019 12:10pm

Africa

Nigerian President Buhari sworn in for second term

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in for a second term in office on Wednesday, vowing once more to ta

Published 29 May, 2019 12:06pm

Asia

Japan police search home of stabbing attacker

TOKYO: Japanese police on Wednesday searched the home of the man behind a stabbing rampage in the town of Kawasaki a day

Published 29 May, 2019 12:05pm

World

Swedish economy strong in Q1, supports plan for rate hike late in year

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's economy surged ahead in the first quarter of 2019, boosted by a weak crown, data from the Statistics

Published 29 May, 2019 12:02pm

Europe

UK PM candidate Hancock says future relationship with EU should be changed

LONDON: Matt Hancock, one of the Conservative candidates vying for Prime Minister Theresa May's job, said that he would

Published 29 May, 2019 12:00pm

Europe

EU to demand 'clarifications' from Italy over budget: source

BRUSSELS: The European Commission will deliver a letter to the Italian government in Rome on Wednesday, asking for "clar

Published 29 May, 2019 11:55am

Middle East

Is the Syrian regime about to retake Idlib?

BEIRUT: Syria's regime has increased its deadly bombardment of Idlib in recent weeks, but analysts say that is unlikely

Published 29 May, 2019 11:54am

World

Croatia's Q1 GDP rises 3.9pc year/year

ZAGREB: Croatia's economy expanded 3.9 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year ag

Published 29 May, 2019 11:17am

World

Indonesia 2018 budget deficit at 1.8pc of GDP, narrowest in 6 years

JAKARTA: Indonesia's budget deficit in 2018, was at 1.8pc of gross domestic product, slightly wider than the previously

Published 29 May, 2019 11:15am

World

German jobless total rises unexpectedly in May as economy slows

BERLIN: German unemployment rose unexpectedly in May for the first time in nearly two years, data showed on Wednesday, i

Published 29 May, 2019 09:01am

World

French consumer spending rebounds more than expected in April

PARIS: French consumer spending recovered more ground than expected in April as spending on energy rebounded, official d

Published 29 May, 2019 08:07am

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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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