News Archives for World - 2019-06-28

Europe

EU, Mercosur agree on draft free-trade treaty

BRUSSELS: The European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur agreed on Friday on a draft free-trade agreement, a so

Published 28 Jun, 2019 08:01pm

Asia

Indian women's heads shaved for 'resisting' rape

PATNA: An Indian mother and her daughter had their heads shaved and were paraded through their village after resisti

Published 28 Jun, 2019 02:26pm

Europe

Boris Johnson spreading Brexit 'untruths': leading MEP

LONDON: The EU's Brexit coordinator on Friday accused British prime ministerial hopeful Boris Johnson of spreading "

Published 28 Jun, 2019 02:22pm

Asia

US, Japan to 'speed up' trade talks

OSAKA: The US and Japan will "speed up" talks on a trade agreement, Japan's economy minister pledged Friday, as Wash

Published 28 Jun, 2019 02:17pm

Europe

UK's Johnson downbeat on ties with Russia under Putin

LONDON: UK leadership race frontrunner Boris Johnson voiced pessimism Friday about mending ties with Russia as long

Published 28 Jun, 2019 02:06pm

World

US inflation softens in May while incomes rise

WASHINGTON: A closely watched measure of US inflation edged downward last month as prices for durable goods and ener

Published 28 Jun, 2019 02:02pm

World

IMF raises Montenegro's economic growth forecast to 3pc in 2019

SARAJEVO: The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it expected Montenegro's economy to expand 3% in 2019, rais

Published 28 Jun, 2019 01:41pm

Asia

Xi, Merkel agree Iran issue should be resolved peacefully

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed the Iran nuclear issue should be re

Published 28 Jun, 2019 01:34pm

Europe

UK's Johnson says he has not offered anyone a government job

EXETER: British prime ministerial candidate Boris Johnson said on Friday he has not offered anybody a job in any fut

Published 28 Jun, 2019 01:03pm

Europe

Merkel hopes for G20 progress on US-China trade dispute

OSAKA: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she hoped the United States and China would make some progress

Published 28 Jun, 2019 01:00pm

Europe

Kremlin says Putin answered UK PM May's questions on spy poisoning

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Friday that British Prime Minister Theresa May raised the poisoning of a former Russian

Published 28 Jun, 2019 12:51pm

World

World Bank: Lebanon reforms on sound path but must not stop

BEIRUT: Lebanon has taken a sound path with reforms in its 2019 draft budget and power sector but it will have to ke

Published 28 Jun, 2019 12:50pm

Europe

Putin invites Trump to Moscow for 2020 Victory Day

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his US counterpart Donald Trump on Friday to attend the May 9 Victo

Published 28 Jun, 2019 12:48pm

Europe

‘We mean what we say’: Irish PM says Brexit divorce deal is shut

DUBLIN: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar strongly repeated on Friday that the European Union will not reopen the di

Published 28 Jun, 2019 12:26pm

World

South Africa posts $123mn trade surplus in May

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa recorded a 1.74 billion rand ($123 million) trade surplus in May after a revised 3.53 bil

Published 28 Jun, 2019 12:22pm

Asia

Trump prepares for 'productive' talks with Xi on trade war

OSAKA: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped for productive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a t

Published 28 Jun, 2019 11:22am

Europe

UK PM May tells Putin to stop destabilising activities - spokeswoman

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that their countries can only have a differen

Published 28 Jun, 2019 11:20am

World

IMF raises Montenegro's economic growth forecast to 3% in 2019

SARAJEVO: The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it expected Montenegro's economy to expand 3% in 2019, raising

Published 28 Jun, 2019 11:13am

World

Japan's household consumption seen up for 6th straight month in May

TOKYO: Japan's household spending likely grew for a sixth consecutive month in May, a Reuters poll found on Friday, offe

Published 28 Jun, 2019 09:35am

World

Brazil president vows action against airman caught with cocaine on official trip with him

Denying that his team had any connection to cocaine recovered from a Brazilian Air Force plane bound for Japan, Pres

Updated 28 Jun, 2019 09:45am

World

Turkish foreign visitor arrivals rose 9.35pc in May -ministry

ANKARA: The number of foreign visitor arrivals in Turkey rose 9.35% year-on-year to 4.02 million in May, data from the T

Published 28 Jun, 2019 08:54am

Asia

Xi agrees 'in principle' to Japan state visit next year

OSAKA, Japan: Chinese President Xi Jinping has agreed "in principle" to pay a state visit to Japan next spring at the i

Published 28 Jun, 2019 08:13am

Asia

EU's Tusk lashes out at Putin on democracy

OSAKA, Japan: EU President Donald Tusk on Friday lashed out at his Russian counterpart in unusually undiplomatic languag

Published 28 Jun, 2019 07:39am

Asia

Trump expects 'productive' meeting with China's Xi

OSAKA: US President Donald Trump said Friday he expects "productive" talks when he meets tomorrow with China's Xi Jinpin

Published 28 Jun, 2019 07:15am

Asia

With a smile, Trump tells Putin 'don't meddle in the election'

OSAKA: Much of Donald Trump's presidency has been overshadowed by allegations Moscow helped get him elected, but when it

Published 28 Jun, 2019 07:08am

Europe

UK PM contender Hunt urges rival Johnson to ‘be straight with people’ over no-deal Brexit

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, in his reply to Boris Johnson's letter, has urged the latter to come straight

Published 28 Jun, 2019 06:41am

Asia

G20 summit officially opens in Japan's Osaka

OSAKA: Leaders of the Group of 20 opened a high-stakes summit in Japan's Osaka Friday that is expected to be one of the

Updated 28 Jun, 2019 07:21am

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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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