News Archives for World - 2019-07-03

Europe

British PM May urges successor to strengthen the union of nations

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May will urge her successor on Thursday to strengthen the bonds between England, Scotland

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:48pm

North America

Kudlow says US-China trade talks to be held in person next week

WASHINGTON: Top representatives from the United States and China will meet in the coming week to continue trade talks be

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:07pm

World

US trade deficit at five-month high; labor market slowing

WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit jumped to a five-month high in May as imports of goods increased, likely as businesses

Published 03 Jul, 2019 08:04pm

Europe

Slovenia's number of jobless lowest in June in more than 10 years

LJUBLJANA: The number of people in Slovenia without jobs fell to 70,747 in June, the lowest since December 2008, the nat

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:57pm

Europe

EU parliament to decide on hard-won pick for Commission head

STRASBOURG: EU governments' surprise nominee for president of the European Union's executive, Germany's Ursula von der L

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:55pm

Europe

EU has dropped disciplinary action against Italy on budget

ROME: Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Wednesday the European Commission had decided to drop a threatened dis

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:52pm

North America

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, poi

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:50pm

Africa

Morocco's Q2 economic growth slows to 2.4pc, planning agency says

RABAT: Morocco's economic growth slowed to 2.6pc in the second quarter from 2.8pc in the first quarter, the country's pl

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:44pm

Africa

Morocco's Q2 economic growth slows to 2.6pc

RABAT: Morocco's economic growth slowed to 2.6pc in the second quarter from 2.8pc in the first quarter, the country's pl

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:10pm

Europe

UK's Hunt tells China to honour agreement over Hong Kong

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told China that it needed to honour and respect the agreement the coun

Published 03 Jul, 2019 04:13pm

Europe

Irish Brexit border issue cannot be solved by tech alone

LONDON: No technology solution exists or can alone solve the issue of preventing a hard border between Northern Irel

Published 03 Jul, 2019 03:07pm

Europe

France seals 1.2bn euro navy ship deal with Romania

PARIS: France's defence ministry said on Wednesday that defence firm Naval Group had won a 1.2 billion euro ($1.35 b

Published 03 Jul, 2019 02:58pm

World

Canada posts C$762mn trade surplus in May

OTTAWA: Rising exports of motor vehicles, aircraft and energy products helped Canada post a surprise C$762 million (

Published 03 Jul, 2019 02:56pm

Europe

Putin formally suspends INF treaty

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a bill on the suspension of a crucial arms con

Published 03 Jul, 2019 02:47pm

World

US media sector braces for brutal year for jobs

WASHINGTON: The struggling US media industry is facing its worst year for job layoffs in a decade as news organizati

Published 03 Jul, 2019 02:12pm

World

Brazil services PMI points to Q2 GDP contraction, possible recession

BRASILIA: Brazil's services sector activity shrank in June for the third month in a row, a closely watched purchasin

Published 03 Jul, 2019 02:05pm

World

Kenyan private sector activity jumps in June

NAIROBI: Kenya's private sector activity jumped in June, helped by increased local and external demand for goods, a

Updated 03 Jul, 2019 03:01pm

Europe

European Parliament chooses new president, completing top EU jobs

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament on Wednesday elected an Italian social democrat as its new president, filling th

Published 03 Jul, 2019 01:23pm

Middle East

Sharjah ruler's son buried after death in London

DUBAI: A son of the ruler of Sharjah was buried in the emirate Wednesday, as a three-day mourning period began after

Published 03 Jul, 2019 01:03pm

World

US trade deficit hits 5-month high as imports from Mexico soar

WASHINGTON: America's politically-sensitive trade deficit jumped to a five-month high in May as imports of automobil

Published 03 Jul, 2019 12:49pm

World

US private jobs rebound with a vengeance in June

WASHINGTON: US firms resumed hiring with a vengeance in June as they recovered from May, which was the worst perform

Updated 03 Jul, 2019 02:49pm

Asia

UK PM candidate Johnson says he backs Hong Kong people ‘every inch of the way’

READING: Boris Johnson, who could be Britain's prime minister by the end of the month, said he backed the people of

Published 03 Jul, 2019 12:15pm

Europe

UK's May urges China to respect autonomy in Hong Kong

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday China must respect the rights and freedoms of people in

Published 03 Jul, 2019 12:11pm

World

China to promote cross-border e-commerce in more cities

BEIJING: China will promote cross-border e-commerce in more cities as a key measure to stabilize trade, state televi

Published 03 Jul, 2019 11:59am

Europe

Germany says no need for cabinet to back new Commission chief

BERLIN: It is up to the European Council of EU leaders to nominate a new European Commission chief and not a nationa

Published 03 Jul, 2019 11:55am

Europe

Risk of no deal Brexit has risen

LISBON: The risk of Britain leaving the European Union without an agreement has risen but Britain has prepared the f

Published 03 Jul, 2019 11:53am

Europe

France says Iran will gain nothing by breaking with nuclear deal

PARIS: Iran will gain nothing by departing from the terms of its nuclear agreement, said the French foreign ministry

Published 03 Jul, 2019 11:51am

Europe

UK's May urges China to respect autonomy in Hong Kong

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday China must respect the rights and freedoms of people in Hon

Published 03 Jul, 2019 11:24am

World

UK economy shrinks as Brexit, global worries mount -PMI

LONDON: Britain's economy appears to have shrunk for the first time since late 2012 between April and June as worries ab

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:52am

Africa

At least 44 dead, 130 wounded in strike on migrant centre in Libya - U.N.

CAIRO: At least 44 people were killed and more than 130 wounded in an air strike on a migrant detention centre in the Li

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:51am

World

German chemical industry body slashes 2019 revenue forecast

BERLIN: Germany's VCI chemical association on Wednesday cut its forecast for 2019 revenues to a decline of 3% from a pre

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:40am

Europe

There is no tech solution to solve Irish Brexit border issue- former UK official

LONDON: There is no technology solution that alone can solve the issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Ir

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:31am

World

Nigeria says to sign Africa free trade pact

LAGOS: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the landmark African free trade agreement during the upcoming Afric

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:20am

World

China launches its longest extra-high voltage power line -Xinhua

BEIJING: China's has launched its longest extra-high voltage (EHV) power transmission line, connecting the far western r

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:15am

World

Italy service sector grows slightly in June after May stagnation -PMI

ROME: Italy's services sector grew marginally in June after stagnating the month before, a survey showed on Wednesday, p

Published 03 Jul, 2019 08:35am

Middle East

Iran will increase uranium enrichment to whatever levels it needs: Rouhani

GENEVA: Iran will increase its level of uranium enrichment after July 7 to whatever levels it needs beyond the 3.67%

Published 03 Jul, 2019 08:30am

Asia

Japan PM Abe says no need to raise sales tax beyond 10pc for decade

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that he was not considering raising the sales tax beyond 10%

Updated 03 Jul, 2019 08:30am

Europe

Brexit Withdrawal Agreement will stand as it is, says German ambassador

LONDON: Germany will be willing to explore any ideas put forward by a new British prime minister to break the Brexit dea

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:37am

World

Turkey's annual consumer price inflation falls to 15.72pc in June, matches forecast

ANKARA: Turkey's consumer price index fell to 15.72% year-on-year in June, official data showed on Wednesday, almost mat

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:33am

Africa

Nearly 40 killed in strike on Libya migrant centre: emergency services

TRIPOLI: Nearly 40 migrants were killed and more than 70 wounded in an air strike on their detention centre in a suburb

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:07am

Asia

Erdogan says people live happily in Xinjiang: Chinese state media

BEIJING: Chinese state media have said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told President Xi Jinping that ethnic mino

Published 03 Jul, 2019 06:55am

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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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