News Archives for World - 2019-07-04

World

Argentina sees 2019 inflation under 40.3pc: government preliminary budget draft

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine inflation should end 2019, under 40.3pc while the economy shrinks 0.8pc, according to a prelimin

Published 04 Jul, 2019 11:37pm

World

India projects 2019/20 GDP growth to rise to 7pc

BENGALURU: India predicted on Thursday that economic growth in the current fiscal year could rise to 7pc from 6.8pc for

Published 04 Jul, 2019 11:14pm

World

Egypt current account deficit nearly doubles in Jan-March

CAIRO: Egypt's current account deficit nearly doubled to $3.75 billion in the third quarter of the 2018/19 fiscal year,

Published 04 Jul, 2019 10:02pm

Europe

Italy's Tria says would have preferred Lagarde at EU Commission

ROME: Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria said on Thursday he thought Christine Lagarde would have been more suited t

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:57pm

North America

Trump: lawyers working on census citizenship question on July 4

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that government lawyers were working to find a way to include a c

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:55pm

Europe

Putin and pope hold ‘substantive’ talks in shadow of Ukraine crisis

VATICAN CITY: Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Pope Francis for "very substantive" talks on Thursday, a day befo

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:35pm

Europe

Tusk says von der Leyen dedicated to rule of law

BRUSSELS: EU leaders' nominee for European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is dedicated to upholding EU rule

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:34pm

North America

Canada's Trudeau: Trump spoke to China about detained Canadians, pressure campaign is working

MONTREAL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said US President Donald Trump had raised the case of two d

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:18pm

Europe

Europe trade channel with Iran close to 1st deal in days

POLAND: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday he hoped a special trade channel set up with Iran would

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:57pm

North America

White House considering ‘every option’ for adding citizenship question to census

WASHINGTON: With a court deadline looming, the Trump administration is looking at "every option" as it seeks to add a co

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:51pm

World

Brazil's Guedes says privatization program to take off in 2nd half

SAO PAULO: Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Thursday the government's privatization program should take o

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:37pm

North America

Strong earthquake sets off fires, damages desert city east of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Southern California near the city of Ridgecrest, about 113 mi

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:34pm

Europe

Putin, visiting Italy, says wants Rome to help mend Moscow-EU ties

ROME: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Italy would battle to restore fully fledged relations b

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:30pm

North America

Flash flood in Mexico kills eight hikers

MEXICO CITY: Eight hikers died in a flash flood in Mexico, authorities said Thursday. They were walking along a strea

Published 04 Jul, 2019 07:14pm

Europe

Putin meets pope, 'welcoming' populist govt during Italy trip

ROME: Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a lightning visit to Rome on Thursday, including talks with the pope, hailin

Published 04 Jul, 2019 07:06pm

North America

6.4-magnitude quake hits Southern California: USGS

LOS ANGELES: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California on Thursday at 10:33 am (17:33 GMT) near the Searles Val

Published 04 Jul, 2019 07:04pm

Africa

Illegal DR Congo miners protest after deadly accident

LUBUMBASHI: Hundreds of illegal miners protested in southeastern DR Congo on Thursday a week after a shaft collapse kill

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:48pm

Europe

Stromboli clears up ash after deadly volcano eruption

STROMBOLI: The village of Ginostra on Stromboli began sweeping away layers of ash on Thursday, the day after a dramatic

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:46pm

Europe

UK betting group William Hill plans 4,500 job cuts

LONDON: British betting company William Hill on Thursday said it planned to shut 700 shops with a loss of 4,500 jobs, bl

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:35pm

Africa

Sudan talks enter day two as key issue still unresolved

KHARTOUM: Talks between Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders, held after weeks of standoff following a deadly cra

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:33pm

Europe

Conditions in Syria's al-Hol camp 'apocalyptic': Red Cross

GENEVA: The Red Cross warned Thursday that displaced people in and around Syria's al-Hol camp were facing an "apocalypti

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:21pm

Africa

Fresh protests over disputed elections in Malawi

LILONGWE: Several thousand people protested in Malawi's capital Lilongwe Thursday against the re-election of President P

Published 04 Jul, 2019 06:17pm

Europe

Sarkozy gets step up in derided Paris Match photoshoot

PARIS: As soon as this week's cover of Paris Match magazine featuring Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni was released, the

Published 04 Jul, 2019 05:49pm

Europe

France's first lady calls out 'relentless' bullying

PARIS: Brigitte Macron, wife of France's president and a former teacher, on Thursday lashed out at online bullying, deno

Published 04 Jul, 2019 05:47pm

Europe

Croatia launches bid to join euro waiting room

ZAGREB: Croatia launched Thursday a bid to join Europe's Exchange Rate Mechanism II, the two-year waiting room for euroz

Published 04 Jul, 2019 05:45pm

Europe

EU agency resolves post-Brexit London property dispute

LONDON: The European Medicines Agency said Thursday it had reached a sublet agreement on its London premises after movin

Published 04 Jul, 2019 05:41pm

Europe

Bulgaria allows unlimited donations for political parties

SOFIA: Bulgaria's parliament removed all limits for individual and corporate donations for political parties Thursday, a

Published 04 Jul, 2019 05:39pm

Africa

Ghana $200-million parliament project sparks outcry

ACCRA: Ghana's government defended plans Thursday to spend $200 million on a new parliament building in spite of a publi

Published 04 Jul, 2019 05:38pm

Europe

Charity says sailboat rescues 54 migrants off Libya

ROME: A sailboat belonging to Italian charity Mediterranea has rescued 54 people including pregnant women and children i

Published 04 Jul, 2019 05:32pm

World

United States adds India to steel tariff dispute at WTO

GENEVA: The United States has complained at the World Trade Organization about Indian tariffs imposed in response to

Published 04 Jul, 2019 03:34pm

Africa

IS claims responsibility for suicide bomb blast in Tunis

TUNIS: Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb blast in the Tunisian capital earlier this week,

Published 04 Jul, 2019 03:32pm

World

China says US tariffs must be lifted for a trade deal

BEIJING: US tariffs against China must be lifted for the two sides to reach a deal to end the trade war, the Chinese

Published 04 Jul, 2019 02:06pm

Europe

Erdogan says solution possible for China's Muslims

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a solution could be found to help Muslims interned in Chinese ca

Published 04 Jul, 2019 01:52pm

Middle East

IMF slashes Oman's 2019 economic growth forecast to 0.3pc

DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund has cut Oman's 2019 economic growth forecast to 0.3% from 1.1% as OPEC-led pr

Published 04 Jul, 2019 01:02pm

World

India forecasts GDP growth will edge up to 7pc this year, sees fiscal challenges

NEW DELHI: India's government forecast on Thursday that economic growth could get back up to 7% percent this year, b

Published 04 Jul, 2019 12:41pm

Africa

Cambodian PM says those seeking 'regime change' risk return to war

GENEVA: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose government is accused of suppressing human rights, said on Thursday

Published 04 Jul, 2019 12:22pm

Asia

Australia senate backs $110bn tax cut plan to boost economy

SYDNEY: Australia's upper house Senate passed on Thursday A$158 billion ($110 billion) worth of tax cuts over the ne

Published 04 Jul, 2019 12:03pm

Asia

Indian govt warns of aging population; says retirement age should rise, schools merge

NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Thursday warned in a study that its population is going to start to age and it n

Published 04 Jul, 2019 11:42am

Asia

Rains ease in southern Japan but landslide risks persist

TOKYO: Heavy rains eased in southern Japan by Thursday, but authorities maintained evacuation orders for more than a mil

Published 04 Jul, 2019 11:32am

World

Bitcoin may retest resistance at $13,218 next week

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin may retest a resistance at $13,218 next week, a break above which could open the way towards $15,603.

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:02am

World

China says existing U.S. tariffs must be removed for a trade deal

BEIJING: Existing U.S. tariffs will have to be removed if there is to be a trade deal between Beijing and Washington, Ch

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:50am

Europe

UK's Hunt denies he supported violent protests in Hong Kong

LONDON: Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday that he had not backed violent protests in Hong Kong af

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:08am

North America

Trump warns Iran threats will 'come back to bite you'

Washington: US President Donald Trump warned Iran Wednesday its threats could "come back to bite" after Tehran vowed to

Published 04 Jul, 2019 07:39am

Europe

Putin to meet Pope and populist govt during lightning Italy trip

ROME: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Rome Thursday for a lightning visit including talks with the pope and

Published 04 Jul, 2019 07:27am

Africa

Deadly air strike on Libya migrant centre sparks outrage

TRIPOLI: Outrage and calls for an independent probe mounted Wednesday as 44 migrants were killed in an air strike on a d

Published 04 Jul, 2019 07:20am

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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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