News Archives for World - 2019-07-09

Europe

Britain's PM hopefuls battle over Brexit in bad-tempered debate

MANCHESTER: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, rivals to become Britain's next prime minister, clashed over who could be mos

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:42pm

North America

US expects China to buy farm products amid ongoing trade talks

WASHINGTON: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Tuesday said China was expected to move forward with agricultur

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:13pm

North America

US govt to provide licenses for sales to Huawei if national security protected

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Commerce will issue licenses to US companies seeking to sell to Chinese telecoms equipm

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:11pm

Europe

Trump attacks British ambassador: is US-UK relationship still special?

LONDON: President Donald Trump said his government would no longer deal with the British ambassador to the United States

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:10pm

Middle East

Netanyahu cautions Iran, citing what he calls Iranian threats to destroy Israel

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned Iran on Tuesday that it is within range of Israeli air strikes, c

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:04pm

Europe

Putin opposes Russian parliament call for Georgia sanctions

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected on Tuesday a parliamentary call to impose sanctions against Georgia, s

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:57pm

World

Mexico inflation falls, some see rate cuts on the horizon

MEXICO CITY: Mexican consumer prices rose 3.95pc in the year through June, down from the previous month, the national st

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:53pm

North America

US job openings, hiring fall in May

WASHINGTON: US job openings fell in May, pulled down by declines in the construction and transportation industries, pote

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:44pm

Europe

Poland praises likely new EU Commission head, eyes better ties with Brussels

POLAND: Poland's foreign minister praised the "non-confrontational" style of the EU's nominee to head the next European

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:36pm

Europe

No easy answers on impact of no-deal Brexit on border: Ireland

DUBLIN: There are no easy answers on how to avoid the need for physical infrastructure and related checks and controls o

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:32pm

Europe

UK PM May and Trump have no current plans to discuss escalating diplomatic row

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May and Donald Trump have no current plans to discuss relations, May's spokesman said, af

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:30pm

North America

46 hospitalized in Canada carbon monoxide leak: fire service

MONTREAL: A carbon monoxide leak at a Canadian hotel on Tuesday sent 46 guests to the hospital and left 15 of them in cr

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:27pm

North America

Trump again says Indian tariffs on US goods unacceptable

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump repeated his complaints on Tuesday that India's tariffs on US products were unacce

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:22pm

Europe

Europe's top court sets date for opinion on Facebook privacy

BRUSSELS: Europe's top court will give an opinion on Dec. 12 on Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems' landmark case aga

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:53pm

North America

US Labor Secretary Acosta says Epstein crimes ‘horrific’

WASHINGTON: US Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said on Tuesday that he was glad financier Jeffrey Epstein was being pro

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:52pm

Africa

Zimbabwe public workers reject $21 million pay rise

HARARE: Zimbabwe's government on Tuesday offered its workers 180 million Zimbabwe dollars ($21 million) in additional pa

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:46pm

Europe

UK PM contender Hunt tells Trump he is wrong in envoy spat

LONDON: British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt, one of the two contenders to become prime minister, challenged US Presiden

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:45pm

World

Chile cuts forecast for 2019 GDP growth to 3.2pc amid mining, commerce slump

SANTIAGO: Chile expects its economy to grow 3.2pc in 2019, down from a previous estimate of 3.5pc in April, the country'

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:41pm

Africa

Nigeria parliament on lockdown after clash with Shia group

ABUJA: Nigeria's National Assembly was on lockdown on Tuesday after shots were fired outside during clashes between poli

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:36pm

Europe

Germany, France agreed to back Carney to head IMF

BERLIN: Germany and France agreed some time ago to support Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to be the new head of th

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:33pm

Europe

Russia's Putin says wind power harmful to birds and worms

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned on Tuesday the use of wind power, saying wind turbines were harmful

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:29pm

North America

Mexico Finance Minister Urzua quits, citing policy differences

MEXICO CITY: Mexican Finance Minister Carlos Urzua resigned on Tuesday citing differences over economic issues and becom

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:28pm

North America

Canada's Trudeau regains momentum in election race after scandal

OTTAWA: Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is regaining momentum after a damaging political scandal and coul

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:26pm

North America

Mexico's President names deputy finance minister Herrera as new finance minister

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador named on Tuesday deputy finance minister Arturo Herrera as t

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:23pm

World

South Korea, Japan spar at WTO over trade row

GENEVA: A diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea spilled over into a World Trade Organization meeting on Tuesday,

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:20pm

Europe

French ex-president Hollande testified in Brazil fighter jet probe

PARIS: Former French President Francois Hollande was questioned by police in France earlier this month as a witness in a

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:16pm

World

Morocco revises 2019 growth forecast down to 2.7pc

CASABLANCA: Morocco's planning agency on Tuesday revised down its economic growth forecasts for 2019, from 2.9pc to 2.7p

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:13pm

North America

Mexican finance minister resignation ‘unexpected, negative,’ says Goldman Sachs

MEXICO CITY: The resignation of Mexico's finance minister is "an unexpected and negative development," Goldman Sachs wro

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:09pm

Europe

No easy answers on impact of no-deal Brexit on border

DUBLIN: There are no easy answers on how to avoid the need for physical infrastructure and related checks and contro

Published 09 Jul, 2019 04:06pm

World

Brazil lower house set to vote on Bolsonaro's flagship pension bill

BRASILIA: Brazil's lower house of Congress was due to vote on a flagship overhaul to the pension system on Tuesday,

Published 09 Jul, 2019 04:01pm

Europe

Putin opposes sanctions against Georgia

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he was against imposing sanctions on Georgia after MPs backed

Published 09 Jul, 2019 03:29pm

Europe

Trump calls British ambassador to US 'a very stupid guy'

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the British ambassador to the United States "a very stupid guy,

Published 09 Jul, 2019 03:03pm

North America

Trump again attacks India, say tariffs 'unacceptable'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired a new Twitter salvo at India, accusing the giant Asian econom

Published 09 Jul, 2019 02:06pm

Europe

Greek conservative government sworn in

ATHENS: Greece's new conservative government was sworn in on Tuesday, a day after new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsot

Published 09 Jul, 2019 02:00pm

Europe

EU calls on Iran to reverse uranium enrichment and uphold nuclear deal

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday urged Iran to reverse its scaled up uranium enrichment that breaches a nucle

Published 09 Jul, 2019 01:40pm

Europe

Robert Walters falters in home turf as Brexit dents hiring

British recruiter Robert Walters posted a 7% rise in second-quarter profit as strong hiring in Europe offset a slowd

Published 09 Jul, 2019 01:13pm

World

EU states to grow this year and next, but risks rising

BRUSSELS: The European Commission member in charge of the euro, Valdis Dombrovskis, said on Tuesday that Brussels fo

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:19pm

World

Mexico annual inflation rate was 3.95pc in June, as expected

MEXICO CITY: Mexican consumer prices rose 3.95% in the year through June, on the back of a rise in costs of some foo

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:16pm

Asia

Japan, South Korea raise the stakes in dispute over forced labour

TOKYO/SEOUL: Japan and South Korea raised the stakes on Tuesday in a diplomatic dispute that threatens to disrupt gl

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:13pm

World

US demands South Korea improve competition hearing procedures

SEOUL: The United States has urged South Korea to improve procedures in competition hearings led by the Asian countr

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:11pm

Europe

New UK PM must put Brexit plan to second referendum

LONDON: Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday said Britain's next prime minister must put their Br

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:09pm

Europe

UK ambassador to Washington continues in post with PM May's full support

LONDON: Britain's ambassador to Washington remains in post and continues to carry out his duties with Prime Minister

Published 09 Jul, 2019 11:58am

World

Hungary central bank's key inflation gauge drops to 3.5 % y/y in June

tral BUDAPEST: Hungary's core inflation adjusted for the effects of tax changes slowed to 3.5% in June from 3.7% in May,

Published 09 Jul, 2019 10:16am

World

German transport, textiles sectors use short-hours facility most - Ifo

BERLIN: German producers of transport equipment and textiles are making the most use of a short-hours facility aimed at

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:51am

World

Bitcoin near two-week highs, fuelled by hopes for Facebook's Libra

LONDON: Bitcoin held on Tuesday near its highest for two weeks after surging as much as 9% overnight, a move analysts sa

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:41am

World

Singapore Q2 GDP likely grew 1.1pc y/y, slowest pace in decade

SINGAPORE: Singapore's economy in the second quarter likely grew at the slowest pace since the global financial crisis,

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:23am

Europe

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson to face off in live debate today

Contenders for Conservative leadership and the next British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, will face

Updated 09 Jul, 2019 06:36am

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Forex
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Commodity

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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