News Archives for World - 2019-07-12

Asia

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes northern Mindanao, Philippines -USGS

An earthquake measured at a verified magnitude of 5.8 struck northern Mindanao in the Philippines archipelago early on S

Published 12 Jul, 2019 10:38pm

Europe

G7 deal on minimum tax rates seen eluding ministers: French source

PARIS: France will use a G7 finance ministers' meeting it is hosting next week for a new push on minimum corporate taxat

Published 12 Jul, 2019 09:53pm

Europe

Czech Social Democrats to decide Monday whether to quit government

PRAGUE: Czech Social Democrats will decide on Monday whether to leave the minority government led by Prime Minister Andr

Published 12 Jul, 2019 09:34pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro says nominating son as ambassador to US is not nepotism

BRASILIA: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that the nomination of his son Eduardo to be ambassador to th

Published 12 Jul, 2019 09:13pm

World

Brazil halves 2019 economic growth forecast to 0.8pc from 1.6pc

BRASILIA: Brazil's government slashed its economic growth forecast for this year to 0.8pc from 1.6pc, the Economy Minist

Published 12 Jul, 2019 09:12pm

Africa

Algerian protesters push for reforms, man tries to burn himself

ALGIERS: A man sought unsuccessfully to set himself on fire on Friday as tens of thousands of Algerians rallied to push

Published 12 Jul, 2019 09:00pm

Africa

Presidents of Rwanda and Uganda commit to talks

LUANDA: The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda on Friday pledged at a summit in Angola to seek to resolve tensions that hav

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:51pm

Europe

PM says Netherlands has strong candidate for IMF

THE HAGUE: Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday the Netherlands was pushing a strong candidate of its own to be new

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:48pm

Europe

Turkey begins receiving Russian missiles in challenge to US and NATO

ISTANBUL: Turkey began taking delivery of an advanced Russian missile defence system on Friday, a move expected to trigg

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:46pm

North America

US House approves funding for 9/11 responders, sends to Senate

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Friday approved legislation to permanently compensate first responders to

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:41pm

North America

Pentagon races to track US rare earths output amid China trade dispute

The Pentagon is rapidly assessing the United States' rare earths capability in a race to secure stable supply of the spe

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:39pm

North America

US House passes $733bn defence policy bill after Trump threatens veto

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives approved a $733 billion defence policy bill on Friday, defying President Don

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:39pm

World

US to hold hearing on French tax investigation Aug. 19

WASHINGTON: The US Trade Representative's (USTR) Office will hold a hearing on Aug 19 in its probe of France's new plann

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:38pm

World

Morocco's budget deficit grows to 21.8bn dirhams in first half

RABAT: Morocco's budget deficit rose to 21.8 billion dirhams ($2.28 billion) in the first six months of 2019, up from 20

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:34pm

Asia

Monsoon rains kill 17 in Nepal, 11 in India

NEW DELHI: At least 17 people have been killed across Nepal after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and landsl

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:33pm

World

Italy politicians see central bank's Panetta as good ECB candidate

MILAN: Italian politicians from left and right said on Friday the Bank of Italy's Deputy Governor Fabio Panetta was a st

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:28pm

Europe

Irish PM defends EU-Mercosur trade deal from beef backlash

DUBLIN: Ireland must be careful not to bow to beef farmers' wishes to thwart an EU-Mercosur free trade deal only to prej

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:27pm

World

IMF sees Portugal budget surplus in 2020 despite slowing growth

LISBON: Portugal should achieve its first budget surplus next year in at least 45 years, the International Monetary Fun

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:26pm

Europe

Ukraine's Zelensky eyes parliament makeover in early polls

KIEV: Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old comedian with no political experience, shocked Ukraine three months ago, becomin

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:25pm

North America

Tropical Storm Barry gains strength as it heads towards New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans residents stocked up on supplies and prepared their homes on Friday as a strengthening Tropical

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:24pm

North America

US lawmakers considering one-week delay in Mueller testimony

WASHINGTON: Two US House committees are considering a one-week delay for former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's pla

Published 12 Jul, 2019 05:10pm

North America

Trump's Labor Secretary Acosta resigns amid Epstein case

WASHINGTON: US Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned on Friday amid fresh scrutiny of his handling of the sex ab

Published 12 Jul, 2019 05:03pm

North America

Trump confirms immigration raids set for the weekend

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that US immigration authorities will launch raids over the we

Published 12 Jul, 2019 02:07pm

Asia

China says it will sanction US firms that sell arms to Taiwan

BEIJING: China said on Friday it will sanction US firms that sell arms to Taiwan, after Washington approved possible

Published 12 Jul, 2019 01:47pm

Europe

No-deal Brexit could bring near-zero rates - BoE's Vlieghe

LONDON: The Bank of England might need to cut interest rates almost to zero after a no-deal Brexit, while repeated B

Published 12 Jul, 2019 01:45pm

World

China's June exports, imports fall as trade war takes heavier toll

BEIJING: China's exports fell in June as the United States ramped up trade pressure, while imports shrank more than

Published 12 Jul, 2019 01:39pm

Europe

Bulgaria to raise its fiscal deficit target over F-16 purchase

SOFIA: Bulgaria plans to raise its 2019 fiscal deficit target to about 2% of economic output from current 0.5% to fi

Published 12 Jul, 2019 01:33pm

Europe

Britain replaces warship in Gulf, to maintain continuous presence

LONDON: Britain said on Friday it would deploy the destroyer HMS Duncan warship to the Gulf to replace HMS Montrose,

Published 12 Jul, 2019 01:02pm

Asia

Iran strikes opposition positions on border with Iraqi Kurdistan

DUBAI: Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards used drones and missiles to strike headquarters of a Kurdish militant group

Published 12 Jul, 2019 01:01pm

Europe

Russia delivers missile system to Turkey in challenge to NATO

ISTANBUL: Russia began delivery of an advanced missile defence system to Turkey on Friday, a move expected to trigge

Published 12 Jul, 2019 12:58pm

Middle East

Bahrain ‘strongly condemns’ what it calls Iranian attempt to intercept British tanker

DUBAI: Bahrain said on Friday it "strongly condemned" what it called an Iranian attempt to intercept a British tanke

Published 12 Jul, 2019 12:52pm

World

US-China trade talks in 'quiet period'

WASHINGTON: The United States is in a "quiet period" with China over trade negotiations, White House adviser Peter N

Published 12 Jul, 2019 12:51pm

World

India's retail inflation hits 8-month high in June

MUMBAI/BENGALURU: India's retail inflation rate hit an eight-month high in June on higher food prices, government da

Published 12 Jul, 2019 12:32pm

North America

Trump declares state of emergency as storm bears down on New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS: US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Barry bears down on New Orlea

Published 12 Jul, 2019 10:12am

World

Turkish industrial output down 1.3pc in May, slides less than forecast

ISTANBUL: Turkish industrial production fell 1.3% year-on-year in May, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Friday,

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:42am

World

Daimler slashes 2019 profit forecast after Q2 loss

FRANKFURT: German auto giant Daimler, maker of Mercedes-Benz, on Friday slashed its 2019 profit forecast for the second

Published 12 Jul, 2019 07:40am

World

Singapore economy shrinks in warning for global trade

SINGAPORE: Growth in export-reliant Singapore suffered a surprise sharp contraction in the second quarter, official data

Published 12 Jul, 2019 07:24am

World

China's GDP growth seen slowing to 6.2pc in second quarter: AFP poll

BEIJING: China's economy grew at its slowest rate in nearly three decades in the second quarter, according to an AFP sur

Published 12 Jul, 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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