News Archives for World - 2019-07-25

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Europe

Juncker tells Johnson Brexit deal can't be changed

BRUSSELS: The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker told Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson o

Published 25 Jul, 2019 08:34pm

Middle East

Palestinian president says to stop agreements with Israel

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Thursday he has decided to stop implementing agreements with Israe

Published 25 Jul, 2019 08:31pm

Europe

Spain PM loses confidence vote after coalition talks fail

MADRID: Spain's caretaker socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a crunch post-election vote of confidence on T

Published 25 Jul, 2019 08:27pm

Africa

Tunisian President Essebsi has died

TUNIS: Tunisia's 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the North African country's transition

Published 25 Jul, 2019 08:20pm

World

US-Mexico-Canada trade deal will help stave off US recession

WASHINGTON: Approval and implementation of the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement will provide a major boost t

Published 25 Jul, 2019 07:42pm

Europe

UK's Johnson tells EU's Juncker that Brexit backstop must go

LONDON: Britain's new prime minister, Boris Johnson, told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thurs

Published 25 Jul, 2019 07:36pm

North America

IMF executive board to meet soon on selection process for new leader

WASHINGTON: The executive board of the International Monetary Fund will meet very soon to discuss the selection proc

Published 25 Jul, 2019 07:29pm

World

Brazil court orders Petrobras to refuel Iran grain vessels

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's top court on Thursday ordered state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA to refu

Published 25 Jul, 2019 07:26pm

North America

US House panel approves subpoenas for Trump officials' private emails

WASHINGTON: A Democratic-led congressional committee voted on Thursday to authorize subpoenas for official White Hou

Published 25 Jul, 2019 07:22pm

North America

EU, Canada agree first workaround to avoid US block on WTO judges

GENEVA: Canada and the European Union announced a deal on Thursday to stop their trade disputes falling into limbo a

Published 25 Jul, 2019 07:16pm

Europe

Irish PM Varadkar says there is still time to avoid no-deal

GLENCOLUMBKILLE, IRELAND : Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday that he was confident an agreement cou

Published 25 Jul, 2019 07:14pm

North America

US Senate confirms Milley as chairman of Joint Chiefs

WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm four-star Army General Mark Milley as chairman

Published 25 Jul, 2019 07:13pm

World

Brazil's central bank sees $5.3bn current account deficit for July

BRASILIA: Brazil's central bank expects the country's current account deficit will widen to $5.3 billion in July, Fernan

Published 25 Jul, 2019 03:22pm

Europe

Irish PM: 'I hope UK's Johnson hasn't chosen no-deal'

IRELAND: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Thursday said it was not yet clear whether his British counterpart Boris J

Published 25 Jul, 2019 03:01pm

Middle East

Turkish July capacity utilisation rate 76.2pc

ISTANBUL: Turkey's capacity utilisation slipped to 76.2pc in July from 77.1pc a month earlier, data from the central ban

Published 25 Jul, 2019 02:08pm

Europe

EU takes Hungary to court over 'Stop Soros' migrant law

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Thursday took Hungary to the EU's highest court over controversial legislation against a

Published 25 Jul, 2019 12:44pm

Europe

Italy's economy minister Tria opposes reform of central bank's management

ROME: Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria said on Thursday he saw no reason to change the procedures currently used t

Published 25 Jul, 2019 12:24pm

Europe

Spain's Sanchez heads for confirmation vote without key support

MADRID: Spain's acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez looked all but certain to fail in a parliamentary confirmation vote

Published 25 Jul, 2019 12:23pm

Africa

Kenya's economy likely to grow by 6pc in 2019

NAIROBI: Kenya's economic growth is predicted to hit 6pc in 2019, helped by a stronger-than-expected performance in the

Published 25 Jul, 2019 12:12pm

Africa

South Africa's June PPI slows to 5.8pc year-on-year

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's producer price inflation slowed to 5.8pc year-on-year in June from a 6.4pc increase in May,

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:58am

World

US plans new Russia sanctions over support for Venezuela's Maduro

WASHINGTON: The United States is considering imposing new sanctions on Russia over its support for Venezuelan President

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:48am

Asia

At least 10 killed as three blasts rock Kabul

KABUL: At least 10 people -- including several women and a child -- were killed and 41 others wounded by a series of bla

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:47am

Europe

French Q2 jobless total falls to more than 5-year low

PARIS: France's jobless total fell in the second quarter to its lowest level in more than five years, data from the Labo

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:46am

Middle East

Riyadh, allies say thwart new Yemen rebel drone attack

RIYADH: Saudi air defences intercepted a Yemeni rebel drone targeting a southwestern city on Thursday, a Riyadh-led mili

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:46am

Europe

British PM Johnson says top team backs his 'momentous' Brexit gambit

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson met his Brexiteer-dominated team of senior ministers on Thursday and said his new g

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:45am

Asia

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait, China 'concerned'

TAIPEI: An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the US Navy and Taiwanese authorities said Thursday, trigg

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:43am

Europe

Russia Finance Ministry to issue 212bn roubles in OFZ bonds to move Sviaz bank to PSB

MOSCOW: The head of the state debt department at the Russian Finance Ministry said on Thursday that the ministry will is

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:43am

Asia

India PM's office wants Finance Minister to restudy issuing overseas sovereign bond

NEW DELHI: The Indian Prime Minister's Office wants the finance ministry to reassess the idea of issuing foreign currenc

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:42am

Africa

Kenya's economy likely to grow at least 6pc in 2019

NAIROBI: Kenya's economy is likely to grow by at least 6pc this year, helped by a stronger-than-expected recovery in its

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:37am

Middle East

Left-wing Israeli parties unite to counter Netanyahu

JERUSALEM: Left-wing Meretz and the new party of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak said Thursday they had formed

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:35am

Europe

Spain PM faces defeat in confidence vote as coalition talks stall

MADRID: Talks between Spain's socialists and far-left Podemos to agree a coalition government were stalled on Thursday,

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:34am

Europe

Russian opposition vows to hold Moscow protest despite crackdown

MOSCOW: Russian opposition activists said on Thursday they planned to press ahead with an unauthorised rally in Moscow t

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:33am

World

Pragmatism to prevail in Brazil's ties with China

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's foreign minister has made clear that there is no love lost for Beijing on his part, but when he

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:32am

Europe

Europe braces for more record temperatures as heatwave hits peak

PARIS: A ferocious heatwave that has broken temperature records across Europe is set to hit its peak on Thursday, sparki

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:31am

Europe

France to unveil new space defence strategy

PARIS: France will on Thursday outline a new strategy for defence in space after President Emmanuel Macron announced the

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:30am

Asia

Indonesia pardons woman sentenced to jail for exposing lewd boss

JAKARTA: An Indonesian woman sentenced to six months in jail for exposing her lecherous boss won a parliamentary pardon

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:27am

Asia

Cambodia rubbishes reports of deal with China to use naval base

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Thursday rubbished reports of a deal allowing China to use a naval base as "ill-intended" and ai

Published 25 Jul, 2019 09:50am

Europe

Russian investigators grill opposition in vote crackdown

MOSCOW: Russian investigators summoned a number of opposition politicians for questioning Thursday after the authorities

Published 25 Jul, 2019 09:47am

North America

Puerto Rico, the United States' Caribbean island

SAN JUAN: After the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rossello, bowed to two weeks of protests and resigned, here is some

Published 25 Jul, 2019 09:46am

Africa

Tunisia president back in intensive care: son

TUNIS: Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, hospitalised with a severe illness in late June, returned to intensive care

Published 25 Jul, 2019 09:42am

World

Nissan to cut 12,500 jobs as Q1 profit nearly wiped out

YOKOHAMA: Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it would slash 12,500 jobs globally by 2022 and cut output to rein in costs a

Published 25 Jul, 2019 09:07am

World

China and U.S. trade negotiators to meet in Shanghai July 30-31

BEIJING: Lead negotiators for China and the United States will meet in Shanghai on July 30 and July 31 for trade talks,

Published 25 Jul, 2019 08:37am

Europe

Fuel problem grounds planes at Amsterdam airport

The Hague: A problem with refueling at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport grounded several dozen planes and hundreds of passenge

Published 25 Jul, 2019 05:55am

Europe

Europe's record-setting heatwave to spike even higher

PARIS: A dangerously intense heatwave across much of Europe is to spike even higher Thursday after already breaking reco

Published 25 Jul, 2019 05:37am

Asia

Aussie PM vows quick work on UK trade deal

SYDNEY: Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed Thursday that Australia would be "one of the first cabs off the rank" in wor

Published 25 Jul, 2019 05:31am

Europe

PM Johnson to host new cabinet to chart Brexit course

LONDON: Britain's newly installed Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds his first cabinet meeting on Thursday faced with th

Published 25 Jul, 2019 05:17am

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Forex
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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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