News Archives for World - 2019-08-05

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North America

Bolton warns China, Russia not to double down on support of Maduro

LIMA: US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Monday warned China and Russia not to double down in support of Ve

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:29pm

Asia

Hong Kong unrest spreads as leader warns city on brink

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's unrest spread more widely throughout the financial hub Monday as riot police clashed with pro

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:21pm

North America

Trump supporter jailed for sending bombs to Democrats

NEW YORK: A supporter of President Donald Trump was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for mailing crude bomb

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:13pm

North America

Two Texas shooting victims die in hospital, raising death toll to 22

EL PASO: The death toll rose to 22 people on Monday in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, increasing wit

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:23pm

Africa

Egypt receives final $2bn tranche of IMF loan

CAIRO: Egypt has received the final $2 billion tranche of its IMF loan, state television said on Monday. Last mon

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:14pm

World

China stops buying US farm products

BEIJING: China's Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday that Chinese companies have stopped buying US agricultural produc

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:06pm

Europe

Germany expects Georgieva to become IMF head, Russia pledges support

BERLIN: Germany is optimistic that Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva will become the head of the International Monetar

Published 05 Aug, 2019 07:47pm

Asia

North Korea took $2bn in cyber attacks to fund weapons program: UN report

UNITED NATIONS: North Korea has generated an estimated $2 billion for its weapons of mass destruction programs using

Published 05 Aug, 2019 07:42pm

North America

Trump wants swifter executions for mass killers

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he was ordering new laws Monday to ensure perpetrators of mass killings are s

Published 05 Aug, 2019 03:03pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson's spokesman: We leave EU on Oct. 31

LONDON: Britain will be leaving the European Union on Oct. 31 no matter what, Prime minister Boris Johnson's spokesman s

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:43pm

North America

Trump says China's currency move is 'a major violation'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump slammed China's currency move on Monday as Beijing let the yuan breach the key sev

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:40pm

North America

Trump calls on US lawmakers to pass gun background check law

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring strong background chec

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:40pm

Europe

Russia says it would respond to US missile deployments in Asia

MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday it would take measures to defend itself if the United States stationed missiles in Asia fo

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:35pm

Asia

Japanese car sales slump in South Korea as diplomatic row worsens

SEOUL: Sales of Japanese-branded autos in South Korea slumped in July amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two co

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:31pm

Middle East

Yemen rebel drones target Saudi airports: coalition

RIYADH: Saudi air defences intercepted Yemeni rebel drones targeting civilian airports on Monday, a Riyadh-led military

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:28pm

Asia

Indian finance minister says to take steps on improve economy ‘fairly quickly’

NEW DELHI: India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday the government planned steps to improve the state

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:18pm

World

Goldman hopes to lure iBorrowers with Apple card launch

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs Group Inc's credit card is expected to appear in Apple Inc stores as soon as this week, introduc

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:12pm

Europe

German minister: We will not join US-led naval mission in Strait of Hormuz

BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday reiterated that Germany would not join a US-led naval mission in th

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:10pm

World

ECB's Nowotny sees no need to revive bond purchases

VIENNA: Outgoing European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny questioned the usefulness of further expansionary polic

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:09pm

Europe

European govt bonds rally as China ups stakes in trade war

LONDON: Dutch 30-year and Irish 10-year government bond yields turned negative for the first time on Monday as euro zone

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:09pm

Europe

EU border force accused of allowing abuse of migrants: report

BERLIN: The European Union border force Frontex has allegedly been turning a blind eye to ill treatment of refugees by g

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:04pm

Asia

China dismisses Trump agri purchase claim, says honouring pledges

BEIJING: Beijing is honouring its pledges to purchase US agricultural products, state media cited China's state planning

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:03pm

Europe

Brexit agreement is ‘the best deal possible’, EU Commission says

BRUSSELS: The deal reached on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union is the "best possible" and is not up for nego

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:02pm

Middle East

Syria resumes Idlib air strikes after scrapping ceasefire: monitor

BEIRUT: Regime planes resumed strikes on Syria's Idlib Monday, a monitor said, as the regime accused rebels of targeting

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:00pm

Europe

Armenia's July consumer prices down 1.9pc m/m

YEREVAN: Armenia's consumer price index declined 1.9pc in July month-on-month, but rose 1.7pc year-on-year, the Statisti

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:00pm

Europe

Putin urges new arms talks with US to avoid 'chaos'

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged the United States to begin new arms talks after the collapse of

Published 05 Aug, 2019 01:59pm

Europe

Erdogan says will launch Syria operation east of Euphrates

ANKARA: Turkey will launch an operation in northern Syria to remove a Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara, Pr

Published 05 Aug, 2019 12:21pm

World

Gun control won't prevent deadly shootings: Brazil's Bolsonaro

BRASÍLIA: President Jair Bolsonaro argued Sunday for his signature policy of relaxing gun control measures, saying they

Published 05 Aug, 2019 11:50am

Asia

More than 100 flights cancelled in Hong Kong: airport

HONG KONG: More than 100 flights were cancelled in Hong Kong on Monday morning with airport authorities warning passenge

Published 05 Aug, 2019 11:46am

Asia

Australia rules out hosting US missiles

SYDNEY: Australia on Monday ruled out hosting ground-based US missiles after talks with Washington's top defence and dip

Published 05 Aug, 2019 11:31am

World

Global trade likely to remain weak in coming quarters: ECB

FRANKFURT: Global trade is likely to pick up only gradually in coming quarters and will remain weaker than overall econo

Published 05 Aug, 2019 11:08am

World

Dubai's prime residential property prices fall in first half

DUBAI: Dubai prime residential property prices fell 1.9% in the first half of the year due to the market being oversuppl

Published 05 Aug, 2019 11:07am

World

Italy's economy showing first signs of recovery

ROME: Italy's economy is showing signs of recovery for the first time this year, national statistics bureau ISTAT said o

Published 05 Aug, 2019 11:00am

World

UK July car sales fall to lowest since 2012

LONDON: Britain bought the fewest new cars since 2012 last month, an auto industry body said, blaming political and econ

Published 05 Aug, 2019 10:58am

Europe

Turkey says all parties should cooperate in eastern Mediterranean

ANKARA: Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on all parties in the eastern Mediterranean to cooperate with

Published 05 Aug, 2019 10:35am

World

China plans to drop all duties at Shanghai Free Trade Zone- sources

SINGAPORE: China is planning a pilot project to drop all duties and ease procedures at its Shanghai Free Trade Zone, thr

Published 05 Aug, 2019 10:30am

World

Thai industry minister urges central bank to intervene to curb baht

BANGKOK: Thailand's new industry minister on Monday urged the central bank to intervene more in foreign exchange markets

Published 05 Aug, 2019 10:23am

Africa

Fiery Cairo car crash claims 19 lives

CAIRO: At least 19 people have been killed when a speeding car driving against traffic crashed into three others causing

Updated 05 Aug, 2019 10:46am

Asia

Pompeo makes history in Pohnpei, courts Pacific allies

POHNPEI: Mike Pompeo became the first US Secretary of State to visit Micronesia Monday, as Washington's signalled a rene

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:58am

Asia

Police fire tear gas at Hong Kong protesters: AFP

HONG KONG: Riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong on Monday afternoon as the financial hub was shaken by

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:57am

Asia

Japanese car sales plunge in South Korea as trade row rages

SEOUL: Japanese automakers saw sales in South Korea slump last month, industry data showed Monday, as President Moon Jae

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:56am

Asia

Iran's Zarif says US can't build Gulf coalition as allies 'ashamed'

TEHRAN: The United States is unable to build a naval coalition to escort tankers in the Gulf because its allies are too

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:55am

Asia

US, South Korea defy North's warnings, start joint drills

SEOUL: Seoul and Washington began annual joint military exercises on Monday, defying warnings from Pyongyang that the wa

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:51am

Asia

Clashes, travel chaos in Hong Kong as leader warns city on brink

HONG KONG: Hong Kong riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters for a third straight day Monday as the city's lea

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:50am

Asia

Quake of magnitude 6.1 strikes northwest off Tonga

SINGAPORE: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northwest of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the United State

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:49am

North America

Mexico FM says El Paso shooting 'terrorist' act

MEXICO CITY: Mexico considers the El Paso massacre a "terrorist" act and is looking at legal action to extradite the gun

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:48am

Middle East

Netanyahu mocked over party 'loyalty pledge'

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced harsh criticism and mockery Monday by election rivals and a f

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:46am

Middle East

Turkish inflation up to 16.65pc in expected one-off rise

ISTANBUL: Turkey's inflation rose a bit less than expected to 16.65pc in July after tax cuts on some goods expired, brie

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:46am

Middle East

UAE June consumer price index down 1.49pc year-on-year

DUBAI: The consumer price index (CPI) in the United Arab Emirates fell 1.49pc in June from a year earlier, government da

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:44am

Asia

EU criticises 'militarisation' of South China Sea

HANOI: The "militarisation" of the South China Sea is threatening peace in the contested waterway, the EU's top diplomat

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:43am

North America

Trump to address nation after US shootings leave 29 dead

EL PASO: US President Donald Trump will address the nation on Monday after two shootings left 29 people dead and sparked

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:41am

North America

Walmart massacre in Texas investigated by authorities as domestic terrorism

EL PASO, Texas: U.S. authorities investigating what drove a young man from the Dallas area to kill 20 people at a Walmar

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:19am

Asia

U.N. urges sanctions on Myanmar army businesses, says foreign partners could be complicit

JAKARTA: United Nations investigators urged world leaders on Monday to impose targeted financial sanctions on companies

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:42am

Asia

Indonesia president criticizes state power company over blackouts

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday the state power company PLN should have had contingency plans i

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:32am

World

Japan signals readiness to act against excessive yen rises

TOKYO: Japan's top currency diplomat on Monday warned investors against significantly pushing up the yen, signalling tha

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:21am

World

Turkish inflation expected to briefly rise in July

ANKARA: Turkey's annual inflation is expected to have climbed to 16.9% in July due to expiring tax cuts and higher elect

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:08am

World

China will deepen regional financial reforms, lower funding costs

BEIJING: China will deepen its regional financial reforms, using various policy tools to lower corporate funding costs,

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:06am

World

Trade war fears, stronger yen topple Japanese shares to 2-month lows

TOKYO: Japanese shares tumbled on Monday, as investors grew nervous about a prolonged U.S.-China trade war, with a rapid

Published 05 Aug, 2019 07:19am

Africa

Nineteen dead in car explosion in central Cairo -health ministry

CAIRO: Nineteen people died and 30 were injured in an explosion resulting from a car crash in central Cairo, Egypt's hea

Published 05 Aug, 2019 07:15am

World

Japanese car sales plunge in South Korea as trade row rages

Seoul: Japanese automakers saw their vehicle sales in South Korea slump last month, industry data showed Monday, as Sout

Published 05 Aug, 2019 06:52am

North America

Trump to address nation after US shootings leave 29 dead

El Paso, United States: US President Donald Trump will address the nation on Monday after two shootings left 29 people d

Published 05 Aug, 2019 06:43am

North America

Walmart to keep selling guns despite recent shootings at its stores

NEW YORK: Despite two deadly shootings at its stores in less than a week, American retail giant Walmart has no plans to

Published 05 Aug, 2019 06:02am

North America

Under-pressure Trump says 'hate has no place' after two mass shootings

EL PASO, United States: President Donald Trump on Sunday said "hate has no place" in the United States after two mass sh

Published 05 Aug, 2019 05:55am

Asia

More than 100 flights cancelled in Hong Kong: airport

HONG KONG: More than 100 flights were cancelled in Hong Kong on Monday morning with airport authorities warning passeng

Published 05 Aug, 2019 05:53am

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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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