News Archives for World - 2019-08-07

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North America

US approves $800mn in helicopters for South Korea

WASHINGTON: The US government has approved the sale of $800 million worth of helicopters to South Korea, the Pentago

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:29pm

World

Maduro supporters demonstrate against US sanctions

CARACAS: Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro marched through the capital Caracas on Wednesda

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:23pm

North America

Pompeo: North Korea missiles don't impact negotiations

WASHINGTON: Us Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday downplayed North Korea's latest missile launches, saying

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:24pm

North America

Former Defense Secretary Mattis rejoins General Dynamics board

WASHINGTON: Former US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis rejoined the board of General Dynamics Corp on Wednesday, seven m

Published 07 Aug, 2019 08:19pm

Africa

Sudan factions vow to implement transition deal: US official

KHARTOUM: Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders have made "strong pledges of commitment" to bring about a tran

Published 07 Aug, 2019 07:44pm

North America

Trump has 'fanned the flames of white supremacy': Biden

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden, the frontrunner in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, lashed out at Pr

Published 07 Aug, 2019 07:25pm

Europe

US, Britain back rapid trade deal post-Brexit

WASHINGTON: The top US and British diplomats said Wednesday they were prepared to move "as soon as possible" on a tr

Published 07 Aug, 2019 07:16pm

Asia

Hong Kong: a timeline of mounting protest

HONG KONG: China's semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong has been rocked since April by increasingly violent protests that w

Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:31pm

Europe

Trump: Fed 'must cut rates bigger and faster'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to hammer the Federal Reserve, demanding more stimulus to b

Published 07 Aug, 2019 01:54pm

North America

NATO needs to address China's rise, says Stoltenberg

SYDNEY: NATO needs to understand the implications of China's rise as Beijing expands its power around the world, includi

Published 07 Aug, 2019 12:59pm

Middle East

Turkey says US getting closer to its views in Syria safe zone talks

ANKARA: Turkish-US talks on a planned "safe zone" in northeast Syria have been "positive and rather constructive" and th

Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:58am

Africa

South African business confidence falls amid weak growth

JOHANNESBURG: South African business confidence declined in July as import and export volumes, manufacturing and new veh

Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:50am

Europe

Romanian net average wage up 15.5pc y/y in June

BUCHAREST: Romania's net average monthly wage rose 15.5pc on the year to 3,142 lei ($744.23) in June, and grew 1.3pc fro

Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:46am

Europe

Poland's July jobless rate down at 5.2pc

WARSAW: Poland's unemployment rate fell in July to 5.2pc from 5.3pc a month earlier, Labour Minister Bozena Borys-Szopa

Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:43am

Asia

Kim sends missile 'warning' to South Korea, US as tensions rise

SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un says the country's latest missile launches were a warning to Washington and Seou

Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:25am

Africa

Kidnappings soar in Niger amid Boko Haram insurgency

NIAMEY: In the desert landscape of southeastern Niger, a radical Islamist insurgency has claimed hundreds of lives, frac

Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:20am

World

New Zealand interest rates slashed to record low

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's central bank slashed interest rates to a record low of 1 percent Wednesday, warning that the e

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:03am

North America

Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is flying Wednesday to the sites of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, but the divisiv

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:01am

Europe

British ministers in US to 'fast-track' post-Brexit trade deal

WASHINGTON: Britain was seeking to fast-track a crucial post-Brexit trade deal with the United States on Wednesday after

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:00am

Asia

At least 95 wounded in Taliban blast in Kabul

KABUL: Scores of people were wounded when a Taliban car bomb detonated in Kabul on Wednesday, sending a massive plume of

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:54am

Europe

Explosion rocks Danish tax office

STOCKHOLM: Danish police said Wednesday they were investigating a powerful explosion that rocked the country's tax agenc

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:52am

Europe

Ukrainian president says spoke with Putin about escalation in east

KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said he had spoken with Russian leader Vladimir Putin about th

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:44am

Europe

Ukrainian president says asked Putin to curb separatists

KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said he had asked Russian leader Vladimir Putin to put pressur

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:42am

Asia

Hong Kong's summer of rage now a war of attrition

HONG KONG: Two months after a summer of rage began on Hong Kong's streets, pro-democracy protesters and the southern Chi

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:41am

Middle East

Regime advances after scrapping northwest Syria truce: monitor

BEIRUT: Regime loyalists captured a town and a village from militants and allied rebels in northwest Syria Wednesday, af

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:39am

Europe

France denies report that Macron invited Rouhani to G7 summit

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has not invited Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the G7 summit to be held in

Published 07 Aug, 2019 08:43am

World

UK house prices unexpectedly fall in July

LONDON: British house prices unexpectedly dropped for a second month in a row in July, pushing the annual growth rate to

Published 07 Aug, 2019 08:32am

World

Malaysia's international reserves up at $103.9 bn, as of July 31

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's gross international reserves rose to $103.9 billion, as of July 31, from $103.3 billion on July

Published 07 Aug, 2019 08:28am

World

"Scary" German output figures add to recession fears

BERLIN: German industrial output fell more than expected in June, driven by weaker production of intermediate and capit

Published 07 Aug, 2019 07:10am

Europe

Tayyip Erdogan issues decree boosting role of Treasury

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has issued a decree boosting the role of the Treasury, enabling it to work on d

Published 07 Aug, 2019 06:51am

Middle East

Saudi prepares for Hajj as Gulf tensions persist

MECCA, Saudi Arabia: More than 2.5 million Muslims will on Friday begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Islamic holy c

Published 07 Aug, 2019 06:17am

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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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