News Archives for World - 2019-08-08

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Europe

UK delays public spending review to focus on Brexit

LONDON: British finance minister Sajid Javid said he would delay a long-planned review of public spending due this y

Published 08 Aug, 2019 09:53pm

World

US slaps duties on $4.4bn in imported Chinese cabinets

WASHINGTON: The United States hit China with new import duties Thursday on more than $4 billion in imported wooden c

Published 08 Aug, 2019 09:15pm

North America

US border detentions plunge in July after Mexico deal

WASHINGTON: US southern border detentions plunged for the second straight month in July after a deal with Mexico to

Published 08 Aug, 2019 09:09pm

Africa

Tunisia PM Chahed announces run for president

TUNIS: Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced Thursday he would stand in presidential elections next mont

Published 08 Aug, 2019 09:08pm

Europe

Salvini pulls support for Italian coalition, calls for snap polls

ROME: Far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini pulled his support for Italy's governing coalition on Thursday and

Published 08 Aug, 2019 09:06pm

Asia

China tells US diplomats in Hong Kong to stop interfering

BEIJING: China demanded Thursday that US diplomats based in Hong Kong "stop interfering" in the city's affairs, afte

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:59pm

World

Venezuela's hyperinflation slowing, says parliament

CARACAS: Venezuela's rampant hyperinflation slowed down in July, the opposition-controlled parliament said on Thursd

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:57pm

Europe

UK must leave EU on Oct 31, PM Johnson says when asked about prospect of resigning

LONDON: Parliament should honour the 2016 Brexit referendum and leave the European Union on Oct. 31, British Prime M

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:34pm

Europe

UK to relax immigration rules for scientists - PM Johnson

LONDON: Britain will relax its immigration rules to attract more top scientists after Brexit by seeking to fast-trac

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:30pm

World

US sanctions on Venezuela may worsen crisis - UN rights chief

GENEVA: The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday that the latest unilateral US sanctions on Venezuela

Updated 08 Aug, 2019 08:52pm

North America

Trump accuses France's Macron of sending 'mixed signals' to Iran

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said no one is authorized to speak to Iran on behalf of the United

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:01pm

Europe

It's up to EU to avoid no-deal Brexit: UK foreign minister

MEXICO CITY: Britain's foreign minister on Thursday pressed the European Union to amend the terms of Britain's EU wi

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:47pm

North America

US House Speaker Pelosi in Central America as Trump seeks asylum deals

GUATEMALA CITY: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to Central America o

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:42pm

North America

US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market strong

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggestin

Published 08 Aug, 2019 12:51pm

Europe

Ukraine president plans to implement land reform this year

KIEV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine will implement land reform this year and that his gove

Published 08 Aug, 2019 12:21pm

Asia

Indonesia president makes moratorium on forest clearance permanent

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has issued a permanent moratorium on new forest clearance for activities such

Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:58am

Europe

Greek May unemployment drops to 17.2pc, lowest since May 2011

ATHENS: Greece's jobless rate fell to 17.2pc in May from a downwardly revised 17.4pc in the previous month, data from th

Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:56am

Europe

Greek consumer price inflation picks up in July

ATHENS: Greece's annual EU-harmonised inflation rate picked up in July, statistics service ELSTAT data showed on Thursda

Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:54am

Europe

Czech July jobless rate edges up to 2.7pc in July

PRAGUE: The Czech unemployment rate rose to 2.7pc of the workforce in July from 2.6pc in June, the Labour Ministry said

Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:48am

Middle East

Muslim pilgrims descend on Mecca for Hajj, Saudis warn against politics

MECCA: Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of white-clad pilgrims, many gripping umbrellas to ward off Saudi Arabia's bl

Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:04am

World

Venezuela's Maduro freezes talks with opposition after US sanctions

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed Washington on Wednesday in cancelling scheduled talks with the polit

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:59am

Asia

Over 500 detained as Indian Kashmir seethes under lockdown

NEW DELHI: More than 500 people have been rounded up in the latest crackdown in Indian Kashmir which has been on the edg

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:57am

World

Greek May unemployment drops to 17.2pc, lowest since May 2011

ATHENS: Greece's jobless rate fell to 17.2% in May from a downwardly revised 17.4% in the previous month, data from the

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:56am

Asia

Kashmir an 'internal affair', India tells Pakistan

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday hit back at nuclear rival Pakistan's downgrading of diplomatic ties over its clampdown on K

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:55am

Europe

Land use overhaul vital for food and climate security: UN

GENEVA: The world must overhaul how it feeds itself and manages Earth's forests, pasture and resources in order to avoid

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:46am

Asia

Iran slams Bahrain's 'provocative' Gulf military conference

TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday hit out at Bahrain for hosting a "provocative" conference on Gulf maritime security and for its

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:25am

Middle East

Damascus rejects Turkey-US buffer zone plan: state media

DAMASCUS: Damascus said Thursday it rejects a US-Turkish plan to establish a buffer zone in northern Syria, blaming Syri

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:20am

Africa

Nigerian soldiers kill 3 police in 'kidnap' shooting

LAGOS: Nigerian police have accused soldiers of killing three officers and a civilian in order to protect a wanted kidna

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:19am

Europe

World warned: change now or endanger food and climate

GENEVA: Humanity faces increasingly painful trade-offs between food security and rising temperatures within decades unle

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:16am

Asia

Pentagon chief makes rare visit to Mongolia

ULAANBAATAR: US Defence Secretary Mark Esper made a rare visit to Mongolia on Thursday -- the latest leg of an Asian tou

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:11am

Middle East

Mecca vendors cash in on hajj pilgrimage

MECCA: In the Saudi city of Mecca, dotted with fast food eateries and stalls selling Chinese-made trinkets, vendors are

Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:10am

World

UK pay growth for new staff hits more than two-year low in July

LONDON: Pay for permanent staff hired in Britain through recruitment agencies rose in July at the slowest rate since Apr

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:30am

World

China surprises with best export growth since March, but imports remain weak

BEIJING: China's exports unexpectedly returned to growth in July on improved global demand despite escalating U.S. trade

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:21am

Asia

One dead after 5.9-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan

TAIPEI: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that rattled Taiwan on Thursday killed one woman and caused temporary power outages t

Published 08 Aug, 2019 06:31am

Asia

Volcano near Tokyo erupts, prompting warnings

TOKYO: A volcano near Tokyo has erupted for the first time in four years, throwing ash and smoke nearly two kilometres i

Published 08 Aug, 2019 06:21am

North America

Trump consoles shooting victims, rails against opponents

EL PASO, United States: Trump consoled victims of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas on Wednesday, but despite promising a

Published 08 Aug, 2019 06:12am

North America

Pompeo talks maritime security, Iran with Saudi crown prince

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed maritime security, Iran and Yemen with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prin

Published 08 Aug, 2019 05:44am

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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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