News Archives for World - 2019-08-15

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North America

Trump 'very concerned' by risk of violent Hong Kong crackdown

MORRISTOWN: US President Donald Trump said Thursday he is "very concerned" about the risk of a violent Chinese crack

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:23pm

Asia

North Korea rejects South Korea Moon's dialogue pledge, says it will never have talks

SEOUL: North Korea said on Friday it will never sit down with South Korea for talks again, rejecting a vow by the So

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:11pm

North America

Trump says trade war with China will be fairly short

MORRISTOWN, N.J.: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes China wants to make a trade deal and the tr

Published 15 Aug, 2019 10:19pm

North America

Trump says US moving rapidly towards trade deal with Britain

MORRISTOWN, N.J: President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States and Britain were moving rapidly towards a

Published 15 Aug, 2019 10:16pm

World

Consumers supporting US economy amid manufacturing slump

WASHINGTON: American consumers appear to be carrying the US economy in their shopping carts as manufacturing slumps

Published 15 Aug, 2019 09:31pm

Europe

Brexit protester jailed for halting international trains

LONDON: A pro-Brexit protester who blocked Britain's rail link to continental Europe, disrupting up to 22,000 passengers

Published 15 Aug, 2019 04:52pm

Europe

France expels German national ahead of G7 summit

PARIS: French authorities have expelled a German national ahead of next week's G7 summit in France, which he was suppose

Published 15 Aug, 2019 04:50pm

Europe

BBC expands shortwave radio news coverage in Indian occupied Kashmir

LONDON: The BBC said Thursday it will expand shortwave radio news coverage in Kashmir to ease the impact of a communicat

Published 15 Aug, 2019 02:14pm

World

WTO to set up panel to judge US-China solar panel dispute

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization agreed Thursday to China's request to create a dispute panel tasked with judging wh

Published 15 Aug, 2019 01:58pm

Middle East

Turkey's unemployment rate falls to 12.8pc in April-June

ISTANBUL: Turkey's unemployment rate declined to 12.8pc in the April-June period, data from the Turkish Statistical Inst

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:56am

World

Thai Q2 GDP growth seen weakest in 4-1/2 years as exports tumble

BANGKOK: Thailand's economic growth likely slowed in April-June from the prior three months, with the annual pace the we

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:42am

Asia

Japan's Abe sends offering to controversial Yasukuni shrine

TOKYO: Japan's premier sent a ritual cash offering to a controversial Tokyo war shrine to mark the end of World War II T

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:42am

Asia

South Korea's Moon offers olive branch to Japan

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in struck a conciliatory tone towards Japan on Thursday, offering to "join hands"

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:27am

Europe

Gibraltar court to decide fate of seized Iranian tanker

GIBRALTAR: Gibraltar's Supreme Court was to decide on Thursday whether an Iranian oil tanker seized last month near the

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:26am

North America

Six US police wounded in Philadelphia shooting

WASHINGTON: Six police officers were shot and wounded in the US city of Philadelphia on Wednesday during an hours-long i

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:25am

Asia

Trump links Hong Kong crisis to trade as China military rallies

HONG KONG: Donald Trump has urged China to "humanely" resolve the violent stand-off with pro-democracy protestors in Hon

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:21am

Europe

China warns foreign forces against ‘conniving’ in Hong Kong

LONDON: China accused unidentified foreign forces on Thursday of fomenting violent protests in Hong Kong, warning them t

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:20am

Europe

Russia Jan-July budget surplus at 3.4pc/GDP

MOSCOW: Russia ran a budget surplus of 2.03 trillion roubles ($30.63 billion), or 3.4pc of gross domestic product, in th

Published 15 Aug, 2019 11:12am

Europe

Russian Airbus makes emergency landing in corn field

MOSCOW: A Russian Airbus with more than 230 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in a corn field outs

Published 15 Aug, 2019 10:23am

Asia

Powerful Japan storm turns deadly, snarls holiday travel

TOKYO: A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at lea

Published 15 Aug, 2019 10:21am

Asia

Japan's new emperor speaks of 'deep remorse' in 1st speech marking WWII

TOKYO: Japan's new emperor spoke Thursday of "deep remorse" over the country's wartime past in his first speech to comme

Published 15 Aug, 2019 10:19am

Europe

EU water bombers join Greek firemen to douse island wildfire

ATHENS: Greece deployed Thursday nearly 400 firefighters backed by EU firebombers to try to put out a massive wildfire

Published 15 Aug, 2019 10:15am

Europe

Strong winds fan fierce wildfire in southern France

CARCASSONNE: More than 500 firefighters battled Thursday to contain a fire sweeping through a pine forest in southern Fr

Published 15 Aug, 2019 10:05am

Middle East

Syria regime forces inch closer to key militant-held town: monitor

BEIRUT: Syrian regime forces captured a string of insurgent-held villages in northwest Syria on Thursday, inching closer

Published 15 Aug, 2019 09:53am

Asia

India's Modi warns of 'unchecked population explosion'

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Thursday of the risks of an "unchecked population explosion" in th

Published 15 Aug, 2019 09:49am

Africa

South Africa announces visa waivers to boost tourism

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Thursday announced visa waivers for four countries in a bid to boost tourism amid an econo

Published 15 Aug, 2019 09:48am

North America

US requests seizure of Iranian tanker held in Gibraltar: govt lawyer

GIBRALTAR: The United States on Thursday applied for the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker detained in Gibraltar which is

Published 15 Aug, 2019 09:46am

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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 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	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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