News Archives for World - 2019-08-16

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World

US removes some Chinese furniture, modems from planned 10pc tariffs

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is sparing some Chinese-made household furniture, baby items and internet modem

Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:20pm

Middle East

France calls for immediate end to fighting in Syrian city of Idlib

PARIS: France called on Friday for an immediate end to fighting in the Syrian city of Idlib, and the French foreign

Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:00pm

Asia

North Korea's Kim oversaw the test-firing of new weapon again

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a new weapon again on Friday morning, state media

Published 16 Aug, 2019 09:59pm

Europe

UK court opens way for $9bn claim against Nigeria

LONDON: A British judge on Friday gave the green light for a tiny private firm to seize more than $9 billion in asse

Published 16 Aug, 2019 09:40pm

North America

Mexico does not want El Paso shooter executed

MEXICO CITY: President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that Mexico does not want the El Paso shooter who kil

Published 16 Aug, 2019 09:38pm

Europe

Polish net inflation at 2.2pc y/y in July, above forecast

WARSAW: The following is a table of Polish annual net inflation indices for July, published by the central bank on Frida

Published 16 Aug, 2019 01:59pm

World

Brazilian president says country may leave Mercosur if problems arise with Argentina

SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that Brazil may pull out of the Mercosur trade bloc if prob

Published 16 Aug, 2019 01:55pm

Asia

Cathay CEO resigns amid Hong Kong protest blowback as more rallies planned

HONG KONG: The boss of Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways quit on Friday, the highest-profile corporate casualty o

Published 16 Aug, 2019 01:51pm

North America

Mexican government will keep investing in Pemex: president

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that his government would keep investing in st

Published 16 Aug, 2019 01:36pm

Europe

UK government would win no confidence vote says energy minister

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government would win a vote of no confidence put forward by the opposition Labour

Published 16 Aug, 2019 01:15pm

Europe

Anti-Brexit party reveals candidates for emergency UK government

LONDON: The leader of the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats party said on Friday two senior lawmakers from the ruling party

Published 16 Aug, 2019 12:42pm

Asia

North Korea fires missiles, rejects further talks with South

SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles into the sea on Friday and launched a scathing att

Published 16 Aug, 2019 12:01pm

Africa

Gabon's Bongo in first live public appearance after stroke

LIBREVILLE: President Ali Bongo of Gabon on Friday made his first live appearance in public nearly 10 months afer suffer

Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:56am

Asia

Taiwan FM in Pacific to shore up Solomons ties

TAIPEI: Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu insisted Friday that ties with the Solomon Islands were "rock solid" as spec

Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:51am

Asia

Indonesia president proposes $178bn budget for 2020 with focus on education

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday proposed a 2,528.8 trillion rupiah ($177.56 billion) budget to parli

Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:35am

Europe

Germany's Merkel and British PM Johnson to meet soon

BERLIN: A meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planned soon, a spokesman

Published 16 Aug, 2019 11:09am

Asia

Taiwan raises 2019 growth outlook, sees faster pace next

TAIPEI: Taiwan raised its 2019, economic growth forecast on Friday, with prospects lifted by more factories moving produ

Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:47am

Europe

German finance minister Scholz to run for SPD leadership

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz will run for the leadership of his Social Democrats, a magazine reported on

Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:44am

World

Taiwan raises 2019 GDP growth forecast to 2.46pc

TAIPEI: Taiwan raised its 2019 economic growth forecast to 2.46% from 2.19% on Friday, after second-quarter growth was b

Published 16 Aug, 2019 09:57am

Asia

India’s ‘no first use’ nuclear policy may change in future: Indian defence minister

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that although India has a 'no first use policy' on nuclear weap

Published 16 Aug, 2019 09:24am

World

Fact finding mission paints gloomy picture of IOK, banned from sharing videos

A team of Indian activists and members of leftist organizations have visited the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) regio

Published 16 Aug, 2019 07:52am

Asia

Indonesia president formally proposes relocating capital to Borneo

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday formally proposed to parliament a plan to move the country's capital

Published 16 Aug, 2019 07:29am

World

Thailand plans at least $7.3 bn stimulus to support economy

BANGKOK: Thailand is planning a stimulus package worth at least 225 billion baht ($7.3 billion), including providing sup

Published 16 Aug, 2019 07:26am

World

Japan exports seen shrinking for 8th month in July, core inflation weak

TOKYO: Japan's exports likely fell for an eight straight month in July, a Reuters poll showed Friday, as a protracted U.

Published 16 Aug, 2019 06:30am

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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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