News Archives for World - 2019-08-19

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Europe

Johnson tells EU he wants Brexit deal but without backstop

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote Monday to EU President Donald Tusk reaffirming his desire to conc

Published 19 Aug, 2019 10:43pm

Europe

Putin says 'no threat' from radiation after Russia missile test blast

BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday there was "no threat" of contamination after an exp

Published 19 Aug, 2019 08:45pm

Europe

Macron says 'real opportunity' for peace in Ukraine

BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday there was a "real opportunity" for peace in Ukraine

Published 19 Aug, 2019 08:44pm

Asia

PM Modi tells Trump hopeful India, US will meet soon to discuss trade

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump that he is hopeful that representatives fr

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:18pm

North America

Trump says Fed should cut interest rates by 1 percentage point

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday the Federal Reserve should consider cutting interest rates by 1 per

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:15pm

Europe

UN rights chief 'troubled' by new Sri Lanka army chief

GENEVA: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Monday she is "deeply troubled" by Sri Lanka's appointment of an accused

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:07pm

Middle East

Palestinian president fires advisers as financial crisis hits

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has fired all of his advisers, his office said Monday, amid a financial cri

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:06pm

Europe

EU boosts aid for Bosnia to manage migrant influx

SARAJEVO: The EU on Monday pledged 10 million euros in fresh aid to help Bosnia manage an influx of migrants crossing it

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:05pm

Europe

Putin says Russia backs actions of Syrian army in Idlib

BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told French President Emmanuel Macron that Moscow support

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:03pm

North America

Canadian opposition asks police to investigate Trudeau

OTTAWA: Canada's opposition on Monday asked police to investigate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after an ethics probe fo

Published 19 Aug, 2019 04:02pm

Europe

Turkey 'strongly' condemns strike on its military convoy in Syria

ISTANBUL: Turkey's defence ministry "strongly" condemned an air strike on its military convoy heading through Syria's Id

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:27pm

Asia

Bangladesh ready to repatriate 3,500 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

COX'S BAZAR: Some 3,500 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been cleared to return home to Myanmar beginning this week,

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:26pm

North America

US gives Huawei 90 day reprieve on ban: Ross

WASHINGTON: Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been given a 90-day reprieve on the ban from buying US technology, Commerce

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:25pm

Asia

Indonesia president urges calm after violent protests in Papua cities

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday sought to ease tension after violent protests in several cities in P

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:25pm

Africa

Three killed in east DR Congo protest after militia attack

BENI: Three people were killed in a town in eastern DR Congo on Monday when police opened fire at a protest over poor se

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:22pm

Europe

Macron presses Putin for Ukraine progress ahead of G7

BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosts Vladimir Putin for a rare bilateral visit by the Ru

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:20pm

Europe

Bolsonaro takes on Norway for whaling, but bungles it

OSLO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday responded to Norway's decision to halt its forest protection subsidie

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:19pm

Europe

Notre-Dame works resume in Paris after lead scare

PARIS: French workers on Monday resumed efforts to secure the cathedral of Notre-Dame following the devastating April fi

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:18pm

Africa

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir in key dates

KHARTOUM: Sudan's deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, whose trial on corruption charges opened on Monday, ruled his

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:17pm

Middle East

Netanyahu says Israel and Ukraine 'better together'

KIEV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for closer ties with Ukraine while meeting its recently

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:16pm

Europe

UK to end EU free movement immediately after Brexit

LONDON: Britain said Monday it will immediately end freedom of movement for people from the European Union after Brexit

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:15pm

World

Chile says economy grows 1.9pc in Q2 of 2019

SANTIAGO: Chile's gross domestic product grew 1.9 percent in the second-quarter of 2019 compared with a year earlier, th

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:05pm

Europe

UK's Johnson tells Germany and France: do a Brexit deal

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on France and Germany on Monday to change their position on Brexit and negot

Published 19 Aug, 2019 01:59pm

Europe

Russia unemployment rate up to 4.5pc in July

MOSCOW: The number of people unemployed in Russia was 3.4 million, or 4.5pc of the workforce, in July, after a rate of 4

Published 19 Aug, 2019 01:57pm

Europe

Russia's GDP growth picks up to 1.7pc in July

MOSCOW: Economic growth in Russia accelerated to 1.7pc in July in year-on-year terms from a revised rate of 0.8pc in the

Published 19 Aug, 2019 01:47pm

Europe

Merkel, Orban mark Iron Curtain anniversary amid new divides

BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the city of Sopron Monday to

Published 19 Aug, 2019 01:04pm

World

Eurozone inflation slows further

BRUSSELS: Inflation in the eurozone slowed to 1.0 percent in July, official data showed Monday, sliding further away fro

Published 19 Aug, 2019 01:02pm

Asia

Dozens wounded as series of blasts rock eastern Afghan city

JALALABAD: Afghanistan's independence day was marred by bloodshed Monday when a series of explosions shook the eastern A

Published 19 Aug, 2019 01:01pm

Europe

Greek PM on EU tour in bid to soften fiscal targets

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will begin a tour of EU capitals this week, officials said Monday, in a

Published 19 Aug, 2019 12:57pm

Europe

Britain preps for no deal Brexit despite dire impact warnings

LONDON: A no-deal Brexit on October 31 could cause food, fuel and medicine shortages, according to government assessment

Published 19 Aug, 2019 11:59am

Europe

Merkel stresses need for 'humane' Europe on Iron Curtain anniversary

SOPRON: German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalled the importance of a "humane" Europe Monday as she took part in commemor

Published 19 Aug, 2019 11:54am

Asia

Iran warns US against seizing tanker

TEHRAN: Tehran said Monday it has warned its arch-foe Washington against attempting to seize an Iranian tanker that has

Published 19 Aug, 2019 11:52am

Africa

Sudan's Bashir got $90mn from Saudi, investigator tells court

KHARTOUM: Sudan's deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir has admitted to receiving $90 million in cash from Saudi royals,

Published 19 Aug, 2019 11:50am

Africa

More evacuations as Canary Islands fire out of control

MONTAÑA ALTA: A wildfire raged out of control on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria Monday, forcing more evacuations as

Published 19 Aug, 2019 11:49am

Asia

China lashes Taiwan over offer to Hong Kong protesters

BEIJING: China slammed Taiwan Monday for offering asylum to Hong Kong people facing prosecution for involvement in anti-

Published 19 Aug, 2019 11:46am

Africa

19 killed in Uganda fuel truck blast: police

KAMPALA: Nineteen people died when a fuel truck barrelled into other vehicles in a busy town in western Uganda and explo

Published 19 Aug, 2019 11:45am

Europe

Recall UK parliament to tackle Brexit crisis, opposition Labour Party says

LONDON: Britain's parliament needs to be recalled immediately to discuss Brexit, the opposition Labour Party's finance s

Published 19 Aug, 2019 10:30am

World

Fitch raises Malaysia 2019 GDP growth forecast to 4.6pc on solid H1

KUALA LUMPUR: Fitch Ratings on Monday revised its 2019 growth forecast for Malaysia to 4.6%, from 4.2%, after the countr

Published 19 Aug, 2019 08:22am

Africa

At least 10 dead after fuel truck collision in western Uganda-police

KAMPAL: At least 10 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in flames after losing control and ramming into three

Published 19 Aug, 2019 07:52am

World

Malaysian PM urges Britain to 'break with Europe' on palm oil

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday called on Britain to engage with palm oil growers to i

Published 19 Aug, 2019 07:26am

World

Thailand cuts 2019 growth forecast after worst quarter in nearly 5 years

BANGKOK: Thailand's economy expanded at its slowest pace in nearly five years in the second quarter as traditional growt

Published 19 Aug, 2019 07:21am

North America

'Tiananmen Square' crackdown in Hong Kong would harm trade deal: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned China that carrying out a Tiananmen Square-style crackdown on Hon

Published 19 Aug, 2019 06:09am

World

Japan's trade surplus with US soars ahead of talks

TOKYO: Japan's politically sensitive trade surplus with the United States grew more than 15 percent in July, data showed

Published 19 Aug, 2019 06:00am

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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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