News Archives for World - 2019-08-20

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North America

State Dept. approves possible $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved a possible $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the Defence

Published 20 Aug, 2019 11:28pm

World

South Korea July producer prices drop y/y, first fall in nearly 3 years

SEOUL: South Korea's producer prices index (PPI) dropped in July on an annual basis for the first time in nearly three y

Published 20 Aug, 2019 11:26pm

North America

US will act if tanker carrying Iranian oil delivers oil: Pompeo

UNITED NATIONS: The United States will take every action it can to prevent an Iranian tanker from delivering oil to Syri

Published 20 Aug, 2019 11:25pm

North America

US Justice Department teams up with states on probe of Big Tech firms

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department is working with a group of more than a dozen state attorneys general as it moves f

Published 20 Aug, 2019 11:21pm

World

President of Uruguay says he may have lung cancer

LIMA: Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez announced on Tuesday that doctors detected a likely malignant growth in his rig

Published 20 Aug, 2019 11:18pm

North America

Trump says White House discussing gun legislation; Democrats say talks low-level

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration in "meaningful" talks with Democrats about gun leg

Published 20 Aug, 2019 11:16pm

Europe

Canary Islands fire that threatened protected areas subsides

ARTENARA: A wildfire that has raged across vast areas of the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria since the weekend ha

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:14pm

World

Peso stability a priority says new Argentine finance minister

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's new finance minister made stabilizing the country's battered currency his top priority Tuesday

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:13pm

Europe

Glitzy French resort braces for G7 lockdown

BIARRITZ: Surfers must stay out of the Atlantic waves, tourists will have to keep away from gleaming beaches at the heig

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:12pm

Africa

Nigeria arrests kidnapper at centre of police, army shooting row

LAGOS: Nigeria's police said Tuesday it had caught a wanted kidnapper after blaming the army for helping him escape duri

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:11pm

Africa

Cameroon anglophone separatist leader gets life sentence

YAOUNDÉ: A military court in Cameroon on Tuesday handed a life sentence to the head of the country's anglophone separati

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:10pm

Europe

Political crisis in Italy since 2018

ROME: As Italy's coalition government reaches breaking point with the proposed resignation of its premier Giuseppe Conte

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:07pm

North America

UN envoy warns Yemen could break apart

UNITED NATIONS: The UN's special envoy to Yemen warned Tuesday that the war-ravaged country faced the prospect of breaki

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:02pm

Europe

Macron to discuss Indian occupied Kashmir with Modi

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss tensions in the divided region of Kashmir with Indian Prime Ministe

Published 20 Aug, 2019 09:00pm

North America

Trump: US 'very far' from recession

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump played down fears on Tuesday that the United States was heading towards recession whi

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:57pm

Africa

Toll from attack on Burkina military base rises to 24

OUAGADOUGOU: The death toll from an attack Monday on a military base in northern Burkina Faso rose to 24, the military s

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:54pm

Europe

EU, Britain clash over Johnson's Brexit backstop demand

BRUSSELS: Britain and the EU clashed Tuesday over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's demand to scrap the Irish border backst

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:52pm

Africa

Zambian leader says not meeting Vedanta investors during India trip

LUSAKA: Zambian President Edgar Lungu, on a visit to India this week, has no plans to meet anyone from Mumbai-listed Ved

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:51pm

World

Brazil bus hijacker, armed with fake gun, killed by police

RIO DE JANEIRO: A hijacker armed with what turned out to be a fake gun was shot and killed by police in Rio de Janeiro o

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:50pm

Africa

UN postpones anti-torture conference in Cairo after criticism

CAIRO: The United Nations has postponed a conference against torture due to be held in Cairo after fierce criticism of E

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:47pm

Europe

Italy in limbo after PM Conte attacks Salvini and resigns

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on Tuesday after lashing out at far-right Interior Minister Matteo

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:46pm

Africa

Sudan forms sovereign council to lead transition

KHARTOUM: Sudan's generals and protest leaders on Tuesday formed the sovereign council that will steer the country throu

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:41pm

Europe

Italy prosecutor orders migrants on charity ship to disembark in Lampedusa

ROME: An Italian prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the more than 80 remaining migrants on the Open Arms charity vessel to di

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:37pm

North America

Mexican court rules to allow recreational cocaine use

MEXICO CITY: A Mexican judge has granted two people's requests to be allowed to use cocaine recreationally, the organiza

Published 20 Aug, 2019 08:36pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has begun implementing previously announced changes that allow adult women to travel without pe

Published 20 Aug, 2019 03:52pm

World

US removed almost 2.7mn barrels of Iranian oil from market: Pompeo

WASHINGTON: The United States has removed nearly 2.7 million barrels of Iranian oil from global markets as a result

Published 20 Aug, 2019 03:23pm

Europe

'No request' from Iran tanker to dock in Greece

ATHENS: Athens has received no request from the Iranian tanker Adrian Darya to dock in Greece, Merchant Marine Minis

Published 20 Aug, 2019 03:05pm

North America

White House accuses China of 'bullying' in South China Sea

WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday accused China of "bullying tactics" in the increasingly tense waters of the S

Published 20 Aug, 2019 02:57pm

Europe

Salvini 'irresponsible' to start Italy crisis: PM

ROME: Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini was "irresponsible" to spark a political crisis by pulling

Published 20 Aug, 2019 02:52pm

World

IMF says sending team to Argentina 'soon'

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is continuing discussions with Argentina and will send a mission to Buen

Published 20 Aug, 2019 02:50pm

North America

Pompeo says North Korea talks have not resumed as quickly as hoped

WASHINGTON: The United States has not returned to the negotiation table with North Korea as quickly as it had hoped,

Published 20 Aug, 2019 02:01pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson digs in on need to change Brexit deal after EU rebuttal

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to reopen the deal to leave the European Union and to replace the

Published 20 Aug, 2019 01:59pm

Europe

Ireland disappointed with Johnson's opening Brexit bid

DUBLIN: Ireland expressed disappointment on Tuesday at a demand from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the B

Published 20 Aug, 2019 01:53pm

World

Thai finance ministry cuts 2019 GDP growth forecast to 3pc

BANGKOK: Thailand's finance ministry cut its 2019 economic growth forecast to 3.0% from the 3.8% it projected in April,

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:41am

World

China trims lending rates with new benchmark, more cuts expected

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China lowered its new lending reference rate slightly on Tuesday, as expected, as the central bank kic

Updated 20 Aug, 2019 11:06am

Europe

UK plans to immediately end EU free movement after no-deal Brexit

The UK government has said that in case of a no-deal Brexit, it will immediately end freedom of movement for people

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:07am

Europe

Boris Johnson makes his big-time debut at Biarritz

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes his debut on the global stage at the G7 summit this weekend, where all eyes w

Published 20 Aug, 2019 06:28am

North America

No Trump hotel for Greenland, US president promises

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump jokingly promised on Monday that he would not build one of his eponymous hotels in

Published 20 Aug, 2019 06:24am

North America

Release of Iranian tanker 'very unfortunate': Pompeo

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed frustration Monday over the "very unfortunate" decision to relea

Published 20 Aug, 2019 06:13am

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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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