News Archives for World - 2019-08-21

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North America

US imposes sanctions on three Chinese accused of fentanyl trafficking

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three Chinese men accused of illegally trafficking fen

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:12pm

Asia

Turkey says all its observation posts in Syria will remain in place, support to continue

ANKARA: All of Turkey's observation posts, formed under an agreement with Russia and Iran, will remain in place and supp

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:11pm

World

Brazil adds postal service, Santos port operator to privatization plan

BRASILIA: The Brazilian government on Wednesday added nine more companies to the list of state-controlled firms to be pr

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:09pm

World

IMF board recommends rule change that would clear way for Georgieva

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund's board on Wednesday recommended a rule change that would scrap the age limi

Published 21 Aug, 2019 09:00pm

North America

'I am the Chosen One': Trump defends China trade war

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump proclaimed himself "the Chosen One" Wednesday as he defended his trade war against

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:57pm

North America

Canada's Trudeau says will not back down in dispute with China

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he would not escalate a deepening trade and diplomatic

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:35pm

Europe

After Germany hints at compromise, France tells UK: no new Brexit deal

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday challenged Britain to come up with alternatives to the Irish border

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:19pm

Europe

Macron to meet Iranians before G7 to float ideas for defusing crisis

PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he would meet Iranian officials ahead of this weekend's G7 s

Published 21 Aug, 2019 07:46pm

Europe

Iran tanker too big to dock at Greek port

ATHENS: An Iranian tanker that has sparked a diplomatic row pitting Tehran against Washington and London is too big

Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:19pm

Europe

Danish PM 'annoyed and surprised' by Trump cancellation

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's prime minister said Wednesday she was "annoyed and surprised" that US President Donald Trump p

Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:16pm

Europe

Merkel warns of Brexit economic pain before Johnson visit

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Wednesday of the economic impact of a chaotic no-deal Brexit, hours b

Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:16pm

World

IMF to Trump: It's not working

WASHINGTON: US tariffs on China won't fix the trade deficit, and neither will weakening the US dollar through intere

Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:06pm

World

Trump renews attacks on Fed's Powell

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday, blaming

Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:04pm

Asia

China hosts Japan and South Korea in show of regional unity

BEIJING: Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea made commitments Wednesday to diffuse regional tensions a

Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:03pm

World

Venezuelan officials discussed Maduro exit behind his back

WASHINGTON: Venezuelan officials reached out to the US behind President Nicolas Maduro's back solely to discuss his

Published 21 Aug, 2019 03:01pm

Europe

No-deal Brexit becoming 'most likely' scenario: French presidency

PARIS: A no-deal Brexit is becoming the most likely scenario for Britain's departure from the European Union, a Fren

Published 21 Aug, 2019 02:59pm

Europe

Trump offers help as UK's Johnson asks Merkel to budge on Brexit

BERLIN: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to tell German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that unless she agr

Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:57pm

Europe

No-deal Brexit stockpiling counterproductive, hospitals will have what they need

LONDON: Britain's National Health Service will have access to what it needs in a no-deal Brexit and any stockpiling

Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:25pm

World

UK expenditure strains budget as Johnson eyes more spending

LONDON: Higher government spending ate into Britain's seasonal budget surplus in July, underlining the budget constr

Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:21pm

Asia

Hong Kong protest moves to mob-attack subway as bank warns of economic fallout

HONG KONG: A major bank warned on Wednesday that weeks of protests in Hong Kong could hit the economies of the Chine

Published 21 Aug, 2019 01:00pm

World

Canadian inflation holds steady at 2.0pc in July

OTTAWA: Canada's annual inflation rate held steady in July at 2.0% because of lower costs for services, including te

Published 21 Aug, 2019 12:54pm

North America

Trump delays Denmark PM talks over lack of interest in Greenland sale

Washington: President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is postponing a planned meeting with Denmark's prime minist

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:23am

World

Japan, U.S. ministers meet for trade talks as hopes for early deal fade

TOKYO: Japan and the United States will seek to narrow gaps on trade when their top negotiators meet this week, but hope

Published 21 Aug, 2019 08:11am

World

French debt costs set to be reduced by 2 bn euros thanks to low rates -minister

PARIS: France's borrowing costs are set to have been reduced by around 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), compared to earli

Published 21 Aug, 2019 07:25am

Europe

Johnson, Merkel to face off in first Brexit talks

BERLIN: visits Berlin on Wednesday to kick off a marathon of tense talks with key European and international leaders as

Published 21 Aug, 2019 05:51am

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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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