News Archives for World - 2019-08-22

North America

UN chief Guterres says 'deeply concerned' by Amazon fires

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday he was "deeply concerned" by wildfires that have dev

Published 22 Aug, 2019 09:02pm

North America

Canada FM to press Cuba on its support for Venezuela's Maduro

OTTAWA: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will travel to Havana next week to press Venezuela's top ally Cuba t

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:50pm

North America

Ex White House press secretaries announce TV gigs

WASHINGTON: Two controversial former White House press secretaries are headed to new television jobs -- with Sarah Sande

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:47pm

Europe

Amazon wildfires represent an 'international crisis': Macron

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said wildfires in the Amazon were an "international crisis" and call

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:46pm

Africa

Tunisian PM delegates his powers to focus on presidential race

TUNIS: Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed will temporarily delegate his powers to Public Service Minister Kamal Morj

Published 22 Aug, 2019 07:12pm

Europe

Italy president says parties need time for govt deal, to report back Tuesday

ROME: President Sergio Mattarella said several of Italy's parties had told him they needed more time to find an accord t

Published 22 Aug, 2019 07:09pm

World

Argentina presidential front-runner Fernandez pledges 'no default' if elected

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday there was "no possibility" the country

Published 22 Aug, 2019 07:07pm

Europe

Italy's Salvini keeps door open to possible new govt with 5-Star

ROME: Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's hard-right League party, said on Thursday he would be willing to patch up hi

Published 22 Aug, 2019 04:34pm

Asia

India's court sends ex-finance minister Chidambaram into police custody

NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Thursday ordered a former finance minister into police custody for questioning for fou

Published 22 Aug, 2019 04:29pm

Europe

Britain, South Korea sign Brexit trade deal

LONDON: Britain and South Korea on Thursday signed a deal that will allow the two countries to keep trading freely a

Published 22 Aug, 2019 03:16pm

Asia

Japan 'strongly' protests South Korea defence pact move: FM

TOKYO: Japan's foreign minister said Thursday that Tokyo "strongly" protested against South Korea's decision to scra

Published 22 Aug, 2019 02:19pm

Europe

Merkel gives Britain until October 31 for Brexit solution

THE HAGUE: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Britain could have until the day of its scheduled EU d

Published 22 Aug, 2019 02:10pm

World

Serbia lost 298mn euros from Kosovo tariffs, minister says

BELGRADE: Serbia has suffered damages amounting to around 0.7 percent of its gross domestic product since Kosovo, it

Published 22 Aug, 2019 01:41pm

Europe

Iran ready to work on French nuclear deal proposals, does not want war

OSLO: Iran is prepared to work on French proposals to salvage the international nuclear deal that Tehran signed with

Published 22 Aug, 2019 01:05pm

Europe

France's Macron tells Johnson: not enough time for a new Brexit deal

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron firmly told Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday that there was not enou

Published 22 Aug, 2019 12:56pm

World

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, suggesting

Published 22 Aug, 2019 12:45pm

World

Indonesia announces surprise rate to offset tepid global growth

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank announced a surprise interest rate cut Thursday as it looks to offset tepid global gro

Published 22 Aug, 2019 10:53am

World

Eurozone business growth weak as manufacturing woes rumble on

BRUSSELS: Eurozone business growth rose slightly in August but manufacturing output was down for the seventh month runni

Published 22 Aug, 2019 10:46am

World

Turkish August consumer confidence rises to 58.3 points

ANKARA: Turkey's consumer confidence index rose to 58.3 points in August from 56.5 points in July, data from the Turkish

Published 22 Aug, 2019 09:22am

World

South Korea fin min says seeking to boost budget by nearly 9pc for 2020

SEOUL: South Korea's finance minister said on Thursday the government was seeking to increase the budget for next year b

Published 22 Aug, 2019 09:21am

Europe

British PM Johnson faces tough Brexit lunch with Macron

PARIS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday try to convince France to reopen Brexit negotiations less t

Published 22 Aug, 2019 09:07am

World

China says it hopes U.S. stops wrong tariff action, vows to retaliate

BEIJING: China hopes the United States will stop its wrong tariff action, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, adding

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:35am

World

French business activity expanding in August

PARIS: French business activity has expanded in August, a survey showed on Thursday, offering signs of resilience for th

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:27am

North America

Pentagon axes troubled $1 bn contract for missile defense

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it is terminating a troubled billion-dollar program to develop a balli

Published 22 Aug, 2019 06:34am

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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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