News Archives for World - 2019-09-04

World

Bolsonaro accuses UN rights chief of meddling, praises Pinochet

BRASÍLIA: President Jair Bolsonaro waded into another international row over sovereignty on Wednesday, this time accusin

Published 04 Sep, 2019 10:17pm

North America

Mexican president says referendums could decide fate of ex-presidents

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the public should have the right to choose wh

Published 04 Sep, 2019 09:00pm

Europe

Georgia's economic growth slows to 5.1pc year-on-year in Jan-July

TBILISI: Georgia's economy expanded 5.1pc year-on-year in the first seven months of 2019, down from 5.5pc growth in the

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:51pm

Middle East

Netanyahu makes snap trip to London for Johnson talks

JERUSALEM: With less than two weeks to go before Israel's general election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office s

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:23pm

Europe

Greek judges slam 'restriction' on refugee rights

ATHENS: Greek judges accused the country's government Wednesday of restricting refugees' rights by scrapping appeals for

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:21pm

North America

US trade deficit shrinks; shortfall with China still large

WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit narrowed slightly in July, but the gap with China, a focus of the Trump administration'

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:49pm

North America

US economy growing modestly as trade war dents activity

WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at a modest pace in recent weeks, with manufacturing buffeted by a global slowdown while

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:46pm

Europe

Greek police fire teargas as child migrants protest conditions in camps

THESSALONIKI: Greek police fired tear gas at hundreds of children who protested in a packed migrant camp on the Greek is

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:45pm

Europe

UK's Javid ramps up spending as election talk mounts

LONDON: British finance minister Sajid Javid said he was "turning the page on austerity" as he promised the biggest spen

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:43pm

Africa

Algeria army chief reiterates demand for swift presidential poll

ALGIERS: Algeria's army chief insisted Wednesday that a vote to elect a successor to ousted president Abdelaziz Boutefli

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:43pm

North America

Trump: US does not want to discuss Huawei with China

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States does not want to discuss the US blacklisting of H

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:42pm

Europe

Key ministers in Italy's new government

ROME: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday unveiled Italy's new government, a coalition of the anti-establishment

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:40pm

World

Amazon's 'tallest tree' safe from fires, say scientists

SAO PAULO: Intrepid Brazilian and British scientists say they have located the Amazon's tallest tree in northern Brazil,

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:38pm

Europe

EU pours cold water on Johnson's Brexit strategy

BRUSSELS: Brussels on Wednesday warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson against the idea he could strike a new Brexit deal w

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:37pm

North America

UN envoy on Libya warns conflict could trigger chaos

UNITED NATIONS: The UN special envoy to Libya warned Wednesday that without action by the Security Council, the country'

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:35pm

Europe

British MPs inflict new defeat on Johnson's Brexit strategy

LONDON: British MPs inflicted a fresh defeat on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's hardline Brexit strategy on Wednesday, ap

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:34pm

Africa

Niger battles deadly floods as city streets swamped

NIAMEY: "That's it, time to go!" As a rising swell of muddy water creeps towards his house in Niger's capital Niamey, Ma

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:33pm

Europe

Turkey says ready to implement Syria safe zone plan with US 'without delay'

ISTANBUL: A top Turkish official told US national security advisor John Bolton late Wednesday that Ankara was ready to i

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:31pm

North America

Riding out Dorian, over pancakes, in South Carolina

FOLLY BEACH: Kaycee Meyer enjoys a leisurely breakfast of pancakes as she pooh-poohs Hurricane Dorian and says she will

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:30pm

Europe

UK's Johnson calls vote on holding early elections after Brexit defeat

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called for parliament to vote in favour of holding early elect

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:28pm

Europe

Italian PM sets seal on new government, unveils cabinet

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte unveiled his new cabinet on Wednesday, uniting two rival political parties i

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:27pm

Europe

EU lawmakers give first backing to Lagarde for top ECB job

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament's economic and monetary committee backed on Wednesday the appointment of Christine Lag

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:13pm

Europe

As US outlines draft Taliban deal, Pentagon chief provides few details

STUTTGART: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he would limit his comments on talks between the United Sta

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:09pm

Europe

Lagarde promises euro MPs reform and openness at ECB

BRUSSELS: After years of hectic crisis-fighting and massive expansion of its role, the European Central Bank must re

Published 04 Sep, 2019 01:23pm

World

Rising US exports shrink trade deficit; China imports fall

WASHINGTON: A bump in US exports helped shrink America's yawning trade deficit in July while imports from China cont

Published 04 Sep, 2019 01:17pm

World

Industrial slowdown means gloom for German chemicals makers

FRANKFURT: A weakening German and worldwide manufacturing sector weighed heavily on Germany's chemicals output in the se

Published 04 Sep, 2019 10:50am

Asia

Cathay Pacific chairman John Slosar retiring: statement

HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific announced Wednesday its chairman John Slosar is stepping down to retire, the latest high-profi

Published 04 Sep, 2019 10:06am

World

Thailand says economy slowing but no recession, stimulus to lift growth

BANGKOK: Thailand's economy is just slowing but not in a recession yet and recently announced government stimulus measur

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:42am

Europe

Top advisor to UK PM Johnson denies he said EU talks were a sham

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top advisor Dominic Cummings denied that he had described the government'

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:22am

Asia

Five killed in New Zealand as bus with Chinese tourists rolls over

WELLINGTON: A bus carrying 27 people, mostly Chinese tourists, rolled over on a highway in New Zealand's North Island on

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:18am

Middle East

Iran and Europe unlinke to agree on nuclear pact in next few days - Rouhani

DUBAI: President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Iran was unlikely to reach a deal in the next few days with European p

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:29am

Europe

Putin, Modi to talk economy in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for tal

Published 04 Sep, 2019 06:35am

World

Australian economic growth hits 10-year low

SYDNEY: The Australian economy has recorded its weakest annual growth in a decade, official data released Wednesday show

Published 04 Sep, 2019 06:33am

Europe

ECB nominee Lagarde faces grilling from euro MPs

FRANKFURT: European Parliament lawmakers will Wednesday question incoming European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde

Published 04 Sep, 2019 06:30am

Asia

Putin promises infrastructure investment in Mongolia

ULAANBAATAR: Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to help finance new infrastructure in Mongolia on a one-day v

Published 04 Sep, 2019 06:23am

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Commodity

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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