News Archives for World - 2019-09-05

Europe

German Finance Minister Scholz vows to respect any SPD decision to quit Merkel's coalition

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Thursday he would respect any decision by his centre-left Social Dem

Published 05 Sep, 2019 10:28pm

North America

Trudeau says China uses detentions as political tool

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday accused Beijing of using "arbitrary detentions" as a tool in

Published 05 Sep, 2019 10:20pm

Africa

Soldier killed in ambush on Burkina Faso army patrol

OUAGADOUGOU: One Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed on Thursday in an ambush on an army patrol in the

Published 05 Sep, 2019 10:15pm

Europe

Italy govt approves use of special powers over 5G supply deals

ROME: Italy's new government approved on Thursday the use of special powers in deals to purchase goods and services rela

Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:58pm

Europe

Putin slams Italy's arrest of Russian executive at US request

RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin complained on Thursday about Italy's arrest of a Russian state executive on sus

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:10pm

Europe

Netanyahu expects tough stance from Trump in any meeting with Rouhani

LONDON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared resigned on Thursday to a possible meeting between US Preside

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:02pm

Europe

New EU top team to be unveiled on Tuesday

BRUSSELS: Incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that her full team of commissione

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:55pm

Europe

UK govt schedules new vote for Monday on snap election

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government said Thursday it would make a second attempt next week to call

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:53pm

Europe

Former UK PM Major calls on Johnson to fire top advisor Cummings

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should fire Dominic Cummings, the advisor behind his high-stakes Brexit str

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:53pm

North America

Mexico moves to launch world's largest oil hedge program

NEW YORK: Mexico has made the first moves to launch its annual $1 billion oil hedging program by asking banks for quotes

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:51pm

Europe

Government vows action as German wind industry flags

BERLIN: The German government vowed to push through new measures to revive the country's ailing wind energy sector after

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:51pm

Europe

Spain court to probe 8 police over Catalan referendum violence

MADRID: A Spanish court has ordered eight police officials to be put under formal investigation over their alleged role

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:50pm

Africa

10 killed including one foreigner in South Africa xenophobic violence: president

JOHANNESBURG: At least 10 people have been killed by xenophobic violence in South Africa this week, President Cyril Rama

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:49pm

Europe

Britain must leave EU on October 31: Johnson

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday insisted Britain must leave the European Union on October 31, despite a

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:45pm

Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince and Iraqi PM stress importance of cooperation to stabilise oil markets

CAIRO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi highlighted in a phone call the

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:45pm

North America

Hurricane Dorian lashes Carolinas after Bahamas havoc

CHARLESTON/MARSH HARBOUR: Hurricane Dorian, which reduced much of the northern Bahamas to rubble and left at least 20 pe

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:44pm

World

Venezuela should spend money on food, not missiles: Colombia president

BOGOTA: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro should spend his country's money on food, not on missiles, Colombian Preside

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:42pm

Middle East

Washington in talks with Yemeni rebels, US official says

AL KHARJ: Washington is in talks with Yemen's Iran-aligned Huthi rebels in a bid to end the country's war, a top US offi

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:41pm

Europe

UK police cadet collapses during Johnson speech

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson ploughed on with a largely Brexit-themed address on Thursday even though a police c

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:35pm

Asia

Indonesia says chasing unrest suspects in Papua

JAKARTA: Indonesia warned Thursday it would chase those it accused of being behind two weeks of mass protests in Papua s

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:34pm

Europe

Ukraine releases MH17 'suspect' ahead of expected prisoner swap

KIEV: A court in Ukraine on Thursday released from detention a man suspected of involvement in the downing of flight MH1

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:31pm

Africa

South Africa's Ramaphosa vows to intensify war on rape, murder of women

CAPE TOWN: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday unveiled a raft of plans to tighten laws to fight rape a

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:24pm

North America

More than 76,000 in hurricane-hit Bahamas may need food, other aid: WFP

GENEVA: More than 76,000 people could be in need of food and other aid in the Bahamas after the Caribbean nation was rav

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:23pm

North America

Democrats put climate crisis at heart of 2020 race

WASHINGTON: Democrats seeking to oust climate skeptic Donald Trump from the White House are placing the "existential thr

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:22pm

North America

US blocks UN Security Council statement on Israel: source

UNITED NATIONS: The United States has blocked a UN Security Council statement on tensions between Israel and Hezbollah,

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:20pm

Europe

Putin says Russia will produce new missiles after demise of nuclear pact

VLADIVOSTOK: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would produce missiles that were banned under a l

Published 05 Sep, 2019 01:43pm

World

US weekly jobless claims increase marginally

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, suggestin

Published 05 Sep, 2019 01:38pm

World

US second-quarter productivity unrevised at 2.3pc

WASHINGTON: US worker productivity slowed in the second quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, as productivi

Published 05 Sep, 2019 01:36pm

North America

'Everything is gone:' Bahamians struggle in Dorian's devastating wake

NASSAU: Stunned residents of the Bahamas surveyed the wreckage of their homes and officials struggled to assess the

Published 05 Sep, 2019 01:35pm

Europe

British PM Johnson's own brother quits on eve of Brexit election campaign

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to kick off what is in effect an election campaign casting parli

Published 05 Sep, 2019 01:31pm

Europe

EasyJet ready to respond to any demand impact from Brexit

LONDON: British budget airline easyJet will adjust its fleet and switch volumes to react to any changes in demand if

Published 05 Sep, 2019 01:02pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson will say Brexit extension is a betrayal of voters

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will demand an election and say that seeking an extension to Britain's membership o

Published 05 Sep, 2019 09:26am

Europe

UK Brexit "surrender bill" means election now needed - Javid

LONDON: British finance Minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday that legislation to delay Brexit which is now set to clear

Published 05 Sep, 2019 09:07am

Europe

UK election must not delay Brexit from Oct. 31 - Javid

LONDON: British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday that the government could strike a renegotiated Brexit dea

Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:58am

World

German industrial orders suffer in July

Frankfurt: New orders for industrial firms in Europe's manufacturing powerhouse Germany fell back in July, official data

Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:11am

Asia

30 injured as train and truck collide near Tokyo

TOKYO: A train and a truck collided at a crossing near Tokyo on Thursday, injuring 30 people, rescuers said. "What we

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:18am

North America

Dorian upgraded to major Category 3 hurricane: US forecasters

MIAMI: Hurricane Dorian, which has left at least 20 people dead in the Bahamas, was upgraded to a Category 3 storm late

Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:11am

Europe

UK Johnson's Brexit plans in tatters after stinging defeats

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's hardline Brexit strategy stood in tatters on Thursday after a humiliating

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:59am

World

US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October

BEIJING: China and the United States will resume trade talks in Washington in early October, Beijing said on Thursday, a

Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:55am

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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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