News Archives for World - 2019-10-23

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Tesla posts surprise quarterly profit on record deliveries

Tesla Inc posted a surprise quarterly profit on Wednesday. Analysts were expecting a loss of 42 cents per shar

Published 23 Oct, 2019 11:02pm

World

Facebook's Zuckerberg grilled in US Congress on digital currency, privacy, elections

Waters had previously called for halting the Libra project before its planned 2020, launch. Zuckerberg said Fa

Published 23 Oct, 2019 09:24pm

World

Canada's PM Trudeau pledges middle-class tax cut as first act of new government

Trudeau's tone was conciliatory on Wednesday after he lost a majority in parliament but ended up with more seats th

Published 23 Oct, 2019 09:19pm

World

Trump to promote withdrawing US from Paris climate accord

Trump, a longtime opponent of the Paris agreement, vowed in the 2016, presidential election campaign that he would

Published 23 Oct, 2019 09:16pm

Europe

One dead, 5 missing as northeast Spain hit by flash floods

One man died and another five people were missing Wednesday after a night of torrential rain triggered. Aerial

Published 23 Oct, 2019 08:43pm

World

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, says Kurds 'thankful'

Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the lifting of US sanctions against Turkey and defended his abrupt pullout from

Published 23 Oct, 2019 08:28pm

Europe

EU backs Brexit delay as Johnson eyes election

Boris Johnson is struggling to persuade British MPs to quickly ratify the divorce accord he struck with EU leaders

Published 23 Oct, 2019 08:21pm

World

Chileans go on strike as protest death toll hits 18

Thousands of Chileans flooded the streets of Santiago and other cities Wednesday on day one of a general strike.

Published 23 Oct, 2019 07:38pm

World

Saudi replaces foreign minister less than a year after appointment: state media

King Salman appointed a new foreign minister on Wednesday. Assaf, who replaced Adel al-Jubeir in December 2018

Published 23 Oct, 2019 07:31pm

World

Trudeau rules out coalition as he forms new Canadian government

Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday ruled out forming a coalition government despite an election victory. The

Published 23 Oct, 2019 07:25pm

Europe

Brexit extension likely to be flexible

I think that extension will be a flexible one, that will allow the United Kingdom to leave the EU - if they can get

Published 23 Oct, 2019 02:58pm

Europe

Russia rejects German vision for security zone in northern Syria

Germany's defence minister has suggested creating an internationally controlled security zone involving Turkey and

Published 23 Oct, 2019 02:52pm

Europe

Turkey, Russia discuss new S-400 supplies: report

The US says Russia will be able to glean sensitive technical knowledge about the new fighter if it is operated alon

Published 23 Oct, 2019 02:38pm

Europe

Erdogan vows 'necessary steps' if US, Russian promises not kept

Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed a deal in which Moscow will "facilitate the removal" of the fig

Published 23 Oct, 2019 01:18pm

Europe

Germany won't oppose Brexit extension

European Council President Donald Tusk's recommendation that EU's 27 other member states grant a flexible extension

Published 23 Oct, 2019 01:14pm

Europe

Russian forces move in near Syrian-Turkish border

The ministry said in a statement that a convoy of Russian military police had crossed the river at noon (0900 GMT)

Published 23 Oct, 2019 01:11pm

Middle East

US hails German idea of international 'safe zone' in Syria

NATO member Turkey's military operation in northern Syria is to dominate a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organis

Published 23 Oct, 2019 01:07pm

Europe

As Kremlin scrambles for Africa, Putin praises ties at major summit

54 African states were represented at the first Russia-Africa Summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Trade b

Published 23 Oct, 2019 01:02pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson calls on Corbyn to explain how he will get Brexit done

Repeating his disappointment that parliament had rejected his timetable while voting in favour of his deal. Th

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:10pm

World

EU lawmakers reject Turkey's ‘safe zone’ in Syria, eye sanctions steps

EU Parliament urges cutting trade links, funds to Turkey, EU governments split on how to react to Turkish push into

Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:08pm

World

China to boost imports of goods including farm products

China will allow some foreign firms to conduct domestic equity investment by using their capital, and will allow so

Published 23 Oct, 2019 11:49am

Europe

British police find 39 dead in truck container, arrest driver

Police say driver of the truck, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, had been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Published 23 Oct, 2019 10:16am

World

Afghan rivals to meet in China after U.S. talks stall

China has been trying to encourage peace efforts and last month a Taliban delegation visited Beijing for talks with

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 10:17am

World

EU fires budget warning shots to Italy, France

The European Commission on Tuesday demanded urgent clarifications from Italy and France on their budget plans for next year, worried they veer widely from spending cut commitments made to Brussels. The letters from the EU's executive arm requested a respo

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 06:59am

World

I Coast tourism attracts $5 billion from Arab investors

Ivory Coast announced Tuesday that Arab investors had pledged $5 billion to support its programme to attract foreign tourists to the West African nation. The tourism ministry said "a round table of investors in Dubai" on Sunday and Monday expressed intere

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 07:11am

World

McDonald's earnings dip

McDonald's reported a dip in third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, missing expectations as increased spending on technology hit the company's performance despite higher sales. Profits dipped 1.8 percent from the year-ago period to $1.6 billion. Revenues edge

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 07:11am

World

Procter & Gamble earnings jump

Procter & Gamble reported a jump in quarterly earnings Tuesday, benefiting from strong sales of premium toothpaste and other high-end products and price increases in other categories. The consumer products giant, whose brands include Tide detergent and Ol

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 07:05am

World

S&P downgrades Boeing credit rating outlook to negative

Ratings agency S&P on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for Boeing, citing concerns the aerospace giant may have misled regulators about the 737 MAX. The plane has been grounded in the wake of two deadly crashes that killed 346 people, and Boeing has faced i

Updated 23 Oct, 2019 06:59am

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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	159.79 ▼ -0.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0006
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.11 ▲ 0.0001
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,418.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,662.52
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,851.83
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,734.13
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,354.18
S&P 500 / Nov 12	7,592.40
Nasdaq / Nov 12	25,366.09
Dow Jones / Nov 12	52,297.09

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,891.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.40

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%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.41 ▲ 0.16 (12.8%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.66 ▲ 0.3 (12.71%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
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%)
Cresent Jute / Nov 13 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.85 ▲ 1.26 (10.01%)
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%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	189.16 ▼ -21.02 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.10 ▼ -3.15 (-8.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.75 ▼ -1.25 (-8.93%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 13 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.80 ▼ -0.75 (-8.77%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	149.02 ▼ -11.68 (-7.27%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.02 ▼ -4.96 (-6.36%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 13 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.53 ▼ -0.36 (-6.11%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.99 ▼ -4.08 (-6.08%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72 ▼ -4.6 (-6.01%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	301,901,923 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,218,140 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,281,961 ▲ 0.3
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	42,784,338 ▲ 0.34
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,210,703 ▲ 0.53
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,405,751 ▲ 0.04
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,811,419 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,493,258 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	20,858,319 -
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,134,592 ▲ 0.07

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