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World - 2022-04-08

South Asia

Japan ends Russian coal imports, expels diplomats

TOKYO: Japan said Friday it will end imports of Russian coal and announced the expulsion of eight of Moscow's...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 09:36pm

Europe

Russia denies attack on Ukrainian train station

MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said Friday it did not launch an attack on a train station in eastern Ukraine,...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 09:33pm

Europe

US to place one Patriot missile system in Slovakia: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The United States will put one Patriot missile defense system, along with US troops to operate it, in...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 09:20pm

Europe

Russian inflation accelerates to 7.61% m/m in March, highest since 1999

Consumer prices in Russia jumped 7.61% in March, their biggest month-on-month increase since January 1999, data...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 09:06pm

Europe

UK promises further $130mn of arms for Ukraine

LONDON: Britain will send Ukraine a further 100 million pounds ($130 million) of military support, Prime Minister...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 08:58pm

Europe

Russia complains to Turkey over drones sales to Ukraine: Turkish bureaucrat

ISTANBUL: Russia has complained to Turkey over its sale of Bayraktar TB2 armed drones to Ukraine, a high level...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 07:33pm

Europe

Ukraine says dozens killed in missile strike on railway station used by evacuees

LVIV: At least 39 people were killed and 87 wounded in a missile strike on Friday on a railway station in east...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 07:24pm

USA

Canada’s jobless rate at record low 5.3% as economy adds 72,500 jobs

OTTAWA: Canada’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3% in March, the lowest level on record, highlighting the tightening of...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 06:23pm

Markets

Sri Lanka central bank raises rates by 700 basis points

COLOMBO: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka raised its key lending and borrowing rates by 700 basis points each on Friday...

Updated 08 Apr, 2022 07:33pm

Europe

UK sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters

LONDON: Britain added Vladimir Putin's daughters to its sanctions list on Friday, mirroring moves by the United...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 02:56pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka opposition threatens no-confidence motion, industry warns of 'fall off precipice'

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main opposition party on Friday asked the government to take effective action to resolve an...

Updated 08 Apr, 2022 07:40pm

Asia

Xi praises China's virus handling as Shanghai prepares 130,000 Covid beds

SHANGHAI: China's President Xi Jinping praised the country's "tested" zero-Covid strategy on Friday, even as ...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:55pm

Europe

EU's Von der Leyen, Borrell say they are en route to Kyiv

KYIV: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Friday that she was en route to the Ukrainian...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:53pm

Europe

Macron warns of 'difficult scenes' to come in Ukraine's Donbas

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that he expects Russian forces to step up their attacks in the...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:43pm

Europe

Ukraine forces control Sumy region bordering Russia: governor

KYIV: Ukrainian forces are in control of the entire northeast region of Sumy along the border with Russia, its...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:39pm

Europe

World food prices hit record high over Ukraine war: FAO

PARIS: World food prices hit an all-time high in March as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent "shocks" through markets...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:34pm

Asia

Japan says expelling eight Russian diplomats, officials

TOKYO: Japan said Friday it will expel eight Russian diplomats and officials, calling Moscow's actions in Ukraine...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:32pm

Europe

Sunak defends wife's tax status, says every penny owed in UK is paid: The Sun

British finance minister Rishi Sunak defended his wife over her UK tax status, saying that every penny owed in the...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 11:53am

Europe

Chairman of Russia's Rusal calls for investigation of Bucha killings

The chairman of Russian aluminium giant Rusal called on Thursday for an impartial investigation into the killing of...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 11:48am

Europe

Russia laments 'tragedy' of troop deaths as Ukraine braces for offensive

LVIV: Russia gave the most sombre assessment so far of its invasion of Ukraine, describing the "tragedy" of mounting...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 11:25am

Africa

UN demands urgent access to site of alleged Mali massacre

UNITED NATIONS: A UN envoy on Thursday demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, site of an alleged massacre...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 10:35am

Europe

France's Le Pen says 'so close' as election battle enters crucial stage

PERPIGNAN: French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Thursday she had never been "so close" to ...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 10:26am

USA

House speaker latest high-profile Covid case in Washington

WASHINGTON: Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, has tested positive for Covid-19,...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 10:22am

World

Australian flood disinformation sparks threats to pilots

SYDNEY: An Australian aviation company says it has received more than 100 threats following an online conspiracy...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 10:06am

USA

US Secret Service places agents on leave over gifts from phony cops

WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service said on Thursday it has placed some of its personnel on administrative leave for...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

Europe

Ukraine calls for ‘weapons, weapons, weapons’ at NATO talks

BRUSSELS: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday called on NATO members to provide Kyiv with all the...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

World

Turkey court confirms transfer of Khashoggi murder trial to Saudis

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Thursday confirmed a halt to the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the killing...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

South Asia

India claims it foiled Chinese cyber-attack

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday claimed it foiled an attempted cyber-attack by Chinese hackers targeting its power...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	277.86
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	277.66
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 12	159.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 12	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 12	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 12	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 12	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	7,748.50
India Sensex / Aug 12	77,966.35
Nasdaq / Aug 12	26,588.49
FTSE 100 / Aug 12	10,833.15
Dow Jones / Aug 12	53,770.27
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 12	26,331.07
France CAC40 / Aug 12	8,674.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 13	68,621.41
Hang Seng / Aug 13	25,406.75

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 12	82.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	397,750
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 12	4,407.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 12	84.38
Petrol/Litre / Aug 13	324.98
Diesel/Litre / Aug 13	382.79

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 13 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	28.06 ▲ 2.55 (10%)
Rupali polyester / Aug 13 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	33 ▲ 3 (10%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	49.32 ▲ 4.48 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 13 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.36 ▼ -4.93 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.10 ▼ -2.82 (-9.43%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	40 ▼ -3 (-6.98%)
JS Investments / Aug 13 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	44 ▼ -2.84 (-6.06%)
Frontier Ceramics / Aug 13 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	95.01 ▼ -5.98 (-5.92%)
Shakarganj / Aug 13 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	97 ▼ -6.01 (-5.83%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.50 ▼ -1.07 (-5.76%)
Saritow Spinning / Aug 13 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	23.54 ▼ -1.44 (-5.76%)

Stock	Volume
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	31,403,966 ▼ -1.51
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,563,312 ▼ -0.23
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,877,326 ▲ 3.65
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,944,926 ▼ -0.27
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,375,304 ▲ 0.06
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	3,833,982 ▼ -0.5
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	3,407,845 ▲ 0.41
Sui South Gas / Aug 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	3,391,496 ▲ 0.25
Cres.Star Ins. / Aug 13 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3,374,952 ▲ 0.08
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,930,543 ▲ 0

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