News Archives for World - 2022-12-07

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Middle East

Saudi reports bumper budget surplus, first in nearly a decade

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it recorded its first annual budget surplus in nearly a decade, beating its own...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 11:45pm

World

EU targets Russian armed forces, banks in new sanctions

BRUSSELS: The EU's executive arm on Wednesday proposed imposing sanctions on Russia's armed forces, three banks and...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 11:35pm

World

Putin warns of 'lengthy' Ukraine conflict

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday of a long military intervention in Ukraine but said...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 11:29pm

Europe

Kyiv mayor brushes off Zelenskiy's criticism as 'politics'

KYIV: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Wednesday dismissed criticism by Ukraine's president about his office's...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 10:27pm

USA

Elon Musk briefly loses title as world's richest person to LVMH's Arnault: Forbes

Twitter owner and Tesla boss Elon Musk briefly lost his title as the world's richest person on Wednesday, according...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 09:45pm

USA

US blacklists companies for aiding Russian military

The Biden administration on Wednesday added 24 companies and other entities to an export control list for supporting...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 09:12pm

USA

US has not seen transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia: Kirby

WASHINGTON: The United States has not seen evidence that Iran has transferred ballistic missiles to Russia for use...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 08:07pm

Europe

Russia strengthens defence lines near Ukraine border

MOSCOW: The governors of two Russian regions bordering Ukraine have said they inspected the construction of defence...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:40pm

South Asia

Afghan girls sit leaving exams despite no school for a year

KABUL: Afghan education authorities staged secondary-school leaving exams for girls across much of the country...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:37pm

South Asia

China’s Xi arrives in Saudi on ‘epoch-making’ visit to deepen economic and strategic ties

RIYADH: President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Chinese state media said, on a visit Beijing...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:37pm

South Asia

Taliban publicly execute man accused of murder, senior officials attend

KABUL: The Taliban administration on Wednesday put to death a man accused of murder in western Afghanistan, its...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:22pm

Europe

Time magazine names Ukraine's Zelensky 'Person of the Year'

NEW YORK: Time magazine named President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as “the spirit of Ukraine” as its 2022 person of...

Updated 07 Dec, 2022 07:53pm

Asia

China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

BEIJING: China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of its hardline Covid restrictions that had hammered the...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 06:23pm

Europe

Russia trying to ‘freeze’ war before spring assault: NATO chief

BRUSSELS: Russia was looking to stall the fighting in Ukraine over the winter in order to build up its forces for a...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 06:00pm

South Asia

One killed as Bangladesh police fire at opposition rally

DHAKA: At least one person died Wednesday and scores were injured in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka as police fired...

Updated 07 Dec, 2022 06:43pm

Middle East

Iran ex-president Khatami voices support for protests

TEHRAN: Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has voiced support for the protest movement sparked by Mahsa...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:32pm

South Asia

Bold new landmark puts world at centre of Afghan capital

KABUL: Afghanistan’s capital has a bold new landmark that puts it at the centre of the world – or rather the world...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 03:19pm

Europe

16 dead, including soldiers, in Donetsk road accident

MOSCOW: More than a dozen people have died in a road accident in the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk, which is...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 02:35pm

Europe

155 lightly injured in train collision near Barcelona

MADRID: More than 150 people were lightly injured Wednesday when a train ran into the back of another at a station...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 02:31pm

Middle East

Xi travels to Saudi for three days of Mideast outreach

RIYADH: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for three days of meetings with regional...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 01:12pm

Europe

Heat will stay on in Europe this winter, but after?

PARIS: Europe is likely to scrape through this winter without cutting off gas customers despite reduced Russian...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 12:48pm

USA

E-cigarette maker Juul reaches settlement with 10,000 plaintiffs

WASHINGTON: US e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs said on Tuesday it had reached a settlement with about 10,000...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 12:13pm

Europe

Belgian Christmas tree growers grapple with price spikes

LIBIN: Christmas tree producers in Belgium are struggling for seasonal cheer as they wrestle with the impact of high...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 12:07pm

South Asia

Microfinance turns India’s rural women into budding entrepreneurs

NARELA: Pulling out a shirt from a shelf at her shop in central India, Chandrawati Rajpoot recalls the sleepless...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 11:09am

USA

US lawmakers authorize $800 million more for Ukraine in defence bill

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers agreed to provide Ukraine at least $800 million in additional security assistance next year...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 11:01am

Asia

China reports 25,321 new COVID cases for Dec 6 vs 28,062 a day earlier

SHANGHAI: China reported 25,321 new COVID-19 infections for Tuesday, of which 4,409 were symptomatic and 20,912 were...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 10:57am

Europe

Ukraine appears to show ability to strike far inside Russia

A third Russian airfield was set ablaze by a drone strike, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 10:18am

Asia

Indonesia police station blast kills one, injures several

JAKARTA: One person was killed and several were wounded in an explosion at a police station in Indonesia’s West Java...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 10:07am

World

Xi to visit Saudi Arabia today

RIYADH: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia this week, meeting the king and de...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Europe

EU agrees ban on imports driving deforestation

BRUSSELS: The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

World

US says 'not encouraging' Ukraine strikes into Russia

WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday it was "not encouraging" Ukraine to strike into Russia after drone ...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 01:07am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	276.95 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	276.75 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 2	157.81 ▲ 0.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 2	0.82 ▼ -0.0016
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 2	1.34 ▲ 0.0008
Euro to USD / Nov 2	1.12 ▲ 0.0023
SOFR % / Oct 29	3.94 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 2	75,317.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 2	63,121.49
Hang Seng / Nov 2	23,412.78
FTSE 100 / Nov 2	10,720.19
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 2	25,787.71
France CAC40 / Nov 2	7,959.64
S&P 500 / Oct 30	7,580.07
Nasdaq / Oct 30	25,437
Dow Jones / Oct 30	51,770.31

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 2	377.91
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 2	100.58
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 2	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 2	353,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 2	3,911.11
Diesel/Litre / Nov 2	402.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 2	78.20

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Fateh Sports / Nov 2 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	258.82 ▲ 23.53 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Nov 2 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,083.71 ▲ 98.52 (10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 2 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	23.10 ▲ 2.1 (10%)
Burshane LPG / Nov 2 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	54.15 ▲ 4.92 (9.99%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	89.30 ▲ 8.11 (9.99%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	141 ▲ 12.73 (9.92%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	49.39 ▲ 3.66 (8%)
National Silk / Nov 2 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	205 ▲ 14.7 (7.72%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 2 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	70.50 ▲ 4.79 (7.29%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 2 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	73.35 ▲ 4.96 (7.25%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 2 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	1 ▼ -0.48 (-32.43%)
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	3.62 ▼ -1 (-21.65%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 2 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	6.61 ▼ -1 (-13.14%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 2 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	15.35 ▼ -1.71 (-10.02%)
Attock Refinery / Nov 2 Attock Refinery Limited(ATRL)	979.90 ▼ -108.88 (-10%)
National Refinery / Nov 2 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	499.90 ▼ -55.54 (-10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 2 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	77.73 ▼ -8.64 (-10%)
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	87.59 ▼ -9.37 (-9.66%)
Zarea Ltd / Nov 2 Zarea Limited(ZAL)	32.59 ▼ -3.4 (-9.45%)
JS Investments / Nov 2 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	29.30 ▼ -3.05 (-9.43%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,591,395 ▼ -1.1
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,925,690 ▼ -9.37
Clover Pakistan / Nov 2 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	3,570,908 ▲ 0.31
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 2 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3,472,568 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	3,169,430 ▼ -0.05
TPL Properties / Nov 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	2,887,771 ▲ 0.05
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 2 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	1,165,483 ▲ 0.77
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	1,093,123 ▼ -0.04
United BankXD / Nov 2 United Bank Limited(UBL)	1,084,489 ▲ 0.7
Thatta Cement / Nov 2 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	864,496 ▲ 0.22

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