News Archives for World - 2022-12-08

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Europe

Pope weeps as he speaks of 'tormented' Ukraine

ROME: Pope Francis was unable to hold back tears as he offered prayers for Ukraine Thursday during a traditional...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 10:58pm

World

Saudi Arabia signs Huawei deal, deepening China ties on Xi visit

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and China showcased deepening ties with a series of strategic deals on Thursday during a visit...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 10:45pm

South Asia

Bankrupt Sri Lanka clears budget as IMF bailout delays

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s parliament Thursday approved President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s 2023 budget, vital to...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 08:11pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims rise; continuing claims at 10-month high

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased moderately last week, while...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 07:53pm

World

‘The worst is yet to come’: the curse of high inflation

Globally, people are experiencing inflation at levels not seen for decades as prices surge for essentials like food,...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 07:40pm

Europe

Putin vows more strikes on Ukraine energy infrastructure

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed to continue attacking Ukrainian energy systems despite...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 07:02pm

Europe

EU states to top up fund used for Ukraine arms purchases by 2bn euros

BRUSSELS: European Union countries will replenish a fund that has been used to pay for military support for Ukraine...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:10pm

Middle East

Saudi lays on lavish welcome as China's Xi heralds 'new era' in relations

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received President Xi Jinping on Thursday as the Chinese leader...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:54pm

Travel

UAE's passport ranked world's best, Pakistan at fourth-worst

Passport Index, invented by global citizenship financial advisory services firm Arton Capital, puts Pakistan just ahead of Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:06pm

Middle East

China’s Xi to meet Saudi royals on high-stakes visit

RIYADH: Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet Saudi Arabia’s king and powerful crown prince on Thursday...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 03:12pm

Forex

Kenya shilling steady, seen weakening on year-end demand

NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling was steady against the dollar on Thursday, traders said, but seen weakening in the coming...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 02:21pm

South Asia

Modi’s party set for landslide election win in India’s Gujarat state

AHMEDABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was headed for a landslide victory in...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 12:49pm

South Asia

Iran executes protester for injuring security guard with knife

DUBAI: Iran executed one protester on Thursday who was convicted of injuring a security guard with a long knife and...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 11:38am

USA

Pentagon awards $9bn in cloud computing deals to four firms

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Wednesday it has awarded $9 billion in cloud computing contracts to Amazon,...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 11:23am

Middle East

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank: Palestinian ministry

NABLUS: Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Thursday in the flashpoint city of Jenin, in the occupied West...

Updated 08 Dec, 2022 02:21pm

Europe

Negotiations on global pandemic treaty to start in February: WHO

GENEVA: Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 11:09am

Asia

China reports 21,439 new COVID cases for Dec 7 vs 25,321 a day earlier

SHANGHAI: China reported 21,439 new COVID-19 infections on Dec. 7, of which 4,079 were symptomatic and 17,360 were...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 10:26am

Asia

Magnitude 6.1 quake rattles Indonesia’s West Java

JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Java province on Thursday, the country’s geophysics...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 10:21am

Europe

Heavy rains trigger floods in Portugal’s capital, one dead

LISBON: Local authorities put Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, on high alert on Wednesday evening and urged people to...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 10:05am

Europe

Putin acknowledges Russia’s war in Ukraine could be a long one

LONDON/KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that his army could be fighting in Ukraine for a long...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 09:54am

Asia

‘Too many positives!’: As China rows back COVID curbs, virus fears spread

BEIJING: As many Chinese embraced new found freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 09:19am

Europe

EU steps up WTO case against China over patents, Lithuania

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Wednesday it had requested the formation of adjudicating panels at the...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 09:00am

World

Twitter to lower Blue pricing for web users to $7

Twitter Inc plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $7 from $7.99 if users pay for...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 08:55am

World

Khatami voices support for protests

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

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Europe

Putin warns of ‘lengthy’ Ukraine conflict

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday of a drawn-out military intervention in Ukraine more than nine...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

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

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

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Forex
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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%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Nov 2 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	86.87 ▲ 7.85 (9.93%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 2 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	88.36 ▲ 7.17 (8.83%)
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%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	138.15 ▲ 9.88 (7.7%)
Ideal Dynamics / Nov 2 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	60 ▲ 3.91 (6.97%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 2 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	1.01 ▼ -0.47 (-31.76%)
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%)
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	87.26 ▼ -9.7 (-10%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 2 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	77.73 ▼ -8.64 (-10%)
Zarea Ltd / Nov 2 Zarea Limited(ZAL)	32.45 ▼ -3.54 (-9.84%)
Cordoba Logistics / Nov 2 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	26.25 ▼ -2.74 (-9.45%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	39,169,722 ▼ -1.24
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	9,703,630 ▼ -9.7
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 2 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	4,912,242 ▼ -0.28
Clover Pakistan / Nov 2 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	3,772,142 ▲ 0.32
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	3,228,231 ▼ -0.04
TPL Properties / Nov 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	3,003,730 ▲ 0.05
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 2 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	1,231,406 ▲ 0.72
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	1,118,477 ▼ -0.04
United BankXD / Nov 2 United Bank Limited(UBL)	1,098,082 ▲ 0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Nov 2 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	1,047,279 ▼ -1.02

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