News Archives for World - 2022-12-20

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Europe

France sends Ukraine more rocket systems: Macron

AMMAN: France has delivered rocket launchers and weapons to Ukraine and will send more early next year, French...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 11:56pm

World

US, Britain condemn Taliban suspension of women from universities

UNITED NATIONS: The United States and Britain on Tuesday condemned an announcement by Afghanistan's Taliban...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 11:31pm

South Asia

Taliban bans university education for Afghan girls

KABUL: The Taliban authorities on Tuesday ordered a nationwide ban on university education for females, as the...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 10:57pm

South Asia

More visas for Afghans who helped US included in spending bill

WASHINGTON: A provision to provide 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked with the United States was included in a...

Updated 20 Dec, 2022 10:13pm

Europe

One in four Ukrainians at risk of mental disorder due to conflict: WHO

GENEVA: A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that 10 million people, or about a quarter of Ukraine’s...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 09:07pm

USA

Recession, rate hikes seen jamming brakes on global 2023 earnings growth

NEW YORK/LONDON: Corporate earnings growth is expected to slow in the year ahead in many countries as higher...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 08:57pm

South Asia

Fitch affirms India at ‘BBB-’ with stable outlook

NEW DELHI: Fitch Ratings on Tuesday affirmed India’s ratings at ‘BBB-’ with a stable outlook. Fitch said it expects...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 08:47pm

Europe

EU cuts gas consumption by 20% over past four months

BRUSSELS: EU countries have cut the amount of natural gas they consume by 20 percent over the past four months as...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 08:43pm

Europe

Macron praises Qatar for World Cup and Egypt for COP27

SWEIMEH: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday congratulated Qatar and his “friend” Egyptian President Abdel...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 08:24pm

Europe

Russians conflicted on Ukraine winter offensive, US says

WASHINGTON: The Russian leadership has conflicting views on whether to launch a winter offensive in Ukraine, which...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 08:19pm

USA

Canada October retail sales up 1.4% on gasoline, seen down 0.5% in November

OTTAWA: Canadian retail sales rose by 1.4% in October from September, data showed on Tuesday, but an estimate for...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 07:53pm

Europe

Amazon strikes deal with EU to close anti-trust probes

BRUSSELS: Online retail giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the European Commission to close two inquiries...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 06:38pm

Europe

Moscow says 100,000 IT specialists have left Russia this year

MOSCOW: Around 100,000 IT specialists have left Russia this year, an official said Tuesday, following the start of...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 06:36pm

Europe

IMF approves program to help Ukraine secure donor funding

WASHINGTON: The IMF said Monday it had approved an economic monitoring program for Ukraine which could help Kyiv...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:51pm

Middle East

Iran, EU diplomatic chiefs meet at Jordan summit

SWEIMEH: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met Tuesday with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:42pm

USA

US lawmakers release $1.7 trillion spending bill to avert shutdown

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers early Tuesday released the text of a $1.7 trillion funding bill which Congress hopes to...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:26pm

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelensky visits frontline city of Bakhmut

KRAMATORSK: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, now the epicentre...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:23pm

USA

6.4-magnitude quake strikes off northern California: USGS

SAN FRANCISCO: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California early Tuesday but there was no...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:18pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets ease on economic worries, volatile energy prices

Major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Tuesday, with the Saudi index falling the most on economic...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 01:53pm

Europe

Putin says situation in annexed regions ‘extremely difficult’

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the situation in four territories of Ukraine that Russia claims to...

Updated 20 Dec, 2022 05:38pm

Europe

Greek woodcutters give energy crisis the chop

GREVENA: Huddled around a campfire sipping hot tea, a group of Greek lumberjacks take a badly needed break in an oak...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:49pm

South Asia

Afghan survivors get new homes six months after deadly quake

BARMAL DISTRICT: Labourer Rasool Badshah has moved into a new home six months after a deadly earthquake rocked...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:21pm

Asia

Thai rescuers hopeful for missing sailors as search enters second day

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Rescuers in helicopters scoured the Gulf of Thailand on Tuesday for dozens of sailors who went...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:13pm

Asia

Kim’s sister defends North Korea’s spy satellite capabilities

SEOUL: North Korea has developed advanced technologies to take images from space using a spy satellite, the powerful...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:10pm

Europe

UK nurses stage new walkout over pay

LONDON: UK nurses on Tuesday stage a second unprecedented strike amid an increasingly acrimonious fight with the...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:01pm

Middle East

Jordan to host MidEast summit in bid to defuse regional tensions

AMMAN: Jordan hosts a Middle East summit Tuesday bringing together regional and international players hoping to help...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 11:58am

Asia

North Korea warns Japan over its ‘very dangerous’ military buildup

SEOUL: North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, warning...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 11:05am

Europe

Dutch PM apologises for 250 years of slavery

THE HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday officially apologised for 250 years of the Netherlands’...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 07:09am

World

US Capitol panel mulls calling for charges against Trump

WASHINGTON: Lawmakers probing last year’s deadly assault on the US Capitol began a final public meeting Monday ...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 07:05am

Europe

Putin lands in Belarus for talks amid fears of new assault on Ukraine

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus on Monday along with his defence and foreign ministers,...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 07:01am

World

EU reaches gas price cap agreement at 180 euros/MWh

BRUSSELS: EU energy ministers on Monday overcame months of wrangling to agree a price cap for natural gas in the ...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

France and Germany eye ‘aggressive response’ to US Inflation Reduction Act

PARIS: France and Germany are eyeing an ‘aggressive response’ to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), said the...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

Putin says Russia has 'no interest' in absorbing Belarus

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday his country has "no interest" in absorbing Belarus, Moscow's...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 12:31am

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Forex
World
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
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	141.10 ▲ 12.83 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Nov 2 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	86.92 ▲ 7.9 (10%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 2 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 2 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	131.54 ▲ 11.96 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Nov 2 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,083.71 ▲ 98.52 (10%)
Pak Synthetics / Nov 2 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	212.73 ▲ 19.34 (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%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 2 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	55.04 ▲ 5 (9.99%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Nov 2 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.32 ▲ 2.3 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 2 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.66 ▼ -0.82 (-55.41%)
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	3.62 ▼ -1 (-21.65%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 2 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	14.18 ▼ -1.58 (-10.03%)
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)	979.95 ▼ -108.83 (-10%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	17.10 ▼ -1.9 (-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%)
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12.28 ▼ -1.36 (-9.97%)
Cordoba Logistics / Nov 2 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	26.13 ▼ -2.86 (-9.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	93,109,988 ▼ -1.36
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 2 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	45,177,237 -
TPL Properties / Nov 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,105,241 ▼ -0.44
Clover Pakistan / Nov 2 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	19,800,893 ▲ 0.43
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,506,278 -
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,902,027 ▼ -9.7
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,179,588 ▼ -0.15
Bawany Air Products / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	7,474,382 ▼ -1.9
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 2 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	7,269,715 ▲ 0.58
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,110,000 ▼ -0.15

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