News Archives for World - 2023-01-09

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Europe

Sweden eyes closer US defence ties as NATO talks drag on

STOCKHOLM: Sweden said Monday it had launched talks with the United States about deepening defence collaboration as...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:14pm

World

Saudi Arabia lifts restriction on Hajj pilgrim numbers

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Hajj, a Saudi minister said...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 10:37pm

South Asia

India’s fuel demand hits nine-month high in December

India’s fuel demand reached a nine-month high in December, helped by strong industrial activity and a rise in...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:59pm

South Asia

Bangladesh top opposition leaders released on bail

DHAKA: Two top leaders of Bangladesh’s main opposition party were released from prison on Monday, officials said, a...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:27pm

Europe

NATO, EU eye ‘next level’ partnership in face of Russia threat

BRUSSELS: NATO and the EU are seeking to ramp up cooperation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended the European...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:14pm

Europe

Russia captured east Ukraine village near Bakhmut: separatists

MOSCOW: Russian-backed separatist forces in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine said Monday they had seized a...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:45pm

World

Dubai’s AED32 trillion economic agenda ‘ambitious but very achievable’

Dubai wants to double size of economy over next decade, become among top 3 global cities

Published 09 Jan, 2023 05:57pm

Middle East

Omicron COVID booster cuts hospitalization in over 65s: Israeli study

JERUSALEM: The Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine booster developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE sharply reduced...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 05:18pm

Europe

Ukraine bolsters defences in east as Russia sends waves of attacks

KYIV/KRAMATORSK: Ukraine said it was strengthening its forces around Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 05:14pm

USA

Biden declares emergency for California due to winter storms

US President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for California after a week of storms killed at least 12...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 05:06pm

Europe

Russian missile strike kills one in east Ukraine

KYIV: A 60-year-old woman was killed and several other people were wounded in a Russian missile strike on a market...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 02:17pm

Stocks

Gulf stocks rise on hopes of smaller rate hike, demand recovery

Most major Gulf stock markets rose in early trade on Monday, as optimism over less aggressive US rate hikes and...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 02:15pm

South Asia

Marching across India, Gandhi scion aims to repair Congress party’s image

PANIPAT: An old Bollywood film song playing on loop exhorted travellers to keep walking as opposition leader Rahul...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 02:08pm

World

AstraZeneca to buy US-based CinCor Pharma in $1.8bn deal

AstraZeneca said on Monday it will buy US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm CinCor Pharma Inc in a deal...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 01:27pm

Middle East

Efforts under way to refloat ship stuck in Suez Canal, authority says

DUBAI: Efforts are under way to refloat a cargo vessel carrying grain from Ukraine that has run aground in the Suez...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 01:24pm

Europe

UK ministers to hold talks with unions in bid to end strikes

LONDON: British ministers are due to meet with trade unions on Monday to try to bring an end to a wave of strike...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 01:21pm

Europe

Germany’s Scholz: pro-Bolsonaro riots an attack on democracy

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday condemned the storming of key government buildings in Brazil by...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 01:20pm

South Asia

Iran sentences three more to death over Amini protests

TEHRAN: Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:49pm

Asia

Japan PM leaves on tour of European, North American allies

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday left on a tour of Europe and North America with...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:46pm

Europe

Macron backs Lula, condemns Brazil violence

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the actions of hundreds of supporters of Brazil’s far-right...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:45pm

Europe

EU leaders condemn ‘assault’ on Brazil’s Congress

BRUSSELS: EU leaders condemned supporters of Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, as hundreds of them...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:32pm

Europe

England rushes to discharge hospital patients to ease bed-blocking crisis

LONDON: England’s National Health Service (NHS) aims to begin discharging thousands of patients into care homes and...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:07pm

Commodities

Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight ‘discrimination’ against palm oil

BOGOR: Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s biggest producers of palm oil, agreed on Monday to work together to fight...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:48am

South Asia

Delhi fog delays flights, cold wave closes schools

NEW DELHI: Heavy fog in Delhi on Monday delayed flights, and a cold wave forced authorities to defer school...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:43am

USA

California braces for ‘parade of cyclones’ after storms kill 12

SACRAMENTO: California on Sunday braced for more severe weather after a week of torrential downpours and damaging...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:39am

USA

Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots in capital

BRASILIA: Brazil’s Supreme Court late on Sunday removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days due to...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:32am

Asia

‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new COVID phase

BEIJING: China braced for a “new phase” in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:25am

Europe

Ukraine says its forces repel constant Russian attacks in east

Ukrainian forces are repelling constant Russian attacks on Bakhmut and other towns in the eastern region of Donbas,...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:18am

Middle East

Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as dollar crunch bites

CAIRO: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:36am

Europe

France signals flexibility in face of pension reform resistance

PARIS: The French government said Tuesday it could be flexible on its plan to raise the retirement age to 65, part ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:30am

USA

California storm leaves over 560,000 homes without power

NEW YORK: Torrential downpours and damaging winds left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:27am

World

Prince Harry to defend explosive memoirs in TV interviews

LONDON: Prince Harry will discuss his memoirs in television interviews after the book’s explosive revelations ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:23am

South Asia

Indian economic growth to slow to 7pc in 2022/23, perdiets govt

NEW DELHI: India’s government expects economic growth to slow in the financial year ending March, as...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:20am

Middle East

Dubai announces plan to ‘double’ economy in next decade

DUBAI: Dubai announced Wednesday a bold plan aiming to boost foreign trade and investment in the United Arab...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:06am

South Asia

Indians evacuated from ‘sinking’ holy town

DEHRADUN, (India): Authorities in one of the holiest towns in the Indian Himalayas were evacuating panicked ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:58am

World

Israel takes Palestinian minister’s VIP pass in world court flap

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel suspended on Sunday a pass easing the Palestinian foreign minister’s travel in and...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Europe

Iranian held in Germany suspected of chemical terror plot

BERLIN: An Iranian man has been arrested in western Germany suspected of preparing an “Islamist attack” using...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Europe

No sign of casualties at site of strikes Russia says killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers

KRAMATORSK, (Ukraine): A Russian rocket strike on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk caused damage but did not destroy...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Europe

Next shrugs off UK cost-of-living crisis

LONDON: Shares in UK clothing retailer Next soared to the top of the London market Thursday after it said colder...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

USA

Biden heads to U.S.-Mexican border as immigration issue heats up

EL PASO: President Joe Biden is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 01:23am

World

White House says it doesn't want to 'go around Congress' on debt ceiling

WASHINGTON: The White House on Sunday said it wasn't planning to circumvent Congress in order to raise the U.S. debt...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:40am

Europe

Ukrainian forces holding firm in two key towns, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian forces are repelling constant attacks on the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and holding ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:34am

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Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 2	276.96 ▲ 0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 2	276.72 ▼ -0.03
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 30	3.95 ▲ 0.01

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 3	374.51
Diesel/Litre / Nov 3	395.20
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
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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