News Archives for World - 2023-01-18

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World

US arrests Russian crypto boss for alleged criminal 'haven'

WASHINGTON: US authorities said Wednesday they had arrested the owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange ...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 11:22pm

Europe

Zelensky calls for speed from allies in helping Ukraine

DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his Western allies to take quicker decisions to help his...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 10:31pm

USA

Fed’s Powell tests positive for COVID, has mild symptoms

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is experiencing mild...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 08:55pm

Europe

Davos 2023: NATO chief calls for significant boost in arms for Ukraine

DAVOS: Ukraine needs a “significant increase” in weapons at a pivotal moment in Russia’s invasion and such support...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 08:37pm

Middle East

5.8 magnitude quake injures at least 70 in Iran

TEHRAN: At least 70 people were injured on Wednesday when an 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted northwestern Iran near...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 08:31pm

Europe

Zelensky writes letter to invite Xi for ‘dialogue’

DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written to Chinese leader Xi Jinping inviting him to talks which...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 08:28pm

South Asia

India ‘strongly supports’ Sri Lanka debt restructuring plan, it tells IMF

COLOMBO: India has told the International Monetary Fund that it strongly supports Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 07:09pm

South Asia

At least 70 killed by Afghanistan cold snap: official

KABUL: At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:46pm

Europe

Putin says has 'no doubt' Russia will win in Ukraine

SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he had "no doubt" Moscow would emerge victorious...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:36pm

USA

Davos 2023: Saudi-US partnership is crucial for global security, says Saudi envoy

DAVOS: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday that maintaining the long-standing strategic...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:25pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov says Moscow ready to send mission to Armenia-Azerbaijan border

MOSCOW/TBILISI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was ready to deploy troops to the...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:09pm

Asia

Davos 2023: Moderna CEO in talks with China to supply COVID vaccines

DAVOS: Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said on Wednesday the US company was in active discussions to supply...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:05pm

Europe

UN chief slams oil firms for ‘big lie’ on global warming

DAVOS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused oil firms on Wednesday of peddling a “big lie” about their role...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 04:27pm

Energy

At Davos, Saudi Arabia says curbing oil dependency a priority

DAVOS: Saudi Arabia is working to reduce its reliance on oil exports, Economy Minister Faisal Al-Ibrahim said...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 04:21pm

Europe

Erdogan hints at May 14 general election

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday signalled that he intended to call the next general...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 03:37pm

Asia

‘Pressing need’ for US, China to communicate on economic issues: Yellen

ZURICH: Close communication between the United States and China on economic issues is vital, US Treasury Secretary...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 03:35pm

Asia

Taiwan records biggest economic contraction since 2009

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s economy shrank in the final quarter of 2022, the government said Wednesday, in the island’s worst...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 03:25pm

Europe

Lavrov compares West’s approach to Russia with Hitler’s ‘Final Solution’

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States had assembled a coalition of...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 02:21pm

Europe

Ukraine interior minister among 16 dead in helicopter crash

KYIV: Ukraine’s interior minister was among 16 people, including two children, who were killed when a helicopter...

Updated 18 Jan, 2023 02:12pm

Europe

UK finance minister: We must stick to plan to bring down ‘nightmare’ inflation

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt welcomed a small dip in inflation on Wednesday, but said the government...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 12:26pm

Asia

7.0-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted

MOROTAI: An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia’s Maluku islands on Wednesday,...

Updated 18 Jan, 2023 02:14pm

USA

US Treasury’s Yellen, China’s Liu to meet in Zurich for first in-person talks

ZURICH: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Zurich on Wednesday for frank...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 11:25am

South Asia

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion

MANILA: Philippine Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa was on Wednesday acquitted of tax evasion, among a slew of charges...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 11:18am

South Asia

Australia to spend $2bn on 40 US Black Hawk choppers

SYDNEY: Australia confirmed on Wednesday it would buy 40 Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States for...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 10:58am

World

Three foreign NGOs partially resume aid in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least three leading international aid agencies have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan,...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 07:01am

World

China open to the world, says Liu in investment pitch

DAVOS, (Switzerland): China welcomes foreign investment and will continue to open up to the world, its Vice-Premier...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

World

NATO deploys surveillance planes to Romania

BUCHAREST: A NATO surveillance plane arrived in Romania on Tuesday to bolster the military alliance’s eastern ...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Europe

German police detain Greta Thunberg in German coal village protests

LUETZERATH (Ger-many): Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside a group of activists on Tuesday...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

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Forex
World
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	157.85 ▲ 0.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 2	0.82 ▼ -0.0067
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 2	1.34 ▲ 0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 2	1.12 ▲ 0.0034
SOFR % / Oct 30	3.95 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 2	7,541.40
India Sensex / Nov 2	75,692.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 2	63,081.86
Nasdaq / Nov 2	25,164.36
Hang Seng / Nov 2	23,393.32
FTSE 100 / Nov 2	10,761.33
Dow Jones / Nov 2	51,983.98
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 2	25,981.09
France CAC40 / Nov 2	8,047.69

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 3	374.51
Diesel/Litre / Nov 3	395.20
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 2	96.22
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 2	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 2	353,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 2	3,959.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 2	77.66

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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