News Archives for World - 2023-01-19

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World

IAEA head worries world getting complacent about Ukraine nuclear plant

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Thursday he worried the world was becoming complacent about...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 11:09pm

USA

US debt limit negotiations to take time, but agreement expected: Moody's

NEW YORK: The US Congress will likely reach an agreement on a new debt limit before the Treasury exhausts...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 11:02pm

Europe

Russian troops launch 'local offensive' in southern Ukraine

MOSCOW: The Russian army has launched a "local offensive" near the town of Orikhiv in southern Ukraine, where the...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:51pm

World

Western tanks no 'silver bullet' for Kyiv: NATO commander

BRUSSELS: A senior NATO commander warned on Thursday that Western tanks would not be a "silver bullet" for Ukraine ...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:44pm

Stocks

Gulf stocks gain despite weak Oil, U.S. consumer data

Most major Gulf equities recovered early losses to close slightly higher on Thursday as investors in the region...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 09:47pm

USA

US starts ‘extraordinary measures’ to avert debt default: Treasury

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury began taking measures Thursday to prevent a default on government debt, as Congress...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 08:40pm

Europe

Macron, Sanchez agree on ‘proactive’ response to US trade dispute

BARCELONA: French President Emmanuel Macron and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez said Thursday they had agreed a common...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 08:38pm

Europe

Lavrov says Russia will ‘sober up’ NATO and EU

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow would do all it could to “sober up” the European...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 08:10pm

USA

Brazil’s unemployment continues to fall to new seven-year low

BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s unemployment continued to fall in the three months from September to November 2022, hitting a new...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 07:44pm

USA

Canada home price index extends decline in December

TORONTO: Canadian home prices fell in December from the previous month, extending their decline from a May peak,...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 06:59pm

South Asia

Freezing temperatures kill 78 people in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country’s worst winter in more than a decade,...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 06:55pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week,...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 06:47pm

Europe

Scholz wants US, Germany to both send tanks to Ukraine: US congressman

DAVOS: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told US congressmen in Davos that Germany will supply heavy tanks to...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:45pm

Europe

2023 economy will be ‘a lot better than feared’: Lagarde

DAVOS: The eurozone economy will fare “a lot better” this year than initially feared, European Central Bank chief...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:40pm

Europe

Sweden plans to send Archer artillery to Ukraine: PM

STOCKHOLM: Sweden on Thursday pledged to send its Archer artillery system, a modern mobile howitzer requested by...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:38pm

Europe

Kyiv urges allies to ‘considerably’ boost military aid

KYIV: Ukraine’s foreign and defence ministers on Thursday urged Western allies to “considerably” boost arms...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:11pm

South Asia

DAVOS 2023: UAE and India discussing settling non-oil trade in Indian rupees

DAVOS: The United Arab Emirates is in early discussions with India to trade non-oil commodities in Indian rupees,...

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 07:02pm

Europe

Davos 2023: IEA’s Birol expects tighter energy markets in 2023

DAVOS: International Energy Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol said on Thursday that energy markets could be tighter in...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 02:28pm

South Asia

Indian judges concerned as government seeks bigger role in judicial appointments

NEW DELHI: Senior officials in India’s government have said they want to have a bigger role in choosing judges, a...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 02:25pm

Middle East

Saudi camel-whisperers use ‘special language’ to train herd

RUMAH: The cries of camel herder Hamad al-Marri mean nothing to the untrained ear, but his animals respond...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 01:24pm

Europe

Ukraine investigates helicopter crash that killed interior minister

BROVARY: Ukrainian authorities on Thursday were investigating the circumstances surrounding a helicopter crash that...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 12:58pm

Europe

Macron, Sanchez to ink Franco-Spanish friendship treaty

BARCELONA: French President Emmanuel Macron meets Spain’s Pedro Sanchez for a joint summit in Barcelona Thursday,...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 12:48pm

Middle East

Two killed in Israeli raid in Jenin: Palestinian ministry

RAMALLAH: Two Palestinians were killed by gunfire during an Israeli army raid in the northern occupied West Bank...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 12:28pm

Europe

The black hell of Albania’s ageing oil fields

ZHARREZ: The people of Zharrez in central Albania live amid a stinking apocalyptic landscape of leaking oil wells...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 12:07pm

Asia

At least 8 killed in Tibet avalanche, Chinese govt sends team to help search for survivors

BEIJING: At least eight people were killed following an avalanche in the city of Nyingchi in the southwestern region...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 11:29am

World

Australia jobs fall 14,600 in Dec, unemployment steady

SYDNEY: Australia employment unexpectedly dipped in December following an outsized gain the month before, while the...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 11:16am

Europe

Nationwide strike in France against Macron’s pension reform

PARIS: Trains will grind to a halt in France on Thursday, classrooms will be shut and businesses disrupted as...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 11:11am

Asia

Most big Japanese firms heed prime minister’s call to raise wages this year

TOKYO: More than half of big Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:20am

Asia

Hong Kong to scrap isolation requirement for people with COVID

HONG KONG: Hong Kong said it will no longer require people infected with COVID-19 to quarantine from Jan. 30,...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:12am

Asia

China races to make COVID drugs as Xi fears rural outbreaks

BEIJING: Chinese drugmakers rushed to make anti-fever medicines and other treatments for COVID-19 on Thursday, after...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:07am

World

Jacinda Ardern shocks New Zealand, says she is stepping down as prime minister

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had “no more in the...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 09:26am

World

Yellen planning trip to China soon: US

ZURICH: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who held her first face-to-face meeting with her Chinese counterpart...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 07:07am

World

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 19 Jan, 2023 07:06am

World

Ukraine interior minister among dead in helicopter crash

BROVARY, (Ukraine): Ukraine’s interior minister and a child were among at least 14 people killed on Wednesday when...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

World

Baby, teen mother among six killed in California shooting

WASHINGTON: A six-month-old baby and its teen mother were among six people killed early Monday when gunmen opened...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

World

Turkey's foreign minister says he expects US to approve F-16 jet sale

WASHINGTON: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday said he expected the United States to approve a...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 01:50am

USA

Biden says Ukraine helicopter crash a 'heartbreaking tragedy'

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden offered condolences to the families of the more than a dozen people killed in a...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 12:53am

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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
India Sensex / Nov 3	76,288.65
Hang Seng / Nov 3	23,500.97
S&P 500 / Nov 2	7,541.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 2	63,081.86
Nasdaq / Nov 2	25,164.36
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
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 3	3,926.80
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
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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