News Archives for World - 2023-05-03

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World

Russian strikes kill 21 in southern Ukraine

KYIV: Russian strikes on Ukraine's southern Kherson region killed 21 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday, Kyiv...

Published 03 May, 2023 11:52pm

Europe

U.S. climate envoy Kerry says China has invited him for talks

BERLIN: U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Wednesday China has invited him to visit "in the near term" for talks...

Published 03 May, 2023 11:43pm

World

US announces new load of artillery ammo for Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The White House on Wednesday announced a new shipment of heavy artillery and rocket ammunition for...

Published 03 May, 2023 11:35pm

USA

World Bank board elects US nominee Ajay Banga as president

WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s 25-member executive board on Wednesday elected former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to a...

Published 03 May, 2023 09:23pm

Europe

Blinken says cannot validate accusation that Ukraine attempted to kill Putin

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said he can not validate Russia’s accusation that...

Published 03 May, 2023 08:03pm

Money & Banking

Bankers’ salaries surging amid hiring spree in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is driving a hiring spree, even as most of the global financial community contends with layoffs and lower bonuses

Published 03 May, 2023 07:56pm

Europe

France, Japan sign nuclear partnership deal

PARIS: France and Japan have signed a nuclear cooperation agreement in Paris, the French ministry said on...

Published 03 May, 2023 07:54pm

South Asia

Yellen to travel to Japan for G7 finance ministers meeting

WASHINGTON: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Niigata, Japan next week to participate in the Group...

Published 03 May, 2023 05:59pm

South Asia

Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week in Gulf: US Navy

DUBAI: Iran has seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, the US Navy said, the latest...

Updated 03 May, 2023 06:38pm

USA

US private payrolls beat expectations in April: ADP

WASHINGTON: US private employers boosted hiring in April, but there are signs that the labor market is slowing amid...

Published 03 May, 2023 05:45pm

Europe

Russia says Ukraine attacked Kremlin with drones in failed bid to kill Putin

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President...

Published 03 May, 2023 05:37pm

Middle East

Israel says it is discussing possible direct Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia

JERUSALEM: Israel voiced hope on Wednesday that Saudi authorities would admit direct flights for its Muslim citizens...

Published 03 May, 2023 05:29pm

Europe

Zelenskiy to meet Scholz in Berlin on May 13

BERLIN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will travel to Berlin on May 13 at the invitation of German...

Published 03 May, 2023 05:15pm

Europe

Boy shoots dead nine people in Belgrade classroom

BELGRADE: A 14-year-old boy shot his teacher in a Belgrade classroom on Wednesday morning before opening fire on...

Published 03 May, 2023 03:19pm

Europe

Ukraine frontline city announces 58-hour curfew from Friday

KYIV: The city of Kherson near the front line in southern Ukraine will be under curfew for 58 hours from Friday, a...

Published 03 May, 2023 02:31pm

Europe

Eurozone unemployment drops to record-low 6.5% in March

BRUSSELS: Unemployment in the eurozone hit a record low of 6.5 percent in March, the EU’s statistics agency said...

Published 03 May, 2023 02:27pm

Africa

Clashes rock Sudan truce as top UN official arrives

KHARTOUM: Persistent fighting between Sudan’s rival generals undermined efforts to firm up a truce Wednesday, as a...

Published 03 May, 2023 02:25pm

USA

Suspect in killing of 5 Texas neighbors caught after 4-day manhunt

A man suspected of killing five neighbors in Texas over complaints of noise he was making by firing his gun outside...

Published 03 May, 2023 01:01pm

Europe

Zelensky was not warned of US secret docs leak: report

WASHINGTON: Washington did not warn Kyiv about the top-secret documents leaked to internet chat rooms – containing...

Published 03 May, 2023 12:31pm

Middle East

Iran’s president heads to Syria for first trip since war, eyeing rebuild

DAMASCUS: Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi is set to travel to Damascus Wednesday in the first visit by an Iranian president...

Published 03 May, 2023 12:19pm

Europe

Charles III coronation a must for foreign royal fanatics

LONDON: Harking from Canada, Australia, France and beyond, many international royal fans are celebrating King...

Published 03 May, 2023 12:11pm

South Asia

Dead rivers, flaming lakes: India’s sewage failure

NEW DELHI: Mohammed Azhar holds his baby niece next to a storm drain full of plastic and stinking black sludge,...

Published 03 May, 2023 12:05pm

Financial

Saudi economy edging closer to reducing dependence on oil: IMF official

DUBAI: Government-led reforms and the growth of private investment in new sectors will help support non-oil economic...

Published 03 May, 2023 11:28am

Financial

Growth in Middle East, Central Asia to slow amid global challenges: IMF

DUBAI: Economic growth in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia regions will slow in 2023, underlining the...

Published 03 May, 2023 11:21am

Europe

Ukraine says Dnipro hit by Russian strikes but most drones destroyed

Russia launched a third nightly round of attacks on Kyiv in six days, authorities in the Ukrainian capital said on...

Published 03 May, 2023 11:07am

Europe

Fuel storage facility in Russia’s Krasnodar on fire, says governor

A fuel storage facility in Russia’s Krasnodar region was on fire in the early hours on Wednesday, the region’s...

Published 03 May, 2023 10:44am

Asia

Two rescued after earthquake hits China’s Yunnan

SHANGHAI: Two people have been rescued from rubble after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Baoshan in...

Published 03 May, 2023 10:40am

Europe

Fuel depot ablaze near key Crimea bridge in Russia

A fuel depot was on fire early on Wednesday near a crucial bridge linking Russia’s mainland with Crimea, a Russian...

Published 03 May, 2023 10:25am

South Asia

India, China propose ‘multiple pathways’ on cutting use of fossil fuels

NEW DELHI: India, backed by China, is trying to build a consensus within the G20 group to let countries choose a...

Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am

World

Chinese foreign minister meets Myanmar junta chief

YANGON: China’s foreign minister met Myanmar’s junta chief on Tuesday, the military said, the highest-ranking...

Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am

World

Sudan warring parties agree ‘in principle’ to 7-day truce

KHARTOUM: Warring generals in Sudan have agreed “in principle” to a seven-day truce, the government of...

Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 4	276.90 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 4	276.70 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 5	157.93 ▼ -0.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 5	0.81 ▼ -0.0013
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 5	1.35 ▲ 0.0009
Euro to USD / Nov 5	1.13 ▲ 0.0021
SOFR % / Nov 3	3.97 ▲ 0.02

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 5	78,847.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 5	61,913.51
Hang Seng / Nov 5	24,705.29
FTSE 100 / Nov 5	10,922.33
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 5	26,526.29
France CAC40 / Nov 5	8,279.94
S&P 500 / Nov 4	7,688.62
Nasdaq / Nov 4	25,736.51
Dow Jones / Nov 4	53,356.12

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 6	362
Diesel/Litre / Nov 6	387.81
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 5	87.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 5	18,080
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 5	4,123.57
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 5	78.45
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 4	365,257

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	6.96 ▲ 1 (16.78%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 5 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4 ▲ 0.53 (15.27%)
Media Times Ltd / Nov 5 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	8.02 ▲ 1 (14.25%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 5 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	67.78 ▲ 6.16 (10%)
Data Agro / Nov 5 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	147.94 ▲ 13.45 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Nov 5 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	147.02 ▲ 13.37 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 5 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	187.80 ▲ 17.07 (10%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 5 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	104.43 ▲ 9.49 (10%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 5 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	73.25 ▲ 6.66 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 5 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	79.55 ▲ 7.23 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 5 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.62 ▼ -1 (-61.73%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	20.58 ▼ -2.29 (-10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Nov 5 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	147.88 ▼ -16.4 (-9.98%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 5 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	12.62 ▼ -1.33 (-9.53%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Nov 5 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	141.08 ▼ -14.11 (-9.09%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Nov 5 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	12.34 ▼ -1.2 (-8.86%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 5 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	250.11 ▼ -23.2 (-8.49%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 5 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	11.47 ▼ -1 (-8.02%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Nov 5 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	73.03 ▼ -5.83 (-7.39%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 5 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	14.13 ▼ -1.11 (-7.28%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	74,001,627 ▲ 0.09
B.O.Punjab / Nov 5 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	69,726,299 ▲ 0.8
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	61,113,699 ▲ 0.14
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 5 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	44,697,868 ▲ 1
Media Times Ltd / Nov 5 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	39,391,912 ▲ 1
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	27,417,760 ▲ 4.6
Sui South Gas / Nov 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,920,089 ▼ -0.38
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 5 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,390,230 ▲ 0.18
Pak Elektron / Nov 5 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	22,135,625 ▲ 0.95
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,742,991 -

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