News Archives for World - 2023-08-18

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Europe

UK reports first case of new COVID virus variant

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday the first case of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 had been detected in...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 11:12pm

World

Ukrainian forces could fail to retake strategic city of Melitopol: US official

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian forces do not appear likely to reach and retake the Russian-occupied strategic southeastern...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 11:07pm

Europe

US approves transfer of Dutch, Danish F-16s to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: Washington has told Denmark and the Netherlands that they will be permitted to hand over their F-16...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 10:55pm

South Asia

North Korea scrambled warplanes after US spy aircraft approached

SEOUL: North Korea’s military said it had scrambled warplanes after a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft intruded into its...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 06:31pm

Stocks

UAE shares mixed on weak oil, US rate bets

Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates ended mixed on Friday amid falling oil prices as investors bet on interest...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:49pm

South Asia

Chinese president Xi to meet African leaders during BRICS summit

PRETORIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet African heads of state on the sidelines of the BRICS summit next...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:25pm

South Asia

Saudi crown prince meets Iran’s foreign minister as relations thaw

DUBAI: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Jeddah...

Updated 18 Aug, 2023 08:18pm

USA

Blinken calls Saudi foreign minister on recent Ukraine meeting: Saudi Foreign Ministry

DUBAI: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a call from U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken,...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:11pm

South Asia

India closes in on moon landing as Russia also races to lunar south pole

BENGALURU: India’s space agency on Friday released images of the moon taken from its Chandrayaan-3 space craft as it...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:05pm

Europe

‘Very notion of freedom’ at stake in Niger: UN rights chief

GENEVA: The United Nations on Friday slammed the generals who have seized power in Niger on “a whim” and plunged the...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 03:02pm

Europe

First ship to use Ukraine’s corridor arrives in Istanbul

ISTANBUL: The first vessel that used Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor is crossing through Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait, a...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 12:24pm

USA

Strong quake rattles Colombian capital

BOGOTÁ: A strong earthquake followed by dozens of aftershocks rattled central Colombia and the capital Bogota on...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 12:15pm

Asia

North Korea’s Kim visits typhoon-hit farms amid food shortages

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited typhoon-hit farms and oversaw military helicopters spraying...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 12:13pm

Asia

Malaysia probes cause of light plane crash that killed 10 people

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian air accident investigators were analysing on Friday the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of a...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 12:09pm

Asia

Elon Musk arrives in Japan for first visit since 2014

TOKYO: Elon Musk was in Japan on Friday, prompting social media speculation on the purpose of his first known trip...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 12:06pm

Europe

Tenerife fires: Thousands evacuated on Spanish island

TENERIFE: Firefighters on Thursday struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in a mountainous national park on...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 12:00pm

USA

US approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

WASHINGTON: The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 11:44am

Asia

China’s Xi to attend BRICS leaders’ meeting, visit South Africa

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS leaders’ meeting and visit South Africa on Aug. 21-24,...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 11:35am

USA

US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new lineage of the virus that...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 10:49am

Europe

Ukrainian drone damages building in Moscow disrupting air traffic, Russia says

MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 10:07am

Asia

China Evergrande files for protection in US court as part of $32bn debt overhaul

HONG KONG/NEW YORK: Embattled developer China Evergrande Group has filed for protection from creditors in a US...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 10:02am

South Asia

BD court sentences two journalists over plot to kill PM’s son

DHAKA: Two elderly Bangladeshi newspaper editors were sentenced in absentia Thursday over a plot to kill the prime...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 6	276.86 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 6	276.66 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 6	158.48 ▲ 0.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 6	0.82 ▲ 0.0045
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 6	1.34 ▼ -0.01
Euro to USD / Nov 6	1.11 ▼ -0.0077
SOFR % / Nov 5	3.92 ▼ -0.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 6	7,376.66
India Sensex / Nov 6	81,028.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 6	57,434.77
Nasdaq / Nov 6	24,579.42
Hang Seng / Nov 6	24,481.86
FTSE 100 / Nov 6	10,673.94
Dow Jones / Nov 6	51,285.73
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 6	25,820.36
France CAC40 / Nov 6	8,139

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 9	346
Diesel/Litre / Nov 9	378
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 6	90.83
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 6	4,070.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 6	82.79

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 6 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.72 ▲ 0.72 (18%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 6 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	7.96 ▲ 1 (14.37%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.63 ▲ 0.29 (12.39%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 6 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	12.62 ▲ 1.15 (10.03%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 6 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.85 ▲ 1.17 (10.02%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 6 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	80.58 ▲ 7.33 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 6 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	87.51 ▲ 7.96 (10.01%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 6 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	74.56 ▲ 6.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 6 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	459.83 ▲ 41.8 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.03 ▼ -0.59 (-95.16%)
Escorts Bank / Nov 6 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	12.14 ▼ -1.35 (-10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 6 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	65.92 ▼ -7.32 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Nov 6 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	201.59 ▼ -20.8 (-9.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 6 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.06 ▼ -1.52 (-7.39%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 6 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.65 ▼ -0.05 (-7.14%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 6 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	67.54 ▼ -4.94 (-6.82%)
Universal Ins. / Nov 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	18.98 ▼ -1.24 (-6.13%)
Paramount Mod / Nov 6 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.55 ▼ -0.82 (-5.71%)
Paramount Spinning / Nov 6 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.43 ▼ -0.57 (-5.7%)

Stock	Volume
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	687,381,117 ▼ -0.59
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 6 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	140,783,607 ▲ 0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,154,825 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Nov 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,939,154 ▲ 0.04
Media Times Ltd / Nov 6 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	41,329,381 ▼ -0.07
TPL Properties / Nov 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,069,293 ▲ 0.25
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	24,996,297 ▲ 0.04
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,970,440 ▲ 1
Ist.Capital Sec / Nov 6 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	21,500,857 ▲ 0.23
B.O.Punjab / Nov 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	21,284,920 ▼ -0.76

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