News Archives for World - 2024-09-19

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South Asia

India probing EY’s ‘work environment’ after death of young employee

NEW DELHI: India is investigating the work environment at Big Four accounting firm EY, the labour minister said on...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:33pm

Europe

Blinken urges against ‘escalatory actions’ in Mideast

PARIS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday urged against “escalatory actions by any party” in the Middle...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:11pm

Europe

Spanish PM, Palestinian leader urge Mideast de-escalation

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:03pm

World

Iran warns Israel of ‘crushing response’ to Lebanon device blasts

Such terrorist acts are undoubtedly due to desperation, successive failures of Zionist regime, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says

Published 19 Sep, 2024 10:47pm

USA

US Fed rate cut is ‘very positive sign’ for economy: Yellen

WASHINGTON: The US central bank’s decision to slash interest rates this week is a “very positive sign” for where the...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 09:10pm

Middle East

Hezbollah chief denounces Israeli attacks, says they could be ‘considered declaration of war’

BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Deadly Israeli attacks that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers crossed all red lines,...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 10:42pm

Middle East

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet launches in war-scarred Yemen

DUBAI: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink has launched in Yemen, provoking the anger...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 07:47pm

Middle East

Lebanon bans pagers, walkie-talkies from flights

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities on Thursday banned walkie-talkies and pagers from being taken on flights from Beirut...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 07:12pm

Middle East

Israel bombs southern Lebanon after wave of deadly blasts

BEIRUT: Israel bombed Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon on Thursday, piling pressure on the group after two...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37pm

South Asia

Student ally of Bangladesh ex-PM beaten to death on campus

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student leader was beaten to death at his university campus in an apparent reprisal for attacks...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:31pm

Europe

Russia claims another village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday said it had captured another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where its...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:25pm

Europe

Evacuations as tail of Storm Boris floods northeast Italy

ROME: Italian authorities have evacuated some 1,000 people from homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummelled a...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 05:23pm

South Asia

Samsung sues Indian union over strike that disrupted output

CHENNAI: Samsung Electronics’ Indian unit has sued members of a labour union that has led a strike for 11 days at...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 04:39pm

Europe

Departing NATO chief to warn US, Europe against ‘isolationism’

BRUSSELS: Outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg was to warn the United States and Europe against “isolationism” in...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 02:54pm

Europe

EU chief von der Leyen announces Friday Ukraine visit

BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Kyiv on Friday and meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, as the...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 02:52pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets up after central banks cut rates to mirror Fed

Major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early Thursday trade after most central banks in the region cut their key...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 01:20pm

Middle East

Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said 20 of its members were killed, with a source close to the group telling AFP...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 05:49pm

Asia

Myanmar flood death toll climbs to 268: state media

YANGON: The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 268, with 88 people missing, the junta has...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 01:07pm

Europe

World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance

GENEVA: Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 12:03pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka to vote in first poll since economic collapse

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:59am

Europe

Flood-hit region leaders to meet in Poland to discuss EU aid

WARSAW: The leaders of four countries hit by Storm Boris will meet Thursday in Poland with European Commission...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:42am

Asia

Japan walkie-talkie maker says investigating after Lebanon blasts

TOKYO: Japanese firm Icom said Thursday that it was investigating after media reported that two-way radio devices...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 11:34am

South Asia

Fed rate cut will not significantly impact inflows into India, official says

NEW DELHI: The US Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates will not significantly impact inflows into India,...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 10:49am

Middle East

Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict

BEIRUT: Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon’s south in the...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 10:35am

Europe

One killed, two wounded by Russian strikes in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, governor says

One elderly woman was killed and two other women were wounded by Russian strikes in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region,...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 10:13am

World

China sanctions nine US defence firms in response to Taiwan sales

BEIJING: China imposed sanctions on nine US defence firms on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, describing the...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

South Asia

IIOJK votes after special status scrapped

OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Illegally Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) voted Wednesday in the first local elections...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

World

Putin agrees to sign Russia-Iran strategic partnership deal

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the Russian Foreign Ministry’s proposal to sign a strategic...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

World

Blinken warns against further ME escalation after Lebanon blasts

CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned against the risk of escalation in the Middle East...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.41 ▲ 0.16 (12.8%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.66 ▲ 0.3 (12.71%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Cresent Jute / Nov 13 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.85 ▲ 1.26 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	189.16 ▼ -21.02 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.10 ▼ -3.15 (-8.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.75 ▼ -1.25 (-8.93%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 13 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.80 ▼ -0.75 (-8.77%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	149.02 ▼ -11.68 (-7.27%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.02 ▼ -4.96 (-6.36%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 13 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.53 ▼ -0.36 (-6.11%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.99 ▼ -4.08 (-6.08%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72 ▼ -4.6 (-6.01%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	301,901,923 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,218,140 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,281,961 ▲ 0.3
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	42,784,338 ▲ 0.34
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,210,703 ▲ 0.53
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,405,751 ▲ 0.04
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,811,419 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,493,258 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	20,858,319 -
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,134,592 ▲ 0.07

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