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Oil dips as COVID cases, lockdowns outweigh vaccination news

Globally, a sharp rise in coronavirus cases has led to a string of renewed lockdowns, including strict measures in California, Germany and South Korea.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:14pm

World

Germany speeds up disbursement of coronavirus aid in December

Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders have agreed to extend restrictive measures designed to stem a tide of new coronavirus infections until Jan. 10.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 05:56pm

Markets

Oil extend losses as gloom grows over soaring COVID-19 cases, lockdowns

Globally, a sharp rise in coronavirus cases has led to a string of renewed lockdowns, including strict measures in the U.S. state of California as well as Germany and South Korea.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 05:20pm

World

Germany may need tougher COVID-19 curbs before Christmas, minister says

Under the partial lockdown introduced in early November, restaurants and bars are shut apart from takeaways. Shops and schools remain open.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 05:14pm

Business & Finance

UK grocery sales hit record 10.9bn pounds in November

Market researcher Kantar said grocery sales rose by 11.3pc in the 12 weeks to Nov. 29 year-on-year and were up 13.9pc year-on-year in the last four of those weeks.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 04:19pm

World

Greece extends lockdown measures to January 7

More than 3,000 people have died of the virus in Greece and 600 people are in intensive care.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 01:43am

World

France 'far' off target for lifting Covid lockdown

From a high of 50,000-60,000 cases a day in late October the number of infections has fallen to on average 10,000 a day over the past week.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 12:58am

Pakistan

Dr Faisal for strict measures to control rising number of COVID-19 cases

Talking to a private news channel, he said people were not following the standard operating procedures, given by the government for combating the second wave of coronavirus.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 09:22pm

Business & Finance

Swedish central bank ready to soften economic blow of second COVID wave

It has left the benchmark repo rate at zero percent since late 2019 - unchanged throughout the pandemic - arguing a cut would have limited effect.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 05:23pm

World

Kremlin sees no need to impose broad lockdown

Infections have surged to record highs in recent weeks. Earlier on Monday authorities confirmed 28,142 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 7,279 in Moscow.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 05:03pm

World

Southern California goes into virus lockdown

California, the most populous US state, has seen more than 1.3 million cases and nearly 20,000 deaths. It recorded 30,075 new infections on Saturday.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 03:57pm

World

Turkey in weekend lockdown with coronavirus cases at record highs

The daily death toll rose to a record high of 196 on Saturday, bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 14,705.

Published 05 Dec, 2020 11:35pm

Pakistan

COVID-19: Karachi's District West to go under lockdown till Dec 18

Baldia Town, Gadap, Keamari, Islamnagar, Saeedabad, Mohajir Camp, Maymarabad, Yousuf Goth, Data Nagar, Hanifabad, Pak Colony, Metroville, Bawani Chali, and Frontier Colony will undergo lockdown starting from tomorrow.
District commissioner said all businesses will remain closed, with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies, as well as shops selling staples and items of day-to-day use.

Updated 04 Dec, 2020 05:21pm

Pakistan

Lockdown imposed in five neighborhoods of Peshawar

The lockdown will be imposed from 6pm today.

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 12:43pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt imposes lockdown in nine cities as COVID-19 cases surge

These include Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, Mianwali, Sargodha, Layyah and Faisalabad.

Updated 30 Nov, 2020 10:05am

World

French cases target to lift some restrictions could be reached in second week of December

During a news conference detailing how France's second national lockdown is about to be gradually unwound, Veran also said the reproduction rate of the disease had fallen to 0.65.

Published 26 Nov, 2020 03:38pm

BR Research

What if there is another lockdown?

At the onset of a tough pandemic winter, there is a question doing the rounds in policymaking circles: how much room...

Published 24 Nov, 2020 07:25am

Pakistan

Pakistan may go into 'complete lockdown' as cases continue to surge: PM Imran

In the same tweet, he warned that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will be responsible for the consequences, as opposition parties are preparing for power show in Peshawar today (Sunday) despite the coronavirus threat.

Updated 22 Nov, 2020 12:31pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 resurge: Karachi commissioner announces to impose micro, smart lockdown across city

The decision was made during the meeting chaired by the Commissioner on Friday and was attended by DCs and DHOs in the city.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 05:15pm

Pakistan

AJK to impose 15-day lockdown to curb spread of COVID-19

The government will impose a lockdown in all districts simultaneously.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 04:59pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports highest-single day rise in COVID-19 cases since July

The country also reported its highest number of deaths since July after 37 people died from the infection.

Updated 13 Nov, 2020 11:20am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 34 deaths, 1,808 cases

The country reported the highest number of deaths since July.

Published 12 Nov, 2020 10:42am

Pakistan

NCC needs ‘national political leadership’s’ support to implement COVID-19 SOPs: Asad Umar

He said the National Command and Operation Centre has once again recommended banning all large public gatherings.

Published 11 Nov, 2020 01:15pm

Pakistan

Islamabad administration seals five more neighborhoods

The lockdown will be imposed for 10 to 12 days, Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat said.

Published 09 Nov, 2020 10:11am

Pakistan

KPK govt decides to impose smart lockdown in Peshawar from Saturday

The notification made it clear that the lockdown will be effective from November 7, 04:00 pm till further orders by the competent authority.

Updated 06 Nov, 2020 07:29pm

World

Greece to re-enter virus lockdown from Saturday

A total of 2,646 new infections and 18 deaths were recorded on Wednesday, up sharply from last week.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 05:47pm

World

UK's Johnson insists new lockdown will end on Dec 2

Britain is among the hardest-hit countries in the world in the outbreak, with more than 47,000 deaths from just over one million positive cases.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 07:09pm

World

Greece imposes lockdown on second largest city

Everything will remain closed, except for schools, and those wanting to leave their homes will have to seek permission via text message.

Published 02 Nov, 2020 07:52pm

World

Italy PM resists pressure to impose national lockdown

Infection rates have continued to soar to record levels -- now approaching 30,000 cases a day, higher that the UK but still lower than France.

Published 02 Nov, 2020 07:05pm

World

UK businesses face 'devastating' new lockdown: CBI

Britain has been among the worst-affected countries by the outbreak, with some 47,000 deaths from more than one million positive cases.

Published 02 Nov, 2020 07:03pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 11	278.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 11	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 11	157.27
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 11	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 11	1.27
Euro to USD / Jun 11	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 10	5360.79
Nasdaq / Jun 10	17193.59
Dow Jones / Jun 10	38868.04
India Sensex / Jun 11	76698.22
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 11	39134.79
Hang Seng / Jun 11	18215.57
FTSE 100 / Jun 11	8162.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 11	18407.10

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 10	205247
Petrol/Litre / Jun 11	268.36
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 11	77.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 11	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 11	2303.89
Diesel/Litre / Jun 11	270.22

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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