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Britain must engage the public on net zero climate goals

Published 08 Jul, 2021 12:28pm

Britain in 2019 became the G7 first member to set a net zero target, which will require wholesale changes in the way that Britons travel

Five years on, Brexit bedevils pandemic-hit UK

Published 23 Jun, 2021 09:39am

The coronavirus pandemic has masked the economic dislocation caused by the referendum verdict, which backed severing five decades of integration with the European mainland.

UK health minister says looking at removing self-isolation for double-vaccinated

Published 21 Jun, 2021 01:29pm

We're piloting that now to check that that will be effective

Sterling takes British reopening delay in its stride

Published 14 Jun, 2021 05:33pm

Pound down 0.1% vs dlr and 0.2% vs euro in quiet session.
Reopening delay largely expected after rise in coronavirus case.

G7 leaders at UK summit target plan for 1bn jabs

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:13am

The G7 chiefs will be joined over the weekend by the leaders of Australia, South Africa, South Korea, the United Nations and European Union, with India joining remotely.

G7 health chiefs to discuss vaccine sharing, animal diseases

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 11:08am

But calls are mounting for wealthier countries to share more.

Russia hails Assad's 'decisive' poll victory

Published 28 May, 2021 04:24pm

On the eve of the election, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy said the poll was "neither free nor fair", and Syria's fragmented opposition has called it a "farce".

Two more LNG tankers scheduled for Britain in May

Published 26 May, 2021 11:13am

Berge Arzew is scheduled to arrive at the Isle of Grain terminal on May 30.

UK reports slight rise in daily COVID cases to 2,672

Published 15 Apr, 2021 08:24pm

A further 30 people were reported as having died within 28 days of a positive test for COVID-19, meaning there were 211 deaths between April 9 and 15, a fall of 2.3% compared with the previous seven days.

Sterling steadies vs dollar, euro after profit-taking knock

Published 08 Apr, 2021 08:52pm

The pound fell 1.2% against the dollar and 1.7% against the euro between Tuesday and Wednesday as investors took cash off the table after a strong first quarter for the British currency.
Sterling's pullback was "exaggerated," ING analysts wrote, adding that they were "constructive" on the pound, citing Britain's relatively fast COVID-19 vaccine programme.

Four more LNG tankers heading to Britain this month

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:32pm

The Marvel Falcon is heading to Isle of Grain on April 18.

UK reports 10 more COVID deaths, 3,423 new cases

Published 03 Apr, 2021 08:25pm

Official data also showed 31,301,267 people had received their first shot of a COVID vaccine.

UK offers £400mn to aid culture's Covid recovery

Published 02 Apr, 2021 10:24am

Theatre and film stars Judi Dench, Julie Walters, Hugh Bonneville and Stephen Fry have all welcomed the funding.

Brazil closes out deadliest month of pandemic by far

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 04:18pm

The 24-hour death toll reported by the health ministry Wednesday also set a new record: 3,869.

UK doesn't have vaccine surplus to share

Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:05pm

"Our first priority is to protect the British public, and the vaccine rollout is continuing to that end," the spokesman told reporters. "We don't currently have a surplus of vaccines, but we will consider how they are best allocated as they become available."

UK COVID-19 cases estimated to be shrinking less slowly

Published 26 Mar, 2021 07:43pm

The daily growth rate of COVID-19 infections was between -5% and -2%, meaning the number of new infections is shrinking by between 2% and 5% each day, compared to -6% and -3% last week.

UK offers tax relief to more companies with 1.5bn-pound plan

Updated 25 Mar, 2021 07:31pm

The move comes on top of the 16 billion pounds in business rates relief already paid to or earmarked for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
By providing more targeted support than the business rates appeals system, our approach will help protect and support jobs in businesses across the country.

China blue chips close at 3-mth low on policy fears, Xinjiang tensions

Published 25 Mar, 2021 02:46pm

Financials lost 0.55% and consumer staples fell 0.68%.

UK reports 82 new COVID-19 deaths

Published 08 Mar, 2021 11:12am

New cases totalled 5,177 compared to Saturday's 6,040, government data showed.

Britain to review surcharge on bank profits

Updated 03 Mar, 2021 08:43pm

Leaving surcharge unchanged would damage industry – government.
Surcharge raised 1.5 bln stg in 2019-20 fiscal year.
Proposed changes will be laid out in the autumn.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Pak Synthetics / Oct 1 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	164.95 ▲ 15 (10%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.45 ▲ 2.04 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.06 ▼ -6.56 (-10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.27 ▼ -3.58 (-9.99%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Oct 1 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	107.10 ▼ -11.73 (-9.87%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	155 ▼ -16.45 (-9.59%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 1 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	460 ▼ -46.86 (-9.25%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,694,230 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,395,570 ▲ 0.1
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,967,497 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,614,779 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,546,081 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,394,011 ▲ 0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,300,001 ▼ -0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,980,760 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,555,295 ▲ 1.43
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,063,246 ▼ -2.11

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