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Covid cases hit 2 million in Iran 'meteoric' spike

Iran also recorded an additional 185 virus-related deaths, Lari said, bringing the total to 63,884.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 04:46pm

Markets

Most Asian FX bears firm; short bets on yuan at near 1-year high

Market participants were the most bearish on the Indonesian rupiah since October.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 12:29pm

World

New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India due to high COVID-19 cases

Pre-departure testing requirements reduced the number of positive cases coming from other countries but that's not been the case with India, Ardern said.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 12:02pm

Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity ratio hits 10.69% as country reports 5,329 cases in 24 hours

Country also reported 98 deaths in 24 hours.
There are currently 66,994 active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 09:33am

Pakistan

102 die of Covid-19 across country

ISLAMABAD: The country reported 102 deaths in the last 24 hours by the coronavirus bringing the nationwide tally of...

Published 08 Apr, 2021 04:10am

World

Brazil reports 92,625 new coronavirus cases, 3,829 deaths in 24 hours

Brazil has registered more than 13 million cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 340,776, according to ministry data.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 02:06am

World

Merkel backs tougher COVID lockdown in Germany

Germany is struggling to tackle a third wave of the pandemic and several regional leaders have called for a short, sharp lockdown while the country tries to vaccinate more people.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 01:49am

World

Moderna says booster shot against COVID-19 variants could be ready by year-end

Zaks, speaking to the Economic Club of New York, said he expects the booster shots the company is testing to show a higher level of protection against variants of the coronavirus.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 01:49am

World

Turkey's daily COVID-19 cases, deaths hit all-time high

The latest daily death toll was 276, the highest number in a day since the start of the outbreak, bringing the cumulative toll to 32,943.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 12:46am

World

Italy reports 627 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 13,708 new cases

Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 29,316 on Wednesday, just below the 29,337 a day earlier.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 12:18am

Pakistan

37 more test positive for COVID-19 in Hyderabad

Out of 12445 COVID-19 cases, 11747 have so far been recovered while 286 patients had lost their lives due to the contagion, daily situation report stated.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 12:17am

Pakistan

NDMA provides 40,000 COVID diagnosis kits to provinces

According to spokesperson, the airports have been provided 20,000 the kits for diagnosis of coronavirus.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 12:17am

Pakistan

Capital reports 564 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: NCOC

He said so far 62,775 cases were reported from the federal capital while 588 deaths were reported from Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 12:16am

World

South Korea reels from most daily COVID-19 cases in 3 months, approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine

J&J is the third COVID-19 vaccine maker to be authorised in South Korea, after AstraZeneca and Pfizer, both of which require two doses.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:35pm

World

At least 10 Thai ministers, lawmakers self-isolate after COVID-19 contact

Bangkok authorities earlier this week closed 196 entertainment venues in three districts of Bangkok for two weeks after clusters emerged where more than 250 people were infected with the coronavirus.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:26pm

Pakistan

Demonstration against closure of schools held

ISLAMABAD: The owners of private schools on Tuesday staged protest demonstration against closure of schools by...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:54am

103 die of Covid-19 across country

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Tuesday, reported 103 coronavirus deaths of which 88 only in Punjab, which is 85.44 percent of...

Published 07 Apr, 2021 03:48am

World

Turkey's daily COVID-19 cases hit all time high of nearly 50,000

The latest daily death toll was 211, the highest since early January, bringing the cumulative toll to 32,667.

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 12:22am

Markets

Copper rallies after top producer Chile shuts border

Coronavirus cases in Chile surged past 1 million, while infections across Latin America, which has some of the world's biggest copper mines, are also rising.

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 12:22am

Pakistan

45 more test positive for COVID-19 in Hyderabad

The number of total active cases has reached to 468, of them 433 are isolated at homes while 35 are admitted in different hospitals.

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 12:22am

Pakistan

2221 new cases of coronavirus reported in Punjab

The Punjab Health department has so far conducted 3,949,413 tests for COVID-19.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 09:28pm

World

Philippines reports record 382 coronavirus deaths

The health ministry said total confirmed cases have increased to 812,760, after 9,373 infections were reported on Tuesday. Deaths have reached 13,817. "There were 341 deaths prior to April 2021 that went unreported," the ministry said.

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:29pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 claims one more life in Sindh

KARACHI: One more patient of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 4,510 and 308 new cases emerged...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Country records 4,323 new corona cases, 43 deaths: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 4,323 new coronavirus cases and 43 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National ...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

World

'Time to move forward': Portugal eases COVID-19 lockdown

"This lockdown was more painful but it is positive we are reopening," said the 30-year-old. "It's the best day: the restart. It's time to move forward and I hope we will not need to take a step back."
At Lisbon's Lemonfit gym, coordinator Joana Silva, 33, was delighted to help people get back in shape after more than two months of lockdown.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:26pm

Markets

Indian shares tumble as virus worries return; financials slide

The NSE Nifty 50 index ended 1.54% lower at 14,637.80, while the S&P BSE Sensex was down 1.74% at 49,159.32.
Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank and State Bank of India were the top percentage decliners on the Nifty 50, falling between 4.5% and 5.7%.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 05:26pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports nearly 3000 COVID-19 recoveries as 4323 people test positive in a day

The country's coronavirus positivity ratio stands at 9.96%.
43 people died from coronavirus in 24 hours.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 11:13am

World

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 8,497

The reported death toll rose by 50 to 77,013, the tally showed.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 09:27am

World

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 12,196

The reported death toll rose by 68 to 76,963, the tally showed.

Updated 04 Apr, 2021 05:49pm

World

Canada surpasses 1mn Covid-19 cases

Meanwhile, vaccinations have been slow to get off the ground.

Updated 04 Apr, 2021 05:47pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 16	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 16	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 16	154.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 16	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 16	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 15	5061.82
Nasdaq / Apr 15	15885.02
Dow Jones / Apr 15	37735.11
India Sensex / Apr 16	73041.46
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 16	38375.98
Hang Seng / Apr 16	16327.73
FTSE 100 / Apr 16	7851.82
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 16	17757.12

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 16	85.94
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 16	2387.66
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 16	85.81
Petrol/Litre / Apr 17	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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