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Kuwait bans entry for non-citizens, Saudi Arabia cancels events

The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement early Thursday that entertainment activities and events as well as in-restaurant dining would be suspended for 10 days, open to renewal.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:59am

World

Thailand reports 809 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

The new infections took the overall total to 22,058, with fatalities remaining at 79.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:56am

World

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 14,211

The reported death toll rose by 786 to 59,742, the tally showed.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:47am

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 31 lives, infects 1,508 in 24 hours

Country also reported 1,772 recoveries.
Coronavirus vaccination drive began on Wednesday across the country, which aims to inoculate health workers in the first phase.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:08am

World

Unprecedented 66pc drop in air passengers in 2020: airlines

PARIS: Global air passenger traffic plunged by an unprecedented 66 percent in 2020 due to travel restrictions ...

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 10:01am

Pakistan

Governor, CM launch Covid-19 vaccination campaign

LAHORE: While the COVID-19 vaccination drive started in Punjab on Wednesday, the positivity rate of coronavirus ...

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 09:56am

World

French new daily coronavirus cases close to 2021 high

Pressure on the hospital system eased slightly, with the number of COVID-19 patients down by 116 to 27,955 and the number of people in intensive care down by 3 to 3,277.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:35pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks close higher with eyes on earnings

The dollar fetched 104.99 yen in Asian trade, against 104.96 yen in New York late Tuesday.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 01:28pm

Markets

Virus pushes Santander into massive annual loss

"Although the crisis is global, our geographic and business diversification have once again served us well and underscored the strength of our team and mode," executive chairman Ana Botin said in a statement.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 01:23pm

Markets

US stimulus, vaccine progress encourage equity bulls

Oil prices continued their upswing as producers limited supply in the face of increased fuel demand from a bad winter storm in the US Northeast.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 12:23pm

World

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 9,705

The reported death toll rose by 975 to 58,956, the tally showed.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:51am

Markets

Australia cash rate seen near zero for several years

The resurgence in the property market supports household balance sheets and encourages spending through positive wealth effects, Lowe said, noting higher prices can also encourage further residential construction.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:41am

World

Thailand reports 795 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

No new deaths were reported, the country's COVID-19 taskforce said at a briefing.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:40am

Markets

Taiwan's January exports seen up for seventh month in row

Taiwan's exports have been helped by demand for laptops and tablets to support the work-from-home trend during the pandemic.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:11am

World

Merkel says ‘all vaccines welcome’ after strong Sputnik data

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said all coronavirus vaccines “are welcome” in the EU once...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Pakistan

Frontline health workers to be vaccinated today: Hyderabad DC

HYDERABAD: Deputy Commissioner Hyderabad Fuad Ghaffar Soomro today visited the Divisional Covid Vaccination Center ...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Markets

Oil prices extend rally as producers restrain output

However, energy giant BP flagged a difficult start to 2021 amid declining product demand, noting that January retail volumes were down by around 20% year on year, compared with a decline of 11% in the fourth quarter.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 03:28pm

World

Thailand reports 836 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths

The COVID-19 taskforce said two new deaths were confirmed.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:55pm

World

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 6,114

The reported death toll rose by 861 to 57,981, the tally showed.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:21pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 vaccination drive to kick off today in presence of PM: Asad Umar

Umar said the national vaccination campaign will begin in the provincial capitals from tomorrow.
At least, 300,000 frontline health workers have been registered through a digital system.

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 07:13pm

World

Vietnam confirms latest virus outbreak is more contagious UK variant

Vietnam approved a vaccine from AstraZeneca PLC on Saturday after Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the country must have one in the first quarter.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:53am

Markets

Yields ease on expectations for lower debt supply

The 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities' breakeven inflation rate, which briefly slipped below 2% last week, was last at 2.024%, indicating the market expects inflation to average more than 2% a year for the next decade, above the current pace of inflation.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:30am

World

Huge snowstorm hits US east coast disrupting virus vaccinations

Philadelphia also declared a snow emergency, closing city government buildings for Monday and ordering residents to move their cars off snow emergency routes so the plows can get through.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:16am

Pakistan

Hammad Azhar tests positive for coronavirus

"I have tested positive for Covid-19 and self isolating at home. Requesting everyone for prayers. JazakAllah Khair," he tweeted.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 04:40pm

Markets

Lira hits 5-month high on manufacturing boost, stocks recover

Data showed Russia's manufacturing activity returned to growth in January.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:58pm

Markets

China 2020 gold consumption drops due to COVID-19, says industry association

Benchmark spot gold prices surged 25% in 2020, having hit an all-time high of above $2,000 an ounce in August.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:49am

Markets

Saudi Arabia expected to cut March crude prices for Asia

However cracks for naphtha, gasoline, and low-sulphur fuel oil have strengthened, helped by tighter supplies.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:37am

World

Thailand reports 836 new coronavirus cases

Four of the new cases were imported.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:13am

World

Japan expected to extend COVID-19 state of emergency

Japan has had a total of 390,687 coronavirus cases and 5,766 deaths, public broadcaster NHK said. In Tokyo, new cases totalled 633 on Sunday, below 1,000 for the third consecutive day.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 10:38am

Pakistan

Primary schools, universities reopen after closure of three months

Classes from 9th to 12th were started from January 18.
The ongoing academic session has been extended till July instead of March.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 10:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4967.23
India Sensex / Apr 19	73088.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Nasdaq / Apr 19	15282.01
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16224.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7895.85
Dow Jones / Apr 19	37986.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17737.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	83.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 19	214935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2391.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	81.02
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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