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Novavax delays Covid vaccine authorization request

The new vaccine combines NanoFlu and NVX-CoV2373.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:58am

World

China posts slowest population growth in decades

The census lit up Chinese social media and quickly racked up more than 120 million views.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:22am

Markets

Oil rises after key US fuel pipeline plans restart

NEW YORK: Oil prices turned higher on Monday as a major US fuel pipeline said it could largely restart within the...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Markets

Asia’s gasoline margin rebounds

SINGAPORE: Asia’s gasoline margin rebounded on Monday as a jump in US prices, following a cyberattack that shut a...

Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am

Business & Finance

Global rates volatility forces investor rethink on Asian bonds

TOKYO/SHANGHAI: A pause in a broad selloff in US treasuries and other global bonds last month has given foreign...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:18am

Sports

Alvarez stops Saunders to unify boxing's super middleweight titles

The 30-year-old Alvarez bided his time until he could impose his will on Saunders, who had never faced an opponent of this magnitude.

Published 09 May, 2021 10:55am

Markets

Surprisingly weak April jobs report pushes yields lower

The benchmark 10-year yield, which dropped to 1.469%, the lowest since March 4, was last down 1.6 basis points at 1.5452%, holding below a 14-month high of 1.776% reached on March 30.
The 30-year yield tumbled to its lowest level since March 1 at 2.158%. It was last up less than a basis point at 2.2449%.

Published 07 May, 2021 08:35pm

Business & Finance

BoE sees stronger UK growth recovery in 2021

LONDON: The Bank of England said Thursday that the UK economy will enjoy a stronger-than-expected recovery this year...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:01am

Business & Finance

ArcelorMittal posts ‘strongest quarter in a decade’

PARIS: Steel giant ArcelorMittal said Thursday it recorded its best quarterly performance in a decade as commodity...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:01am

World

It's a wrap: Biden buys tacos in boost for US restaurants

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her own impromptu dose of economic stimulus with a raid on a book shop during a trip to Providence, Rhode Island.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:47am

World

Pressure mounts on Colombia as protests begin second week

Around 8,000 people took to the streets of Medellin, Colombia's second largest city, by mid-morning, chanting slogans against Duque's political mentor, former president Alvaro Uribe.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:45am

Markets

Brazil's central bank raises interest rate to 3.5%

The decision, which was unanimous, was in line with analyst expectations.

Published 06 May, 2021 10:43am

Pakistan

Federal govt should act responsibly to control COVID-19 outbreak: Sindh CM

Murad says the government neglected Sindh’s appeal of closing the intercity transport with immediate effect
The Pakistan Peoples Party has accepted the decision of the ECP on a plea regarding vote recount in NA-249 by-polls: CM

Published 05 May, 2021 11:59am

Markets

Indonesia economy shrinks for fourth straight quarter

And while it has kicked off its vaccination drive, just over 20 million of the country's 270 million people have so far received their first jab.

Published 05 May, 2021 11:40am

World

COVID crisis pushed 75 million Indians into poverty in 2020

The number of Indians living below the poverty line is expected to reach 134 million, which is more than double the 59 million projected prior to the recession
The poverty rate in India rose to 9.7 percent in 2020, a sharp increase from the January 2020 forecast of 4.3 percent

Updated 05 May, 2021 11:01am

Steps to contain Covid spread: SC to hear suo motu case today

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear suo motu on coronavirus for taking appropriate measures by the federal and ...

Published 05 May, 2021 04:01am

Business & Finance

Saudi Aramco says Q1 profits jump 30% on higher oil prices

In late April, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia, the top crude exporter, was in talks to sell one percent of Aramco to an unnamed foreign energy firm.

Published 04 May, 2021 12:11pm

Pakistan

Global partnership need of the hour to defeat COVID pandemic, says Akram

Pakistan's permanent representative says it is essential to provide equitable access to vaccines and technologies in a bid to counter the deadly disease
World must work towards facilitating the developing and poor nations with direct and indirect economic support and social safety nets: Munir

Published 04 May, 2021 10:25am

World

Hong Kong ends longest recession in decades

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s economy jumped back into growth in the first quarter of the year, official figures showed...

Updated 04 May, 2021 09:54am

Markets

Oil rises as demand hopes bolster sentiment

NEW YORK: Oil rose more than 1% on Monday as Chinese economic figures and US vaccination rates pointed to a strong...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Markets

Shell swings back to profit

LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell swung back into profit in the first quarter as oil prices recovered strongly from a year...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

Everyone should get COVID vaccination without hesitation, says SAPM

Faisal says as speculation about variants continues, it's important to remember that every virus mutates and the coronavirus is not unique for doing so
Some variants increase the chance of reinfection: SAPM

Published 02 May, 2021 11:57am

World

Thousands march in Montreal against virus restrictions

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the protest "deeply disappointing."

Published 02 May, 2021 11:06am

Pakistan

COVID-19: Pakistan reports 113 deaths, 4,414 new cases in 24 hours

Since the coronavirus outbreak, the death toll in Pakistan has reached 18,070
The total number of infections in the country now currently stands at 829,933

Updated 02 May, 2021 09:35am

World

Istanbul police detain over 200 defying May Day protest ban

ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained more than 200 people who were trying to hold a May Day rally in Istanbul on...

Updated 02 May, 2021 10:35am

Changing lives of working class mission of PM: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday that Prime Minister...

Published 02 May, 2021 03:23am

‘Productive’ investments: PSX proposes launch of RSIAs to help channel savings

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited has proposed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to launch registered...

Published 02 May, 2021 03:23am

Business & Finance

Brazil registers record 14.4m unemployed

RIO DE JANEIRO: Pandemic-battered Brazil registered a record 14.4 million unemployed workers in the three-month...

Updated 02 May, 2021 10:33am

Pakistan

Manufacturing of vaccine: Govt urged to involve private sector

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian Zahid...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Business & Finance

China factory activity edges down in April

The report added that recovery would likely be seen in the service sector as well, after it was derailed earlier this year by domestic travel restrictions imposed during the Lunar New Year break to prevent further outbreaks.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 10:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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