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Omicron estimated to be 58.6% of coronavirus variants in US

Published 28 Dec, 2021 06:30pm

The Omicron variant was estimated to be 58.6% of the coronavirus variants circulating in the United States for the...

Oil slides, yen gains as Omicron worries push investors to safe havens

Published 30 Nov, 2021 08:36pm

NEW YORK: Oil prices slid and global stock benchmarks fell Tuesday after a warning from drugmaker Moderna that...

Bank of England to wait until 2023 before raising rates

Published 17 Aug, 2021 04:42am

BENGALURU: The Bank of England (BoE) will wait until 2023 before raising Bank Rate from a record low of 0.10 ...

Oil slips but set for weekly gain

Published 14 Aug, 2021 03:41am

NEW YORK: Oil fell on Friday, but was on track to post a weekly rise, broadly shrugging off a warning from the...

Long bets cut on Asian FX; Fed tapering fears, virus spike hits rupiah

Published 01 Jul, 2021 12:22pm

This policy lag compared to their US counterpart would keep the currencies in check, he added

OPEC bullish on oil market recovery but virus variants pose risk

Published 29 Jun, 2021 07:41pm

"The current 'wild card' factor is the 'Delta Variant' of the pandemic that is resulting in rising cases and renewed restrictions in many regions."

BioNTech to look into possible dividend next year

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:29pm

BioNTech would not look into a proposal for any dividend before next year's annual shareholder meeting.
Vaccine supply deals lined up for this year alone are worth 12.4 billion euros ($15.1 billion) in revenue for BioNTech.

India, South Asia teams to be vaccinated before Tokyo Olympics: IOC

Published 28 May, 2021 04:26pm

Details of the additional testing were not specified.

North Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing COVID-19, dashing South Korea hopes

Published 06 Apr, 2021 10:18am

North's pullout dashes South's hopes for combined team.
Blow to plans for joint bid to host the 2032 Games.
North's missile tests in March raised tensions.

UK could add France to 'red list' over variants: PM

Published 25 Mar, 2021 10:41am

"We will take a decision, no matter how tough, to interrupt that trade, to interrupt those flows, if we think that it is necessary to protect public health and to stop new variants coming in," Johnson said, however.

Japan leaning towards ending Tokyo state of emergency on March 21

Published 14 Mar, 2021 12:44pm

Japan is trying to bring coronavirus cases under control and get vaccinations well under way as it prepares to host the delayed Summer Olympics, now scheduled to start on July 23.

Poland's cases of British coronavirus variant rising

Published 05 Mar, 2021 08:42pm

At the start of January, the share of the British variant was around 5% ... Now, the most recent tests show that the share has been systematically growing and for the last 21 days we have almost 25%."
"The virus in the British version develops so fast as it is of course much more contagious," he said, adding that the variant share was even as high as 70% in random tests.

Vaccine hopes boost British pound

Published 23 Feb, 2021 09:44am

"A stronger pound is another headwind for UK exporters and provides some small relief for households," noted Paul Dales of Capital Economics.

India detects South African, Brazilian COVID variants

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

There are no direct flights from South Africa or Brazil, so the health ministry and the civil aviation ministry are in touch on the steps to be taken on the matter.
India's COVID-19 cases rose by 9,121 in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 10.93 million, second only to the tally of the United States. Deaths rose by 81 to 155,813.

Germany tightens borders to keep Covid variants at bay

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

He was in a hurry to enter Germany and drive through to France with his cargo.

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Published 10 Feb, 2021 10:54am

Two new variants found in England under investigation.

Stocks rally again as optimism returns to Asia markets

Published 02 Feb, 2021 10:55am

The move has cost several Wall Street giants huge losses and there had been a fear that investors would have to sell other assets to close out positions to protect themselves from suffering steeper losses.

Travel troubles force Rolls-Royce to cut 2021 flight forecasts

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:25pm

Flying hours for engines in 2021 lower due to restrictions.
Cash outflow seen at 2 billion pounds, more than expected.
Roll-Royce still sees positive cash flow in second half.

California eases lockdowns as US COVID-19 crisis ebbs

Published 26 Jan, 2021 12:27pm

Nail and hair salons may also reopen on a limited basis, with masks required of staff and customers, while some youth sporting events are permitted to resume as well.

Biden to reinstate Covid travel bans: White House official

Published 25 Jan, 2021 10:58am

The milestone was reached only five days after the US, the world's wealthiest and hardest-hit nation, recorded 400,000 deaths from the disease.

Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions

Published 23 Jan, 2021 06:04pm

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a news conference on Friday that the UK may need to implement further measures to protect its borders from new variants of COVID-19.

EU leaders 'discourage' travel, eye tougher border rules

Published 22 Jan, 2021 10:05am

"It is absolutely important to keep the single market functioning," von der Leyen said, so that workers and freight can continue to cross borders.

WHO convenes emergency committee early over coronavirus variants

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:44am

The meeting comes as global infections soared past 91 million and deaths approached two million, with governments around the world reimposing painful economic lockdowns and social restrictions.

Oil prices dip on rising virus cases; expected stock draw stems losses

Published 12 Jan, 2021 12:34pm

US crude oil stockpiles likely fell for a fifth straight week, while refined products inventories were seen up last week, a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday.

EU regulator approves Moderna vaccine as fears grow over virus variants

Published 06 Jan, 2021 06:29pm

Vaccinating the European Union's 450 million people could be crucial to ending a pandemic that has killed almost 1.9 million people globally.
The final step before it can be rolled out across the European Union is approval by the bloc's executive body.

Coronavirus variants, first found in UK and South Africa, spread worldwide

Published 05 Jan, 2021 04:47pm

UK scientists also expressed concern that vaccines being rolled out in Britain may not be able to protect against another variant that emerged in South Africa.
PAKISTAN health officials said the variant found in Britain had been detected in the southern province of Sindh.

'No need to panic,' China official says of coronavirus variants

Updated 01 Jan, 2021 09:03pm

The mutated variant, compared with previous mutated variants .... has no obvious change so far in its ability to cause disease.
He said no impact of variants on the vaccine's immune effect had been detected.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.19 ▲ 0.62 (13.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.41 ▲ 1.04 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.98 ▲ 2.09 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.91 ▼ -2.69 (-6.79%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39.03 ▼ -2.58 (-6.2%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 4 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	33.25 ▼ -1.89 (-5.38%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 4 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423.01 ▼ -20.78 (-4.68%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 4 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	7.06 ▼ -0.32 (-4.34%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 4 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.60 ▼ -0.28 (-4.07%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	112,742,147 ▲ 0.26
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	32,085,063 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,602,865 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	29,547,446 ▲ 0.88
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	22,915,829 ▲ 0.56
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,952,752 ▲ 2.38
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,604,812 ▲ 0.03
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,173,269 ▼ -0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,998,070 ▲ 1.39
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,802,886 ▲ 0.24

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