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Australia’s economy booms to pre-pandemic levels

SYDNEY: Australia’s economy raced ahead last quarter as consumers and businesses spent with abandon, lifting ...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

947 coronavirus patients recovered in Punjab

Around 284 ventilators were reserved in Lahore hospitals, of which 110 were occupied and 174 ventilators were vacant.

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 08:19pm

Pakistan

6 COVID-19 patients died in 24 hours, 9 passengers quarantined

The report said among the new cases,10 reported from Rawal Town,9 from Potohar town,10 from Rawalpindi Cantt,4 Gujjar Khan,2 and one each from Jehlum and AJK.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:04pm

Pakistan

Pakistan plays critical role for parliamentary diplomacy: Farrukh

The minister called on all the regional countries to chalk out a joint strategy for alleviating poverty and unemployment, and to promote tourism in the region.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 06:59pm

Markets

Oil builds on gains as recovery picks up but equities mixed

On Tuesday, OPEC+ agreed to continue lifting output in July, having started slowly doing so in early May.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 05:40pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 22 more patients, infects 1041 others

He added that 22 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 5,073 that constituted 1.6 percent death rate.

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 06:57pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday

At least 171,096,690 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 05:34pm

World

With eyes on election, Macron starts a 'Tour de France'

Around a dozen stops are planned over the next two months, in a sign that the former investment banker has an eye on regional elections on June 20 and 27, as well as his own personal political test next year.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 05:32pm

Pakistan

Shafqat Mahmood back to work after recovery from Covid-19

Says his latest two tests came out negative
Credits quick recovery to Covid-19 vaccination

Published 02 Jun, 2021 11:41am

Business & Finance

Australian economy recovers to pre-pandemic levels

As a result, domestic demand accounted for 1.6 percentage points of the GDP increase in the first quarter of 2021.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:57am

Markets

Crude extends gains as recovery picks up but equities mixed

Both main contracts have rocketed from the dark days of last April -- when they crashed in reaction to the imposition of lockdowns around the world to contain the pandemic -- helped by top producers slashing output.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:29am

World

Melbourne extends lockdown as 'Kappa' variant spreads

"Victorian businesses are absolutely devastated by this lockdown, as are our families and communities," he said.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:26am

World

Vietnam reverses virus flight suspension

A similar decision was in force for the airport in commercial capital Ho Chi Minh City until June 14, as the country struggles to contain a virus outbreak in more than half of its territories.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:21am

Sports

Strict protocols prepared for matches of PSL-VI

LAHORE: Strict protocols have been devised for rest of the matches of Pakistan Super League-6, which will be played...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

Over 3.9m people vaccinated so far: 40 more die of Covid-19 in Punjab

LAHORE: With 40 more coronavirus deaths reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours, the province’s death toll has...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Markets

Oil rises to highest since March on demand prospects

OPEC+ decided in April to return 2.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of supply to the market from May to July, anticipating rising global demand despite the high number of coronavirus cases in India, the world's third-largest oil consumer.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:15pm

World

COVID-19 pressure on French hospitals eases further

Health Ministry data also showed that the number of new coronavirus cases rose by 9,848 on Tuesday against 1,211 on Monday, taking the total to 5.67 million.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:01pm

Markets

Canada's TSX climbs above 20,000, loonie posts 6-year high as oil rallies

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index touched a record high at 20,014.70 before dipping to 20,000.12, up 1.4pc on the day.

Updated 01 Jun, 2021 11:01pm

World

Indian doctors protest 'yoga-beats-Covid' guru

Coronavirus has left at least 330,000 people dead in India, including more than 1,200 doctors, according to the Indian Medical Association.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:59pm

World

Israel says military exports hit $8.3bn in 2020

It's the second highest sales figure ever, behind 2017, when the total hit $9.2 billion.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 06:52pm

Business & Finance

Eurozone inflation hits near three-year high in May

The rise in inflation was widely expected but will rattle investors after consumer prices in the US made their biggest leap since 2008, fuelling fears that the economy was overheating.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

At least 170,606,850 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:57pm

World

S. Africa's jobless rate hits new high

The jobless rate rose to 32.6 percent in the first three months of the year, compared to 32.5 percent in the previous quarter.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:49pm

World

Russia resumes air travel with Britain, other countries

Russia will also resume air travel with Austria, Hungary, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Croatia, Mauritius, and Morocco from June 10, it said.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 01:01pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports lowest single-day Covid-19 cases since May 14

1,771 Covid-19 cases and 71 deaths were reported in 24 hours.
National positivity ratio stands at 3.71%

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:51am

Markets

Oil, pound rally on recovery optimism, equities mixed ahead of US jobs

On currency markets, the pound hit a more than three-year high as Britain's vaccine rollout continues and the country announced just one coronavirus-related death Monday, the lowest since the pandemic began.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:44am

Sports

Aussie softball team lands in Japan, first Olympic team

The athletes and their support staff are all vaccinated and had to test negative for coronavirus before departing.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:12am

World

US, EU leaders call for more action at climate summit

SEOUL: Top US and EU representatives on Monday urged other countries to do more in the global initiative towards a...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

Pakistan

Governor meets US legislators

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar met the US Congressmen, US Senator and mayors and discussed Pak-US...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

Pakistan

Sindh reports four cases of Indian Covid-19 variant

KARACHI: Four confirmed cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India have been reported in Sindh,...

Published 01 Jun, 2021 04:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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