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COVID cases

Resurgence of Covid-19

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

EDITORIAL: Health officials said on Thursday that 129 cases of coronavirus infections were reported in the previous...

87 new Covid cases reported: Country registers over 2pc positivity rate

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

ISLAMABAD: The country, on Monday, for the first time in the past seven months, registered coronavirus positivity...

China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month

Published 14 Jan, 2023 03:52pm

BEIJING: China’s health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month,...

WHO seeks more China Covid data, praises US 'transparency'

Published 12 Jan, 2023 01:29am

GENEVA: The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while...

No case of Covid’s BF.7 variant found yet: NIH

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services has denounced the rumours regarding the spread of Omicron’s...

Surging Covid cases in region force govt to tighten precautionary steps

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

LAHORE: In the wake of an increase in corona cases in the neighboring countries, the Punjab government has decided ...

Pakistan ‘fully’ prepared to tackle any Covid-19 variant?

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:41am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is “fully” prepared to tackle and control any variant of Covid-19, as the federal and provincial...

Japanese rubber futures fall to three-week lows

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell to their three-week lows on Monday as fears that surging COVID-19 cases in top...

China’s Zhejiang has 1m daily Covid cases, expected to double

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

BEIJING: China’s Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily ...

Copper edges higher on hopes for better 2023 demand

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

LONDON: Copper prices edged higher on Friday as low inventories and hopes for economic recovery next year offset a...

China stocks down

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

SHANGHAI: China stocks extended losses on Tuesday as the country grappled with surging COVID-19 cases, while...

Falling inventories boost aluminium but surpluses lie ahead

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

LONDON: Aluminium rose on Tuesday, helped by a weakening dollar and a sharp fall in inventories available on the...

Palm oil edges up on flooding across Malaysia

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a second straight day on Monday, underpinned by flooding across ...

Mainland China reports 2,286 new COVID-19 cases vs 2,157 a day earlier

Published 17 Dec, 2022 10:08am

SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 2,286 new symptomatic COVID-19 infections on Dec. 16, compared with 2,157 a day...

WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year

Updated 14 Dec, 2022 10:41pm

GENEVA: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that the...

China stocks retreat on concerns over surging Covid cases

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

SHANGHAI: China stocks retreated on Monday as investors worried that rising COVID-19 cases might disrupt consumption...

European shares slip on fears over rising China Covid cases

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

BENGALURU: European shares slipped on Monday as investors braced for US and European central bank interest rate...

China to allow German expats to use German COVID-19 vaccines

Published 10 Dec, 2022 10:16am

BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry said China and Germany had reached an agreement on providing “German vaccines”...

Nasdaq ends down as investors eye Black Friday sales, China infections

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq closed lower on Friday with pressure from Apple Inc in a subdued holiday-shortened trading...

China’s yuan weakens as Covid surge revives economic growth concerns

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

HONG KONG: China’s yuan weakened on Friday, as a continuous surge in Covid cases has rekindled traders’ concern...

27 Covid cases reported

Published 27 Nov, 2022 05:58am

LAHORE: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel corona virus as the number of confirmed ...

China reports third consecutive daily record for new COVID cases

Published 26 Nov, 2022 10:02am

BEIJING: China reported 35,183 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 25, of which 3,474 were symptomatic and 31,709 were...

China frees up $70bn for banks to underpin slowing economy

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

BEIJING: China said on Friday it would cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves for the second time...

Copper slips as Chinese Covid infections spur demand concerns

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

LONDON: Copper prices fell on Wednesday as rising COVID-19 cases in China tempered hopes that demand in the ...

Iron ore futures extend losses

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

SINGAPORE: Dalian iron ore futures extended their losses for a third straight session on Wednesday, as worries over...

Japanese rubber futures rise in line with Shanghai gains

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose on Tuesday, tracking gains in the Shanghai market and stronger domestic...

Copper rally stalls as Covid spreads in China

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

LONDON: Copper’s rally paused on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases and weak factory activity in China held prices...

China’s daily coal output for Oct slips

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

SINGAPORE: China’s daily coal output in October slipped from a record high in the prior month as hundreds of Covid...

Oil prices dip on Chinese demand concerns

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases in China heightened fears of lower fuel...

China reports 1,267 new COVID cases for Oct 24 vs 1,076 a day earlier

Published 25 Oct, 2022 12:38pm

SHANGHAI: China reported 1,267 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 24, of which 246 were symptomatic and 1,021 were...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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