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COVID cases

Resurgence of Covid-19

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

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

World

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

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

Published 14 Jan, 2023 03:52pm

World

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

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

Published 12 Jan, 2023 01:29am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Surging Covid cases in region force govt to tighten precautionary steps

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

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

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

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

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:41am

Markets

Japanese rubber futures fall to three-week lows

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

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

World

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

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

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Markets

Copper edges higher on hopes for better 2023 demand

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

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Markets

China stocks down

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

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

Markets

Falling inventories boost aluminium but surpluses lie ahead

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

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

Markets

Palm oil edges up on flooding across Malaysia

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

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

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

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

Published 17 Dec, 2022 10:08am

World

WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year

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

Updated 14 Dec, 2022 10:41pm

Markets

China stocks retreat on concerns over surging Covid cases

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

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Markets

European shares slip on fears over rising China Covid cases

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

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

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

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

Published 10 Dec, 2022 10:16am

Markets

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

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

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

27 Covid cases reported

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

Published 27 Nov, 2022 05:58am

World

China reports third consecutive daily record for new COVID cases

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

Published 26 Nov, 2022 10:02am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

Markets

Copper slips as Chinese Covid infections spur demand concerns

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

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Markets

Iron ore futures extend losses

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

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Markets

Japanese rubber futures rise in line with Shanghai gains

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

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Markets

Copper rally stalls as Covid spreads in China

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

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Markets

China’s daily coal output for Oct slips

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

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Markets

Oil prices dip on Chinese demand concerns

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

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

World

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

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

Published 25 Oct, 2022 12:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 13	283
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 13	282.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 14	144.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
India Sensex / Jun 14	81,118.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	37,834.25
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Hang Seng / Jun 14	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,850.63
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	23,516.23
France CAC40 / Jun 14	7,784.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	72.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	310,007
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	3,432.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	67.84
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.93 ▲ 1 (51.81%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.06 ▲ 0.94 (44.34%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.39 ▲ 1 (41.84%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.71 ▲ 0.58 (27.23%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.65 ▲ 0.48 (15.14%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 13 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	3.56 ▲ 0.36 (11.25%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.49 ▲ 1.41 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.38 ▲ 4.31 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 13 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	4.75 ▼ -0.65 (-12.04%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.20 ▼ -1.36 (-10.03%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.23 ▼ -1.24 (-9.94%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.72 ▼ -4.26 (-9.69%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 13 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	50.41 ▼ -5.4 (-9.68%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 13 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	78.62 ▼ -8.32 (-9.57%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.69 ▼ -3.23 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	116,655,242 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,891,108 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	85,324,384 ▲ 0.94
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	30,960,243 ▲ 0.62
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,555,139 ▼ -0.26
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	27,294,482 ▲ 0.17
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	27,189,737 ▲ 0.58
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,834,469 ▼ -0.35
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	23,063,464 ▲ 1
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,700,047 ▼ -0.4

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