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Covid vaccine

Neymar tests positive for COVID-19, Santos say

Published 08 Jun, 2025 04:59pm

Brazil forward Neymar has been sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19, his club Santos said in a statement as...

US FDA approves Moderna’s next-generation COVID vaccine for adults 65 or older

Published 31 May, 2025 03:49pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s next-generation COVID-19 vaccine for everyone aged 65...

AstraZeneca to withdraw COVID vaccine globally

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

BENGALURU: AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a...

Covid-19 vaccine discoveries: Hungarian, US scientists win Nobel

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

STOCKHOLM: Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and US colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier...

AstraZeneca’s rare disease arm in $1 bln deal for Pfizer gene therapies

Published 28 Jul, 2023 01:21pm

AstraZeneca said on Friday its Alexion unit had agreed to buy US drugmaker Pfizer’s early-stage rare disease gene...

First Covid vaccine side-effect claims land in German courts

Published 12 Jun, 2023 05:17pm

HAMBURG: Vaccine-maker BioNTech faced Monday its first legal claim in its home country of Germany over adverse...

Moderna reaffirms 2023 COVID vaccine sales forecast of $5bn

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:24pm

Moderna Inc reaffirmed its annual sales forecast of $5 billion for its COVID-19 vaccines, which was below market...

AstraZeneca profits soar on cancer drugs, Alexion buy

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

LONDON: Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Thursday posted surging annual net profit, boosted by cancer...

China says COVID outbreak has infected 80% of population

Published 21 Jan, 2023 03:06pm

BEIJING: The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of...

Davos 2023: Moderna CEO in talks with China to supply COVID vaccines

Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:05pm

DAVOS: Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said on Wednesday the US company was in active discussions to supply...

Pfizer to sell all its drugs in low-income countries at non-profit price

Published 17 Jan, 2023 09:57pm

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will offer its full portfolio of drugs, including off-patent medicines...

China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy

Published 06 Nov, 2022 11:25am

BEIJING: China on Sunday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health...

Moderna shares tumble after cutting sales forecast for COVID vaccine

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:04pm

Moderna Inc on Thursday cut the annual sales forecast for its COVID-19 vaccine citing short-term supply constraints...

Pfizer raises sales estimates for COVID vaccine by $2 billion

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:26pm

Pfizer Inc on Tuesday raised its full-year estimates for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine by $2 billion to $34 billion,...

China reports 1,658 new COVID cases for Oct 28 vs 1,506 a day earlier

Published 29 Oct, 2022 10:13am

BEIJING: China reported 1,658 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 28, of which 377 were symptomatic and 1,281 were...

Paediatric Covid-19 vaccination drive 2nd round starts from 31st

Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am

LAHORE: Expanded Programme on Immunization Punjab (EPI) will be launching Round II of the Paediatric Covid-19...

Shocks and Pakistan’s economy

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

‘We are living in a time of overlapping emergencies: the pandemic is not over, climate change is a reality, and...

Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 97, discharged from hospital after COVID treatment

Published 04 Sep, 2022 12:40pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged from hospital on Sunday after being...

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:46pm

Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first...

WHO recommends Valneva's COVID vaccine

Published 18 Aug, 2022 11:22pm

The World Health Organization on Thursday recommended the use of French drugmaker Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine. The ...

Sanofi trial failure halts work on breast cancer treatment amcenestrant

Published 17 Aug, 2022 10:41pm

Sanofi has stopped further work on amcenestrant, a treatment once seen to have strong commercial potential in breast...

Pfizer to acquire sickle cell drugmaker GBT for $5bn

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

NEW YORK: American drugmaker Pfizer announced a deal on Monday to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics, makers of a...

New COVID case numbers in New Zealand trending lower, signs wave peaked

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:53am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s health ministry sees strong signs that the country’s latest COVID-19 wave has peaked, as...

Djokovic likely to miss U.S. Open over COVID-19 vaccine status

Published 02 Aug, 2022 11:23pm

There is a petition circulating to allow Novak Djokovic to play at the U.S. Open but the Serbian appears likely to...

KP decides to go for month-long Covid-19 vaccination drive

Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am

PESHAWAR: Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr Shahzad Khan Bangash has directed one month long Corona ...

Pharma industry urges fairer vaccine access in future

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

GENEVA: The pharmaceutical industry on Tuesday proposed a system to allow for more equitable access to vaccines and...

Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate drops significantly

Updated 13 Jul, 2022 03:25pm

Plunges to 1.55% against 5.46% reported a day earlier

As Covid surges in US, health officials say vaccines remain key

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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 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
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Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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