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Australia shares edge lower as virus cases resurge in Sydney

Australian technology stocks added 1.2% with Afterpay gaining over 5% and Tech One rising nearly 2%.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 10:10am

Markets

Japan to increase issuance of 40-year JGBs from April

The announcement was in line with a Reuters report last week.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 10:01am

Markets

Oil prices fall amid worries over new coronavirus strain

The negative sentiment also overshadowed a weekend deal among US congressional leaders for a $900 billion coronavirus aid package.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 09:58am

World

Argentina, Chile to suspend flights from Great Britain over COVID-19 concerns

Chile's government said non-resident foreigners who had been in Great Britain over the last 14 days will be banned from entering the country.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 09:53am

World

US Senate votes to extend government funding to avoid shutdown

The measure has already passed the House of Representatives and now heads to President Donald Trump to sign into law.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 09:33am

Business & Finance

Amazon shuts New Jersey facility till Dec. 26 on virus spike among workers

Some staff, elected officials and unions in recent months have said Amazon put its employees' health at risk by keeping warehouses open during the pandemic.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 09:09am

Markets

Copper slips further below $8,000 as rally runs out of gas

Metals were also under pressure as the greenback climbed against major peers amid tightening COVID-19 lockdowns globally.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:56am

World

Australia's most populous state says COVID-19 cases at 3-day low

All arrivals enter mandatory hotel quarantine on their arrival, which Australia credits as central in it avoiding high coronavirus numbers compared with other developed nations.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:50am

Business & Finance

Japan's record $1 trillion budget highlights COVID-19 challenge to growth, debt

The 106.6 trillion yen ($1.03 trillion) annual budget also got a boost from record military and welfare outlays. It marked a 4% rise from this year's initial level, rising for nine years in a row, with new debt making up more than a third of revenue.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:44am

Markets

Tokyo stocks down with wary eyes on virus

The dollar fetched 103.40 yen in early Asian trade, against 103.28 yen in New York late Friday.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:41am

Markets

Stocks, pound, oil sink as virus surge trumps stimulus deal

Oil prices also sank as the new containment measures hammered expectations for travel over the Christmas period, with the discovery of a mutated and more infectious strain of the coronavirus in Britain also leading several governments to ban flights from the country.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:35am

World

Tougher UK coronavirus curbs may last some time, health minister suggests

Decision taken quickly after evidence of new strain.
Economic impact will be severe, says Hancock.

Published 20 Dec, 2020 05:01pm

World

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine begins rollout as U.S. races to broaden injection campaign

Amid record coronavirus infections and deaths, Moderna has already moved vaccine supplies from its manufacturing plants to warehouses
U.S. Army official says trucks will set out today and shipments will start reaching healthcare providers as soon as Monday

Published 20 Dec, 2020 09:45am

World

US FAA approves use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by pilots

The announcement follows the FAA's Dec. 12 approval for pilots and controllers to use the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.
The FAA said it "will monitor the patient response to each vaccine dose and may adjust this policy as necessary to ensure aviation safety."

Published 20 Dec, 2020 02:07am

Technology

Moderna, McKesson and US Army general begin rolling out new COVID vaccine

Moderna has already moved vaccines from its manufacturing plants to warehouses operated by distributor McKesson Corp where they are being packed into containers and loaded on to trucks on Saturday.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an emergency use authorization for Moderna's vaccine.

Published 20 Dec, 2020 12:28am

World

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 75 million

Britain this month became the first Western country to start immunizing with the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNtech.
Europe remains the region with the most cases - 21.6 million cases - followed by North America with 17.9 million, Latin America with 14.5 million and Asia with 13 million.

Published 20 Dec, 2020 12:23am

World

France reports 17,565 new confirmed COVID-19 cases overnight

Pushing the total of infections resulting from the new coronavirus to 2,460,555.
There were 190 deaths, amounting to a total of 60,418.

Published 20 Dec, 2020 12:22am

World

UK says new coronavirus strain is more infectious, but vaccines should still work

There's no evidence that it causes more severe illness or higher mortality.
Although there's considerable uncertainty, it may be up to 70% more transmissible than the old variant, the original version of the disease.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 11:47pm

Pakistan

Weather, living conditions main cause of deteriorating Covid-19 situation: Dr. Faisal

If the people were careful, the war against Covid-19 could be won quickly, otherwise government would be forced to take tough decisions, he said.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 08:53pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 17 more lives, infects 1120 others

This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here from CM House on Saturday.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 08:50pm

World

UK discusses action after confirmation new COVID strain spreads more quickly

The government said on Monday that a rise in infections across London and southeast England might be linked to a new, more transmissible variant of the virus.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 07:17pm

World

New COVID-19 strain spreads more quickly, UK medical chief says

“As announced on Monday, the UK has identified a new variant of Covid-19 through Public Health England’s genomic surveillance,” Whitty said in a statement.

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:51pm

World

UK ministers discuss COVID-19 concern amid rise in cases

"Failing to act decisively now, will mean further suffering. We must keep asking ourselves 'are we doing enough, are we acting quickly enough'."

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:16pm

World

Nine people killed in hospital fire in southeast Turkey

Two prosecutors in the province were commissioned to investigate the cause of the explosion, the local prosecutor’s office said.

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:28pm

World

See each other by video call this Christmas, Merkel tells Germans

“Women and men stationed far away from home to ensure our security know what it means to have limited contact with loved ones,” Merkel said in her weekly video podcast.

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:28pm

Sports

Benetton v Agen Challenge Cup game cancelled due to COVID-19 cases

An EPCR match result resolution committee will now determine the outcome of the game, in line with the competition's COVID-19 protocols.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 05:19pm

World

French President Macron's condition is 'stable', presidency says

Macron said on Friday he was doing fine a day after testing positive for COVID-19, but was working at a slower pace than usual outside Paris.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 05:14pm

Sports

Ferrari's Binotto targets return to F1 top three after dire 2020

Binotto said Ferrari could hope for a much better 2021, even if the gap to champions Mercedes was still too great.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 05:10pm

Sports

Glasgow vs Edinburgh PRO14 game postponed due to COVID-19

Glasgow's Champions Cup game against Lyon on Saturday had already been cancelled, with the French side handed a 28-0 victory and five match points.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 05:00pm

Sports

Start of Australian Open confirmed for Feb. 8

After quarantine there will be men's and women's warm-up events in Melbourne to allow players some match practice before the start of the Grand Slam.

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 05:13pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Sep 22 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	10.17 ▲ 1.00 (10.91%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Sep 22 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.20 ▲ 0.30 (10.34%)
HBL Invest Fund / Sep 22 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.65 ▲ 0.14 (9.27%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Sep 22 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	6 ▲ 0.50 (9.09%)
Symmetry Group / Sep 22 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	3.87 ▲ 0.29 (8.10%)
Pak Paper Prod / Sep 22 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	44.53 ▲ 3.11 (7.51%)
Arpak Int. / Sep 22 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	64.50 ▲ 4.50 (7.50%)
Pak Hotels / Sep 22 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	190.41 ▲ 13.28 (7.50%)
P.N.S.C / Sep 22 Pakistan National Shipping Corporation(PNSC)	159.67 ▲ 11.14 (7.50%)
Premium Textile / Sep 22 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	406.46 ▲ 28.36 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
The Searle Co. (R) / Sep 22 The Searle Company Limited (R)(SEARLR2)	0.13 ▼ -0.12 (-48.00%)
Trust Mod. / Sep 22 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.25 ▼ -0.18 (-12.59%)
Jubilee Spinning / Sep 22 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	4.70 ▼ -0.60 (-11.32%)
Redco Textile / Sep 22 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	5.65 ▼ -0.62 (-9.89%)
Equity Modaraba / Sep 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.30 (-9.09%)
AKD Hospitality / Sep 22 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	126.37 ▼ -10.25 (-7.50%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 22 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	36.76 ▼ -2.98 (-7.50%)
JS Global Cap. / Sep 22 JS Global Capital Limited(JSGCL)	149.05 ▼ -12.08 (-7.50%)
Gammon Pak / Sep 22 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	6.45 ▼ -0.37 (-5.43%)
Unilever Foods / Sep 22 Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited(UPFL)	20100 ▼ -1155.00 (-5.43%)

Stock	Volume
The Searle Co. (R) / Sep 22 The Searle Company Limited (R)(SEARLR2)	24,002,721 ▼ -0.12
Treet Corp / Sep 22 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	17,803,918 ▼ -0.08
Maple Leaf Cement / Sep 22 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,196,347 ▲ 1.55
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	7,596,263 ▲ 0.01
Bankislami Pak. / Sep 22 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	6,775,527 ▲ 0.72
Unity Foods Ltd / Sep 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	6,691,541 ▲ 1.22
Pak Petroleum / Sep 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	6,149,595 ▲ 0.90
TRG Pak Ltd / Sep 22 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	5,004,040 ▲ 1.05
Symmetry Group / Sep 22 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	4,581,000 ▲ 0.29
TPL Properties / Sep 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	4,030,395 ▲ 0.10

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 21	292.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 21	292.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 21	148.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 21	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Sep 21	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Sep 20	5.44

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 20	4402.20
Nasdaq / Sep 20	13469.13
Dow Jones / Sep 20	34440.88
India Sensex / Sep 21	66272.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 21	32607.84
Hang Seng / Sep 21	17627.95
FTSE 100 / Sep 21	7702.61
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 21	15683.40
France CAC40 / Sep 21	7263.53

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 20	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 20	186820
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 21	90.28
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 21	1928.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 21	86.84

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