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Ferrous futures slump on clouded China demand outlook

MANILA: Chinese ferrous commodity futures dropped on Thursday with iron ore near a seven-month low, as focus shifted...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am

World

Biden tests positive for Covid, 'very mild symptoms'

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, his administration announced, saying the...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 08:06pm

Pakistan

Japan removes Pakistan from its COVID-19 'red list'

The new categorization to come into effect from July 27

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:41pm

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan missed chance to hit $500m seafood export mark’

KARACHI: The government’s strict rules and overfishing left Pakistan missing out chance to hit $500 million ...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am

Opinion

LNG procurement: global challenges

During the COP26 conference last November in Glasgow, LNG was identified as the transition fuel for migrating to the...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

Economic round-up 2021-22

The just concluded fiscal year has been tumultuous. It was both economics and politics that made it extraordinary,...

Updated 20 Jul, 2022 10:50am

Business & Finance

Pharma industry urges fairer vaccine access in future

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

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

World

Pentagon nears F-35 jet deal worth about $30bn

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Defense is nearing an agreement with Lockheed Martin Corp for around 375 F-35...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 11:26pm

Pakistan

Maryam Nawaz tests positive for Covid-19

She had contracted the disease once before in July 2021

Updated 16 Jul, 2022 04:57pm

World

China Covid outbreak grows with millions under lockdown

BEIJING: China on Saturday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May, with millions in lockdown...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 11:41am

Markets

SGX iron ore hovers near 2022 low on bleak China demand outlook

MANILA: Singapore iron ore futures fell on Thursday, hovering near this year’s weakest level on growing fears that...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate drops significantly

Plunges to 1.55% against 5.46% reported a day earlier

Updated 13 Jul, 2022 03:25pm

Pakistan

Conflicts, climate change: Pakistan calls for emergency plan to help crises-hit developing countries

NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for an “emergency plan” to enable the developing countries deal with the adverse...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Thar coal power project: PPIB approves extension of financial closing date

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has approved extensions in Financial Closing (FC)...

Updated 09 Jul, 2022 09:38am

Pakistan

Covid claims 9 lives in 24hrs

ISLAMABAD: The Covid-19 situation in Pakistan is once again becoming serious as in the past 24 hours the country has...

Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:19am

Pakistan

Diagnosis of Covid-19: US govt donates four mobile labs to NIH

ISLAMABAD: The US government has donated four mobile laboratories to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in order...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Editorials

A new wave of Covid-19

EDITORIAL: Covid-19 is making resurgence all across the country because of the complacency that has set in at...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

World

US tells pharmas to make Covid boosters targeting BA.4 and BA.5

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday told vaccine makers that Covid boosters for this fall...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:48pm

World

Europe to see ‘high levels’ of Covid this summer: WHO

COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization said Thursday it expected “high levels” of Covid-19 in Europe this summer...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:45pm

Pakistan

Spread of Covid-19: Sindh govt asks staff to follow SOPs

KARACHI: Sindh government has directed to follow Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) to prevent the spread of...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 07:10am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Children aged five to 12 will be vaccinated: Patel

ISLAMABAD: Following the detection of 541 coronavirus cases, the highest in three months with a positivity ratio of...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

NBP takes steps to conserve energy

KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), the largest public sector commercial bank, has taken measures to reduce...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

Sindh imposes emergency in all govt hospitals amid another spike in Covid cases

The Sindh government has imposed an emergency in all government-run hospitals following a surge in coronavirus cases...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 11:39pm

World

China’s Xi says COVID strategy is ‘correct and effective’

BEIJING: Chinese president Xi Jinping said the ruling Communist Party’s strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic was...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 12:34pm

Sports

Berrettini pulls out of Wimbledon due to COVID-19

LONDON: Eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, runner-up at last year’s Wimbledon, became the second top player to pull out...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:13pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 Positivity rate in Karachi soars to alarming levels

KARACHI: The fresh wave of Covid-19 seems to be hitting Karachi hard as the test-to-positivity ratio in the megacity...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Pakistan

5.08m children to be vaccinated: Anti-polio campaign in Punjab from tomorrow

LAHORE: The anti-polio campaign will begin in seven districts of Punjab from tomorrow (Monday). The target for the...

Published 26 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Life & Style

Shanghai's fashion stores struggle to clear lockdown stock hangover

SHANGHAI: Almost a month since Shanghai lifted its strict COVID-19 lockdowns, fashion retailers are stuck with piles...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 04:15pm

BR Research

Is Covid coming back?

Pakistan is often quoted by many for the global recognition of its COVID response. Nonetheless, the globalpandemic...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 09:55am

Pakistan

Punjab’s 86pc population fully vaccinated against Covid-19

LAHORE: About 86 percent of the Punjab population has been fully vaccinated against coronavirus while 94 percent of...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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