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Sterling recovers ground against dollar, eyes on BoE's Broadbent speech

The BoE's deputy governor Ben Broadbent is due to give a speech on COVID and consumer spending at 1000 GMT.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:12pm

World

Greece launches online vaccination registration

Last week authorities extended some COVID lockdown curbs until Jan. 18, including the temporary closure of hospitality venues and non-essential retailers.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:53pm

World

Spain's COVID-19 incidence jumps after record weekend surge

Health emergency coordinator Fernando Simon blamed the surge on lax restrictions over the Christmas holidays and said he expected the increase to continue for some time.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:51pm

World

Netanyahu to appear in court February 8 for Israel graft trial

Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history and the first to be indicted while in office.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:41pm

World

Over half a million under lockdown as Beijing outbreak spreads

The move means around 518,000 residents will not be permitted to leave their villages until they have undergone testing.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:53pm

World

Greece reopens some schools after two-month shutdown

More than 4,000 of Greece's 5,263 reported virus deaths have been registered in the past two months.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:50pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 32 fatalities, 1,877 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Pakistan's coronavirus death toll has jumped to 10,676.
1,402 people also recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:04am

Pakistan

Coronavirus claims another 21 lives: 600 new cases reported in Punjab

The Punjab health department has urged the masses to follow SOPs for their protection and cover their faces with masks.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 07:26pm

Markets

European shares rise for second day as commodity, construction stocks gain

The pan-European STOXX 600 index advanced 0.5pc to near February 2020 highs, while London's blue-chip FTSE 100 gained 0.2pc and Germany's DAX index was up 0.6pc.

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 03:18am

World

British health minister defends decision to space COVID-19 vaccine doses

Hancock said partial protection for more people would do more good than full protection for a select few.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

World

Spain tightens virus curbs but rules out lockdown

Spain began its vaccination campaign using the Pfizer-BioNTech jab on December 27 and has since immunised nearly 140,000 people.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:52pm

World

Spain increases virus curbs but rules out lockdown

Schools will not reopen until January 11 in order to delay for as long as possible the return to classrooms after the family gatherings over Christmas.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 05:25pm

Markets

Sterling stutters as UK negative rates speculation swirls

Sterling was broadly flat against the dollar, trading around the $1.36 mark. It climbed above $1.37 for the first time since May 2018 on Monday.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:48pm

World

Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surge

Japan declared a limited state of emergency in the capital, Tokyo, and three neighbouring prefectures on Thursday to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government is seeking to limit damage to the world’s third-biggest economy while striving to defeat the virus once and for all as it looks ahead to staging the postponed summer Olympics.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 05:58pm

Pakistan

Pakistani passport ranked fourth worst globally in 2021

It provides visa-free access to only 32 countries.
Japan has been ranked number 1, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 191 destinations around the world.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 01:26pm

World

UK vows 'sprint' to vaccine finishing line

Johnson said a variant strain of the virus which emerged in southeast England last month was spreading with "frightening ease and speed".

Published 06 Jan, 2021 08:01pm

World

UK vows 'massive' increase in virus jabs

So far, over 1.3 million people have received a first dose of vaccine, Zahawi said.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:23pm

World

Slow vaccine rollouts fuel worry as US logs record daily Covid death toll

The Covid-19 crisis has shown no signs of slowing, with known infections nearing 86 million worldwide and more than 1.8 million deaths.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:20pm

World

Bleak start to new year for Britain as it enters third lockdown

Britain began its third COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday with the government calling for one last major national effort to defeat the spread of a virus that has infected an estimated one in 50 citizens before mass vaccinations turn the tide.
Britain has been among the countries worst-hit by COVID-19, with the second highest death toll in Europe and an economy that suffered the sharpest contraction of any in the Group of Seven during the first wave of infections last spring.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:01am

Markets

Wall Street closes higher; focus on Georgia election outcome

Energy stocks jumped 4.5pc on the back of higher oil prices, while healthcare and materials hit fresh record highs.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 03:50am

World

Germany extends lockdown to end-January, adds stricter measures: Merkel

"We need to restrict contact more strictly... We ask all citizens to restrict contact to the absolute minimum," she told journalists following a meeting with the leaders of Germany's 16 federal states.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:54am

World

Germany to test travellers from risk areas twice for coronavirus: Merkel

Even if a first test was negative, travellers from risk regions would in future have to enter quarantine for five days and take a second test, Merkel said.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:33am

World

Germany introduces tougher restrictions in pandemic battle

The new rules restrict for the first time non-essential travel for residents of hard-hit areas all over Germany.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:30am

World

More than 1.3 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 in UK, says Johnson

Johnson said more than 1.3 million people had been vaccinated as of Tuesday afternoon, adding that nearly 1,000 vaccination sites would be ready by the end of the week.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:21am

Pakistan

Kashmiris destined to win freedom: Raja Basharat

He expressed the optimism that the freedom struggle of the Kashmiris will bear fruit and they will win freedom soon.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 11:50pm

World

UK COVID-19 daily reported cases pass 60,000 for the first time

On Tuesday it was also announced a further 830 people had died within 28 days of a positive test, up from 407 on Monday.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:57pm

Markets

European stocks dip after new UK lockdown

World oil prices edged upwards before the outcome of this afternoon's output meeting of the OPEC crude producers' cartel and its allies.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:49pm

World

UK PM postpones India trip due to Covid crisis

Johnson still hopes to visit India in the first half of 2021, before Modi is due to attend a G7 summit in Britain later this year.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

World

Britain shuts schools as Germany braces for extended lockdown

Covid-19 was first detected in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019, before seeping beyond China's borders to wreak global havoc.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:34pm

World

England's lockdown could last into March says minister

A total of 58,784 people tested positive in the UK on Monday, with cases in the last seven days up 50 percent on the previous week.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 05:32pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 4	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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