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Delta variant forces new lockdowns as Europe eases curbs

SAINT PETERSBURG/ SYDNEY: Australia's largest city Sydney entered a two-week lockdown Saturday to contain a sudden...

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Markets

Financials, energy stocks boost FTSE 100 as economy runs hot

The domestically focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index advanced 0.5%.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:40pm

World

France reports 4,015 people in intensive care units with COVID-19

The daily COVID-19 death tally in hospitals increased by 187 to 81,692, compared with an increase of 196 on Monday.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:19am

World

COVID crisis pushed 75 million Indians into poverty in 2020

The number of Indians living below the poverty line is expected to reach 134 million, which is more than double the 59 million projected prior to the recession
The poverty rate in India rose to 9.7 percent in 2020, a sharp increase from the January 2020 forecast of 4.3 percent

Updated 05 May, 2021 11:01am

World

India's COVID-19 infections, deaths surge as migrants start to flee cities

India's new daily infections highest globally.
Caseload at 13.06 mln, third-highest in the world.
Deaths across the country up by 780, most since mid-Oct.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 06:15pm

BR Research

Sense of Déjà vu?

As the third coronavirus wave envelopes the country, there is a sense of déjà vu all around. Pakistanis have been...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:40am

World

Britain’s stately homes struggle to survive with Covid restrictions

BURY ST EDMUNDS, (United Kingdom): The sprawling redbrick house and grounds of Kentwell Hall, built up in the time...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

Austria delays reopening restaurants as COVID-19 cases rise

The number of new infections reported rose above 3,500 on Friday, the highest level since early December, when cases were falling during the second national lockdown.

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:12pm

World

UK shopper numbers edge higher as end of restrictions nears

It said shopper numbers, or footfall, climbed 4% on UK high streets, but fell 4.4% in retail parks and 2.3% in shopping centres. Footfall across Britain remained 40.8% lower than during the same week last year, Springboard said.
England entered a third national lockdown on Jan. 4 to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatened to overwhelm the health system.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 06:36pm

World

COVID-19 prevalence in England falls again, 1 in 115 people infected

In the previous week, the ONS estimated the prevalence to be one in 80 people. Johnson is set to set out his roadmap out of England's third national lockdown on Monday.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 05:09pm

World

Austria finds 96 foreigners in breach of lockdown rules at top ski resort

Among others Britons, Danes, Swedes, Romanians, Germans, Australians, Irish people and Poles were checked and fined.
Austria, a country of just under 9 million people, has recorded 413,208 cases and 7,703 deaths in the pandemic so far.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 05:35pm

Business & Finance

Spanish cement sales slump to 50-year low with no pick-up in 2021

"Spain hasn't seen such low cement sales since 1967," Brosa told reporters, adding that levels are expected to remain flat through 2021. "We won't see the European fund's positive impact until 2022."
The average annual sales of cement in Spain over the last 50 years have been 25 million tonnes.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 11:24pm

World

Britons ordered to stay at home as third national lockdown begins

Highly contagious new COVID variant spreading fast.
Hospitals under strain, risk being overwhelmed.
All schools, non-essential shops, hospitality closed.
Measures to last at least seven weeks, likely longer.
Italy, Germany keep restrictions in place as infections soar.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:38pm

World

UK PM Johnson cancels India visit, citing need to oversee virus response

The prime minister spoke to (Indian) Prime Minister Modi this morning, to express his regret that he will be unable to visit India later this month as planned.
In light of the national lockdown announced last night, and the speed at which the new coronavirus variant is spreading.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:30pm

Business & Finance

Lloyd's insurance market closes underwriting floor due to national lockdown

Lloyd's closed its underwriting room for nearly six months following the first lockdown in March.
It was unlikely the floor would reopen before mid-February, Lloyd's said.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:24pm

World

British PM Boris Johnson orders a national lockdown as COVID-19 variant spreads

The lockdown will remain in place at least through the middle of February.
Schools will be closed while people have been banned from leaving home for all but exercise and essential shopping.

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 11:23am

World

Scotland to enter another effective national lockdown

It is expected the reopening of schools will be pushed back beyond Jan. 18, the newspaper reported.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:30am

World

New English lockdown can't be ruled out after Christmas, minister suggests

Asked if the whole of England was now headed to towards a national lockdown, Gibb told Sky News: "Nothing is ruled out of course as we tackle this pandemic but the test system is a very effective way... to focus the restrictions."

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:05pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 25	277.66
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 25	277.46
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 25	152.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 25	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 25	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 25	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 25	5,808.12
India Sensex / Oct 25	79,402.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 25	37,913.92
Nasdaq / Oct 25	18,518.61
Hang Seng / Oct 25	20,590.15
FTSE 100 / Oct 25	8,248.84
Dow Jones / Oct 25	42,114.40
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 25	19,463.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 25	71.78
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 25	245,031.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 25	2,747.56
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 25	70.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 26	17,885
Petrol/Litre / Oct 27	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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