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Omicron variant

China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests

Published 01 Dec, 2022 10:37am

BEIJING: China’s top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country’s strict zero-tolerance...

US CDC recommends boosters targeting Omicron

Published 02 Sep, 2022 10:06am

WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended Covid-19 booster shots...

EU watchdog set to approve first Omicron jabs

Published 01 Sep, 2022 11:47am

THE HAGUE: The EU’s drug regulator is on Thursday expected to authorise the first Covid-19 vaccines for the Omicron...

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

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:48pm

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

Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up more than 50% of U.S. COVID cases: CDC

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:16pm

The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 52% of the coronavirus...

Covid-19 Positivity rate in Karachi soars to alarming levels

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

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

FIFA confident about semi-automated VAR for World Cup

Published 13 Jun, 2022 04:54pm

DOHA: FIFA are confident semi-automated technology to assist with quicker Video Assistant Referee decisions could be...

China’s Xi backs zero-Covid policy as Shanghai expands mass testing

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:20am

SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping said China must stick “unswervingly” to its zero-Covid strategy, as more than half of...

Moderna’s new booster produces stronger response against Omicron

Published 08 Jun, 2022 05:53pm

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday an upgraded version of its coronavirus vaccine produced a better immune response as a...

Chinese mRNA COVID booster stronger against Omicron than Sinovac shot

Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:45pm

BEIJING: A COVID-19 vaccine candidate from China’s Walvax Biotechnology using mRNA technology triggered a stronger...

WHO authorises China’s CanSinoBIO Covid-19 vaccine

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday authorised the use of Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO’s...

Kim slams negligent officials over spiralling North Korea Covid outbreak

Published 18 May, 2022 11:20am

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country’s...

Tech titans curb hiring in a ‘challenging macro environment’

Published 15 May, 2022 11:17am

PARIS: From e-commerce colossus Amazon to social networking star Facebook, US tech firms that once grew with abandon...

Inbound flights: CAA to resume rapid antigen tests for passengers from Gulf countries

Published 13 May, 2022 09:11pm

Will be conducted at Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi airports

North Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak, orders lockdown in ‘gravest emergency’

Published 12 May, 2022 12:04pm

SEOUL: North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “gravest national emergency”...

China’s services activity plunges as zero-Covid drags

Published 05 May, 2022 10:21am

BEIJING: China’s services sector activity slumped in April to the second lowest on record, independent data showed...

Two Omicron sub-variants driving S. Africa Covid spike: WHO

Published 04 May, 2022 11:00pm

GENEVA: Two new Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in reported Covid cases in South Africa, the World...

South Korea to end outdoor mask mandate

Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:08am

SEOUL: South Korea said Friday it will lift its outdoor mask mandate next week in response to a steady drop in...

US economy sees surprise Q1 contraction despite solid spending

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

WASHINGTON: The US economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022 as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus hampered...

Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500mn as Omicron variant BA.2 surges

Published 14 Apr, 2022 03:44pm

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2...

China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan’s first wave

Published 03 Apr, 2022 10:26am

SHANGHAI: China reported 13,000 Covid cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two...

German health minister urges EU to clear 2nd booster for elderly

Published 30 Mar, 2022 07:27am

BERLIN: Germany’s health minister urged the European Union on Tuesday to back a fourth COVID-19 shot for people...

26pc of SMBs post higher sales on Facebook platform in past month, Meta reveals

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: Around 26 percent of operational Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Pakistan using the Facebook...

Shanghai’s Disney resort shut amid record daily local COVID infections

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:33pm

SHANGHAI: China’s financial hub of Shanghai reported on Monday a record daily surge in local COVID-19 infections as...

England to roll out fourth Covid shot: NHS

Published 20 Mar, 2022 11:41am

LONDON: England will begin rolling out its fourth coronavirus vaccine shot this week, the National Health Service...

Too early yet for second Covid-19 booster: EU watchdog

Published 17 Mar, 2022 08:49pm

AMSTERDAM: It is too early to call for a second Covid-19 booster shot, Europe’s medicines watchdog said Thursday,...

China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500

Published 12 Mar, 2022 06:49pm

SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the...

UK economy surges unexpectedly, bolstering case for rate hike next week

Published 11 Mar, 2022 03:45pm

LONDON: Britain’s economy rebounded much more than expected in January from its coronavirus-related lull in late...

Mainland China daily local COVID cases at 2-year high

Published 07 Mar, 2022 11:46am

BEIJING: Mainland China has logged its highest number of daily new local symptomatic COVID-19 infections in about ...

Virus-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown: health chief

Published 28 Feb, 2022 02:14pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.28 ▼ -5.47 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.81 ▼ -2.24 (-9.31%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 20 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	29.01 ▼ -2.81 (-8.83%)
Shahmurad Sugar / Jul 20 Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited(SHSML)	352 ▼ -33 (-8.57%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	164,443,202 ▲ 0.82
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,094,203 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,346,929 ▲ 0.46
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,282,197 ▲ 0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,439,486 ▼ -0.05
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,535,907 ▲ 0.76
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,048,958 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,187,734 ▲ 0.27
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,467,861 ▲ 0.8
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,171 ▲ 0.03

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