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India has not banned COVID-19 vaccine exports, will keep supplying in phased manner

"This position remains unchanged. We have not imposed any ban on exports of vaccines, unlike many other countries," said the source.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:58pm

Markets

South African central bank keeps repo rate at 3.5pc

Policy makers in Brazil, Russia and Turkey delivering cumulative rate increases 300 basis points last week.

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 12:05am

World

EU races to catch up on Covid-19 vaccines as Brazil deaths cross 300,000

UK Prime Minister warned that the EU risked long-term damage to its reputation if it imposed "a blockade".

Published 25 Mar, 2021 04:54pm

World

South Sudan receives first batch of Covid-19 vaccines

The jabs arrived with 132,500 syringes and 1,325 boxes for the safe disposal of needles.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 04:46pm

World

Covax vaccines for poor countries delayed by India: Gavi

SII is manufacturing vaccines for 64 lower-income countries via Covax, and for India's domestic vaccination campaign.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 04:42pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan orders over a million COVID-19 vaccines from China

He informed that the orders are expected to arrive within days.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:52am

Markets

Gold shrugs off higher yields, dollar after Powell testimony

Spot gold rose 0.5pc to $1,735.24 per ounce by 12:48 P.M EDT (1648 GMT). U.S. gold futures gained 0.6pc to $1,734.90.

Updated 25 Mar, 2021 12:06am

World

Beijing district gives shopping coupons to spur vaccine uptake

China aims to vaccinate 40 percent of its population against the coronavirus by the end of July.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 04:35pm

World

First vaccines arrive in Covid-hit Papua New Guinea

Some hospitals have been forced to turn away new patients due to a lack of medical staff, who are testing positive in large numbers.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 06:09pm

Growing global vaccine gap ‘grotesque’: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday blasted the growing gap between the number of coronavirus vaccines...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

World

Madagascar leader backs herbal ‘cure’ over Covid vaccines

ANTANANARIVO: Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has said he does not plan to vaccinate himself against...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:46am

World

UK warns EU vaccine export ban would be 'counter-productive'

The country administered a record 711,156 vaccinations in a single day on Friday.

Published 21 Mar, 2021 07:54pm

World

Palestinians roll out vaccines as virus cases spike

Cases of Covid-19 have spiked in the enclave in recent weeks, sparking a flood of patients hospital officials say they are struggling to treat.

Published 21 Mar, 2021 07:41pm

World

AstraZeneca exports can be banned if bloc not supplied first: EU chief

Leyen said AstraZeneca had delivered only 30 percent of the 90 million vaccine doses it had promised for the first quarter of the year.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 05:13pm

Privately-imported Covid shots arrive: govt backtracks on price decision

ISLAMABAD: Government has reversed its decision to allow uncapped prices for Covid vaccines imported by private...

Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:33am

World

EU chief threatens UK with vaccine export curbs

The EU has already set up special oversight of vaccine exports in which manufacturers contracted to supply Europe must declare if they intend to export doses outside the bloc.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 09:08pm

World

Palestinians receive first batch of UN vaccines: witness

In the occupied West Bank, around 156,000 patients have been recorded, including more than 1,745 deaths.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 05:16pm

World

Trump encourages his supporters to end vaccine resistance

Meanwhile, Trump remained non-committal about seeking to recapture the presidency following his one term in office.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 10:55am

World

EU secures quicker delivery of Pfizer vaccines

Brussels has set itself a target of providing enough coronavirus vaccines to offer jabs to 70 percent of adults in the bloc by the end of summer.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 05:13pm

BR Research

The vaccine leap of faith

It is almost the first anniversary of the first lockdown in Pakistan – and various kinds are once again being...

Published 16 Mar, 2021 07:35am

World

Vaccine row leads Austria health official to resign

The announcement comes three days after Kurz said there had been a lack of transparency surrounding deals between some EU states and vaccine manufacturers.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:51pm

Markets

Tech shares rally as ECB speeds bond purchases

About 30 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.7 percent at 32,523.41, adding to Wednesday's record close.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 09:06pm

World

Vaccines offer hope one year after pandemic declared

& Today, countries are hoping vaccines will clear the path to a return to normal, but the rollout has been uneven globally, with demand far outstripping supply.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 06:52pm

World

Texas reopens ‘100pc’ as US vaccination drive gains pace

HOUSTON: Texas lifted its mask mandate and capacity restrictions on restaurants and other businesses Wednesday,...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Chinese vaccines reach Congo as polls approach

World

Markets

Asia markets edge up as rate hike fears temper recovery hope

After Monday's losses, most Asia markets battled to eke out gains.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:53pm

World

OECD hikes 2021 world growth forecast to 5.6pc on vaccine, stimulus rollout

It said the "top policy priority" is to deploy vaccines as quickly as possible, to save lives as well as to speed economic recovery.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:41pm

Business & Finance

Vaccines, US stimulus boost global GDP forecast: OECD

The OECD now sees the US economy climbing by 6.5 percent this year, an increase of 3.3 percentage points from its previous forecast.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:39pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Jun 5 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.41 ▲ 0.19 (15.57%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 5 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	4.82 ▲ 0.61 (14.49%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 5 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	11.49 ▲ 0.99 (9.43%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 5 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	5.30 ▲ 0.40 (8.16%)
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9.66 ▲ 0.70 (7.81%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Jun 5 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	23.47 ▲ 1.64 (7.51%)
Atlas Battery / Jun 5 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	224.16 ▲ 15.64 (7.50%)
Century Paper / Jun 5 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	55.60 ▲ 3.88 (7.50%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Jun 5 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	258 ▲ 18.00 (7.50%)
Exide (PAK) / Jun 5 Exide Pakistan Limited(EXIDE)	274.59 ▲ 19.16 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 5 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.70 ▼ -0.67 (-28.27%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jun 5 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	6.50 ▼ -0.99 (-13.22%)
Mehran Sugar / Jun 5 Mehran Sugar Mills Limited(MRNS)	38 ▼ -5.00 (-11.63%)
Rafhan Maize / Jun 5 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	8332 ▼ -1059.00 (-11.28%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 5 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	30.62 ▼ -2.48 (-7.49%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 5 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	109.08 ▼ -8.82 (-7.48%)
John&Philips / Jun 5 Johnson & Phillips (Pakistan) Limited(JOPP)	35.02 ▼ -2.83 (-7.48%)
Indus Dyeing / Jun 5 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	126 ▼ -9.06 (-6.71%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 5 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	3.13 ▼ -0.21 (-6.29%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 5 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.27 ▼ -0.48 (-6.19%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,776,521 ▼ -0.02
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 5 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	10,345,500 ▲ 0.10
Sui North Gas / Jun 5 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	9,748,618 ▲ 2.54
Pak Petroleum / Jun 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	9,220,831 ▲ 3.59
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 5 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	8,432,214 ▲ 3.17
D.G.K.Cement / Jun 5 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	8,134,363 ▼ -0.12
Pak Refinery / Jun 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,737,803 ▲ 0.30
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 5 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	4,793,566 ▲ 0.31
Hascol Petrol / Jun 5 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,657,500 ▲ 0.12
Sui South Gas / Jun 5 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	4,102,148 ▲ 0.70

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 5	286.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 5	285.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 5	140.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 5	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 5	1.24
Euro to USD / Jun 5	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 2	5.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	4282.37
Nasdaq / Jun 2	13240.77
Dow Jones / Jun 2	33762.76
India Sensex / Jun 5	62894.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 5	32117.09
Hang Seng / Jun 5	18993.93
FTSE 100 / Jun 5	7637.92
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 5	16080.36
France CAC40 / Jun 5	7260.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 2	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 2	199760
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 5	72.64
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 5	1944.48
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 5	81.63

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