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China donates 100,000 Covid vaccines to Equatorial Guinea

The figure is lower than the 95 and 94 percent effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 05:03pm

Business & Finance

Dollar down, Swedish crown jumps in Europe

LONDON: The dollar traded near two-week lows on Wednesday as demand for safe-haven assets ebbed, while Sweden’s...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:32am

World

Japan to start Covid vaccines despite syringe shortage

The country has reached deals with three major drug firms to buy enough vaccine doses for its population of 126 million.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 05:22pm

World

Vaccine production must catch up to science: EU chief

A vaccine production task force under internal market commissioner Thierry Breton was charged with that mission, she said.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 05:05pm

Editorials

From ‘Great Lockdown’ to ‘Great Divergence’

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director (MD) Kristalina Georgieva has raised a pertinent...

Published 10 Feb, 2021 04:12am

Business & Finance

Aussie, kiwi up

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars treaded water on Monday as positive market sentiment was...

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 09:39am

World

Britain has secured 50mn doses of vaccines for new variants: Hancock

He said Britain had entered into a partnership with the manufacturer CureVac to develop vaccines that could be quickly adapted as new strains were identified.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 12:18am

Pakistan

Offering vaccines to Pakistan Army reflects deep, solid ties between China-Pakistan

He said the Kashmir issue is a dispute left over from history and should be properly resolved by peaceful means in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 09:11pm

Pakistan

China donates vaccines to 53 developing countries including Pakistan: Wang Wenbin

In the coming days, the Chinese side will provide vaccines to other countries. The pertinent governments expressed deep gratitude to China.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 08:59pm

Pakistan

Sindh govt informed: Vaccines only administered to healthcare workers

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar who is supervising the National...

Published 08 Feb, 2021 03:46am

Markets

Copper buoyed by sagging dollar and U.S. stimulus hopes

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 1.9pc to $7,970 a tonne by 1740 GMT.

Published 06 Feb, 2021 12:34am

World

Czechs may follow Hungary in using vaccines not registered in EU

He said he had also spoken about the issue with German officials, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, who he said wanted Russian or Chinese vaccines to be given European approval.
Hungary so far is the only EU member to have given emergency use approval to Chinese and Russian vaccines.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 09:05pm

World

Macron warns of risks of Chinese vaccines

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday about the lack of information about China's coronavirus...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

World

Red Cross boosts vaccine hopes for poor as jabs arrive in Iran

GENEVA: The Red Cross launched a campaign on Thursday to help get 500 million vaccines to people in poorer ...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm

Business & Finance

Sterling falls against dollar

LONDON: Sterling fell to its weakest in more than two weeks against the dollar on Thursday before a Bank of England...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:47pm

Markets

Bearish trend witnessed on cotton market

KARACHI: The local cotton market bearish on Wednesday. Market sources told that trading volume was low. ICE ...

Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:13am

World

Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine remained active against S.Africa variant, effect reduced - lab study

Variants of the virus have stirred concern that they might weaken effects of vaccines and treatments developed prior to their emergence.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 10:07am

World

White House plans to send vaccine doses to retail pharmacies

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said the program will launch next week and make 1 million doses available to 6,500 stores.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:37pm

World

More than 100 million vaccinated

The UK's nearest competitor in Europe is Serbia, which is also outside the bloc.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:44pm

World

Rights group urges fair Covid vaccine rollout in Syria

In rebel-held northwest Syria, opposition officials have said 21,006 people caught the virus, of whom 400 died.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:42pm

Markets

British vaccines push pound to highest since May against euro

Britain, where some 9 million people have been given their first dose of a vaccine, said it expected its supply of COVID-19 shots would not be interrupted.

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:44am

World

Palestinians say will launch vaccinations in two weeks

In Gaza, Hamas has registered more than 51,000 coronavirus cases, including 520 deaths.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 04:36pm

Business & Finance

Nintendo 9-month net profit nearly doubles, forecasts revised up

Full-year sales now are projected at 1.6 trillion yen, compared with 1.4 trillion yen forecast in November.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:14pm

World

EU secures extra vaccines; Republicans to meet Biden over Covid relief plan

Deputy health minister Erlan Kiyasov said he didn't "feel any sort of discomfort" after receiving a shot.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:08pm

BR Research

Vaccine woes

Sars-Cov-2 continues to humble science, even though it’s been a year since it started spreading across the world....

Published 01 Feb, 2021 07:30am

World

Dubai announces alliance to speed Covid vaccine delivery

DUBAI: Key transport hub Dubai on Sunday announced an initiative to accelerate the delivery of coronavirus vaccines,...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

World

S.Africa orders 20mn Pfizer vaccines: report

A first shipment of AstraZeneca/Oxford jabs produced in India is due to arrive on Monday, with injections expected to start two weeks later.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:59pm

Editorials

Inequity of access to Covid vaccines

EDITORIAL: In his keynote address on Monday to a virtual session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, ...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:35am

World

Egypt to receive first AstraZeneca vaccines Sunday

Egypt has recorded nearly 165,000 Covid-19 cases, including more than 9,200 deaths.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 08:48pm

World

N.Ireland chief minister calls for removal of Brexit protocol

Johnson had told EU chief Ursula von der Leyen of his "grave concerns about the potential impact" the European bloc's decision might have.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 05:26pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Oct 22 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.92 ▲ 0.59 (17.72%)
1st Dawood / Oct 22 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.63 ▲ 0.30 (12.88%)
First Pak Modaraba / Oct 22 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	3.95 ▲ 0.42 (11.90%)
Awwal Modaraba / Oct 22 Awwal Modaraba(AWWAL)	11.50 ▲ 0.90 (8.49%)
Pervez Ahmed Cons. / Oct 22 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.29 ▲ 0.09 (7.50%)
HBL Inv.Fund / Oct 22 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.10 ▲ 0.20 (6.90%)
Sapphire Textile / Oct 22 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1195.00 ▲ 74.50 (6.65%)
Buxly / Oct 22 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	123.01 ▲ 7.64 (6.62%)
Gatron Ind. / Oct 22 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	585.00 ▲ 35.34 (6.43%)
Tata Textile / Oct 22 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	69.75 ▲ 4.04 (6.15%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Mod. / Oct 22 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.13 ▲ -0.52 (-19.62%)
Ist Paramount / Oct 22 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	5.21 ▲ -0.89 (-14.59%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Oct 22 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.81 ▲ -0.22 (-10.84%)
First Fid. Leas. / Oct 22 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	3.60 ▲ -0.39 (-9.77%)
Popular Islamic Mod. / Oct 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	11.95 ▲ -1.00 (-7.72%)
Shield Corp. / Oct 22 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	255.32 ▲ -20.70 (-7.50%)
East West / Oct 22 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	91.39 ▲ -7.40 (-7.49%)
Sardar Chemical / Oct 22 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	21.00 ▲ -1.70 (-7.49%)
Pak Engg. / Oct 22 Pakistan Engineering Co Limited(PECO)	380.00 ▲ -30.56 (-7.44%)
Saif Tex / Oct 22 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	19.75 ▲ -1.54 (-7.23%)

Stock	Volume
Hum Network / Oct 22 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	19,047,500 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Oct 22 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	17,315,690 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Oct 22 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,055,792 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,176,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Oct 22 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	6,278,993 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,307,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Oct 22 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	5,051,000 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Oct 22 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	4,514,000 ▼ 0.00
Service Fab. / Oct 22 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	4,303,000 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Oct 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	4,061,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 22	173.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 22	173.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	113.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.38
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Oct 22	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 22	4549.78
India Sensex / Oct 22	60923.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	28590.46
Nasdaq / Oct 22	15215.70
Hang Seng / Oct 22	26017.53
FTSE 100 / Oct 22	7190.30
Dow Jones / Oct 22	35603.08
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 22	15472.56
France CAC40 / Oct 22	6686.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Oct 22	82.29
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Oct 22	14880.00
Gold 10 Grams / Oct 22	97900.00
Gold Spot / Oct 22	1784.95
Cotton / Oct 22	106.14

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