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World stocks rally on easing Omicron fears

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:09pm

LONDON: Global stock markets rallied Tuesday on fading fears over dangers arising from the new Omicron Covid ...

Russia reports first Omicron infections

Updated 06 Dec, 2021 08:31pm

MOSCOW: Russia has registered its first two cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in its nationals...

Omicron variant found in at least 15 US states: CDC chief

Published 05 Dec, 2021 08:04pm

WASHINGTON: The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in about 15 US states so far, but the Delta ...

Britain records 53,945 COVID-19 cases, highest since July

Published 02 Dec, 2021 10:21pm

LONDON: Britain recorded 53,945 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily figure since July 17, government...

US announces another case of Covid Omicron variant

Published 02 Dec, 2021 09:51pm

WASHINGTON: Health authorities in the midwestern US state of Minnesota announced Thursday they had found another ...

India announces first two cases of Omicron variant

Published 02 Dec, 2021 05:25pm

NEW DELHI: India announced its first two cases of the highly infectious Omicron Covid variant on Thursday, months...

European stocks, oil prices rebound from Omicron rout

Published 29 Nov, 2021 05:34pm

LONDON: European stocks and oil prices rebounded Monday from a pre-weekend slump that was sparked by fears over a ...

Oil settles down $10/bbl on new variant concerns

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

NEW YORK: Oil prices plunged $10 a barrel on Friday, their largest one-day drop since April 2020, as a new variant ...

Japan shares bounce back as upbeat earnings offset virus worries

Published 02 Aug, 2021 09:59am

NEC rose 4.5% after the electronics and IT company posted a surprise return to profits in the April-June quarter

US Treasury yields slip to 11-day low as growth fears bite

Published 19 Jul, 2021 01:01pm

Thirty-year yields dropped 3.3 bps at 1.8965%

Saudi suspends UAE flights due to virus variant

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:46pm

Saudi citizens and residents returning from these countries will be required to quarantine for 14 days.

Indian state tightens curbs on fears of new virus variant

Published 25 Jun, 2021 07:36pm

India has recorded 48 cases of the variant so far, with Maharashtra reporting 21 infections -- higher than any other state.

Russia warns of 'explosive' virus surge

Updated 23 Jun, 2021 09:13pm

The highly infectious Delta variant, which first appeared in India, represents nearly 90 percent of new cases in Moscow, Sobyanin said.

UK says Delta variant 60 percent more transmissible

Published 11 Jun, 2021 06:37pm

So far there have been 42,323 identified cases of the Delta variant in the UK, according to Public Health England's data, up from 29,892 on June 2.

WHO narrows in on Delta Covid variant

Published 02 Jun, 2021 02:44pm

The B.1.617.1 sub-lineage has meanwhile been downgraded to a "variant of interest," and named Kappa.

Vietnam discovers new hybrid virus variant: state media

Published 29 May, 2021 05:22pm

More than 6,700 cases including 47 deaths have been reported in Vietnam, with the lion's share occurring since April.

Indian Covid variant detected in Greece

Published 25 Apr, 2021 05:28pm

The woman had symptoms but was not hospitalised, the agency statement said. Her symptoms have since subsided and her period of quarantine is over.

Indian Covid variant found in Switzerland: health authority

Published 24 Apr, 2021 05:55pm

The virus variant was found in "a passenger who was transiting through an airport," it said, without providing more details about the case.

Germany restricts travel from 'high-risk' India

Published 24 Apr, 2021 04:28pm

Germany is the latest of several countries to restrict travel from India over the new variant, following Canada, Britain and Kuwait.

AstraZeneca could have COVID-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021: Austrian newspaper

Published 18 Apr, 2021 06:44pm

British and European Union medicine regulators have said that the overall benefits of using the vaccine outweigh any risks of rare clotting.

Britain is investigating variant originating in India

Updated 18 Apr, 2021 06:40pm

PHE has said it has identified 77 cases of the variant in Britain.

English variant not linked to more serious infections: study

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 04:31pm

However they said the Lancet study had the benefit of having used whole-genome sequencing as well as a good variety of patient and disease outcomes.

Variant sweeps Hungary to world-high weekly Covid death rate

Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:51pm

Almost 12,000 coronavirus patients are currently being treated in hospitals, including nearly 1,500 on ventilators.

EU to send extra BioNTech jabs to fight virus variant in Austria

Published 03 Mar, 2021 07:58pm

The EU ordered about 40 million doses of the AstraZeneca jab.

S.Africa virus strain 'offers immunity against other variants'

Published 03 Mar, 2021 07:55pm

Identified late last year, the variant fuelled South Africa's second wave of infection and delayed the start of vaccinations in February.

German pupils return to schools despite rising infections

Published 22 Feb, 2021 05:45pm

Merkel argued that relaxation measures should be strongly tied to testing, according to participants in the meeting.

Lightning lockdowns curb virus in Melbourne, Auckland

Published 17 Feb, 2021 05:28pm

Both the Auckland and Melbourne outbreaks involved the more transmissible virus strain first detected in Britain.

New Zealand's largest city enters lockdown as UK variant found

Published 15 Feb, 2021 05:30pm

Ardern's office meanwhile announced that the first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrived in New Zealand on Monday.

UK coronavirus variant rapidly spreading in US, study shows

Published 08 Feb, 2021 09:40pm

Rather than individually sequence all of them, they were able to identify a particular anomaly that was a "reliable proxy" for B.1.1.7.

Senegal detects first case of British virus variant

Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:34pm

The nation of 16 million people is nonetheless battling a second wave of Covid-19, with the government imposing new restrictions this month, including a night-time curfew in Dakar.

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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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