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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 / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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