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AstraZeneca to withdraw COVID vaccine globally

BENGALURU: AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

World

Covid-19 vaccine discoveries: Hungarian, US scientists win Nobel

STOCKHOLM: Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and US colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

World

AstraZeneca’s rare disease arm in $1 bln deal for Pfizer gene therapies

AstraZeneca said on Friday its Alexion unit had agreed to buy US drugmaker Pfizer’s early-stage rare disease gene...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 01:21pm

World

First Covid vaccine side-effect claims land in German courts

HAMBURG: Vaccine-maker BioNTech faced Monday its first legal claim in its home country of Germany over adverse...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 05:17pm

Business & Finance

Moderna reaffirms 2023 COVID vaccine sales forecast of $5bn

Moderna Inc reaffirmed its annual sales forecast of $5 billion for its COVID-19 vaccines, which was below market...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:24pm

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca profits soar on cancer drugs, Alexion buy

LONDON: Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Thursday posted surging annual net profit, boosted by cancer...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

World

China says COVID outbreak has infected 80% of population

BEIJING: The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of...

Published 21 Jan, 2023 03:06pm

World

Davos 2023: Moderna CEO in talks with China to supply COVID vaccines

DAVOS: Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel said on Wednesday the US company was in active discussions to supply...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 05:05pm

Business & Finance

Pfizer to sell all its drugs in low-income countries at non-profit price

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will offer its full portfolio of drugs, including off-patent medicines...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 09:57pm

World

China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy

BEIJING: China on Sunday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 11:25am

Business & Finance

Moderna shares tumble after cutting sales forecast for COVID vaccine

Moderna Inc on Thursday cut the annual sales forecast for its COVID-19 vaccine citing short-term supply constraints...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:04pm

Business & Finance

Pfizer raises sales estimates for COVID vaccine by $2 billion

Pfizer Inc on Tuesday raised its full-year estimates for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine by $2 billion to $34 billion,...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:26pm

World

China reports 1,658 new COVID cases for Oct 28 vs 1,506 a day earlier

BEIJING: China reported 1,658 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 28, of which 377 were symptomatic and 1,281 were...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 10:13am

Pakistan

Paediatric Covid-19 vaccination drive 2nd round starts from 31st

LAHORE: Expanded Programme on Immunization Punjab (EPI) will be launching Round II of the Paediatric Covid-19...

Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

Shocks and Pakistan’s economy

‘We are living in a time of overlapping emergencies: the pandemic is not over, climate change is a reality, and...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

World

Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 97, discharged from hospital after COVID treatment

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged from hospital on Sunday after being...

Published 04 Sep, 2022 12:40pm

Business & Finance

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine

Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:46pm

World

WHO recommends Valneva's COVID vaccine

The World Health Organization on Thursday recommended the use of French drugmaker Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine. The ...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 11:22pm

Business & Finance

Sanofi trial failure halts work on breast cancer treatment amcenestrant

Sanofi has stopped further work on amcenestrant, a treatment once seen to have strong commercial potential in breast...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 10:41pm

Business & Finance

Pfizer to acquire sickle cell drugmaker GBT for $5bn

NEW YORK: American drugmaker Pfizer announced a deal on Monday to acquire Global Blood Therapeutics, makers of a...

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

World

New COVID case numbers in New Zealand trending lower, signs wave peaked

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s health ministry sees strong signs that the country’s latest COVID-19 wave has peaked, as...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:53am

Sports

Djokovic likely to miss U.S. Open over COVID-19 vaccine status

There is a petition circulating to allow Novak Djokovic to play at the U.S. Open but the Serbian appears likely to...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 11:23pm

Pakistan

KP decides to go for month-long Covid-19 vaccination drive

PESHAWAR: Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr Shahzad Khan Bangash has directed one month long Corona ...

Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am

Business & Finance

Pharma industry urges fairer vaccine access in future

GENEVA: The pharmaceutical industry on Tuesday proposed a system to allow for more equitable access to vaccines and...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate drops significantly

Plunges to 1.55% against 5.46% reported a day earlier

Updated 13 Jul, 2022 03:25pm

World

As Covid surges in US, health officials say vaccines remain key

WASHINGTON: Faced with a doubling of Covid hospitalizations in recent months, US health authorities reiterated the...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

World

US secures 3.2mn doses of Novavax COVID vaccine

The US government has secured 3.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax Inc , the Department of...

Published 11 Jul, 2022 05:34pm

Pakistan

Covid positivity ratio declines

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday reported as many as 732 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the National...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am

Opinion

Wuxi Biologics takes step to getting off US ‘unverified’ trade list

Wuxi Biologics, a Chinese company that makes ingredients for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, may be a step closer...

Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am

World

Sanofi, GSK COVID vaccine found effective against Omicron

PARIS: Late-stage data on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK has showed the shot confers...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 01:38pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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