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Punjab imposes lockdown in more areas of Lahore, Multan as COVID-19 cases rise

A lockdown has also been imposed in different areas of Gujranwala.
Punjab reported 526 new coronavirus cases and 15 deaths in 24 hours.

Updated 04 Jan, 2021 11:50am

World

US may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says

Moderna and the FDA could not immediately be reached for comment.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 11:11am

World

China reports 33 new COVID-19 cases vs 24 a day earlier

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, rose to 40 from eight cases a day earlier.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:45am

Business & Finance

Irish manufacturing sector growth hits 5-month high in Dec

Manufacturers also boosted purchasing to build up their own stocks, contributing to the largest increase in stocks of purchases since April 2019.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:40am

World

Urge to purge 2020 from memory should be resisted

Governments around the world must figure out how to wind down their massive stimulus packages.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:31am

Business & Finance

Singapore set for slow recovery from pandemic after worst recession

The Singapore government has spent about S$100 billion ($75.45 billion) or 20% of its GDP, on virus-related relief to support households and businesses.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:28am

World

Mexico reports 5,211 new coronavirus cases, 362 more deaths

The real number of infected people and deaths is likely significantly higher than the official count, the health ministry has said.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:18am

Markets

Asia shares hit record, Nikkei restrained by risk of Tokyo virus curbs

The dollar slipped to 103.02 yen, and looked in danger of testing key support at 102.55. Sterling firmed to $1.3690, levels last seen in mid-2018.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:06am

Sports

India players cleared of COVID-19 amid probe into biosecurity breach

The Indian cricket board (BCCI) said players and support staff were tested on Sunday.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:00am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars start 2021 with gains

Australia and New Zealand have had success in containing the coronavirus, though an outbreak in Sydney threatens growth into the new year.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:52am

Markets

Gold scales 8-week high as tighter lockdown measures loom

That means monetary policy needs to be loose and that kind of environment can still entice people to hold gold as an insurance asset in the portfolio," Schnider said.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:48am

World

Australia's most populous state reports zero COVID cases, urges thousands to get tested

Neighbouring Victoria state, which is also battling new cases in state capital Melbourne, on Monday reported three local cases bringing the active cases in the state to 36.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:36am

BR Research

Inoculation blues

While the first coronavirus wave had the world glued to news about vaccine development, the realization amidst the...

Published 04 Jan, 2021 07:40am

World

Stricter lockdown restrictions probably on the way, says UK PM Johnson

Johnson sets policy for England, with rules in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales set by their devolved authorities.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 09:12pm

World

Australia's COVID-19 cases on the rise as masks made compulsory

Since the pandemic began, it has reported more than 28,450 COVID-19 cases and 909 deaths.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 08:54pm

World

Tokyo reports 816 new COVID-19 cases as governors push for state of emergency

Tokyo raised its COVID-19 alert to its highest level on Dec. 17. New infections in the capital hit a record 1,337 on Dec. 31.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 06:41pm

World

US cities, left behind in COVID-19 aid, look for lifeline in Biden era

According to the association, total balances were seen falling by $33.3 billion in fiscal 2021 compared to fiscal 2019 levels.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 06:17pm

World

Pope criticises people going on holiday to flee COVID lockdowns

Many countries have imposed strict restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which has killed more than 84 million people worldwide.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 06:08pm

World

Kenya extends night curfew to March to curb COVID-19 spread

Kenya has recorded a total of 96,802 cases and 1,685 deaths, Ministry of Health data showed on Sunday.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 06:02pm

World

Saudi Arabia reopens borders closed due to Covid-19

Saudi Arabia has recorded more than 363,000 cases, including over 6,200 deaths.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 05:48pm

World

Egypt approves Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

The first batch of the vaccine was delivered in December, with further doses expected this month.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 05:29pm

World

Israel plans 2 million vaccinated by end of January

The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics said in a year-end statement that Israel's population stood at 9.29 million.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 05:25pm

Business & Finance

Oman expects public debt to top $56 billion by end-2021

That would mean a rise of about 23% since end-2019, when the figure stood at 17.6 billion, according to a government bond prospectus.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:12pm

World

Homes of top Republican and Democrat vandalized

Kentucky Metro police said the incident occurred around 5am local time Saturday (1000 GMT) according to local news channel WAS11. It was unclear if anyone was home at the time.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 01:59pm

World

US marks 277,000 Covid cases in 24 hours, a new record

The hardest-hit country in the world by the pandemic, the United States has marked 20.4 million cases overall and just under 350,000 deaths.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 11:42am

World

Lockdowns, curfews, alcohol bans as nations fight resurgent virus

Greece has extended until January 10 its strict two-month lockdown measures, ending an easing of restrictions over the holiday period.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 11:32am

Sports

Rockets lean on Wall in 102-94 victory over Kings

Bazley posted his second double-double of the season after making just one last season for the Thunder, who had six players in double-figure scoring.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 11:29am

World

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia lifts ban, resumes flight operation

As part of the SOPs, any foreign passenger, who wished to enter Saudi Arabia from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and any other country must spend at least 14 days outside the country impacted with the mutated virus before entering the Kingdom
The passengers will have to go a PCR test after the expiration of this period to prove they do not carry coronavirus

Updated 03 Jan, 2021 11:36am

Pakistan

Exports reach historic high in Dec 2020: Razak Dawood

This is despite the uncertainty and contraction in Pakistan’s major market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 02:42am

World

UAE reports record COVID-19 cases for fourth consecutive day

The UAE reported 1,856 new cases on new year's day and more than 1,700 on Dec. 30 and 31.

Published 02 Jan, 2021 09:35pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 26	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 26	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 26	159.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 26	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 26	1.27
Euro to USD / Jun 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 25	5,469.30
Nasdaq / Jun 25	17,717.66
Dow Jones / Jun 25	39,112.16
India Sensex / Jun 26	78,497.69
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 26	39,667.07
Hang Seng / Jun 26	18,108.37
FTSE 100 / Jun 26	8,277.53
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 26	18,287.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 26	81.35
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 26	18,735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 26	206,276
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 26	2,314.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 26	74.87
Petrol/Litre / Jun 27	258.16

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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