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Several eastern Chinese areas in mass COVID testing to curb new waves of infections

SHANGHAI: Parts of eastern China are running fresh rounds of mass COVID-19 testing, as the country faces new waves...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 10:23am

World

India's COVID-19 cases rise by 333,533 in last 24 hours

NEW DELHI: India reported over 300,000 new COVID-19 infections for the fourth straight day even though the caseload...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 01:20pm

World

Beijing tests 2 million for coronavirus as Winter Olympics loom

BEIJING: Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where a small cluster of...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 04:56pm

World

Germany passes 100,000 new Covid-19 infections in past 24 hours: health agency

BERLIN: Germany has registered more than 100,000 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, according to data...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 10:12am

World

US reports 1.35mn COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record

The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:45am

World

India reports 168,063 new COVID-19 infections

BENGALURU: India reported 168,063 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, less than the figure of 179,723 the previous...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:12am

World

As cases rise, India fears another Covid catastrophe

NEW DELHI: Haunted by the spectre of last year's crisis, India is bracing for a deluge of Covid-19 cases, with...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 10:04am

World

Israel records highest daily rise in Covid infections

JERUSALEM: Israel's health ministry on Wednesday announced nearly 12,000 new coronavirus cases, constituting the...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 02:13pm

World

Australia seeks to ease COVID-19 test rules as cases hit records

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE: Australia will seek to make urgent changes to COVID-19 testing rules to ease pressure on test ...

Published 29 Dec, 2021 10:26am

Markets

Most Gulf bourses in red as Covid-19 cases rise

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday, with the Saudi index shedding the most as rising...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

World

India logs slimmest rise in COVID-19 cases in 543 days despite festivals

NEW DELHI: India reported 7,579 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the smallest rise in one-and-a-half-years...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 01:16pm

Business & Finance

Canadian dollar weekly losing streak continues

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar fell versus its US counterpart on Friday, touching a seven-week low as concerns over...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Punjab reports 20 new deaths, 1,192 fresh cases

LAHORE: Out of 18,210 tests conducted across the province in the last 24 hours; Punjab has reported 20 more...

Published 19 Sep, 2021 03:56am

Pakistan

Covid-19: Pakistan reports another 61 deaths, 3,747 cases

Overall death toll due to Covid in Pakistan has reached 26,175
Positivity rate recorded at 6.47% in last 24 hours

Published 05 Sep, 2021 03:05pm

World

Iran Covid deaths set new daily record as curbs lifted

TEHRAN: Iran's health ministry on Sunday reported more than 680 daily Covid deaths for the first time, as nationwide...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

World

Iran's Raisi says tackling Covid, reviving economy priorities

TEHRAN: Iran's ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi said Saturday his government will prioritise tackling Covid...

Published 21 Aug, 2021 02:11pm

World

China's new local COVID-19 infections fall for sixth day

Six local cases each were detected in the eastern province of Jiangsu and the central province of Henan, with one in the southern province of Hunan, the commission said

Published 16 Aug, 2021 10:34am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 3,711 cases, 67 deaths amid fourth Covid-19 wave

The national positivity ratio was recorded at 6.8%

Updated 15 Aug, 2021 11:15am

World

Iran Covid cases top four million amid new surge: ministry

Iran registered 39,357 new cases in the 24 hours to Wednesday

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 05:24pm

World

India reports most new COVID cases in three weeks

The disease's estimated reproduction rate, or R value, has also inched up in the past week

Published 30 Jul, 2021 11:01am

Markets

Oil prices gain on US fuel drawdown despite rising COVID-19 cases

On gasoline stocks, analysts had expected a 900,000 barrel decline drop in the week to July 23

Published 28 Jul, 2021 12:08pm

World

Italy reports seven more coronavirus deaths, 4,743 new infections

The country has reported more than 4.3 million cases to date

Updated 25 Jul, 2021 08:31pm

World

India reports 45,951 new COVID-19 cases, 817 deaths

India's coronavirus-related deaths rose by 817 overnight

Published 30 Jun, 2021 10:38am

World

India approves Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine

NEW DELHI: India authorised the emergency use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday as it seeks to ramp up...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

World

India approves Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

The vast nation of 1.3 billion people was hit by a massive spike in coronavirus cases in April and May that pushed the healthcare system to breaking point.

Published 29 Jun, 2021 07:17pm

World

US Covid cases hit new plateau as Delta variant rises

The seven-day-average of new daily cases has hovered at around 11,500 since June 16.

Updated 28 Jun, 2021 09:48pm

World

Mexico posts 1,578 new COVID-19 cases, 36 more deaths

The government has said the real number of cases is likely significantly higher, and separate data published in March suggested the actual death toll is at least 60%

Updated 21 Jun, 2021 12:01pm

World

Moscow orders mandatory vaccinations over 'dramatic' case rise

Health officials in Moscow have in recent weeks reported a steady rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases, mirroring a trend across Russia.

Updated 16 Jun, 2021 04:53pm

World

Delhi defies social distancing norms, doctors say brace for COVID-19 'explosion'

Nationwide, India reported 60,471 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, the lowest number since March 31, data from the health ministry showed.

Updated 15 Jun, 2021 12:31pm

World

Taj Mahal to reopen as India eases Covid-19 restrictions

The Taj Mahal is in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which was badly hit during the massive wave of infections and deaths.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 06:48pm

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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