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Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs

BEIJING: After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 02:11pm

World

Lockdown measures: Dutch police disperse thousands protesting

AMSTERDAM: Riot police with batons and shields tried to break up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in the...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

World

Prospects fading, Turkey hopes lockdown rescues tourism season

Early-season COVID-19 rise hit early bookings.
Lockdown through mid-May in part to rescue season.
Russia, top source of visitors, may extend flights ban.
Tourism minister: still possible to double 2020 arrivals.

Published 03 May, 2021 05:11pm

World

Portugal's first-quarter tourist arrivals slump 92pc amid COVID curbs

Earlier on Friday, the statistics office showed Portugal's tourism-dependent economy contracted 3.3% in the first quarter from the preceding three months.
Overnight stays by Britons, one of the country's biggest foreign markets, fell 94% from a year ago, the INE said.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 04:58pm

World

Ukrainian capital Kyiv extends strict lockdown until April 30

"We have no other choice, otherwise the medical system will not cope with such a number of patients, otherwise there will be even more deaths," mayor Vitali Klitschko told a televised briefing.
However, Kyiv continues leading other regions with about 1,500 new coronavirus cases and over 40 coronavirus related deaths registered daily.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 04:35pm

World

Dutch coronavirus cases resume rise over past week

The National Institute for Health (RIVM) reported 51,240 new cases in its weekly review, up 6% from the week before, with a higher concentration of new cases in young adults.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 07:00pm

World

Kenya's president orders new lockdown to battle COVID-19 wave

In a televised address, Kenyatta said a wave of new lockdown measures including a stricter curfew and the closure of bars in the capital were essential to fight the pandemic.
The curbs come one week ahead of the Easter holiday, when many Nairobi residents travel to other parts of the country.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 07:57pm

World

Hit by third COVID wave, Portugal sees 2021 deficit exceeding goal

Joao Leao said "an unprecedented increase in spending" to support companies and employment was behind last year's deficit of 5.7%, which came after the first surplus in at least four decades reported in 2019, of 0.1%.
The budget gap, however, ended 2020 below the government's initial estimate of 7.3%.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 07:30pm

World

Hungary toughens COVID-19 lockdown to curb ‘very strong’ third wave

Most shops to be closed under new measures.
Primary schools shift to remote learning.
Daily new COVID-19 cases hit a three-month high.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 06:27pm

Business & Finance

Portuguese hotels lost 73pc of revenue in 2020, see long recovery ahead

The majority of hotels do not expect to reopen until May. One in three hotels said they will either not reopen or are not sure when or whether they would.
"The impact of these closures ... is brutal on total revenues for the hotel industry," Cristina Siza Vieira, CEO of the association, said in a video presentation.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 06:18pm

World

Hungary's PM seeks renewal of special powers to fight COVID-19

The Hungarian drug regulator has also granted approval to Chinese Sinopharm's vaccine, also a first in the EU.
We want more than just (to) turn the 'Closed' sign on our door. We want to reopen the economy and the entire civic life.

Published 15 Feb, 2021 06:40pm

Business & Finance

Russia central bank to keep rates on hold on Friday as inflation speeds up

Markets expect key interest rate to stay on hold at 4.25%.
Weaker rouble, higher inflation limit room for rate cuts.
Bank of Russia to deliver decision at 1030 GMT on Friday.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 08:27pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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