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Apollo Hospitals to give 1 mn coronavirus vaccines a day once available

Apollo Hospitals are gearing up to give one million vaccines a day once it is available across India through its hospitals, clinics, health centres, pharmacies and Apollo 24|7

Covid-19 vaccination: How TCI and other logistic stocks look on charts

India is likely to start a vaccination drive around January 2021 and is now preparing the road map for what will be perhaps the world's largest vaccination drive next year.

India's Covid-19 caseload goes past 9.2 mn; active cases up by 6,079

India's Covid-19 caseload went past 92 lakh with 44,376 new cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 8.64 million

Oil takes breather after coronavirus vaccine rally as stockpiles rise

US oil edged lower, after an industry report showed crude stockpiles in United States rose against expectations, tempering a rally driven by news that another vaccine had proved effective in trials

Best of BS Opinion: Uncertain times for India, Covid-19 vaccine, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Nifty50 climbs Mount 13,000 on Covid-19 vaccine hope; Sensex rises 446 pts

The Nifty ended at 13,055 following a gain of 128 points, or 1 per cent

Dow scales 30,000 on vaccine headway, Biden transition; Tesla rises 6%

All the 11 major S&P indexes were up, with economically-sensitive sectors such as banks, industrials and energy leading gains

Oil closes at highest level since March on vaccine trials, Biden transition

Brent crude settled at $47.86 a barrel, gaining $1.80, or 3.9%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled at $44.91 a barrel, rising $1.85, or 4.3%.

How a presentation by former Trai chief spurred vaccine talks within govt

Former Trai chief's presentation at the PMO in July got the ball rolling

Rally 2.0 underway for emerging markets as stocks add $8 trillion

Investors' risk appetite got a boost after Joe Biden's US presidential win and successes in vaccine development, pushing the benchmark MSCI gauge toward its best month since March 2016

Vaccine hopes fuelling high Asia equity valuations; future returns doubtful

The MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index is trading at about 16 times estimated profits for the next 12 months, a level unseen since the years surrounding the global financial crisis

Dow cracks 30,000, a psychological boost during Covid-19 pandemic

At 30,000 points the Dow could lure in small investors still on the sidelines who are now eager to share in the market exuberance

Gold drops to 4-month low on Covid vaccine hope, signs of economic recovery

Gold prices have posted two straight weekly declines and hol­dings in exchange-traded funds backed by the metal have slipped as hopes for a virus vaccine buo­yed markets

Evidence builds that an early mutation made the pandemic harder to stop

Scientists were initially skeptical that a mutation made the coronavirus more contagious. But new research has changed many of their minds

Modi commits vaccine for 'every person' in India, says states must team up

States must be ready to implement the cold chain plan, says Prime Minister after meeting with chief ministers.

Now for a plan

State govts would play a critical role in vaccine distribution

Envoys from 100 nations to visit Pune amid Covid vaccine production

Visit of the ambassadors was to take place on November 27, but it has now been rescheduled to December 4

Gold extends slide as optimism over Covid-19 vaccine take centre stage

European equities rose on a possible easing of COVID-19 curbs and progress on vaccines from the likes of AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna

Hopefully DCGI to give nod for Oxford's vaccine immediately: Biocon chief

India saw 37,975 new coronavirus infections in a day taking the country's Covid-19 caseload to 91.77 lakh

Not working with any other partner for Covid-19 vaccination, says Pfizer

Clarification comes after a Mumbai-based tour operator announces 'vaccine tourism', solicits customer interest