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Bestway, Maple Leaf, Cherat: bleak path to FY19

Of the three cement manufacturers in question, MapleLeaf Cement (PSX: MLCF) is really pulling down the team average, as

Published 26 Apr, 2019 06:04am

Industry

PMPK: back to losses

It’s not the financial start a tobacco company would have wanted to start off a tough business year. As per a company no

Published 26 Apr, 2019 06:00am

Industry

DGKC starting to bleed

Despite a nearly 30 percent growth in revenues, DG Khan Cement (PSX: DGKC) watched its 9MFY19 earnings nearly drop to ha

Published 25 Apr, 2019 04:54am

Industry

Pakistan Tobacco: FED hurts

Surprising that the leading cigarette maker posted a sizable decline in net profits in the opening quarter. As per lates

Published 24 Apr, 2019 06:28am

Industry

Industry 4.0: are we ready?

While the majority in Pakistan is dispensing sermons about the country missing out on the knowledge economy, there is an

Published 18 Apr, 2019 06:17am

Textile

Skills development in garments

Readymade garments are one of Pakistan’s top exports but a number of constraints are inhibiting the sector’s true potent

Published 15 Apr, 2019 06:55am

Industry

Attock Cement: racing to the mean

With a whopping 36 percent growth in the top-line, Attock cement’s 9MFY19 revenues are definitely above expectations. Un

Published 12 Apr, 2019 06:26am

Industry

Cement cartel: do not resuscitate

That the cement industry operates in a cartel is no secret. History suggests that the cartel breaks every time the indus

Published 11 Apr, 2019 06:20am

Industry

Get ready for sugar-flation?

The rational expectations theory in economics posits that public’s expectations about future influence what actually tak

Published 10 Apr, 2019 05:58am

Industry

Cement: biding for boom

Cement manufacturers like other construction peers cannot wait for the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan (NPHP) to pan out, but

Published 10 Apr, 2019 05:41am

Industry

PEL reflects economic slowdown

Economic and political uncertainties during much of 2018 ensured that one of Pakistan’s leading appliance makers couldn’

Published 08 Apr, 2019 07:12am

Industry

Cement: exports to the rescue

Though official numbers from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) are not publicly available yet, p

Published 02 Apr, 2019 06:59am

Industry

Steel: spirits down

Domestic steel production is on a steep decline. Unlike cement though, exports are not cushioning the blow to total sale

Published 29 Mar, 2019 05:50am

Industry

Market sizing of domestic illicit cigarettes

Evidence matters! And lack of evidence leads to poor policy decisions. That’s one of the many key findings of recent two

Updated 02 Mar, 2021 08:04pm

Industry

Did tobaccos deliver on taxes?

As the budgetary exercise gets underway, fiscal relief for several sectors may be in the offing. Among them is the billi

Updated 25 Mar, 2019 08:10am

Industry

China market: coal out in the cold

Though China maintains there is no ban, China-bound Australian coal shipments are looking for a new home. For the past f

Published 21 Mar, 2019 06:24am

Industry

Construction: tough tidings

Latest FDI statistics in 8M indicate that the construction sector for the first time ever is taking the lead in FDI flow

Published 20 Mar, 2019 05:22am

Industry

Cement’s demand flips

Three major trends are setting the wheels in motion for the cement industry’s demand: a dip in government spending that

Published 11 Mar, 2019 06:45am

Industry

Bestway: tax reversal cushions blow

At a time of lethargic domestic demand, rising price competition and shaky cement exports to certain markets, Bestway Ce

Published 26 Feb, 2019 05:17am

Industry

Efoods: a study in red

What is happening at Engro Foods (EFOODS)? The dairy upstart’s performance during the past three years indicates that th

Published 22 Feb, 2019 06:02am

Industry

Kohat, MapleLeaf: suffering continues

It is now clear to all the market watchers that this is not going to be the year of cement. The most cement manufacturer

Published 22 Feb, 2019 05:59am

Industry

Cement’s plan B

With domestic demand experiencing a dip, cement manufacturers have been selling off their surplus inventory to regional

Updated 15 Feb, 2019 05:55am

Industry

PIA: From national pride to national embarrassment

Fifty five years ago, a Saudi Air team came to study PIA. Today someone should come to study on how to acquire and turna

Published 14 Feb, 2019 05:11am

Industry

Naya Real Estate (i)

PM Imran Khan’s pet project, the Naya Pakistan Housing Program (NPHP), is picking up pace and the government is not shyi

Published 06 Feb, 2019 06:18am

Industry

Laying groundwork for bioethanol (II)

“When life gives you sugarcane, make ethanol not sugar”; at least that is the lesson from around the world. And a basic

Published 04 Feb, 2019 05:38am

Industry

Unlucky times for Lucky

In many ways, FY19 is turning out to be a year of uncertainty—more than the usual share at least. For cement manufacture

Updated 01 Feb, 2019 07:04am

Industry

Attock Cement: cautiously realistic

Attock cement posted a largely unimpressive financial statement for 1HFY19 albeit one aligned with most expectations and

Updated 22 Jan, 2019 08:09am

Industry

Cement: toughen up!

Being able to sell its excess products into exporting markets when local demand wanes is not something every industry in

Published 15 Jan, 2019 06:44am

Industry

A tale of two crushing countries

A cursory look on the list of top 10 sugar exporting countries reveals that only four of them also feature on the list o

Published 09 Jan, 2019 05:48am

Industry

Skin in the game

The scatter plot next to this column is a mess. Why? Because it is a true representation of the travails of the sugar se

Updated 24 Dec, 2018 06:24am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	157.86
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 30	5035.69
India Sensex / Apr 30	74482.78
Nasdaq / Apr 30	15657.82
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17763.03
Dow Jones / Apr 30	37815.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	17932.17
France CAC40 / Apr 30	7984.93
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38274.05

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Petrol/Litre / May 1	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	81.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2288.39
Diesel/Litre / May 1	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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