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Kicking-off industrial growth

Last week this column talked about the country lagging behind in the technology revolution in the production and manufac

Published 22 Jan, 2018 05:13am

Industry

Cement: the best of times, the worst of times!

And so the opposing growth trends continue as we wrap up the first half of the fiscal year. The cement dispatch numbers

Published 12 Jan, 2018 06:28am

Industry

LSM gathering steam

The LSM is back in action. After seeming to lose steam in September 2017, when the benchmark Large Scale Manufacturing i

Published 27 Dec, 2017 07:43am

Industry

Global steel’s ‘China’ problem

While global steel production has increased in November, analysts see steel output from China reclining. This comes as a

Published 22 Dec, 2017 08:02am

Industry

Cement’s ill-fated growth

Some trends within the cement sector are clear and cannot be escaped from. That exports will continue to dip as we move

Published 18 Dec, 2017 07:20am

Industry

Cement exports and geostrategic failures

It isn’t news that Pakistani exports have dramatically been falling since 2015. Exports share used to be upwards of 35 p

Updated 22 Nov, 2017 05:45am

Industry

Cement’s growth dichotomy

There are two dichotomous trends in the cement sector right now. The first is that even when the demand for cement is he

Updated 10 Nov, 2017 08:36am

Industry

Lucky, Cherat and Fauji: fortunes low

Despite having different dynamics coming into play, Lucky (PSX: LUCK), Cherat (PSX: CHCC) and Fauji (PSX: FCCL) remained

Published 31 Oct, 2017 06:47am

Industry

Cement cartel breaks

After considerably raising the bar on growth expectations, the cement sector is settling down for a somber few years. Th

Updated 09 Nov, 2017 10:34am

Industry

Bestway and Pioneer: Going gets tough

Cement sector is having a tough fiscal year so far; and despite growth in dispatches, margins have fallen dramatically r

Updated 24 Oct, 2017 07:51am

Industry

Cement margins to recede further

Financial results of cement companies for the first quarter of FY18 are starting to roll in and expectations are they wi

Updated 24 Oct, 2017 06:21am

Industry

Colgate Palmolive

Colgate Palmolive's topline grew faster than competitors in the FMCG category showed its recent quarter results. The gro

Published 20 Oct, 2017 05:43am

Industry

DGKC saved by tax reversal

DG Khan Cement took the market by surprise yesterday. It announced a nearly 50 percent jump in after tax profits, not be

Published 19 Oct, 2017 05:58am

Industry

Leather industry: a case for concern

These are worrying times for Pakistan's leather industry. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its recently released annu

Published 18 Oct, 2017 06:23am

Industry

The rise and fall of the cement titans

Not too long ago, the cement sector had everyone on their toes. The sector was riding on the wave of what can only be ca

Updated 10 Oct, 2017 10:56am

Industry

Cement local demand meeting expectations

Despite a growing trend in cement dispatches year on year, market confidence in cement scrips has drastically plummeted,

Published 05 Oct, 2017 07:10am

Industry

Pioneer primed for growth

Pioneer Cement (PSX: PIOC) announced its financial performance for FY17 yesterday along with a final cash dividend of Rs

Updated 28 Sep, 2017 06:16am

Industry

Manufacturing growth

LSM’s growth in the fiscal year so far is a story of two Cs: consumerism and construction. In the face of weak domestic

Updated 25 Sep, 2017 06:34am

Industry

Fauji Cement: A tough FY17

FY17 turned out to be a tough year for Fauji Cement Company Limited (PSX: FCCL) as the company saw a whopping 51 percent

Published 21 Sep, 2017 05:48am

Industry

DGKC: slower demand, solid prospects

Total cement demand in FY17 waned as compared to FY16 where the slowdown was particularly witnessed in the last couple o

Updated 20 Sep, 2017 07:31am

Industry

Rising cost of industrial utilities

One of the biggest arguments for falling exports given by the local industry is the increased cost of doing business in

Published 15 Sep, 2017 06:07am

Industry

Amreli vying for growth

Amreli Steel has been diligently sending a quarterly report to the PSX on its expansion project to substantially increas

Updated 08 Sep, 2017 06:45am

Industry

Cement’s growth myths

Iranian cement apparently, is its Pakistani counterpart’s kryptonite, and not in the romantic sense. It appears the coun

Updated 05 Sep, 2017 07:51am

Industry

Bestway knows the way

Bestway has contributed to its fair share of hype in the cement industry over the past year and not least because of its

Updated 24 Aug, 2017 06:46am

Industry

Tough luck for Thatta

One of the smaller companies of the lot, Thatta cement has witnessed a strong growth trajectory over the past few years.

Published 22 Aug, 2017 05:06am

Industry

PICT holds steady

Can the leading container-terminal operator repeat its all-round CY16 performance this year? Pakistan International Cont

Published 17 Aug, 2017 06:43am

Industry

ISL: the sun is staying up

The ball is really in the court for steel and cement manufacturers lately who hope to benefit from the rising demand in

Updated 16 Aug, 2017 07:43am

Industry

PCAL on a roll

These are good times for one of Pakistan’s leading manufacturers of electric wires and cables. Pakistan Cable Limited (P

Published 15 Aug, 2017 06:47am

Industry

Cement growth with reservations

The cement sector closed off FY17 with the highest ever dispatches in the sector’s history—clocking at 40 million tons a

Published 11 Aug, 2017 06:15am

Industry

Lucky: leading by example

As a leader in terms of market share, Lucky Cement (PSX: LUCK) embodies how a sustainable business and market leader sho

Published 01 Aug, 2017 06:26am

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 / Apr 30	157.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 30	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 30	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 30	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 30	5035.69
India Sensex / Apr 30	74482.78
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	38128.86
Nasdaq / Apr 30	15657.82
Hang Seng / Apr 30	17763.03
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8144.13
Dow Jones / Apr 30	37815.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	17932.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	81.25
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 30	2290
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 30	78.43
Petrol/Litre / May 1	288.49

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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