BR Research » Automobile

Automobile

The anti-boom

Passenger car demand, and not particularly in the higher end market either which roughly translates to Honda and Toyota

Published 13 Mar, 2019 06:11am

Automobile

Reading Indus Motors’ poker face

Not unlike the rest of the economy, the auto sector has been dealt with some shoddy cards lately and that’s the hand the

Published 26 Feb, 2019 05:14am

Automobile

Autos’ silver linings

Two major developments recently may prove to be face saving for the car segment of the automotive industry as volumes we

Published 18 Feb, 2019 06:03am

Automobile

Auto’s own money: Nipping it in the bud

The PML-N government’s auto development policy is one of its more successful endeavors, which chalked out a five-year pl

Published 14 Feb, 2019 05:14am

Automobile

Mini-joy rides

They say great things come in small packages. This mini-budget is just the small package that automakers needed, well as

Published 28 Jan, 2019 06:17am

Automobile

Honda and Hino: living on the edge

Honda Atlas Car’s (PSX: HCAR) financial results for the nine months ending Dec-18 show strong and persistent demand for

Updated 25 Jan, 2019 06:58am

Automobile

New policy needed for old cars!

Once again, the government has imposed the restriction on importers whereby the duty and taxes on all imported vehicles

Published 23 Jan, 2019 06:45am

Automobile

Autos: back to the basics

Over the past few weeks, the automotive industry has complained that the sector is losing jobs by the thousands due to e

Updated 15 Jan, 2019 11:40am

Automobile

Thrill of the chase

Consider this. Last fiscal year marked the highest ever truck sales in Pakistan. The CAGR between FY15 and FY18 was a ph

Published 31 Dec, 2018 06:08am

Automobile

Autos: falling short

Automotive demand finally gave in to pressure. All signs pointed toward a demand weakening even if automakers remained c

Published 19 Dec, 2018 06:29am

Automobile

Smells like umpteenth spirit

In a meeting with the Prime Minister, Pakistan Suzuki Company Limited (PSX: PSMC) has once again thrown the idea that it

Published 03 Dec, 2018 06:25am

Automobile

Autos: pre-pressure

Despite all the signs indicating a downtime in the automotive industry, demand for passenger cars is persisting. In 4MFY

Published 15 Nov, 2018 06:51am

Automobile

Honda Atlas: sales up, margins down

The weakening rupee has wreaked havoc, especially in the case of those companies that use substantial volumes of imports

Updated 13 Nov, 2018 06:34am

Automobile

Wanted better tractor policies

What does an economy that is leaning on its agriculture sector need? Hint: it’s not low quality cheap tractors. That is

Published 07 Nov, 2018 06:39am

Automobile

Car prices: is there method to the madness?

Pakistani OEMs’ unshakable confidence in demand is pretty enviable. Either they believe the interminable increase in pri

Updated 05 Nov, 2018 08:00am

Automobile

Atlas Honda: feeling blue

It should be brutal for a company that claims to be so highly localized to watch its margins squeeze at the hands of a v

Published 01 Nov, 2018 06:20am

Automobile

Depreciation reduces MTL margins

The country’s premier tractor manufacturing company, Millat Tractors Limited (PSX: MTL) released its 1QFY19 result yeste

Published 25 Oct, 2018 06:29am

Automobile

Car prices: brace for impact!

As predicted, auto makers have decided to pass on the impact of the exchange rate to consumers. The PKR has slipped now

Updated 22 Oct, 2018 07:16am

Automobile

Autos: characteristic of complacency

The automobile industry in Pakistan has long enjoyed a competition free environment to operate in. Many policymakers hav

Published 18 Oct, 2018 06:15am

Automobile

Autos under pressure

Nearly all signs point toward a downtime for the automotive sector as the fiscal year trudges into the second quarter. N

Published 16 Oct, 2018 06:43am

Automobile

Motorcycle cities

Fast growing motorcycle sales are great for manufacturers no doubt—there is the example of Atlas Honda. The company is c

Published 01 Oct, 2018 07:24am

Automobile

Flying cars: our black swan moment?

For every great idea promising revolution, there is a realist prepared to break it down, one logical counterargument aft

Published 27 Sep, 2018 06:19am

Automobile

Autos descent

The start of the fiscal year wasn’t bad for the automotive sector at all, but it seems the tide has turned for at least

Published 14 Sep, 2018 08:55am

Automobile

Indus Motors’ strong finish

Arguably the most popular car brand in the country, Indus Motors (PSX: INDU) announced its financial results for the fis

Published 29 Aug, 2018 07:40am

Automobile

Autos: to cautious beginnings

After a solid wrap for FY18, the auto industry has started the new fiscal year with the same gusto as last year. Well, a

Published 16 Aug, 2018 06:17am

Automobile

The people have spoken?

Back in May, when no major media outlet was reporting it, some news blogs were reporting about a social media campaign p

Published 09 Aug, 2018 06:21am

Automobile

An ode to Mehran

Suzuki Mehran has to be the longest running and highest selling small car in Pakistan that has earned the ire of many am

Published 06 Aug, 2018 05:49am

Automobile

Suzuki testing its fate

Pakistan Suzuki Motor (PSX: PSMC) has now raised its prices for the fourth time since December 2017 for a range of its c

Published 03 Aug, 2018 06:33am

Automobile

Exchange rate spoils Honda’s party

In terms of marketing theory, Honda motorcycle has a well-established product offering at a mature stage of its product

Published 31 Jul, 2018 06:51am

Automobile

Putting cars on the table

The world of cars is in a constant flux. The automakers world-wide are evidently pulled towards creating more technologi

Published 30 Jul, 2018 07:04am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Calculate your monthly liability in FY24

Most Popular