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JDW 9MFY18

For the shareholders of JDW, a company that had posted record high sales during last marketing year, the 9-month period

Published 24 Jul, 2018 06:12am

Industry

Cement prices in flux

Cement prices have now been raised on average by Rs60 per a 50-kg bag, nearly half of that gain coming about in just the

Published 23 Jul, 2018 07:04am

Industry

Cement’s X-factor

Despite robust growth, the cement industry has experienced its fair share of ups and downs over the past year or so. Exp

Updated 13 Jul, 2018 07:46am

Industry

Cement expansions on track

Since this year began, cement expansions that were announced during 2016 and 2017 are officially on the road. Lucky Ceme

Published 29 Jun, 2018 07:11am

Industry

Cement growth: a toss-up

The year-on-year growth in cement dispatches is testament to the strong demand that is coming from construction and deve

Published 20 Jun, 2018 06:35am

Industry

Leather: A case of compliance

The years have not been kind to Pakistan’s leather industry with production and exports going downhill. Leather product

Published 19 Jun, 2018 06:26am

Industry

Cement’s growth paradox

Being one of the biggest beneficiaries of the construction and development activities in the country, especially since e

Published 21 May, 2018 06:54am

Industry

Much ado about nothing

Last year in November, the Supreme Court took suo moto notice of claims that the Katas Raj temple in Kallar Kahar, Punja

Published 11 May, 2018 06:12am

Industry

Leather manufacturing slide continues

The leather sector continued its disappointing performance during the year. According to the latest Pakistan Economic Su

Published 03 May, 2018 07:32am

Industry

Big tobacco wins, again

Deceptive marketing continues as far as government measures on tobacco control are concerned. During the budget speech,

Published 02 May, 2018 07:23am

Industry

Mounting cost of construction

According to budget 18-19 documents, the government intends to get the highest Federal Excise Duty (FED) from cement to

Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:18am

Industry

Packages Limited – 1QCY18

Continuing past trend, Packages top-line increased despite a drop in export sales. While revenue has been rising for Pac

Published 26 Apr, 2018 06:07am

Industry

Cement: profitability takes a beating

Though cement dispatches grew by 15 percent in 9MFY18 year on year, financial results of cement companies during the per

Published 24 Apr, 2018 05:39am

Industry

LSM’s momentum continues

The National Accounts Committee recently said it expected the large-scale manufacturing (LSM) index to grow 6.13 percent

Published 17 Apr, 2018 06:36am

Industry

Illicit cigarettes: a smokescreen?

Falling cigarette prices in Pakistan are not a good omen for public health. Recall, federal government had effectively m

Published 13 Apr, 2018 06:13am

Industry

GDP at risk of being understated

Last week, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Statistics expressed its concerns over the delay in Census of M

Published 11 Apr, 2018 06:15am

Industry

Cement holding strong

The cement sector has officially entered the under capacity phase where capacity utilization in the month of March cross

Published 11 Apr, 2018 06:14am

Industry

Construction costs up

With a backlog of at least 12 million houses across the country, the demand for housing is on a consistent incline, and

Published 05 Apr, 2018 05:39am

Industry

Global steel in trouble

Steel manufacturers across the world have spent the past few years perturbed by the overcapacity of Chinese steel that h

Published 28 Mar, 2018 06:10am

Industry

Decline in ghee production

Production numbers of ghee declined significantly for the first time since FY09 on a year on year basis for 7MFY18. It a

Published 28 Mar, 2018 05:48am

Industry

Cement’s new normal

The trend in the cement industry hasn’t changed much. High capacity utilization—above 90 percent— persists on account of

Published 22 Mar, 2018 06:25am

Industry

Sugar & cigarettes lift Jan LSM growth

Large Scale Manufacturing is back in business. Or so it seems. After slipping to an average growth of 5.5 percent in 1HF

Published 20 Mar, 2018 06:26am

Industry

PMPK sustains recovery

The tobacco duopoly is alive and well. After the market leader Pakistan Tobacco Company (PSX: PAKT) recently reported a

Published 19 Mar, 2018 06:38am

Industry

Cement’s recovering confidence

The cement sector has been witnessing an incongruous growth trajectory. Local demand has been flourishing but exports ha

Published 08 Mar, 2018 06:26am

Industry

PAKT: a roller-coaster ride

After posting impressive financials in CY16, the tobacco giant couldn’t repeat the feat in CY17. But Pakistan Tobacco (P

Published 22 Feb, 2018 05:54am

Industry

Cement’s unkempt growth path

The cement industry is seeking an anti-dumping duty on Iranian cement coming into Pakistan which is cheap and low qualit

Updated 19 Feb, 2018 06:12am

Industry

Paper dives, packaging flourishes

Recently, the Pakistan Pulp Paper & Board Mills Association made an appeal to the government for a level playing fie

Published 19 Feb, 2018 04:26am

Industry

Cherat’s many silver linings

After going online with its second production line—a first of the many expansions cement companies are bringing—Cherat i

Published 09 Feb, 2018 08:08am

Industry

LSM growth: strong but slower

Until October 2017 LSM growth was gathering steam, having posted a phenomenal four-month average growth of 9.6 percent.

Updated 25 Jan, 2018 06:42am

Industry

Cement in chains

The cement industry has had it fair share of ups and downs, but the struggle lately is real. Despite flourishing local d

Published 23 Jan, 2018 05:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
India Sensex / Apr 23	73884.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8045.70
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	17967.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	82.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2301.86
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 23	82.37
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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