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GDP growth rate in 2025-26

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:59am

The previous week’s article had highlighted the divergence between the sectoral growth rates for 2025-26, estimated...

LSM sector grows 6.5%

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The manufacturing sector registered a strong recovery during 2025-26, as the Large Scale Manufacturing...

Auto policy: Striking the right balance

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

The Auto Policy 2026-31 is yet to be finalized, and every stakeholder is lobbying hard. Local assemblers want to...

Indus Motor to invest another Rs1bn for ‘localisation of parts’

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 02:00pm

Indus Motor Company Limited (INDU) announced that its board has approved an additional investment of Rs1 billion...

Auto policy draft: PAAPAM voices concerns

Updated 24 Apr, 2026 09:19am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has voiced serious...

High fuel prices could drive shift to new energy vehicles, experts say

Published 30 Mar, 2026 11:13pm

A rising fuel cost environment is encouraging customers to shift towards the New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), which could...

Autos: Rising concerns around recovery

Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am

Automobile sales in the first eight months of the fiscal year are bouncing back recording a 43 percent increase year...

India’s auto boom at risk as Iran-Israel war chokes gas supplies, straining supply chains

Published 19 Mar, 2026 05:16pm

At this point in time it is about survival. First and foremost we need to ensure production continues

LSM regains pace as breadth and depth align

Updated 19 Mar, 2026 07:59am

Large-Scale Manufacturing bounced back strongly in January 2026, reversing the mild deceleration seen in December...

Numbers speak: Sindh agriculturalists spend more on vehicle registration, pay less in income tax

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 01:22pm

During first half of FY25, applicable agriculture income tax ranged from 5% to 15%. Yet, agriculturists continue to contribute disproportionately little to provincial tax revenues

LSM: Time machine the wrong way

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:46am

The latest data from Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector paints a troubling picture: not of a...

Apr LSMI output grows 2.29pc YoY

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing Industries (LSMI) of the country has registered an increase of 2.29 percent...

LSM: Stuck in the red

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06am

“Key large-scale manufacturing sectors – such as textile, food, automobiles, POL and tobacco – were already...

LSM: Clocked back in the past

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Large Scale Manufacturing index for June 2024 went down 0.03 percent year-on-year – the first such instance since...

Honda Atlas plans to enter hybrid cars market at CAPEX of Rs5bn: report

Published 25 Jul, 2024 09:19pm

Honda Atlas Cars Limited (HCAR) has shared its plan to soon enter the hybrid market in Pakistan – possibly with the...

Honda: Patchy road ahead

Published 25 Jul, 2024 08:16am

Are the dark clouds finally separating for the automobile industry? Even though automobile assemblers, Honda Atlas...

LSM: Slow rebound starts

Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:28am

Large Scale Manufacturing index for May 2024 grew 7.3 percent year-on-year – the highest growth in 23 months or July...

Honda floating

Published 29 May, 2024 06:37am

Looking at the financial statement of Honda Atlas Cars (PSX: HCAR), one wonders, how did the company manage to raise...

LSM: 20 months in the red

Published 18 Apr, 2024 07:39am

The longest negative LSM growth streak got longer, as per the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of...

After launching hybrid, Indus Motor introduces cheaper, petrol variants of Corolla Cross

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:53pm

Gasoline vehicles priced at Rs8.199mn and Rs8.899mn

After Indus Motor, Honda Atlas reduces City’s prices in Pakistan

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 08:02pm

Honda Atlas Cars announced on Friday a price reduction of up to Rs140,000 on two of its City variants on Friday,...

Indus Motor reduces Toyota Yaris prices in Pakistan by up to Rs133,000

Updated 14 Mar, 2024 09:23pm

Indus Motor Company, the maker of Toyota cars in Pakistan, announced on Thursday a price reduction for its Yaris...

KIA decreases Sportage prices in Pakistan

Published 04 Mar, 2024 05:57pm

Low demand, competition from Corolla Cross seen as reasons for decrease in price

Automobiles: PAAPAM opposes proposed increase in ST to 25pc

Manufacturing Certificate of all OEMs is due to expire on Sept 30, and would have been renewed if export target had been met

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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