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Cement: Fresh strategies

After an unusual year that was FY23, the cement industry is settling back into its historic trend of balancing out...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:52am

Business & Finance

Nov cement despatches down 2.12pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 2.12 percent in Nov 2023. Total cement despatches during Nov 2023 were 3.924...

Published 03 Dec, 2023 02:59am

Pakistan

Stay orders by courts: Implementation of CCP’s orders in key sectors remain suspended

ISLAMABAD: The implementation of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP)’s enquiries/orders in key sectors...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

BR Research

Cement: Checking expectations

Despite a month-on-month downtick in cement industry dispatches during Oct-23 which is likely seasonal in nature, in...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 08:21am

Business & Finance

Oct cement despatches decline 5.78pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches during October 2023 were registered at 4.007 million tons against 4.253 million tons...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

BR Research

Cement: Winning hand

There is no denying now that cement offtake is on the mend compared to last year’s bleak outlook and demand side...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 08:51am

Business & Finance

Sept cement despatches decline 3.96pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 3.96% in Septmber 2023 as the total despatches during last month stood at ...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

BR Research

Cement: Returning to health?

The country may be in the thick of an ongoing macroeconomic crisis, facing challenges on multiple fronts, but is...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 08:51am

Business & Finance

Aug cement despatches increase 37.04pc to 4.518m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 37.04% in August 2023 as the industry recorded total Cement despatches at...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

Need stressed to decarbonise cement sector

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday, while stressing the need for de-carbonisation of the cement sector ...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

BR Research

Cement: Coal shoulder

A significant mark down in coal being loaded at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa would have importers...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 08:30am

FBR directs cement makers to start implementing ‘T&TS’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed cement manufacturers to start implementation of the Track...

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:48am

BR Research

Cement: Pricing it in

Last week, cement prices stood close to Rs1200 per cement bag. Over the past 20 days, average cement price rose by...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 08:24am

BR Research

Hold your breath

Cement kilns in the country are cooling down, and yet, industry-wide cement sales to domestic and foreign markets...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 08:28am

Business & Finance

July cement despatches rise 57.44pc to 3.212MT YoY

LAHORE: The first month of the financial year 2023-24 has shown positive trading in the cement sector, where...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

BR Research

Cement: Prices reign supreme

The fiscal year (FY23) wraps with the price of a 50-kg cement bag standing tall at an average Rs1145, highest...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 09:33am

BR Research

Cement still in check

Costly construction and declining consumer buying power, together with cuts in public sector spending has dampened...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 09:27am

BR Research

Cement exports: Sitting with discomfort

It is in rare cases when exports in Pakistan come to the rescue, but for the well-established cement industry of the...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 09:08am

BR Research

Cement: All set up

In 2024, the government has budgeted a sizable federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) which it intends...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 09:09am

BR Research

Cement: Riding it out

Recording an uptick in month on month dispatches during May (total dispatches up 34%), it may seem like demand for...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 08:44am

Business & Finance

May cement despatches rise 19.41pc to 3.96m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 19.41 percent in May 2023 as total despatches during May 2023 were 3.966...

Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am

BR Research

Cement: Price and priorities

Even as Pakistani cement is free-falling to at least a 5-year low, and capacities are increasing, there are no signs...

Published 22 May, 2023 08:46am

BR Research

Cement: April fools

This is not a drill. For months now, cement demand has remained subdued, more each passing month. In April, the...

Published 08 May, 2023 09:26am

Business & Finance

April cement despatches fall 16.55pc to 2.95m tons YoY

LAHORE: Current economic turmoil has badly impacted the cement consumption as the sector registered a decline by...

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

BR Research

Cement: Better days

Cement prices have soared nearly 45 percent in the Jul-Mar period of this fiscal year compared to the same period...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 08:39am

BR Research

Cement: Marching to the beat

March brings a more sizable turn in cement demand which—given the substantial surge in prices—could even be...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 07:54am

BR Research

Cement prices in flux

In the week following the government’s proposal to raise FED on cement and sales tax across the board, cement...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 08:53am

Business & Finance

March cement despatches decline by 24.19pc

LAHORE: Construction activities in both the northern and southern regions of the country have significantly ...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Amendments to sales tax: cement supplies being questioned

LAHORE: Repeated amendments to the Sales Tax law has opened a window of opportunity for tax authorities to mix them...

Updated 02 Apr, 2023 10:25am

Business & Finance

Bestway Cement inaugurates production line at Mianwali plant

LAHORE: Bestway Cement Limited, Pakistan’s largest cement producer achieved yet another milestone. The company...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 11 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	3.35 ▲ 1.00 (42.55%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 11 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 11 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.27 ▲ 0.17 (15.45%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 11 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	8.49 ▲ 1.00 (13.35%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 11 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	9.35 ▲ 1.00 (11.98%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 11 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.81 ▲ 0.25 (9.77%)
Treet Corp. (R) / Dec 11 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	4.30 ▲ 0.38 (9.69%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.58 ▲ 0.39 (9.31%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Dec 11 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	5.48 ▲ 0.42 (8.30%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 11 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	4.11 ▲ 0.31 (8.16%)

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 11 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	4.89 ▼ -0.85 (-14.81%)
Trust Mod. / Dec 11 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.80 ▼ -0.20 (-10.00%)
Next Capital / Dec 11 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6 ▼ -0.60 (-9.09%)
Asim Textile / Dec 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	11.50 ▼ -0.98 (-7.85%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 11 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	74.02 ▼ -6.00 (-7.50%)
Sunrays Textile / Dec 11 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	111 ▼ -9.00 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Dec 11 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	53.20 ▼ -4.30 (-7.48%)
Redco Textile / Dec 11 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.30 ▼ -0.50 (-7.35%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 11 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	186.90 ▼ -13.87 (-6.91%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	47.05 ▼ -3.37 (-6.68%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.04
P.T.C.L. / Dec 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.51
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.39
Askari Bank / Dec 11 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	56,031,000 ▲ 0.66
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.12
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▼ -0.15
Hascol Petrol / Dec 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	44,828,500 ▲ 0.57
Pak Refinery / Dec 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	39,075,133 ▼ -1.36
Telecard Limited / Dec 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	33,832,035 ▲ 0.46

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 11	284.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 11	283.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 11	145.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 11	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 11	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 11	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
India Sensex / Dec 11	69967.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 11	32791.80
Hang Seng / Dec 11	16156.22
FTSE 100 / Dec 11	7549.32
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 11	16771.35
France CAC40 / Dec 11	7538.69

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 11	71.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 11	1996.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 11	82.25

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