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Maple Leaf Cement acquires 88.28% stake in Pioneer Cement, gains control

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 12:28pm

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF) has acquired control of Pioneer Cement Limited (PIOC) after completing a...

Cement profitability: Firmly anchored

Updated 17 Sep, 2025 08:59am

In its latest briefing, Lucky Cement (PSX: LUCK) seemed conservative on growth, citing the 21 percent surge in ...

Cement: Margins, scale and the middle ground

Published 29 Aug, 2025 05:52am

In a game of profitability vs. efficiency, scale always wins. In FY25, the cement industry is entering an earnings...

Higher cement prices help India’s UltraTech beat earnings estimates

Published 21 Jul, 2025 05:55pm

UltraTech Cement, India’s largest cement maker by capacity, posted first-quarter earnings above market expectations...

Cement’s concrete plans

Updated 18 Jul, 2025 09:03am

At record low capacity utilization, trailing somewhere below 53 percent, the cement industry is set to grow profits...

Tide turning?

Published 10 Jul, 2025 05:59am

For the past three years, cement industry has been at a demand standstill With domestic demand markedly falling each...

Going green: Power Cement to install 7.5MW wind plant

Updated 21 May, 2025 05:18pm

In a significant step toward sustainability, Power Cement Limited (POWER) has announced plans to set up a 7.5MW wind...

Of delusions of grandeur

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:47am

Some statements made by industry leaders should come with a trigger warning. So fare warnings, readers: ridiculous...

PCA unearths Rs2.4bn tax fraud ‘committed’ by cement maker

Updated 30 Dec, 2024 09:23am

KARACHI: The Post Clearance Audit (PCA) South has detected a tax fraud amounting to Rs. 2.4 billion against a...

March cement despatches soar 3.85pc to 3.941 million tonnes YoY

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 3.85% in March 2024 as monthly figures released by the industry shows that...

Something wicked this way comes

Published 24 Jul, 2023 08:40am

What should the outlook of an industry whose demand has plunged 16 percent over the year—capacity utilization of...

Cement still in check

Published 07 Jul, 2023 09:27am

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

Cement: Price and priorities

Published 22 May, 2023 08:46am

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

Cement: Safe, not sorry

Published 04 Apr, 2023 09:21am

Even as the cement industry turns substantial profits, the threat of dampening demand looms large. In the second...

DG Khan Cement successfully installs 7MW solar power plant

Updated 27 Mar, 2023 06:29pm

Says plant will decrease power cost mix and reduce carbon foot print

India’s UltraTech Cement quarterly profit falls 38%

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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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