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Cement: Holding pattern

The grapevine has gone suspiciously quiet on the housing policy front. Only a few months ago, the Shahbaz government...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 08:46am

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Another cement maker expands solar capacity amid Pakistan’s shift to renewables

Cherat Cement Company Limited (CHCC) has become the latest company to announce an expansion in its renewable...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 01:51pm

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Thatta Cement Company Limited

Thatta Cement Company Limited (PSX: THCCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980. The...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:10am

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Big fish, small fish

Cement companies are well-fed. Evidently, they weren’t just handed a fish for the day. They learned how to fish,...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:56am

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Cement demand drag

Yet again, the power of prices (a few other factors) has enabled cement companies to turn over impressive profits...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 07:06am

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Cement earnings persevere

The cement industry is returning to past financial glories in the first half of FY25, despite construction demand...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:16am

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Lucky: Staying guarded

As the biggest and most successful cement manufacturer in the country, Lucky Cement (PSX: LUCK) always has a game...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:01am

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Idle kilns

Successive policy rate cuts since Jun-24 should send manufacturers in a production spree except demand is fairly...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 07:42am

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Attock: Fresh start?

Despite some investments along the way, Attock cement has been marked with stagnant profitability and growth trends...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:03am

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Borrowing without boom

Amid a 15 percent decline in domestic demand, considerably limited utilization of existing capacity, and no major...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:01am

‘Fake’ purchase of coal by cement makers: Abrupt transfer of officers halts probe into Rs11bn tax fraud

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reportedly halted investigations into an alleged Rs11 billion tax...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 03:25pm

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It’s tepid times for cement

Every month, the cement manufacturers association shares the industry’s volumetric sales for public consumption, and...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 08:48am

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Pioneer: Waiting for demand

Pioneer Cement has a game plan and it involves expansions. To some, this may come across as surprising because...

Published 02 Dec, 2024 08:43am

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Cement: Of veiled truths and open secrets

Significant journalistic hours have been spent lauding the financial performance of cement companies in this column,...

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 10:52am

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Cement: Redefining the game

There is nothing particularly surprising about the cement industry making reasonable earnings amid a demand drought....

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:47am

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Fecto Cement Limited

Fecto Cement Limited (PSX: FECTC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1981. The company is...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:44am

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Cement: No cracks in profitability

It appears that the fate of the cement industry is no longer tied to how strongly the companies perform on volumes....

Published 18 Nov, 2024 08:41am

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Cement: No giving up

It’s not just textiles, folks. The cement industry is witnessing an impressive run in expanding its exports to...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 08:58am

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No recovery in sight

Three months into the fiscal year and there doesn’t seem to be any recovery in sight for the construction industry...

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:19am

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Cement financials: All is well

The economy may be in dire straits but the cement industry is climbing out of its rut in a rather agreeable fashion....

Published 02 Oct, 2024 09:09am

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Lucky: Bigger leagues

It is not just that Lucky’s revenue streams have now crossed Rs100 billion, because so has Bestway’s, the other...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 08:10am

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Lucky Cement’s earnings jump 21% in 2024

Lucky Cement’s profit-after-tax amounted to Rs72.34 billion, an increase of over 21% during the year 2024, compared...

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 10:22pm

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Calm down!

Cement dealers are irate. The association representing cement dealers went on a strike after the government...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 07:27am

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Thank the Lucky stars!

Earnings that double in a year are not too shabby for any company when an economy is floundering. For Lucky Cement...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 09:05am

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Cement: Sizing it up

Though still trailing above Rs1200, average cement price across Pakistan in the last recorded week (of Jan 19) has...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 09:03am

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Cement: Still leaning on prices

Trailing at a little over Rs1200, by the first week of January, cement price on average this fiscal year (for the...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 09:19am

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Coal cooling down

Coal demand has remained subdued amid weaker recovery in industrial activity worldwide, especially China, which has...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 10:10am

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Lucky Cement reclassifies Rs116bn revenue reserves into ‘separate capital reserves’

Amount is now 'un-distributable by way of dividend'

Published 22 Jun, 2023 12:54pm

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Coal comfort

After reaching their peak in March of last year—at US$441 per ton for South African Richards Bay (API4),...

Published 31 May, 2023 08:57am

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Lucky Cement’s joint venture to enhance production capacity in Iraq

Will add new production line of 1.82 million tons per annum, project expected to complete in 18 months

Updated 18 May, 2023 08:06pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	281.08
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	280.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	142.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
India Sensex / Apr 29	80,307.05
Hang Seng / Apr 29	21,960.83
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8,417.19
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	22,386.66
France CAC40 / Apr 29	7,578.21

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	61.34
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	3,315.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 29	67.50
Petrol/Litre / Apr 30	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 30	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Apr 29 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	9.40 ▲ 0.9 (10.59%)
Apna Microfin. / Apr 29 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.29 ▲ 0.97 (10.41%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 29 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Askari Bank / Apr 29 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	37.26 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
Punjab Oil / Apr 29 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	162.43 ▲ 14.77 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 29 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	189.22 ▲ 17.2 (10%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 29 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	11.55 ▲ 1.05 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 29 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,969.39 ▲ 360.85 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 29 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	47.94 ▲ 4.36 (10%)
Faran Sugar / Apr 29 Faran Sugar Mills Limited(FRSM)	47.08 ▲ 4.28 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 29 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.25 ▼ -0.67 (-13.62%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 29 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.71 ▼ -0.8 (-12.29%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 29 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.02 ▼ -0.98 (-12.25%)
Gulistan Sp. / Apr 29 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	6.88 ▼ -0.91 (-11.68%)
Lalpir Power / Apr 29 Lalpir Power Limited(LPL)	23.04 ▼ -2.54 (-9.93%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 29 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	11.53 ▼ -1.24 (-9.71%)
Liven Pharma / Apr 29 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	63 ▼ -6.64 (-9.53%)
First IBL Mod. / Apr 29 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	2.76 ▼ -0.29 (-9.51%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	70.98 ▼ -7.09 (-9.08%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	56.31 ▼ -5.59 (-9.03%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	29,469,482 ▲ 0
Cnergyico PK / Apr 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,819,788 ▲ 0.27
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 29 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,772,321 ▼ -7.09
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,415,249 ▲ 2.45
Kohinoor Spining / Apr 29 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	12,527,631 ▲ 0
Sui North Gas / Apr 29 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	12,310,485 ▲ 7.54
Sui South Gas / Apr 29 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	12,184,577 ▲ 1.61
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	12,084,167 ▲ 0.03
Big Bird Foods / Apr 29 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	11,230,070 ▲ 4.15
B.O.Punjab / Apr 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,053,553 ▲ 0.18

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