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Cement price

Q1 cement despatches increase 16.25pc to 12.61 million tons YoY

Published 03 Oct, 2025 05:47am

LAHORE: Cement despatches — both domestic and exports — recorded a growth of 16.25 percent in the first quarter...

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: July may set the tone

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 08:13am

No start of the fiscal year has been this good for the cement industry as this July, at least in recent history....

July cement despatches rise 30.13pc YoY

Published 03 Aug, 2025 02:55am

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 30.13 percent in Jul-2025 as the total despatches during Jul-2025 were...

Cement woes

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 08:17am

This was a challenging year for the cement industry, mostly because of absent domestic demand. In 11MFY25, sales...

Flying Cement Company Limited

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:48am

Flying Cement Company Limited (PSX: FLYNG) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1992. The...

The second coming

Published 03 Feb, 2025 08:51am

Turns out, the colossal failure of the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan (NPHP) wasn’t very obvious to policymakers and...

Cement price breather

Published 29 Jan, 2025 07:51am

Cement and steel rebar manufacturers may share the same clients, as they both serve the construction industry, but...

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...

Attock: Fresh start?

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:03am

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

Borrowing without boom

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:01am

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

It’s tepid times for cement

Published 06 Dec, 2024 08:48am

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

Pioneer: Waiting for demand

Published 02 Dec, 2024 08:43am

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

Cement: Of veiled truths and open secrets

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 10:52am

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

Cement: Redefining the game

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:47am

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

Fecto Cement Limited

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:44am

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

Cement: No cracks in profitability

Published 18 Nov, 2024 08:41am

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

‘Concrete’ challenges continue

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:27am

Cement’s dispatch numbers for October (roughly 4.36 million tons) are rosier than expected, up nearly 9 percent year...

Oct cement dispatches register 8.74pc increase YoY

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

LAHORE: Cement dispatches, both local and export, showed an increase of 8.74 percent during October 2024, when these...

Cherat Cement Company Limited

Published 04 Sep, 2024 09:34am

Cherat Cement Company Limited (PSX: CHCC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1981. The...

Cherat’s turnaround

Published 23 Aug, 2024 07:45am

Cherat cement (PSX: CHCC) has certainly come a long way in the outgoing fiscal year from just five years ago in FY20...

Trickling down

Published 19 Aug, 2024 07:42am

Amid surge pricing, cement demand cannot help but respond. Higher and fresh taxes introduced in the budget have sent...

Lucky: Bigger leagues

Published 12 Aug, 2024 08:10am

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

Calm down!

Published 08 Aug, 2024 07:27am

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

Dandot Cement Limited

Published 25 Jul, 2024 08:14am

Dandot Cement Limited (PSX: DNCC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980 and began its...

Cement prices soar

Published 10 Jul, 2024 09:03am

After months of staying in the Rs1200 range, in just the past two weeks, cement prices quietly jumped a few steps...

Cement: No pressure!

Published 04 Jul, 2024 08:31am

At last, the fiscal year that would go down in history as one of the gloomiest years for the economy and a...

June cement despatches decline 12.58pc to 3.55m tons YoY

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:35am

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 12.58% in the month of June 2024, as the total despatches were recorded at...

Pioneer Cement Limited

Published 05 Apr, 2024 09:36am

Pioneer Cement Limited (PSX: PIOC) was set up as a public limited company in 1986. With its plants located in...

Cement: Retracing steps

Published 02 Apr, 2024 07:30am

Last week, our analysis of the financial statements of 15 cement companies showed that the first half of the fiscal...

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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