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Cement prices: up or down?

Latest reports suggest cement prices across markets have surged by Rs20-30 per bag. This is despite no visible...

Published 22 May, 2024 06:30am

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Cement prices: Damned if you don’t

Despite an inactive market, and uncertain demand dynamics within the construction industry, cement off-take took off...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 07:18am

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Cement prices: Fast in Slovember

For months—and long before this fiscal year began—cement prices have soared without showing any signs of weakness or...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 08:43am

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Flying Cement Company Limited

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

Published 31 Oct, 2023 08:31am

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Cherat: Steady does it

Amid an economic downturn, somehow the cement industry is on a financial mend—not that cement companies did not...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 08:02am

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Too soon to call

Last month, this column questioned whether the slow rise in cement offtake was an indicator that there is revival in...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 08:45am

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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

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Cement: Team work makes the dream work

In a seemingly dull year- demand-wise- marked by a 16 percent drop in cement offtake, the cement industry’s combined...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 09:01am

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Inflation 1, construction 0

The trajectory of cement prices amid lacklustre demand is hard to ignore. Latest numbers from Pakistan Bureau of...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 08:59am

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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

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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

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Cement prices: No promises

Cement manufactuers have managed to keep suitably afloat against sufficiently stacked odds, massive thanks to prices...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 08:41am

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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

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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

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Cement: Safe, not sorry

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

Published 04 Apr, 2023 09:21am

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DGKC & MLCF: Fair warning

Here is a direct quote from the financial reportof prominent cement player DG Khan Cement (PSX: DKGC) for the first...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 08:51am

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Construction costs dash hopes

In contrast to the silver spoon that was handed by the previous government to the construction sector, the current...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 08:03am

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Concern expressed over rising cement prices

KARACHI: Secretary General of the United Business Group (UBG), Southern Zone, former chairman of Association of...

Published 20 Oct, 2022 05:36am

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Pioneer: No dice

How does a healthy revenue growth translate to an equally ‘healthy’ drop in earnings. Unfortunately for Pioneer...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 08:56am

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Cement prices: No peak in sight

Back breaking construction costs are only worsening (read: “Construction costs: Breaking back!”, Apr 5, 2022)....

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:39am

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Construction costs: Breaking back!

Last month, the price of steel rebar in the domestic market crossed Rs200,000 per ton more than doubling in a matter...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 08:22am

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Cement prices in flux

In the past three weeks, cement prices on average have climbed by Rs16 per 50-kg bag after falling slightly in...

Published 08 Mar, 2022 08:25am

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Cement demand: Sedated!

Rather expectedly, cement offtake is nowhere it was supposed to be when projections were being made last year....

Published 07 Mar, 2022 05:47am

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Construction costs beg questions

Here are some numbers: in the past year, cost of construction has risen in double-digits. According to the monthly...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 08:14am

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Cement prices: Striking a balance

Sadly, it is time to go back to “reliable sources” to gauge the movement of cement prices in key markets as the...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 07:35am

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SPI data: Don’t destroy it! Protect it.

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan cricket captain narrated a story on a popular sports show the other day. Pakistan...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 07:25am

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Gharibwal Cement Limited

Gharibwal Cement Limited (PSX: GWLC) was established as a public limited company in 1960. It was listed on the stock...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 07:35am

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KOHC: Setting an example

At a time of rising fuel prices, efficiency is everything. Cement industry is one of the most intensive energy users...

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 08:29am

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Cement prices: Tug-of-war

Coal-starved China would pay any price for coal, so the country’s managers claim. The unlikely commodity that...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 07:35am

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Construction: Controlling expectations, not prices

Builders and developers want the government to “strictly” control prices of cement and steel because it is...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 07:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 24	2278.33
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 24	278.13
USD to Japanese Yen / May 24	157.02
USD to Swiss Franc / May 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 24	1.27
Euro to USD / May 24	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5307.01
Nasdaq / May 22	16801.54
Dow Jones / May 22	39671.04
India Sensex / May 24	75408.09
Tokyo Nikkei / May 24	38646.11
Hang Seng / May 24	18551.66
FTSE 100 / May 24	8304.47
Germany DAX 30 / May 24	18617.22

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 24	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 24	76.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 24	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 24	205933
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 24	2336.82
Diesel/Litre / May 24	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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