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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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Fecto Cement Limited

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

Published 13 Dec, 2023 09:00am

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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

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Cement: Hold fast!

Propelled uncharacteristically by vibrant exports, total cement offtake for country’s cement manufacturers combined...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 08:47am

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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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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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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

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Unrelentingly Lucky

Nothing, not even an economy knee-deep into multiple crises would put a dampener on Lucky Cement’s (PSX: LUCK)...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 08:34am

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Something wicked this way comes

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

Published 24 Jul, 2023 08:40am

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Construction: Bleak year ahead

Inflation is hurting, and it is hurting across the board. The construction industry is certainly no stranger to it...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 09:33am

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New line operational, production commences: Lucky Cement

Company says total production capacity now stands at 15.3 million tons per annum, up from 12.15MTPA

Published 22 Dec, 2022 03:07pm

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Cement: The only way is down

Cement offtake in the two months of the fiscal year is predictably down. Total dispatches to domestic markets and...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 08:45am

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Cement: Rock and a hard place

Cement offtake is substantially lower than early year expectations and recorded a negative growth in FY22 (of 8%)...

Published 13 Jul, 2022 11:25pm

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Fecto Cement Limited

Fecto Cement Limited (PSX: FECTC) was set up in 1981 as a public limited company under the repealed Companies Act,...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 09:21am

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D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited

D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited (PSX: DGKC) was set up in 1978 under the repealed Companies Act, 1913 (now ...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 08:32am

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Cement: Hitting brakes

PM Imran Khan’s unceremonious exit, brimming with political drama and chaos, is sure to induce more economic...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 08:06am

Cement exports: Manufacturers, revenue collection, FX reserves affected badly by decline

LAHORE: Steep decline in cement exports is hurting not only the cement manufacturers but also the government’s...

Updated 07 Apr, 2022 11:03am

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Cement: Troubles ahead!

Despite a visible slowdown in cement demand—though expectations earlier ran contrary to what transpired—and...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 08:01am

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Fauji Cement: Familiar territory

Undeterred by rising fuel and coal prices and a slump in demand, Fauji Cement (PSX: FCCL) much like its peers...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 08:05am

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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 prepping!

Invariably, it all comes down to demand. Cement manufacturers have been raising prices more frequently lately as ...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 07:35am

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Flying Cement Company Limited

Flying Cement Company Limited (PSX: FLYNG) was established in 1992 under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (now ...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 07:40am

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Cement: camouflaging risks-II

The outgoing quarter, the first of this fiscal year, has been rather rewarding for the cement industry despite many...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 07:25am

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Lucky Cement Limited

Lucky Cement Limited (PSX: LUCK) was set up in 1993 under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (now Companies Act, 2017)....

Published 02 Nov, 2021 07:45am

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Lucky, Bestway, Fauji: Exceeding expectations

Cement margins are back in the game in the first quarter of the financial year. Companies that have performed...

Published 02 Nov, 2021 07:40am

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DGKC: To the north

Even as exports slide into the background, cement companies are exceeding expectations. For DG Khan Cement (PSX:...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 07:40am

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Cement: trouble brewing

If cement manufacturers are worried, they should be. It is not that cement mills don’t have the capacity to churn...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 07:35am

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Fauji Cement Company Limited

Fauji Cement Company Limited (PSX: FCCL) was set up in 1992 under the Companies Ordinance, 1984. It is a public...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 07:45am

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Attock reverting

Though not nearly as close to the peaks of FY17 and FY18, the small cement manufacturer Attock Cement (PSX: ACPL) is...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:40am

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Cement: Ready, set

Coming off of new peaks that the industry reached during the last fiscal year—covid-19 and lockdowns be...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 08:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68
Hang Seng / May 21	19234.33
FTSE 100 / May 21	8383.95
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	18702.87

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 21	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Cotton US¢/pound / May 21	75.63
Petrol/Litre / May 22	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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