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Cement: Returning to health?

The country may be in the thick of an ongoing macroeconomic crisis, facing challenges on multiple fronts, but is...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 08:51am

Editorials

So much for track and trace

EDITORIAL: It seems we can’t go even a few days without receiving some sort of bad news from the tax and revenue...

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

Manufacturing premises of cement, fertiliser, sugar sectors: Installation of independent production monitoring devices suggested

ISLAMABAD: The inquiry committee on implementation of Track and Trace System (TTS) has strongly recommended...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

Aug cement despatches increase 37.04pc to 4.518m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches increased by 37.04% in August 2023 as the industry recorded total Cement despatches at...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

Need stressed to decarbonise cement sector

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday, while stressing the need for de-carbonisation of the cement sector ...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

FBR directs cement makers to start implementing ‘T&TS’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed cement manufacturers to start implementation of the Track...

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:48am

BR Research

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

Business & Finance

Bestway Cement inaugurates production line at Mianwali plant

LAHORE: Bestway Cement Limited, Pakistan’s largest cement producer achieved yet another milestone. The company...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Business & Finance

Bestway Cement completes plant construction in Punjab

Plant has capacity of 7,200 tonnes of clinker per day and is located near Paikhel in District Mianwali

Published 30 Mar, 2023 03:03pm

Business & Finance

Feb cement despatches decline 7.10pc to 4.348m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 7.10 percent in Feb 2023 as total despatches remained at 4.040 million tons...

Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:56am

Editorials

Sensitive Price Index: data firm yet sensitive

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) computed on weekly basis to assess the price movement of 51 essential...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Bestway Cement expands production capacity with completion of Hattar Plant Line

Bestway Cement Limited (BWCL), one of Pakistan’s leading cement manufacturers, said the construction and...

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 05:09pm

BR Research

Cement: Sorry tale

Cement offtake has remained weak for the most part this year as construction demand has taken a significant hit this...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 09:17am

Business & Finance

Jan cement despatches increase 1.15pc YoY

LAHORE: The cement sector after six-month continuous decline has shown some recovery in January 2023 when its...

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

BR Research

Cement: Demand scenarios

The cement industry has seen a few dramatic ups and downs over the past two or so years, hitting close to 5 million...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:38am

BR Research

Cement: Balancing act

The cement industry is closing off the year at record high prices in both the north and south markets despite cement...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 09:19am

BR Research

Cement: Slowember season

November has rolled in with few celebrations on the demand front for cement manufacturers. But nothing out of...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 10:06am

BR Research

Cement: Winning a losing game

How does a 25 percent drop in offtake—which is the biggest drop the industry has witnessed in over a...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 08:38am

Business & Finance

ABAD decries cartel in cement sector

KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has demanded the government to take stern action...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

BR Research

Cement: Impending doom

Estimates for cement offtake in Jul-22 suggest massive decline during the month compared to last year. But this is...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 08:49am

BR Research

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

BR Research

Cement: Dangers loom

Predictably, cement demand keeps on falling, getting a beating not just in the foreign markets but also in the...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 09:41am

Markets

PSX regains footing

KARACHI: Despite foreign selling, Pakistan Stock Exchange Friday closed on a positive note on the back of healthy...

Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am

Business & Finance

Tight energy market pushes Pakistan towards Afghan coal: report

Cement companies particularly those in the north switch to neighbouring country for energy needs

Updated 29 Mar, 2022 07:51pm

Markets

Cement sector leads PSX rally

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday remained under pressure in most part of the day, however healthy buying at...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

BR Research

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

BR Research

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

BR Research

Bestway Cement: Looking good!

Despite getting knocked off from the lead by Lucky Cement some time ago (in terms of capacity), Bestway Cement (PSX:...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 08:24am

BR Research

Thatta Cement Company Limited

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

Published 02 Mar, 2022 07:56am

BR Research

Bestway Cement Limited

Bestway Cement Limited (BWCL) was set up in Pakistan in 1993 under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (repealed with the...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 07:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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