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Cement: Price and priorities

Even as Pakistani cement is free-falling to at least a 5-year low, and capacities are increasing, there are no signs...

Published 22 May, 2023 08:46am

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Cement: April fools

This is not a drill. For months now, cement demand has remained subdued, more each passing month. In April, the...

Published 08 May, 2023 09:26am

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April cement despatches fall 16.55pc to 2.95m tons YoY

LAHORE: Current economic turmoil has badly impacted the cement consumption as the sector registered a decline by...

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

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Cement: Better days

Cement prices have soared nearly 45 percent in the Jul-Mar period of this fiscal year compared to the same period...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 08:39am

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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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March cement despatches decline by 24.19pc

LAHORE: Construction activities in both the northern and southern regions of the country have significantly ...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Amendments to sales tax: cement supplies being questioned

LAHORE: Repeated amendments to the Sales Tax law has opened a window of opportunity for tax authorities to mix them...

Updated 02 Apr, 2023 10:25am

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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

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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

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LSM - painted red

Large Scale Manufacturing growth slipped 7.9 percent year-on-year in January 2023. For 7MFY23 – LSM is down 4.4...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 08:49am

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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

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Cement: Prices spiral

Over the past four weeks, cement prices have gone up by Rs38, on average. In one of these weeks alone, between Jan...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 07:25am

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Construction: No good news

Though manufacturing is undoubtedly suppressed and demand is affected, monthly production of two key construction...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 09:30am

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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

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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

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Cement’s many silver linings

Cement offtake in the period 7MFY23 has dropped 18 percent cumulatively from last year, which is not a subtle drop ...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 09:15am

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DGKCC to export 600,000 tons of cement to USA per year

KARACHI: The DG Khan Cement Company (DGKCC) to export 600,000 tons of low-alkali cement to the United States per ...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

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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

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Cement despatches decline by 20.73pc in six months

LAHORE: Total cement despatches (domestic and exports) during the first six months of the current financial year...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am

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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

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Jul-Oct LSM sector output down 2.89pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of the Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector declined by 2.89 percent during the ...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

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It’s all about prices

One could cite a wide range of reasons for cement offtake plunging 22 percent in the Jul-Nov period (year on...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 08:50am

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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

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Cement despatches decline by 16.82pc last month

LAHORE: Cement despatches declined by 16.82 percent in November 22 as total despatches during the month were ...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:50am

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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

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Cement: Coal buffers

While the cement industry certainly has a coal habit to kick, it’s costs of production continue to be heavily...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 08:47am

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LSM: First quarterly contraction since Covid

Industrial manufacturing is struggling. The Large-Scale Manufacturing numbers released by the PBS show 1Q LSM down ...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 08:51am

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Cement: Wandering, but not lost

Despite a lull that has setlled across the construction industry predominantly because of rising inflation and...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 08:52am

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Oct cement despatches decline 18.46pc to 4.25m tons YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches continued to decline for the consecutive fourth month as total despatches during the month...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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