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India says it is ready for unprecedented coal power demand in summer

Published 11 Mar, 2026 10:33pm

NEW DELHI: India has sufficient coal supplies to meet what is expected to be an unprecedented surge in demand during...

India’s small steelmakers face production cuts amid LNG shortages due to Iran war

Published 10 Mar, 2026 11:21pm

Several small steel mills in Gujarat depend on imported LNG

India will use more coal over the next 25 years, report says

Published 10 Feb, 2026 03:49pm

Even by 2070, industrial demand is expected to keep coal consumption at a relatively high 1.80 billion tons

India’s JSW Steel faces challenges importing coking coal from Mongolia

Published 01 May, 2025 01:43pm

NEW DELHI: JSW Steel, India’s largest steelmaker by capacity, has hit a roadblock in sourcing coking coal from...

Beyond coal: cementing a green future for Pakistan

Published 24 Apr, 2025 04:11am

Statement: As global trade and policies evolve, the cement sector must innovate to stay competitive. The cement...

CRA on the cards to ensure transparency in imported coal pricing

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to establish a Coal Regulatory Authority (CRA) to ensure transparency in...

Coal gives comfort

Published 06 Feb, 2024 09:13am

After hitting its record peak during the first week of December 2023—standing tall at Rs1244 per 50-kg bag—the...

India asks utilities to import 6% of their coal until March

Published 28 Oct, 2023 12:44pm

NEW DELHI: India has asked utilities to import 6% of their coal requirement until March, due to rising power demand...

Cherat: Steady does it

Published 25 Oct, 2023 08:02am

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

Import value of Afghan-origin coal declines to $95 PMT

Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: Directorate of Customs Valuation Peshawar has drastically decreased the import value of Afghan-origin...

China’s July Australian coal imports hit 3-yr peak on healthy margins

Published 20 Aug, 2023 11:01am

SINGAPORE: China’s imports of Australian coal rose in July even as total coal arrivals declined, with Australia’s...

Oil shows no retreat

Published 16 Aug, 2023 08:31am

As Brent crude stays firm staying over $85/bbl, showing strong resistance – energy commodities outside of oil have...

Hold your breath

Published 11 Aug, 2023 08:28am

Cement kilns in the country are cooling down, and yet, industry-wide cement sales to domestic and foreign markets...

Unrelentingly Lucky

Published 09 Aug, 2023 08:34am

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

China miners seek coal import curbs to ease glut

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

SINGAPORE: China’s coal inventories are so bloated and coal prices so depressed that some of the country’s ...

Coal comfort

Published 31 May, 2023 08:57am

After reaching their peak in March of last year—at US$441 per ton for South African Richards Bay (API4),...

Improving India demand boosts thermal coal prices in Asia

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

NEW DELHI: Signs of stronger import demand from India have arrested the decline in price of the thermal coal grades...

Dalian coking coal futures rise to 8-month peak

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am

MANILA: Dalian coking coal futures scaled an eight-month peak on Thursday as a large-scale coal mine collapse in...

China’s coal prices fall to one-year low

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

SINGAPORE: China’s thermal coal prices hit their lowest levels in a year this week on rising inventories as...

LNG, thermal coal prices slip

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

LAUNCESTON: The prices of thermal coal and spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia are declining amid the two ...

Cement: Coal buffers

Published 29 Nov, 2022 08:47am

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

Bankers pour cold water on red hot coal

Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am

It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. At least when it comes to mining coal. After years of decline,...

Cement exports: Small wins?

Published 22 Nov, 2022 09:13am

The decline in construction activity is very evident. Caused not just by the massive cross-country floods but also...

Lucky Cement announces consolidated earnings of Rs6.9bn for Q1

Published 28 Oct, 2022 05:58am

KARACHI: On a consolidated basis, the Lucky Cement Limited has reported a profit after tax of Rs6.9 billion for Q1...

China coking coal prices hits 3-month high

Published 12 Oct, 2022 07:31am

MANILA: Metallurgical coal prices in top steel producer China rose on Tuesday to their highest in more than three...

CPHGC seeks revision in Nepra’s coal price notification

Updated 02 Oct, 2022 10:20am

ISLAMABAD: China Power Hub Generation Company (CPHGC) has sought revision in coal price notification of the National...

US natgas futures up on hotter forecasts for next week

Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures edged up about 1% on Wednesday, on forecasts for hotter weather and more air...

China’s imports of Russian coal rise 22pc due to cheaper cargoes

Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am

SINGAPORE: China’s coal imports from Russia rose 22% in June from a month ago despite a decline in its total coal...

Poland to give households one-off payment to offset rising coal prices

Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:05am

WARSAW: Poland will offer households a one-off payment of 3,000 zlotys ($646) to help cover the rising cost of coal...

India’s coal imports hit record high in June

Published 11 Jul, 2022 05:45pm

NEW DELHI: India’s coal imports hit a record high in June despite high global prices, data from three trade sources...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 8	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 8	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 9	162.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 9	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 9	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 8	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 8	7,482.71
Nasdaq / Jul 8	25,870.65
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	10,489.04
Dow Jones / Jul 8	52,348.39
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	24,897.45
France CAC40 / Jul 8	8,252.66
India Sensex / Jul 9	76,957.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 9	67,910.01
Hang Seng / Jul 9	24,037.16

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 8	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 8	368,858
Petrol/Litre / Jul 9	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 9	74.37
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 9	4,065.81
Diesel/Litre / Jul 9	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 9	79.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 9 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.71 ▲ 1 (12.97%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 9 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	9.55 ▲ 1 (11.7%)
S.G.Power / Jul 9 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	104.56 ▲ 9.51 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 9 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	431.37 ▲ 39.22 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 9 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	429.14 ▲ 39.01 (10%)
GOC (Pak) / Jul 9 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	139.14 ▲ 12.65 (10%)
Service Textile / Jul 9 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	52.46 ▲ 4.77 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 9 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	64.61 ▲ 5.87 (9.99%)
Next Capital / Jul 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	19.07 ▲ 1.73 (9.98%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 9 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.99 ▲ 1.27 (9.98%)

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 9 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Diamond Ind. / Jul 9 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	56.60 ▼ -5.7 (-9.15%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jul 9 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	49.01 ▼ -4.07 (-7.67%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 9 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	19.20 ▼ -1.53 (-7.38%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.75 ▼ -1.87 (-7.02%)
JS Investments / Jul 9 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	44.10 ▼ -3.3 (-6.96%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 9 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	105.10 ▼ -7.61 (-6.75%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 9 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	12 ▼ -0.84 (-6.54%)
Pak Synthetics / Jul 9 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	129.10 ▼ -8.65 (-6.28%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jul 9 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	67 ▼ -4.44 (-6.22%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	55,663,937 ▲ 0.21
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	24,534,420 ▲ 0.1
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,550,341 ▼ -0.02
B.O.Punjab / Jul 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,692,003 ▼ -0.23
LSE Capital / Jul 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	12,045,448 ▲ 0.06
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,001,422 ▼ -0.01
Pak Refinery / Jul 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,849,309 ▲ 0.67
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 9 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	7,526,827 ▼ -1.87
Pak Elektron / Jul 9 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	6,495,639 ▼ -0.6
Samba Bank / Jul 9 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	5,383,523 ▲ 0.69

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