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Construction

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

Pakistan

CM performs groundbreaking of Saggian Road project

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, while addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of Saggian Road...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

Construction work on SNHF kicks off

FAISALABAD: Construction work of another landmark project of Shifa International Hospitals Ltd (SIHL), known as ...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

PM’s low-cost housing scheme: Considerable increase in borrowing from banks

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Housing, Construction and Development was informed...

Updated 07 Jan, 2022 09:45am

BR Research

Construction and housing: Boom, doom or bust?

That this government could facilitate the building of 5 million houses in five years was anyway too outlandish an...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 07:59am

Business & Finance

MPMG: Banks receive Rs245bn mortgage finance applications

Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar (MPMG) scheme by banks is getting traction, latest data by State Bank of Pakistan shows

Updated 11 Dec, 2021 03:39pm

Rs444bn Sindh uplift plan: PM asks depts to prioritise less-developed areas

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday directed the relevant departments to give priority to the less-developed...

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:35pm

Markets

Shanghai steel futures soar

BEIJING: Steel futures prices in China jumped on Monday, with hot-rolled coils and construction rebar climbing more...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Opinion

Patients from Sindh and Balochistan: Under-construction SKMCH&RC facility gives birth to new hope

Construction work for the new Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

Pakistan

Govt incentivising construction industry for low-income segment: PM

Says amount of Rs35 billion has been allocated as subsidy for construction of houses

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 07:47pm

BR Research

Ghani Glass Limited

Ghani Glass Limited (PSX: GHGL) was established as a limited liability in 1992, under the Companies Ordinance, 1984...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 07:30am

Pakistan

Highway sector; 23 schemes to be inaugurated in 16 districts of Sindh: minister

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Works and Services Syed Zia Abbas Shah has said that 23 schemes of highway sector in 16...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:32am

Construction of high-rise buildings: Ministerial body to formulate recommendations

ISLAMABAD: A high-level ministerial committee is to formulate recommendations for removal of restrictions on...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:05am

BR Research

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

Editorials

Low-cost housing

EDITORIAL: The construction boom is visible as the market is flooded with developers and new projects. Land prices...

Updated 20 Sep, 2021 10:23am

BR Research

Amreli: Firing up all cylinders

Amreli’s recovery from losses of last year is at par with profits during FY18. In fact, besides that year, FY21 ...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:40am

BR Research

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

Business & Finance

UBG sees huge potential in trade ties with Italy

KARACHI: Leadership of United Business Group (UBG) has said that Pakistan and Italy had a tremendous potential to...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Kamyab Pakistan programme will be an example to follow for the developing world: PM Imran Khan

Programme slated to be launched on August 9

Published 02 Aug, 2021 10:15pm

Pakistan

Additional land lying barren: Govt urged to construct new reservoirs for irrigation

ISLAMABAD: Experts have urged upon the government for construction of new reservoirs for irrigation of additional...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

Business & Finance

RCCI to hold exhibition

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) will organize a three-day exhibition on interior,...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Pakistan

Ample opportunities for investors in Sri Lanka: Pak envoy

KARACHI: Pakistan's Ambassador to Sri Lanka Major General Muhammad Saad Khattak (Retd) has said despite Covid-19, ...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Pakistan

Untapped potential can be explored through JVs: Nigerian HC

LAHORE: High Commissioner of Nigeria Abioye Muhammed Bello has said huge untapped potential in the pharmaceuticals,...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Pakistan

Rawalpindi Ring Road Project: Efforts underway to start construction in August: Firdous

RAWALPINDI: Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that efforts were ...

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

Pakistan

Site area: Ministers lay foundation stone of roads construction project

KARACHI: Sindh ministers Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Jam Ikram-Ullah Dharijo laid foundation stone of construction ...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

BR Research

Industrial employment rebounds

The recently released central bank’s State of Economy report on 2QFY21 touches upon the employment subject in...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 07:30am

ECNEC approves 12 projects worth over Rs312bn

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 12 projects for various...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

US homebuilding drops 9.5pc in April

WASHINGTON: New home construction in the United States dialed back sharply in April, falling 9.5 percent after the...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Business & Finance

SMEs boost imperative: Industrial growth kept limited to LSM, says Mian Zahid

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum President Mian Zahid...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:33am

Editorials

The road to hell is paved with good intentions…

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan while speaking by a video link on Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf’s 25th foundation...

Published 27 Apr, 2021 03:02am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd / May 17 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	3.10 ▲ 0.90 (40.91%)
Asim Textile / May 17 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	7.19 ▲ 0.86 (13.59%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 17 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.50 ▲ 0.93 (10.85%)
Invest Bank / May 17 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.76 ▲ 0.17 (10.69%)
Escorts Bank / May 17 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	7.23 ▲ 0.64 (9.71%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	4.70 ▲ 0.37 (8.55%)
Land Mark Spinning / May 17 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	14.36 ▲ 1.00 (7.49%)
Karam Ceramics / May 17 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	55.88 ▲ 3.89 (7.48%)
Descon Oxychem / May 17 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	16.83 ▲ 1.17 (7.47%)
Shield Corp. / May 17 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	309.30 ▲ 21.30 (7.40%)

Stock	Price
Reliance Ins. / May 17 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	4.65 ▲ -0.85 (-15.45%)
Sakrand Sugar / May 17 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	8.15 ▲ -0.83 (-9.24%)
Sitara Energy / May 17 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	11.00 ▲ -1.00 (-8.33%)
Sapphire Textile / May 17 Sapphire Textile Mills Limited(SAPT)	1010.20 ▲ -81.80 (-7.49%)
Sapphire Fib. / May 17 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	893.00 ▲ -71.89 (-7.45%)
Bal. Wheel / May 17 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	68.05 ▲ -5.46 (-7.43%)
Shahtaj Textile / May 17 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	89.01 ▲ -6.73 (-7.03%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / May 17 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	3.69 ▲ -0.26 (-6.58%)
Samba Bank / May 17 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	11.44 ▲ -0.77 (-6.31%)
Leather Up Ltd. / May 17 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	14.62 ▲ -0.98 (-6.28%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,749,136 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,139,500 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / May 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	7,704,677 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	6,896,410 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / May 17 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	6,006,639 ▼ 0.00
Treet Corp / May 17 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	4,524,000 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 17 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	3,410,308 ▼ 0.00
Attock Refinery / May 17 Attock Refinery Limited(ATRL)	3,400,743 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	3,080,000 ▼ 0.00
G3 Tech. / May 17 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	1,945,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	194.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	194.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	129.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	1.00
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.23
Euro to USD / May 17	1.04
UK LIBOR % / May 17	0.83

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	4008.01
India Sensex / May 17	52973.84
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	26665.16
Nasdaq / May 17	11662.79
Hang Seng / May 17	20311.23
FTSE 100 / May 17	7464.80
Dow Jones / May 17	32223.42
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	13964.38
France CAC40 / May 17	6347.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 17	114.40
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 17	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 17	111400.00
Gold Spot / May 17	1826.10
Cotton / May 17	151.40

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