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Islamabad prison: Naqvi orders completing first phase in 8 months

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday issued directives to complete the construction of the first ...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

CS for expediting Jamshoro-Sehwan dual carriageway project

HYDERABAD: Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Asif Hyder Shah held another meeting here to review the construction of the...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

Construction of flyovers featuring caretaker CM: LHC summons record of expenses for ad drive

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday summoned a complete record of the expenses incurred for an advertisement...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

BR Research

Cement prices: No promises

Cement manufactuers have managed to keep suitably afloat against sufficiently stacked odds, massive thanks to prices...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 08:41am

Pakistan

NA panel requested to revive pending legislation about CAA

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Aviation was requested to revive pending legislation, which...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am

BR Research

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

BR Research

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

BR Research

Construction: Fight or flight mode on

Long steel makers are urging the SBP to cut interest rates urgently so that steel manufacturers slipping into...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 07:54am

Markets

Iron ore hits one-week high on China demand hopes

SINGAPORE: China’s iron ore prices gained more ground on Wednesday, with the market jumping to a one-week high on...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 07:21am

BR Research

Construction: Adieu!

Despite a substantial, near dramatic rise in steel prices, steel production in the July to May period (11M) ...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 08:22am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz stresses on industrial collaboration with Turkey

Invites businessmen to invest in hydel, solar and wind projects in Pakistan

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 06:59pm

BR Research

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 27	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 27	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 28	157.24
USD to Swiss Franc / May 28	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 28	1.28
Euro to USD / May 28	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 28	5306.04
India Sensex / May 28	75170.45
Tokyo Nikkei / May 28	38790.40
Nasdaq / May 28	17019.88
Hang Seng / May 28	18612.70
FTSE 100 / May 28	8254.18
Dow Jones / May 28	38852.86
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	18677.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 27	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 28	80.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 28	206018
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 28	2358.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 28	78.80
Petrol/Litre / May 29	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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