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LSM sector

LSM growth steadies

Updated 17 Jul, 2026 08:03am

The composition of LSM growth continues to evolve. Automobiles remain the largest contributor on a cumulative basis,...

July-May LSM grows 5.77pc YoY

Published 16 Jul, 2026 06:42am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has recorded a growth of 5.77 percent during July–May 2025-26...

Stronger LSM and trade activity: FBR expects surge in FY27 ST collection

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that the improvements in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM)...

SBP optimistic about growth prospects

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 01:04pm

Pakistan’s economy has grown by around 3.7% in FY26

LSM sector grows 6.5%

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The manufacturing sector registered a strong recovery during 2025-26, as the Large Scale Manufacturing...

Auto & Auto Parts Policy 2026-31: PAAPAM wants urgent discussions

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has issued an urgent...

Savings target set at 14.3pc of GDP

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set the national savings target at 14.3 percent of GDP for the fiscal year...

Features of taxation system of Pakistan

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

The objective of this article is to highlight the key features of the taxation system of Pakistan, such that...

The job and targets of the FBR

Updated 11 May, 2026 07:16am

The FBR faces immense pressure as war-induced disruptions and declining consumption derail tax targets, forcing a squeeze on businesses amid a fiscal crisis.

LSM hits the stride

Published 07 May, 2026 02:13am

Large-Scale Manufacturing delivered a strong March close, with year-on-year growth accelerating to 11.09 percent,...

July-March 2025-26: LSM records 6.48pc growth YoY

Published 06 May, 2026 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector recorded a growth of 6.48 percent during July–March 2025-26 as...

Headline inflation may stay at 8-9pc in April: FD

Updated 01 May, 2026 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: Mounting external sector pressures — marked by a 27 percent drop in foreign direct investment, a 5.8...

February LSM output falls 8.97% month-on-month

Updated 17 Apr, 2026 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has recorded a negative growth of 8.97 percent on a...

LSM regains pace as breadth and depth align

Updated 19 Mar, 2026 07:59am

Large-Scale Manufacturing bounced back strongly in January 2026, reversing the mild deceleration seen in December...

Jul-Jan: Large Scale Manufacturing sector posts 5.75pc growth

Updated 18 Mar, 2026 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector recorded a growth of 5.75 percent during July–January 2025-26,...

Stabilisation versus stagnation: rising poverty amid missing development

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

The official data released by the Planning Commission on poverty and income inequality comes as no surprise. Real...

LSM: Momentum cools; recovery holds

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 08:12am

After an exceptionally strong November, Large-Scale Manufacturing entered December on a softer footing. Year-on-year...

Positive data released on LSM

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:21am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated large-scale manufacturing (LSM) growth at 4.82 percent...

Current account wavers amid weak exports

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:24am

The current account keeps on oscillating between monthly marginal surpluses and deficits, as it posted a surplus of...

Large-Scale Manufacturing posts 4.82% growth in July–December

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector recorded a growth of 4.82 percent in the first half...

Monthly development update: Economy stays on stabilisation, recovery path in July-Jan FY26

Updated 10 Feb, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan’s...

BR RESEARCH: LSM recovery gathers real depth

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:19am

After years of stop-start recoveries, Large-Scale Manufacturing is now exhibiting momentum that is difficult to...

OPINION: The root cause of public discontent

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:18am

The government narrative on the state of the economy, not surprisingly, remains extremely upbeat though there are...

Large Scale Manufacturing up 6% year-on-year

Updated 17 Jan, 2026 05:18pm

Automobile, petroleum, garments and cement sectors in particular performed well

Post-stabilisation — hard choices Pakistan must make in 2026

Published 15 Jan, 2026 06:06am

2025 was a year of cementing economic stabilisation. Inflation nosedived, as this was the first year since 2018 that...

BR RESEARCH: LSM’s rise from the ashes

Updated 23 Dec, 2025 07:27am

Having stuttered for so long, the Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has gained the kind of momentum which can now be...

Jul-Oct FY26: LSM sector posts 5.02% growth YoY

Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:18am

ISLAMABAD: Despite a declining trend in exports, Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector recorded an...

Major sectors challenge govt’s claims of LSM output ‘recovery’

Updated 19 Dec, 2025 09:27am

Industry leaders say more than 150 industrial units have shut down in the past 18 months

BR RESEARCH: Industrial wages play catch up

Updated 11 Dec, 2025 07:16am

Punjab’s updated LSM wages and employment data through June 2025 point to a labour market that is becoming more...

OPINION: LSM sector

Updated 24 Nov, 2025 08:17am

Recent state of the economy analysis by government agencies has been all upbeat. The October 2025 Economic Update ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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