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Pakistan cement sector

CCP clears proposed acquisition of Attock Cement

Published 27 Feb, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the proposed acquisition of the Attock Cement...

BR RESEARCH: Cement industry finally finds pulse

Updated 04 Dec, 2025 07:32am

After two years of slog, Pakistan’s cement industry is showing the first signs of a pulse. Five months into the...

Attock Cement takeover: KAPCO, Fauji Cement extend deadline

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

KARACHI: The planned takeover of Attock Cement Pakistan Limited (ACPL) by Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) and...

Pakistan’s cement export earnings hit 11-year high despite declining volumes

Updated 22 Nov, 2025 10:00pm

Pakistan’s cement export proceeds surged to $42.6 million in October 2025, the highest monthly level in 11 years,...

Consolidate or die trying

Updated 17 Nov, 2025 01:19pm

Before the ink on the Fauji’s Attock acquisition (read: “Grey matters”, Nov 12) could even dry, Mapleleaf...

Grey matters

Published 12 Nov, 2025 06:02am

Attock Cement, a modest-sized cement player located in Hubhas been jointly acquired by Fauji Cement and KAPCO. This...

Shaking off

Published 06 Nov, 2025 06:14am

Pakistan’s cement industry may be staging a quiet comeback. Four months into FY26, total cement offtake has ...

Fauji Cement, KAPCO to jointly acquire majority stake in Attock Cement

Published 03 Nov, 2025 01:04pm

Fauji Cement Company Limited (FCCL) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to jointly acquire a...

Mixed fortunes

Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:20am

As the cement sector’s financial scorecard for the first quarter of FY26 (1QFY26) fills out, a clearer picture has...

Cement: Recovery rides on exports

Updated 11 Sep, 2025 08:31am

Cement offtake has entered a slow recovery periodas demand from the construction sector has resurfaced after a dull...

Aug cement dispatches rise 10.33pc YoY

Updated 03 Sep, 2025 08:52am

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has reported that local cement dispatches during...

Cement: Margins, scale and the middle ground

Published 29 Aug, 2025 05:52am

In a game of profitability vs. efficiency, scale always wins. In FY25, the cement industry is entering an earnings...

Cement: July may set the tone

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 08:13am

No start of the fiscal year has been this good for the cement industry as this July, at least in recent history....

FBR fixes MRP of cement

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has fixed the minimum retail price of cement to ensure accurate...

Pakistan’s cement sector joins solar wave as Gharibwal doubles down on renewable

Published 16 Jun, 2025 11:36am

Gharibwal Cement Limited has taken a significant step towards sustainable energy consumption with the successful...

Race intensifies: Cherat Cement, Shirazi Investments move to acquire majority stake in ACPL

Updated 04 Jun, 2025 07:07pm

The race for the acquisition of Attock Cement Pakistan Limited (ACPL) has intensified after Cherat Cement (CCCL) and...

Wooing Attock

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 07:57am

Attock Cement’s Lebanese owners want out, and the market is buzzing with interest. As a mid-sized cement plant,...

Cement: Not a sprint

Updated 12 May, 2025 07:34am

The third quarter of the fiscal year FY25 reveals why the cement business is working so remarkablywell for some...

Cement’s weak wins

Updated 07 May, 2025 08:30am

From a market perspective, this has been an underwhelming year for the construction industry and materials...

Cement’s: Bright spots

Updated 02 May, 2025 07:59am

There is much cause for celebration for cement companies whose combined earnings, after accounting for tax, has more...

APCMA, cement cos: CAT asked to annul Rs6.35bn CCP penalty

Updated 25 Apr, 2025 08:44am

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has appealed the Competition Appellate Tribunal...

Tax reductions can help boost sales: APCMA: Dec domestic cement despatches fall 4.76pc YoY

Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:28am

LAHORE: Referring to a 4.76 percent decline in domestic cement despatches during the month of December 2024, the All...

Aug cement despatches decline 25.68pc to 3.336m tons YoY

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am

LAHORE: The unprecedented and extremely high tax measures leading to a huge increase in cement prices have caused a...

Fauji Cement’s earnings down to Rs1.77bn in January-March 2024

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:29pm

Fauji Cement’s profit-after-tax amounted to Rs1.77 billion, a decrease of 6%, during the third quarter of FY24 that...

Lucky Cement’s earnings jump 109% in July-December

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 10:41pm

Lucky Cement’s profit-after-tax amounted to Rs38.32 billion, a massive increase of over 109%, during the half year...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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