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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 / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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