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sugar production

PSMA seeks prompt export of surplus sugar

Published 16 Jul, 2026 05:00am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) in a letter to the Federal Minister for National Food Security...

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,...

Sugar production encouraging this season: Dar

Published 06 May, 2026 05:58am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday expressed...

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...

BR RESEARCH: Sugar: surplus or stalemate?

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 09:23am

If December 2025 banking advances data is to be believed, Pakistan’s sugar sector may finally be doing what it does...

Punjab sugar production rises by 266,000 metric tons

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 07:08am

LAHORE: Sugar mills across the province have so far crushed 24.89 million metric tons of sugarcane during the...

PSMA urges govt to reduce ‘significantly higher’ sugarcane development cess

Published 11 Jan, 2026 03:26am

LAHORE: Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has urged the Punjab government to reduce the Sugarcane Development...

Sugar mill duties: Six FBR officials suspended over ‘unauthorised’ absence

Published 29 Dec, 2025 05:16am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated disciplinary action and immediately suspended six...

Sugar mills association advocates early approval of deregulation policy

Updated 12 Nov, 2025 09:13am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has stated that policy on deregulation of the sugar sector...

Brazil’s sugar production up

Published 31 Aug, 2025 02:44am

SAO PAULO: Sugar production in Brazil’s key centre-south region rose 15.96 percent year-on-year in the first half...

Sufficient sugar stock available, NA told

Published 15 Apr, 2025 07:24am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said that total sugar...

FBR closes down sugar mill in Sindh

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 02:49pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has closed one sugar mill in Sindh, as the track-and-trace system and...

Higher production, imports boost US sugar supply

Published 14 Jul, 2024 02:55am

NEW YORK: Higher import volumes and increased local production of sugar has elevated the projected level of US sugar...

Refined sugar export: third meeting of SAB also remains inconclusive

Updated 30 May, 2024 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The third successive meeting of the Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) has failed to decide on the export of...

Sugar mills evading tax to face crackdown

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has decided to start crackdown on sugar mills involved in tax evasion, well...

Mexico’s sugar production seen at lowest in 10 years

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am

NEW YORK: Mexico’s sugar production in the 2023/24 season (Oct-Sept) was projected on Friday to fall 15% from the...

PSMA concerned at ‘unsustainable’ production costs

Updated 08 Dec, 2023 10:04am

LAHORE: Sugar millers have claimed that production and sale of sugar below its costs of production has become...

Sugar output in India’s Maharashtra set to fall to lowest

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:59am

MUMBAI: Sugar output in Maharashtra, India’s top producing state, is likely to fall 14% in the 2023/24 crop year ...

Brazil sugar production up

Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s center-south sugar production rose 8.9% in the first half of July when compared with a year...

Brazil sugar output in 1st half of June seen hit by rains

Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am

NEW YORK: Brazil’s Centre-South sugar production in the first half of June is likely to have been capped by rains,...

Installation of automated track-and-trace system: FBR encountering compatibility issues at sugar mills

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:00am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is facing compatibility issues during the installation of an automated...

Sugar export contains a kernel of bitter truth

Published 02 Dec, 2022 05:47am

EDITORIAL: When it comes to promoting exports, few countries in the world may be as reluctant as Pakistan. That’s...

Sugar production to increase next season: PSMA

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) referring to the statistics of the Federal Board of Revenue ...

Furniture and garments hold LSM

Published 20 Jul, 2022 08:52am

It may well be an entirely different picture in two months from now, but for 11 months of FY22, the Large-scale...

Brazil’s sugarcane crushing beats

Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:04am

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s center-south sugar and ethanol production in the second half of May beat expectations as total...

Promising LSM growth

Published 17 May, 2022 08:20am

Large scale industrial activity has remained upbeat this fiscal year. While there is nothing record-shattering about...

PSMA demands permission to export excess sugar output

Updated 29 Mar, 2022 10:07am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has demanded the government to allow export of excess sugar...

LSM: Moderating too soon?

Published 27 Jan, 2022 08:11am

The LSM growth in November 2021 came down to 0.29 percent – lowest year-on-year number since August 2020. Having...

Sugar mills directed to submit complete info to cane commissioner

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has reiterated that all the sugar mills should submit full information to the cane...

Raw sugar futures weaken, cocoa extends rebounds

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE fell nearly 1% on Wednesday as inflation jitters pressured the wider financial...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 24	278.07
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 24	277.87
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 27	163.55
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 27	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 27	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 27	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 24	3.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 24	7,411.98
Nasdaq / Jul 24	24,975.82
FTSE 100 / Jul 24	10,736.23
Dow Jones / Jul 24	51,947.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 24	25,099
France CAC40 / Jul 24	8,372.28
India Sensex / Jul 27	76,744.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 27	64,771.01
Hang Seng / Jul 27	25,112.38

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 24	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 24	366,457
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	335.18
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 27	83.71
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 27	4,095.93
Diesel/Litre / Jul 27	383.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 27	80.58

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	6.38 ▲ 1 (18.59%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 24 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.44 ▲ 0.97 (10.24%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 24 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.15 ▲ 1.38 (10.02%)
Metro Steel / Jul 24 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)
UDL International / Jul 24 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	21.77 ▲ 1.98 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 24 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	54.95 ▲ 5 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	173.26 ▲ 15.75 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	172.68 ▲ 15.7 (10%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	31.49 ▲ 2.86 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,105.08 ▼ -122.79 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 24 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	52.81 ▼ -5.84 (-9.96%)
Shams Textile / Jul 24 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	53.26 ▼ -5.88 (-9.94%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 24 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.51 ▼ -2.54 (-9.75%)
Janana De Malucho / Jul 24 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	139.77 ▼ -14.79 (-9.57%)
East West Ins. / Jul 24 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.10 ▼ -4.36 (-8.31%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	208.50 ▼ -18.84 (-8.29%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	32.13 ▼ -2.85 (-8.15%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 24 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	201.90 ▼ -17.58 (-8.01%)
Lotte Chemical / Jul 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	26.81 ▼ -2.31 (-7.93%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,327,773 ▲ 0.19
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 24 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,977,902 ▲ 0
Kohinoor Spinning / Jul 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,626,744 ▲ 0.51
Pak Refinery / Jul 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,565,429 ▲ 0.6
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,618,473 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,591,638 ▼ -0.34
TPL Properties / Jul 24 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	19,232,151 ▼ -0.25
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,140,027 ▲ 0.08
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	15,731,176 ▲ 1
Waves Home Appliances / Jul 24 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	13,338,005 ▲ 0.56

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