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Cement’s: Bright spots

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

Updated 02 May, 2025 07:59am

ST payment: FBR fixes MRP of cement

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has fixed minimum retail price of cement for the purpose of payment of...

Updated 30 Apr, 2025 08:44am

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Cement: Holding pattern

The grapevine has gone suspiciously quiet on the housing policy front. Only a few months ago, the Shahbaz government...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 08:46am

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March local cement despatches decline 11.31pc YoY

LAHORE: All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association has claimed that local cement despatches by the industry ...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

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Thatta Cement Company Limited

Thatta Cement Company Limited (PSX: THCCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980. The...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:10am

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Big fish, small fish

Cement companies are well-fed. Evidently, they weren’t just handed a fish for the day. They learned how to fish,...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:56am

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Cement demand drag

Yet again, the power of prices (a few other factors) has enabled cement companies to turn over impressive profits...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 07:06am

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Cement earnings persevere

The cement industry is returning to past financial glories in the first half of FY25, despite construction demand...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:16am

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Lucky: Staying guarded

As the biggest and most successful cement manufacturer in the country, Lucky Cement (PSX: LUCK) always has a game...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:01am

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Power Cement Limited

Power Cement Limited (PSX: POWER) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 1981 and was...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:57am

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Idle kilns

Successive policy rate cuts since Jun-24 should send manufacturers in a production spree except demand is fairly...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 07:42am

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Flying Cement Company Limited

Flying Cement Company Limited (PSX: FLYNG) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1992. The...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:48am

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Jan cement despatches soar 11.64pc to 3.313m tons YoY

LAHORE: Local cement despatches by the industry during January 2025 were recorded at 3.313 million tons compared to...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:26am

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The second coming

Turns out, the colossal failure of the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan (NPHP) wasn’t very obvious to policymakers and...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 08:51am

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Cement price breather

Cement and steel rebar manufacturers may share the same clients, as they both serve the construction industry, but...

Published 29 Jan, 2025 07:51am

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Of delusions of grandeur

Some statements made by industry leaders should come with a trigger warning. So fare warnings, readers: ridiculous...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:47am

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Attock: Fresh start?

Despite some investments along the way, Attock cement has been marked with stagnant profitability and growth trends...

Published 26 Dec, 2024 08:03am

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Borrowing without boom

Amid a 15 percent decline in domestic demand, considerably limited utilization of existing capacity, and no major...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:01am

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It’s tepid times for cement

Every month, the cement manufacturers association shares the industry’s volumetric sales for public consumption, and...

Published 06 Dec, 2024 08:48am

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Pioneer: Waiting for demand

Pioneer Cement has a game plan and it involves expansions. To some, this may come across as surprising because...

Published 02 Dec, 2024 08:43am

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Cement: Of veiled truths and open secrets

Significant journalistic hours have been spent lauding the financial performance of cement companies in this column,...

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 10:52am

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Cement: Redefining the game

There is nothing particularly surprising about the cement industry making reasonable earnings amid a demand drought....

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:47am

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Fecto Cement Limited

Fecto Cement Limited (PSX: FECTC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1981. The company is...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:44am

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Cement: No cracks in profitability

It appears that the fate of the cement industry is no longer tied to how strongly the companies perform on volumes....

Published 18 Nov, 2024 08:41am

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‘Concrete’ challenges continue

Cement’s dispatch numbers for October (roughly 4.36 million tons) are rosier than expected, up nearly 9 percent year...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 07:27am

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Fauji catches up

After merging with another military-owned cement company, Fauji’s importance—and its financial performance—should...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 08:53am

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LSM: Cement pulls growth back

The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) index for August 2024 was down 2.65 percent year-and-year and served as an early...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 08:08am

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Cement’s bag of magic tricks

If there is one lesson that Pakistani companies could learn from the cement business, it is how to make money in a...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:28am

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Fauji: Still mid

It’s Fauji’s world and we are all just living in it, pun unintended. By Fauji, we mean Fauji Cement (PSX: FCCL), and...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 08:45am

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Kohat Cement Company Limited

Kohat Cement Company Limited (PSX: KOHC) was established by the State Cement Corporation of Pakistan in 1984. In...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 19	281.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 19	281.63
USD to Japanese Yen / May 19	145.04
USD to Swiss Franc / May 19	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 19	1.33
Euro to USD / May 19	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 16	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 16	5,958.38
Nasdaq / May 16	19,211.10
Dow Jones / May 16	42,654.74
India Sensex / May 19	82,171.74
Tokyo Nikkei / May 19	37,498.63
Hang Seng / May 19	23,303.78
FTSE 100 / May 19	8,642.72
Germany DAX 30 / May 19	23,746.47
France CAC40 / May 19	7,867.04

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	288,151
Petrol/Litre / May 19	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 19	61.99
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 19	3,221.72
Diesel/Litre / May 19	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 19	64.92

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Paramount Mod / May 19 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	7.98 ▲ 0.86 (12.08%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / May 19 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	9.34 ▲ 1 (11.99%)
Abdullah Shah / May 19 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	6.18 ▲ 0.66 (11.96%)
Balochistan Glass / May 19 Baluchistan Glass Limited(BGL)	9.95 ▲ 1 (11.17%)
Beco Steel Ltd / May 19 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	10.14 ▲ 1 (10.94%)
LSE Ventures / May 19 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	10.52 ▲ 1 (10.5%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 19 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	10.62 ▲ 1 (10.4%)
Metro Steel / May 19 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	10.20 ▲ 0.95 (10.27%)
AN Textile Mills / May 19 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Service Textile / May 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	16.80 ▲ 1.53 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
J.K.Spinning / May 19 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	54.97 ▼ -6.03 (-9.89%)
Equity Modaraba / May 19 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.11 ▼ -0.34 (-9.86%)
Olympia Mills / May 19 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	47.02 ▼ -4.55 (-8.82%)
Intermarket Securities / May 19 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	51.38 ▼ -4.73 (-8.43%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 19 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.17 ▼ -0.83 (-8.3%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / May 19 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.26 ▼ -0.74 (-8.22%)
Bhanero Textile / May 19 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	700.26 ▼ -59.74 (-7.86%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 19 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	46.13 ▼ -3.7 (-7.43%)
Diamond Ind. / May 19 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	23.16 ▼ -1.79 (-7.17%)
Bilal Fibres / May 19 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	18.31 ▼ -1.37 (-6.96%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 19 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	60,601,551 ▲ 1.11
Cres.Star Ins. / May 19 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	20,056,727 ▲ 0.13
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 19 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	18,289,768 ▼ -3.7
Gul Ahmed / May 19 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	15,459,424 ▲ 0.53
WorldCall Telecom / May 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,543,439 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / May 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,553,628 ▼ -0.01
Pak Petroleum / May 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	8,304,279 ▲ 3.36
Ghani Chemworld / May 19 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7,904,089 ▲ 1
Agha Steel Ind. / May 19 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	7,863,604 ▲ 0.61
Lotte Chemical / May 19 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	7,257,543 ▲ 0.58

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