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LSM sector

Q3: 2.4pc growth

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy rose by 2.4 percent during the third quarter of the current fiscal year (July-March...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am

BR Research

LSM ticks up – but scars remain

The State Bank’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) surged to a 30-month high in April 2025, signaling a noticeable...

Updated 19 May, 2025 08:08am

Rupee-dollar parity: Procuring dollars from market not a sustainable policy: Pasha

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) procured dollars from the market, originated from hawala hundi, to...

Updated 28 Apr, 2025 03:02pm

Gradual recovery likely in LSM sector, says FD

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has said that amid continued contraction, gradual recovery is expected in Large Scale...

Updated 25 Apr, 2025 08:42am

Jul-Feb FY25: LSM sector contracts 1.90pc

ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing sector has shown a growth of -1.90 percent during (July-February)...

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 02:24pm

BR Research

Too many young, too few factories

More than half of Pakistan’s 241 million citizens are under the age of 19. Every year, millions of them join the...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 08:50am

Finance Division outlook: YoY LSM slump shows underlying weaknesses

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has warned that the year on year (YoY) decline in Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM)...

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 02:24pm

BR Research

LSM slumber deepens

Twelve out of 22 LSM sub-sectors shrank in January 2025, extending the diffusion index’s sub-50 streak to five...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 07:58am

Opinion

Poverty may trump low inflation

Inflation has come down dramatically – from 28.3 percent in January 2024 to 1.5 percent in February 2025. The...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:16am

Editorials

LSM still negative

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the Quantum Indices of Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) which...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:57am

Business & Finance

Lowest power production in Feb 2025: KPCM Advisor rejects federal govt’s claims of economic improvement

PESHAWAR: Advisor to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muzzammil Aslam has rejected the federal government's...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:51am

Business & Finance

‘Country is poised to maintain growth momentum’

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division stated that with strengthened economic fundamentals, declining inflation, and...

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 09:02am

Editorials

Growth model

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its “Country Partnership Framework” recommends a growth model overhaul arguing that...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 06:40am

5MFY25: LSM sector sees 1.25pc contraction YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -1.25 percent during the first...

Updated 16 Jan, 2025 04:11pm

Markets

Pakistan’s inflation projected at 4-5% in December, says Ministry of Finance

Pakistan’s headline inflation is expected to stay within the 4-5% range in December, the Finance Division projected...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:07pm

BR Research

LSM: Stuck in the red

“Key large-scale manufacturing sectors – such as textile, food, automobiles, POL and tobacco – were already...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06am

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct LSM output shows -0.64pc contraction YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.64 percent during the first...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:31am

BR Research

LSM: 1QFY25 back in red

While most macroeconomic indicators have improved in the past few months, and the authorities are increasingly...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:47am

Business & Finance

Jul-Sept LSM sector shows growth of -0.76pc

ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.76 per cent during the first...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:54am

LSM negativity falls to 0.19pc: C/A surplus drops to $98m in Q1

Finance Division in its monthly economic update and outlook for October says economy has demonstrated sustained recovery during first quarter of fiscal year 2025

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:06pm

Aug LSM output up 4.68pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector’s output has witnessed an increase of 4.68 per cent for August...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:25am

BR Research

LSM: Slow revival starts

The fiscal year FY25 started on a positive note for Large Scale Manufacturing as the index for July2024 registered a...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 08:56am

Editorials

Macroeconomic data: welcome improvement

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released two positive macroeconomic indicators this Friday past –...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

July LSM output down 2.08pc MoM

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector’s output decreased by 2.08 percent for July 2024 when compared...

Updated 17 Sep, 2024 09:14am

Business & Finance

FY24 LSM sector grows 0.92pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of 0.92 per cent during fiscal year...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am

Monthly update, outlook: June inflation will be on higher side: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has stated that inflation outlook would be higher for June 2024 compared to the...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:01pm

BR Research

LSM: Slow rebound starts

Large Scale Manufacturing index for the fifth month running recorded positive year-on-year growth, as April 2024 LSM...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 07:42am

Jul-Apr LSM sector posts 0.45pc growth YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of 0.45 per cent during July-April 2023-24...

Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:23pm

Opinion

The LSM sector

Large scale manufacturing (LSM) registered negative 0.52 (cumulative) July-January 2024 against negative 2.67 ...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:25am

BR Research

LSM: Still in red, just

The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) Index, on a cumulative basis, stayed negative for the 19th straight month, as...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 08:17am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 30	282.08
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 30	281.83
USD to Japanese Yen / May 30	144.02
USD to Swiss Franc / May 30	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / May 30	1.35
Euro to USD / May 30	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 30	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 30	5,911.69
India Sensex / May 30	81,451.01
Tokyo Nikkei / May 30	37,965.10
Nasdaq / May 30	19,113.77
Hang Seng / May 30	23,289.77
FTSE 100 / May 30	8,772.38
Dow Jones / May 30	42,270.07
Germany DAX 30 / May 30	23,997.48
France CAC40 / May 30	7,751.89

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 30	60.79
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 30	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 30	298,868
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 30	3,298.25
Cotton US¢/pound / May 30	65.06
Petrol/Litre / May 31	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 31	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / May 30 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.35 ▲ 0.81 (22.88%)
Dadabhoy Cement / May 30 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6.80 ▲ 1 (17.24%)
UDL International / May 30 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	9.25 ▲ 1 (12.12%)
Paramount Mod / May 30 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	9.23 ▲ 0.95 (11.47%)
Parmount Sp. / May 30 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.99 ▲ 0.37 (10.22%)
Century Paper / May 30 Century Paper & Board Mills Limited(CEPB)	30.97 ▲ 2.82 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / May 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	14.95 ▲ 1.36 (10.01%)
Flying Cement / May 30 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	59.91 ▲ 5.45 (10.01%)
Shadab Textile / May 30 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	51.67 ▲ 4.7 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 30 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	21.65 ▲ 1.97 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.50 ▼ -1 (-10.53%)
Bawany Air Products / May 30 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	53.41 ▼ -5.93 (-9.99%)
Nimir Resins / May 30 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	31.73 ▼ -2.76 (-8%)
TPL REIT Fund I / May 30 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11.98 ▼ -0.99 (-7.63%)
NBP PGETF / May 30 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	22.05 ▼ -1.78 (-7.47%)
Descon Oxychem / May 30 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	30.37 ▼ -2.37 (-7.24%)
IGI Life Ins / May 30 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	24.08 ▼ -1.72 (-6.67%)
Universal Ins. / May 30 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Cres.Star Ins. / May 30 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	2.99 ▼ -0.19 (-5.97%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 30 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.25 ▼ -0.52 (-5.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	79,666,803 ▼ -0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / May 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	47,700,857 ▼ -0.2
Cnergyico PK / May 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,756,575 ▲ 0.07
Dewan Cement / May 30 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	31,365,596 ▲ 0.84
P.T.C.L. / May 30 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22,174,138 ▼ -0.83
Pak Int.Bulk / May 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	19,941,925 ▼ -0.31
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	19,847,564 ▲ 0.31
Pak Refinery / May 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	18,646,156 ▲ 0.84
Sui South Gas / May 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,166,159 ▼ -0.25
Kohinoor Spining / May 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	8,825,761 ▼ -0.18

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