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Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited

Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited (PSX: IDYM) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited ...

Updated 02 May, 2025 08:09am

Business & Finance

Italy reaffirms support for textile industry, offers advanced tech to boost exports

KARACHI: Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Marilina Armellin, has reaffirmed Italy’s long-standing commitment to...

Published 02 May, 2025 06:12am

Editorials

The rot in agriculture

EDITORIAL: The prime minister’s visible frustration over the out-of-date state of Pakistan’s agriculture sector...

Updated 25 Apr, 2025 08:11am

World

Madagascar risks losing 60,000 textile jobs to U.S. tariffs, official says

ANTANANARIVO: Madagascar could lose around 60,000 textile sector jobs because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 47%...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 03:10pm

Budget 2025-26

Trump’s tariff threat: Pakistan’s $3.3bn trade surplus with US at risk, says report

Amid escalating US trade protectionism, Pakistan must adopt a proactive and strategic approach to safeguard its...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 11:04am

Business & Finance

Planning minister for upgrading textile industry

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal stressed that the country’s...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 07:30am

Pakistan

Trump’s tariff threat: Pakistan’s $3.3bn trade surplus with US at risk, says report

Amid escalating US trade protectionism, Pakistan must adopt a proactive and strategic approach to safeguard its...

Updated 07 Apr, 2025 11:52pm

Markets

Pakistan’s Sapphire Textile to acquire minority stake in UK-based RTS Textiles

Sapphire Textile Mills Limited, one of the country’s leading textile manufacturers, is set to expand its...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

Markets

Pakistan’s apparel exports hit $6.2bn as commerce ministry charts growth plan

Textile industry regains its lost momentum with a growth rate of 9.3% in the first eight months of the current financial year 2024-25

Updated 22 Mar, 2025 04:46pm

BR Research

Azgard Nine Limited

Azgard Nine Limited (PSX: ANL) was incorporated as “Indigo Denim Mills Limited” as a public limited company in...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:58am

Business & Finance

PRGMEA’s Carbon-Neutral Export Model to triple exports at net-zero emissions

LAHORE: The Pakistan’s textile industry is set for a major transformation as PRGMEA’s Carbon-Neutral Export ...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:43am

APTMA speaks about challenges facing industry

Seeks government’s nod for direct import of LNG

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 02:35pm

Business & Finance

Govt recognises ‘critical role’ of textile industry, Aurangzeb tells APTMA

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb assured the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) that the government...

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 10:48pm

PCGA report reveals sharp decline in cotton production

LAHORE: The crisis in cotton production in Pakistan has been under continuous pressure for several years, affecting...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:32am

Opinion

Unlocking the textile industry’s full potential

Pakistan’s textile exports have witnessed an 8.6 percent recovery in 2024, reaching US$17.45 billion in 2024 from...

Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am

Opinion

EFS: A critical appraisal

The Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) was introduced with the objective of fostering national exports and augmenting...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:02am

BR Research

Pakistan’s cotton industry: pivot to premium or perish

Pakistan’s cotton economy stands at a crossroads. Once a dominant force in textile exports, the sector now struggles...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 07:44am

Editorials

Textile policy balance

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s textile industry is once again on the brink, with 40 percent spinning mills are said to be...

Published 16 Feb, 2025 02:53am

ICAC team, APTMA discuss cotton, textile value chain

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation from the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), headed by Eric...

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 09:22am

Govt should remove hurdles to businesses: Mian Zahid

KARACHI The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 08:48am

Opinion

Inaction will kill industry

Pakistan’s textile industry has long been a major contributor to exports, employment, and value addition. However,...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

Business & Finance

ECC approves revision to gas tariff for industry, rejects hike for domestic sector

Instructs Petroleum Division to take necessary measures to impose grid transition levy on captive power plants to enhance energy sector efficiency

Updated 25 Jan, 2025 09:37pm

Markets

Pakistan’s Colony Textile to close weaving division amid multiple challenges

In a setback for Pakistan’s textile sector, Colony Textile Mills Limited (CTM), a local yarn manufacturer, has...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 10:09pm

BR Research

HVA Textile exports: jubilation, but risk looming

A good year has come to an end for textile exports. The calendar year 2024 marked the highest ever (or near high)...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:06am

APTMA urges FBR to help rescue textile industry

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought intervention of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 02:34pm

Business & Finance

‘Need to promote eco-friendly industrial hemp to protect textile industry’

FAISALABAD: The cotton production has declined from 14 million bales to 10 million bales in 2024 that needs ...

Published 17 Jan, 2025 02:56am

Business & Finance

PTC seeks Aurangzeb’s help to save sinking textile industry

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has called for immediate policy intervention from Federal Minister for...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 03:12am

Markets

Cotton arrival in Pakistan slumps sharply in December 2024

Cotton arrival in Pakistan registered a significant decline of 33% as of December 31, 2024, compared to the same...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 11:03pm

Opinion

2025 strategy: pathways to increase cotton production

As Pakistan’s cotton industry grapples with declining yields and rising imports, the year 2025 presents a critical...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 06:56am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s Feroze1888 Mills to establish subsidiary in UK

Feroze1888 Mills Limited (FML), a leading Pakistani textile exporter, has announced plans to establish a...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 05:31pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	281.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	145.15
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.33
Euro to USD / May 9	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 8	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5,663.94
Nasdaq / May 8	17,928.14
Dow Jones / May 8	41,368.45
India Sensex / May 9	79,496.11
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	37,503.33
Hang Seng / May 9	22,833.68
FTSE 100 / May 9	8,569.40
Germany DAX 30 / May 9	23,459.01
France CAC40 / May 9	7,731.05

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 8	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 8	302,383
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	60.39
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	3,326.57
Cotton US¢/pound / May 9	66.46
Petrol/Litre / May 10	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 10	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3 ▲ 0.67 (28.76%)
Escorts Bank / May 9 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6 ▲ 0.85 (16.5%)
Premier Insurance / May 9 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.15 ▲ 0.72 (16.25%)
UDL International / May 9 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.24 ▲ 0.99 (15.84%)
B. F. Mod. / May 9 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.34 ▲ 0.99 (15.59%)
Abdullah Shah / May 9 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	5.48 ▲ 0.69 (14.41%)
LSE Capital / May 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	4.47 ▲ 0.56 (14.32%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 9 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.08 ▲ 0.26 (14.29%)
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.48 ▲ 0.76 (13.29%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3.95 ▲ 0.46 (13.18%)

Stock	Price
Cyan Limited / May 9 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	27 ▼ -5.08 (-15.84%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 9 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
Next Capital / May 9 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6.90 ▼ -0.92 (-11.76%)
Paramount Mod / May 9 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	6.50 ▼ -0.78 (-10.71%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 9 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	8.38 ▼ -1 (-10.66%)
Din Tex. / May 9 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	44.99 ▼ -5 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 9 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	42.57 ▼ -4.73 (-10%)
Khyber Tobacco / May 9 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	342.26 ▼ -38.03 (-10%)
National Silk / May 9 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	37.85 ▼ -4.2 (-9.99%)
Chakwal Spinning / May 9 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	36.85 ▼ -4.09 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,067,305 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,276,520 ▲ 0.76
Sui South Gas / May 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,120,731 ▼ -1.56
B.O.Punjab / May 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,295,053 ▲ 0.46
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	15,283,592 ▲ 0.33
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14,808,605 ▼ -1.33
Sui North Gas / May 9 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	14,766,407 ▲ 5.91
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,463,181 ▲ 0.12
Maple Leaf Cement / May 9 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,534,480 ▲ 4.13
Kohinoor Spining / May 9 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	13,314,651 ▲ 0.02

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