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APTMA for passing on full negative Jan 2025 FCA relief to KE consumers without deduction

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has requested the power sector regulator to pass on the...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 09:38am

Editorials

Policy overhaul needed for textile sector

EDITORIAL: Given the primacy of the textile sector in propping up the country’s exports and employment numbers, ...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 05:59am

Business & Finance

Ring-fenced RLNG rates: APTMA seeks PM’s help for gas to captive sector

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought the Prime Minister’s support for the supply of...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

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

Markets

Weekly Cotton Review: Prices continue to decline

KARACHI: In recent days, cotton prices have continued to drop, with trading activities remaining sluggish in local...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 08:02am

Business & Finance

Large-scale cotton model farm in Pakistan: Brazilian team, APTMA leaders hold discussion

LAHORE: A high-level delegation from Brazil, representing their grower association ABRAPA and Cotton Brazil, met...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

Markets

Weekly Cotton Review: Bearish trend persists amid low trade volumes

KARACHI: The cotton market continues to face a bearish trend, with trading activity remaining limited....

Published 24 Feb, 2025 06:23am

Business & Finance

CEO says businesses will now witness ‘transformative’ role of TDAP

LAHORE: Faiz Ahmad Chadhar, CEO, TDAP has declared that the role of TDAP will not be limited to organizing...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

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

Business & Finance

Pakistan Railways Freight: CEO seeks containerised cargo commitments from APTMA members

LAHORE: The CEO of the Pakistan Railways Freight sought containerised cargo commitments from the whole business...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Local raw materials: APTMA says seeking a level playing field

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) urgently called on the government to create a level...

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 02:45pm

APTMA rejects current structure of grid transition levy

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has rejected current structure of grid transition levy...

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 08:34am

Security deposits, user-paid infrastructure: APTMA urges Nepra to make audit report public

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has urged National Electric Power Regulatory Authority...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 08:49am

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

Business & Finance

Southern Zone: APTMA terms decision to increase gas tariff for CPPs anti-textile exports

KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Southern Zone terms Economic Coordination Committee’s...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

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

APTMA urges govt to resolve RCET claims of LIEDA

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has expressed concern at non resolution of pending...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 09:10am

H1 textile exports grow 10pc YoY

Current fiscal year shows a 3% decline in exports compared to FY22

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 03:12pm

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

Markets

Weekly Cotton Review: Prices stable amid low trade volumes

KARACHI: Cotton prices improve during the previous amid challenges persisting. Recent market trends have shown a...

Updated 30 Dec, 2024 08:40am

Editorials

Sharp decline in cotton production

EDITORIAL: The 33 percent year-on-year decline in cotton production would be bad news in the best of times, but...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:28am

Business & Finance

APTMA urges MPC to reduce policy rate by 500 basis points

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of State...

Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:50am

APTMA urges FBR to revisit new customs system

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to review new...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:07am

Business & Finance

APTMA demands govt restore Export Finance Scheme

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has demanded the federal government for immediate...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:16am

Markets

Weekly Cotton Review: Spot rate declines as market faces fluctuations

KARACHI: The cotton market is currently experiencing a period of fluctuations. This year cotton production has seen ...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am

APTMA steps up pressure on govt to restore EFS

Pakistan’s textile industry accounts for 40 per cent of the country’s industrial workforce, providing livelihoods to millions of families

Updated 01 Dec, 2024 03:21pm

Opinion

Imperative need for strong national apex body for cotton

The cotton sector serves as the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, providing essential raw material to the textile...

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 07:49am

Business & Finance

Cotton initiatives: Primark, APTMA discuss collaboration opportunities

LAHORE: Primark and APTMA have discussed potential collaboration opportunities on sustainable cotton initiatives....

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:24am

Markets

Weekly Cotton Review: Spot rate decreases as mixed trend prevails

KARACHI: A mixed trend prevailed in cotton prices during the previous week, with low trading volume and a decline in...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,684.09
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	22,926.46
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,073.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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