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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

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Cement: No giving up

It’s not just textiles, folks. The cement industry is witnessing an impressive run in expanding its exports to...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 08:58am

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Cement: No pressure!

At last, the fiscal year that would go down in history as one of the gloomiest years for the economy and a...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 08:31am

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Cement: Stronger together

Expectedly, the Budget 2024-25 raised more indirect taxes, of which raising FED on cement is only one of the many...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 07:36am

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Fauji Cement Company Limited

Fauji Cement Company Limited (PSX: FCCL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public company in 1992 and commenced its...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 08:27am

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Cement: Cuts and scrapes

A 3 percent increase in sales may seem inconsequential, signaling weakness, but for the cement industry, a combined...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 08:23am

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Cement: Nary a sign of growth

Latest recorded offtake for May 24 shows a marked improvement in dispatches, and not just that in the exports...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 07:08am

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Cement’s sweltering summer

Exports may be saving the day for many cement manufacturers in FY24. The cement exports share in the total sales mix...

Published 31 May, 2024 09:06am

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Cement prices: up or down?

Latest reports suggest cement prices across markets have surged by Rs20-30 per bag. This is despite no visible...

Published 22 May, 2024 06:30am

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Cement: No steam

Stalled projects, cuts in funding, delayed approvals and a tanking economy rang warning bells for the cement...

Published 14 May, 2024 09:27am

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Pioneer Cement Limited

Pioneer Cement Limited (PSX: PIOC) was set up as a public limited company in 1986. With its plants located in...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 09:36am

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Cement: Retracing steps

Last week, our analysis of the financial statements of 15 cement companies showed that the first half of the fiscal...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 07:30am

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Cement prices: End of an era?

Here’s the thing: despite yawningly weak demand that is only becoming weaker every month, the financial success of...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 06:59am

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Cement: No shrinkage yet

To say that the cement industry has managed to come out of the first half of the fiscal year 2024—a very tough...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 06:37am

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Cement: Out of proportion

Looking at February’s dispatches, cement industry may kick off the final lap of the fiscal year FY24 in a fix. With...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 08:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 1	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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