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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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No recovery in sight

Three months into the fiscal year and there doesn’t seem to be any recovery in sight for the construction industry...

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:19am

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Cement financials: All is well

The economy may be in dire straits but the cement industry is climbing out of its rut in a rather agreeable fashion....

Published 02 Oct, 2024 09:09am

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Lucky Cement Limited

Lucky Cement Limited [PSX: LUCK] is the flagship company of Yunus Brothers Group. Incorporated in 1993, Lucky cement...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 09:07am

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DGKC’s long game?

Did you hear the one about DG Khan Cement (PSX: DGKC)’s impressive entry into the United States market via cement...

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:42am

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MLCF: Slow ascent

In just three years, Mapleleaf Cement (PSX: MLCF) has watched its revenues double, though most of this growth came...

Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:42am

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Aug cement despatches decline 25.68pc to 3.336m tons YoY

LAHORE: The unprecedented and extremely high tax measures leading to a huge increase in cement prices have caused a...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am

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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 prices: Damned if you don’t

Despite an inactive market, and uncertain demand dynamics within the construction industry, cement off-take took off...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 07:18am

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Cement prices: Fast in Slovember

For months—and long before this fiscal year began—cement prices have soared without showing any signs of weakness or...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 08:43am

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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 31 Oct, 2023 08:31am

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Cherat: Steady does it

Amid an economic downturn, somehow the cement industry is on a financial mend—not that cement companies did not...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 08:02am

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Too soon to call

Last month, this column questioned whether the slow rise in cement offtake was an indicator that there is revival in...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 08:45am

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Cement: Winning hand

There is no denying now that cement offtake is on the mend compared to last year’s bleak outlook and demand side...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 08:51am

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Cement: Team work makes the dream work

In a seemingly dull year- demand-wise- marked by a 16 percent drop in cement offtake, the cement industry’s combined...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 09:01am

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Inflation 1, construction 0

The trajectory of cement prices amid lacklustre demand is hard to ignore. Latest numbers from Pakistan Bureau of...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 08:59am

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Cement: Coal shoulder

A significant mark down in coal being loaded at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa would have importers...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 08:30am

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Cement: Pricing it in

Last week, cement prices stood close to Rs1200 per cement bag. Over the past 20 days, average cement price rose by...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 08:24am

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Cement prices: No promises

Cement manufactuers have managed to keep suitably afloat against sufficiently stacked odds, massive thanks to prices...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 08:41am

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Cement: Marching to the beat

March brings a more sizable turn in cement demand which—given the substantial surge in prices—could even be...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 07:54am

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Cement prices in flux

In the week following the government’s proposal to raise FED on cement and sales tax across the board, cement...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 08:53am

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Cement: Safe, not sorry

Even as the cement industry turns substantial profits, the threat of dampening demand looms large. In the second...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 09:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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