Trends - cement sale - Business Recorder

cement sale

Cement: Checking expectations

Despite a month-on-month downtick in cement industry dispatches during Oct-23 which is likely seasonal in nature, in...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 08:21am

BR Research

Something wicked this way comes

What should the outlook of an industry whose demand has plunged 16 percent over the year—capacity utilization of...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 08:40am

BR Research

Cement: Prices reign supreme

The fiscal year (FY23) wraps with the price of a 50-kg cement bag standing tall at an average Rs1145, highest...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 09:33am

BR Research

Cement still in check

Costly construction and declining consumer buying power, together with cuts in public sector spending has dampened...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 09:27am

BR Research

Cement exports: Sitting with discomfort

It is in rare cases when exports in Pakistan come to the rescue, but for the well-established cement industry of the...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 09:08am

BR Research

Cement: Price and priorities

Even as Pakistani cement is free-falling to at least a 5-year low, and capacities are increasing, there are no signs...

Published 22 May, 2023 08:46am

BR Research

Cement: April fools

This is not a drill. For months now, cement demand has remained subdued, more each passing month. In April, the...

Published 08 May, 2023 09:26am

BR Research

Cement: Better days

Cement prices have soared nearly 45 percent in the Jul-Mar period of this fiscal year compared to the same period...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 08:39am

BR Research

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

BR Research

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

BR Research

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

BR Research

Cement: Sorry tale

Cement offtake has remained weak for the most part this year as construction demand has taken a significant hit this...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 09:17am

BR Research

Cement’s many silver linings

Cement offtake in the period 7MFY23 has dropped 18 percent cumulatively from last year, which is not a subtle drop ...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 09:15am

BR Research

Cement: Demand scenarios

The cement industry has seen a few dramatic ups and downs over the past two or so years, hitting close to 5 million...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:38am

BR Research

Cement: Balancing act

The cement industry is closing off the year at record high prices in both the north and south markets despite cement...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 09:19am

BR Research

Being Lucky

Amid plunging volumes, cement manufacturers have continued their plans to bring new capacities online to meet the...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 08:42am

BR Research

It’s all about prices

One could cite a wide range of reasons for cement offtake plunging 22 percent in the Jul-Nov period (year on...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 08:50am

BR Research

Cement: Slowember season

November has rolled in with few celebrations on the demand front for cement manufacturers. But nothing out of...

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 10:06am

BR Research

Cement: Winning a losing game

How does a 25 percent drop in offtake—which is the biggest drop the industry has witnessed in over a...

Published 02 Dec, 2022 08:38am

BR Research

Cement exports: Small wins?

The decline in construction activity is very evident. Caused not just by the massive cross-country floods but also...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 09:13am

BR Research

Cement: Turbulence ahead

In September, cement offtake numbers almost look like they are coming back to normal, standing at higher than the...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 08:57am

BR Research

Construction: Fight or flight mode on

Long steel makers are urging the SBP to cut interest rates urgently so that steel manufacturers slipping into...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 07:54am

BR Research

Lucky’s charm

The cement industry spent most, if not all, of the outgoing year firefighting; watching export markets dry up and...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 10:20am

BR Research

Cement: Crash and burn

Though not entirely unexpected, the fall of cement volumes in Jul-22, the first month of the fiscal year, is ...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:02am

BR Research

Cement: Impending doom

Estimates for cement offtake in Jul-22 suggest massive decline during the month compared to last year. But this is...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 08:49am

BR Research

Cement prices: Running up the hill

There is no stopping cement prices. Last month, the average price of a bag carrying 50-kg of cement crossed Rs1000 ...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 09:23am

BR Research

Fecto Cement Limited

Fecto Cement Limited (PSX: FECTC) was set up in 1981 as a public limited company under the repealed Companies Act,...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 09:21am

BR Research

Flying Cement Company Limited

Flying Cement Company Limited (PSX: FLYNG) was set up in 1992 as a public limited company under the Companies...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 09:21am

BR Research

Cement: Trade-offs

Based on current cumulative numbers for cement dispatches in 11M, cement industry will contract by 10 percent this...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 09:03am

BR Research

Kohat Cement Company Limited

Kohat Cement Company Limited (PSX: KOHC) was established in 1980 under the Companies Act, 1913. It produces and ...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 08:58am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	1.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	154.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 16	6,074.08
Nasdaq / Dec 16	20,173.89
Dow Jones / Dec 16	43,717.48
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,962.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,364.68
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,777.10
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,214.43
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,290.76

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 16	243,059.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,654.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	69.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.11 ▲ 1.00 (16.37%)
First Capital Equities / Dec 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.74 ▲ 0.82 (13.85%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.45 ▲ 1.00 (10.58%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 17 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.32 ▲ 1.67 (10.03%)
Air Link Com. / Dec 17 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	208.93 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)
Data Agro / Dec 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	126.58 ▲ 11.51 (10.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 17 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	179.55 ▲ 16.32 (10.00%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 17 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	63.91 ▲ 5.81 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	94.49 ▲ 8.59 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Dec 17 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.51 ▼ -0.74 (-11.84%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.19 ▼ -0.51 (-10.85%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	32.02 ▼ -3.56 (-10.01%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Dec 17 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	20.17 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	53.72 ▼ -5.97 (-10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 17 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 17 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	809.76 ▼ -89.97 (-10.00%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 17 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	17.73 ▼ -1.97 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 17 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.57 ▼ -13.37 (-9.98%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	403,228,918 ▼ -0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 17 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,379,306 ▲ 3.33
Cnergyico PK / Dec 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,584,754 ▼ -0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,023,129 ▲ 0.59
Pak Refinery / Dec 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,947,968 ▲ 3.65
Sui South Gas / Dec 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,917,218 ▲ 1.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,337,248 ▲ 1.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	33,958,478 ▼ -0.28
Hub Power Co. / Dec 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,067,460 ▲ 11.97

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

cement sale

Most Popular