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Gammon Pakistan Limited

Gammon Pakistan Limited (PSX: GAMON) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1947. The principal...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 08:03am

Pakistan

Islamabad prison: Naqvi orders completing first phase in 8 months

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday issued directives to complete the construction of the first ...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

CS for expediting Jamshoro-Sehwan dual carriageway project

HYDERABAD: Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Asif Hyder Shah held another meeting here to review the construction of the...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

Construction of flyovers featuring caretaker CM: LHC summons record of expenses for ad drive

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday summoned a complete record of the expenses incurred for an advertisement...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am

BR Research

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

Pakistan

NA panel requested to revive pending legislation about CAA

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Aviation was requested to revive pending legislation, which...

Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am

BR Research

Construction: No good news

Though manufacturing is undoubtedly suppressed and demand is affected, monthly production of two key construction...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 09:30am

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

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

Markets

Iron ore hits one-week high on China demand hopes

SINGAPORE: China’s iron ore prices gained more ground on Wednesday, with the market jumping to a one-week high on...

Published 25 Aug, 2022 07:21am

BR Research

Construction: Adieu!

Despite a substantial, near dramatic rise in steel prices, steel production in the July to May period (11M) ...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 08:22am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz stresses on industrial collaboration with Turkey

Invites businessmen to invest in hydel, solar and wind projects in Pakistan

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 06:59pm

BR Research

Construction costs: Breaking back!

Last month, the price of steel rebar in the domestic market crossed Rs200,000 per ton more than doubling in a matter...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 08:22am

Pakistan

CM performs groundbreaking of Saggian Road project

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, while addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of Saggian Road...

Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am

Pakistan

Construction work on SNHF kicks off

FAISALABAD: Construction work of another landmark project of Shifa International Hospitals Ltd (SIHL), known as ...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

PM’s low-cost housing scheme: Considerable increase in borrowing from banks

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Housing, Construction and Development was informed...

Updated 07 Jan, 2022 09:45am

BR Research

Construction and housing: Boom, doom or bust?

That this government could facilitate the building of 5 million houses in five years was anyway too outlandish an...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 07:59am

Business & Finance

MPMG: Banks receive Rs245bn mortgage finance applications

Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar (MPMG) scheme by banks is getting traction, latest data by State Bank of Pakistan shows

Updated 11 Dec, 2021 03:39pm

Rs444bn Sindh uplift plan: PM asks depts to prioritise less-developed areas

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday directed the relevant departments to give priority to the less-developed...

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:35pm

Markets

Shanghai steel futures soar

BEIJING: Steel futures prices in China jumped on Monday, with hot-rolled coils and construction rebar climbing more...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Opinion

Patients from Sindh and Balochistan: Under-construction SKMCH&RC facility gives birth to new hope

Construction work for the new Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre...

Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am

Pakistan

Govt incentivising construction industry for low-income segment: PM

Says amount of Rs35 billion has been allocated as subsidy for construction of houses

Updated 19 Nov, 2021 07:47pm

BR Research

Ghani Glass Limited

Ghani Glass Limited (PSX: GHGL) was established as a limited liability in 1992, under the Companies Ordinance, 1984...

Published 21 Oct, 2021 07:30am

Pakistan

Highway sector; 23 schemes to be inaugurated in 16 districts of Sindh: minister

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Works and Services Syed Zia Abbas Shah has said that 23 schemes of highway sector in 16...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:32am

Construction of high-rise buildings: Ministerial body to formulate recommendations

ISLAMABAD: A high-level ministerial committee is to formulate recommendations for removal of restrictions on...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:05am

BR Research

Construction: Controlling expectations, not prices

Builders and developers want the government to “strictly” control prices of cement and steel because it is...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 07:30am

Editorials

Low-cost housing

EDITORIAL: The construction boom is visible as the market is flooded with developers and new projects. Land prices...

Updated 20 Sep, 2021 10:23am

BR Research

Amreli: Firing up all cylinders

Amreli’s recovery from losses of last year is at par with profits during FY18. In fact, besides that year, FY21 ...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:40am

BR Research

Cement: Ready, set

Coming off of new peaks that the industry reached during the last fiscal year—covid-19 and lockdowns be...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 08:40am

Business & Finance

UBG sees huge potential in trade ties with Italy

KARACHI: Leadership of United Business Group (UBG) has said that Pakistan and Italy had a tremendous potential to...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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