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LSM: Clocked back in the past

Large Scale Manufacturing index for June 2024 went down 0.03 percent year-on-year – the first such instance since...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:46am

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Circling the drain

Inflation was fairly tamed, a second policy rate cut well in play, and after a particularly gruelling exercise of...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 06:46am

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Rate cut: the virtues of patience

If Pakistan were a person, it would have probably been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Few trips to Gulf capitals;...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:50am

Editorials

LSMI growth

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provided the quantum indices of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI)...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am

BR Research

LSM and wearing apparel: Doing it wrong again

Industrial activity continues to be suppressed, as the Large Scale Manufacturing index for Jul-Nov FY24 returned...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 09:34am

Editorials

LSM growth

EDITORIAL: The latest Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

Editorials

Austerity measures

EDITORIAL: A Business Recorder exclusive reveals that austerity measures for the current year are awaiting Caretaker...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am

BR Research

LSM inching up gradually

The tide is finally turning after a disastrous 15 months of large scale manufacturing performance. Having turned...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 08:43am

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LSM: low base in play

The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) marked the thirteenth consecutive month of negative year-on-year growth – an...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 08:53am

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LSM: Tanks double-digits

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM)growth settled in negative double digits for the outgoing fiscal year. This is so...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 08:40am

Opinion

LSM sector travails

Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector, as per data released by the Finance Division, registered negative 8.1 ...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Unemployment rate fell to 6.3pc in FY21

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in 2020-2021 from 6.9 per cent in 2018-2019, according...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:59am

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Current account roundup: 10MFY23

The current account hung in balance in April 2023, and the deficit in 10MFY23 is down to one-fourth and stood at...

Published 18 May, 2023 08:47am

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Power generation keeps going down

Nine months and running. Electricity generation has continued to dip year-on-year. This has never happened in at...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 12:44pm

Opinion

Toshakhana: asset accumulation

The release of the list of those who received extremely expensive gifts during their official foreign tours (mostly...

Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Editorials

Inflation and lower output

EDITORIAL: A former Finance Minister, Dr Hafiz A. Pasha, while addressing the members of Pakistan Industrial and...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am

BR Research

LSM deep in red

Large Scale Manufacturing went down for the fifth straight month, but on a cumulative and monthly basis. This last...

Published 18 Jan, 2023 09:23am

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LSM: The slide deepens

Large Scale Manufacturing went down 7.75 percent year-on-year for October 2022. That is the sharpest October drop...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 09:01am

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Tough times ahead for LSM

Old base or revised, April year-on-year or 10-months year-on-year, Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has continued the...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 09:39am

Pakistan

LSMI output declines 13.3% in April on monthly basis, increases 15.4% year-on-year

Growth of 10.7% posted during July-April 2021-22 when compared with the same period of previous year

Published 16 Jun, 2022 02:54pm

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Exports keep LSM high

Pakistan’s Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) grew 7.8 percent for Jul-Feb FY22 period. The cumulative index for the...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 08:20am

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LSM: Million-dollar furniture leads growth

Pakistan exported a little over $5 million worth of furniture in the seven-month period from Jul 2021 to Jan 2022....

Published 22 Mar, 2022 08:08am

Editorials

Better late than never

EDITORIAL: Finally, the rebasing of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and trade indices has been approved by Pakistan...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am

BR Research

LSM: Moderating too soon?

The LSM growth in November 2021 came down to 0.29 percent – lowest year-on-year number since August 2020. Having...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 08:11am

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Monetary Policy – Bold decision

No change as expected. The markets took forward guidance with a surprise. SBP has shown clear indications of not...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:07am

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LSM: Still off the peak

The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth is back to the merry ways – registering 12.7 percent year-on-year ...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 07:25am

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LSM growth: measured and gradual

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth at 2.25 percent for June 2021 put brakes on the double-digit growth reported...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:30am

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The LSM surprise

All but four months of FY21 saw the LSM monthly indices at highest ever values. That is surely a first. The LSM...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:30am

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Full year LSM nearing 14 percent

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) inched further ahead, registering 14.57 percent growth for 11-month period ending ...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 08:43am

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LSM growth broadens

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) continued the upward journey, posting 12.84 percent growth for Jul-Apr FY21 –...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 07:25am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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