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Pakistan textile sector

Cooperation in trade, investment: BoI and China’s CNTAC set to sign MoU today

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) and China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC) are all set to...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:21am

Opinion

Oh, Textiles! What business you are in?

“A slow sort of country!” said the Queen. “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in...

Published 26 Nov, 2024 05:49am

Markets

Cotton arrival slumps in first two weeks of November

Cotton arrival in Pakistan registered a massive decline of 34% as of November 15, 2024 compared to the same period...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 10:38pm

Opinion

Bangladesh’s textile triumph

To understand the disparities in textile exports between Pakistan and Bangladesh, it is essential to examine several...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:16am

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct textile group exports up 10.44pc

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 10.44 per cent in first four months (July-October) of...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:58am

Markets

Pakistan’s textile exporter slashes production amid cotton shortage, rising costs

In a concerning development for Pakistan’s critical textile sector, Ghazi Fabrics International Limited, a prominent...

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 06:34pm

Markets

Cotton arrival in Pakistan slumps in September 2024

Cotton arrival in Pakistan registered a massive decline of 59% as of September 30, 2024 compared to the same period...

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:46pm

Business & Finance

Despite higher sales, textile giant Interloop’s profit down 18% in FY24

Despite higher sales, Interloop Limited (ILP), one of Pakistan’s largest textile exporters, saw its profit decline...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 03:34pm

Chinese investment company to set up textile parks

ISLAMABAD: The RUYI Group of China will establish textile parks of international standard in Pakistan. A memorandum...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 02:47pm

Markets

Pakistan can grab $5bn export orders as West shifts from Bangladesh, says Gohar

Dr Ejaz Gohar, Patron-in-Chief and Group Leader of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), said Pakistan’s...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 05:44pm

Business & Finance

Local textile industry facing severe crisis: KCBF chief

LAHORE: The textile industry in Pakistan is facing a severe crisis due to unfavourable weather conditions, decreased...

Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

Textile exports will start falling soon

It seems that our economic planners are living in a fantasy world. Contrary to our budgetary expectations, which...

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 08:35am

Markets

‘Intensified competition with China’ dents Pakistan’s textile sector: Economic Survey 2023-24

Intensified competition with China and weakened external demand hit Pakistan’s textile sector, which remained at the...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 09:53pm

Markets

Pakistan’s textile exports up 20% YoY in February, clock in at $1.41bn

Exports of Pakistan’s textile sector showed notable growth in February, clocking in at $1.41 billion compared to...

Updated 04 Mar, 2024 05:47pm

Markets

Cotton arrival inches up in last two weeks of February

Cotton arrival in Sindh remains largely unchanged, shows PCGA data

Updated 04 Mar, 2024 09:19pm

Markets

Textile giant Interloop’s profit surges 115% to Rs10bn in 1HFY24

Interloop Limited (ILP), one of Pakistan’s largest textile exporters, saw its profit jump by 115% to Rs9.86 billion...

Updated 20 Feb, 2024 06:20pm

Markets

Cotton arrival in Pakistan improves slightly: PCGA

Cotton arrival in Pakistan registered a slight increase of 0.3% on February 15 compared to January 31, as per the...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 01:31pm

Markets

Cotton arrival inches 1.8% higher in last two weeks of December

Sindh surpasses Punjab in cotton production, shows PCGA data

Published 04 Jan, 2024 02:20pm

Textile group: Jul-Nov exports decline 6.5pc to $6.88bn YoY

Country’s overall exports during July-November fiscal year 2023-24 total $12.172 billion (provisional)

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 10:00am

Markets

Cotton arrival surges 19.3% in first two weeks of Oct: PCGA

Cotton arrival in Pakistan witnessed a significant increase of 19.3% as of October 15 compared to September 30,...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 05:52pm

Markets

Elahi Cotton Mills Limited shuts operations temporarily amid demand woes

Elahi Cotton Mills Limited has announced that it will temporarily shut down production for ten days, citing low...

Updated 16 Oct, 2023 10:38pm

Markets

High financial charges, costs: profit of Pakistan’s listed textile sector plunges 24% in FY23

High cost of financing and rising input costs took their toll on Pakistan’s listed textile sector, which saw its...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:43pm

Markets

Pakistan eyes cotton output of 12mn bales this year, says caretaker minister

Federal Caretaker Minister for Industries and Commerce Dr Gohar Ejaz on Saturday said the government has projected a...

Updated 07 Oct, 2023 10:55pm

BR Research

Textile WPI: a return of competitiveness?

The unthinkable has happened. Raw cotton prices in the local market have fallen to their lowest levels in 21 months...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 08:49am

Markets

Pakistan’s textile exports plunge 12% year-on-year in September: APTMA

On a monthly basis, exports decrease nearly 8% in comparison to August

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:44pm

Markets

Cotton arrival jumps nearly 28% in last two weeks of Sept: PCGA

Cotton arrival in Pakistan witnessed a significant increase of 27.7% as of September 30 compared to September 15,...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 01:24pm

Markets

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills’ profit sees massive decline in FY23

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited (GATM), a manufacturer of textile products, reported a massive fall in profits in...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 04:49pm

Markets

Cotton arrival surges 29.3% in first two weeks of Sept: PCGA

Total cotton arrival rose to 3.933 million bales

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 03:55pm

Business & Finance

Kohinoor Textile Mills posts 72% increase in profit

Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited (KTML) registered a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs9.19 billion for the fiscal year...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:23pm

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	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.62 ▲ 0.92 (16.14%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.86 ▲ 0.77 (12.64%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.95 ▲ 0.84 (11.81%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 18 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	21.24 ▲ 1.93 (9.99%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 18 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	20.15 ▲ 1.83 (9.99%)
Sana Ind / Dec 18 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.89 ▲ 3.35 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 18 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.12 ▼ -3.23 (-9.98%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 18 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	64.12 ▼ -6.97 (-9.80%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 18 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	80 ▼ -7.22 (-8.28%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 18 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14 ▼ -1.26 (-8.26%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	748 ▼ -61.76 (-7.63%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	21 ▼ -1.40 (-6.25%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 1.51
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.16
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 1.22
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.37
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.55
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▲ 1.42
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▲ 0.06

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