Cement prices increase amid low period of demand ahead

LAHORE: Cement makers are taking a seventh consecutive leap of increases in prices, especially in the North, amid a period of low demand ahead,...

Cement industry registers highest ever dispatches in March

Karachi: Pakistan's cement exports increased by a whopping 85 per cent while recording highest ever dispatches in the month of March, All Pakistan Cement...

Pakistan’s mystery billionaire

“He’s the Howard Hughes of Pakistan. Nobody ever sees him. You’re the first ones (among journalists) who are going to witness him...

Tobacco, cement, cotton production increases from last year

ISLAMABAD: Cement production in the country, witnessed a growth of 12.13 per cent during the first seven months of the current fiscal year, as...

Market Daily: Cements save the day, KSE 100 adds 168.80pts

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened with bulls unresponsive. Similar to the previous few sessions the benchmark KSE 100 index hovered...

Cement sector to post 4.5mn tonnes highest ever monthly sales in March

LAHORE: The Pakistani cement industry is expected to post highest ever sales of 4.5 million tonnes during a month, in March 2018,...

Market Daily: Cements take the lead again

LAHORE: The KSE 100 index wiped out Monday’s gains with a -0.28 per cent drop here on Tuesday. As expected, materials performed...

Cement exports up 18.41pc, industry still faced with challenges

KARACHI: Cement exports in the month of February 2018 have gone up by 18.41 per cent as compared to same month last...

Unabated increase in cement prices to wreak havoc on middle-class: Fayyaz Ilyas

KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) Senior Vice Chairman Fayyaz Ilyas said that cement is the most important input in the...

Cement prices to go up by Rs50 per bag

LAHORE: Cement manufacturers nationwide have decided to jack up cement price by Rs50 per bag after the hike in fuel prices recently....

Market Daily: KSE 100 continues to rally for third session, gains 271 points

LAHORE: Bulls of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) showed strength on Thursday as the cement sector advanced. The star sector since the...

Local cement prices increase by Rs 10 per bag

According to AKD Research, cement prices in the northern region have increased by Rs 10 per bag. Previously, cement prices had largely remained...

Market Daily: KSE 100 plunges 707.85 points intraday

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) did not perform on Tuesday as investors lacked positive triggers. Moreover, sentiments looked bearish as Adviser...

Market Daily: PSX sheds 294 points, starts the week in red

LAHORE: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) started yet another week in the red as indices kept shedding points from the very beginning. With...

Cement industry capacity utilisation touches 99pc in January

ISLAMABAD: Domestic consumption of cement increased by a whopping 37.3 per cent in January 2018 on a year-on-year basis as the construction activities...