On Monday, the benchmark KSE-100 index concluded the trading session at 78,232.10 points, marking a decline of 578.40 points or 0.73%. The index experienced significant volatility, trading within a range of 1,220.69 points. It reached an intraday high of 79,388.12 points (+577.63) and a low of 78,167.43 points (-643.06).
Trading Volume and Market Performance
The total volume of the KSE-100 index was 148.58 million shares. Out of the 100 companies, 21 closed up, 75 closed down, and 4 remained unchanged.
Sector Performance
The sectors that negatively impacted the index included:
- Commercial Banks (-351.91 points)
- Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (-96.24 points)
- Cement (-79.31 points)
- Automobile Assembler (-61.85 points)
- Technology & Communication (-37.64 points)
Conversely, the sectors that provided support were:
- Power Generation & Distribution (+183.46 points)
- Investment Banks / Investment Companies / Securities Companies (+13.26 points)
- Glass & Ceramics (+5.41 points)
- Synthetic & Rayon (+1.13 points)
- Food & Personal Care Products (+0.41 points)
Top Contributors to Index Movement
Negative Contributors:
- UBL (-106.29 points)
- MEBL (-103.62 points)
- BAHL (-92.86 points)
- MTL (-59.12 points)
- LUCK (-47.76 points)
Positive Contributors:
- HUBC (+212.1 points)
- HBL (+22.04 points)
- MCB (+15.71 points)
- NESTLE (+8.1 points)
- TGL (+7.32 points)
Broader Market Overview
The All-Share index closed at 49,395.96, with a net loss of 421.99 points. The total market volume was 385.18 million shares, down from 471.34 million in the previous session, while the traded value decreased by Rs5.03 billion to Rs15.45 billion.
In the broader market, there were 187,897 trades reported across 432 companies. Among these, 122 companies closed up, 254 closed down, and 56 remained unchanged.
Top Ten by Volume:
- PASL – 46,842,856 shares
- WTL – 20,763,571 shares
- HUBC – 20,112,895 shares
- JSBL – 16,864,576 shares
- KEL – 15,744,196 shares
- AIRLINK – 13,132,910 shares
- KOSM – 12,621,102 shares
- UNITY – 12,453,239 shares
- DFML – 11,166,435 shares
- HUMNL – 10,825,919 shares
Yearly Performance
The KSE-100 index has gained 36,779 points or 88.73% during the fiscal year. The ongoing calendar year has seen a cumulative increase of 15,781 points, equivalent to 25.27%.
