The benchmark KSE-100 of Pakistan Stock Market (PSX) index concluded Tuesday’s trading session at 79,552.88, marking an increase of 728.55 points or 0.92%.
INTRADAY MOVEMENT AND VOLUME
The index traded within a range of 761.81 points, reaching an intraday high of 79,740.35 (+916.02) and a low of 78,978.54 (+154.21) points. The total volume of the KSE-100 index was 192.80 million shares.
MARKET PERFORMANCE BY SECTOR
SUPPORTING SECTORS:
- Commercial Banks (+241.24pts)
- Fertilizer (+222.63pts)
- Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (+75.69pts)
- Engineering (+70.18pts)
- Oil & Gas Marketing Companies (+48.16pts)
DECLINING SECTORS:
- Textile Composite (-20.84pts)
- Synthetic & Rayon (-14.85pts)
- Miscellaneous (-11.48pts)
- Automobile Parts & Accessories (-11.22pts)
- Tobacco (-11.14pts)
INDEX MOVERS
Companies contributing positively included FFC (+159.27pts), PPL (+61.67pts), NBP (+55.44pts), INIL (+33.31pts), and UBL (+30.09pts). Conversely, companies exerting downward pressure were PSEL (-17.09pts), IBFL (-14.85pts), MARI (-11.87pts), ILP (-11.69pts), and THALL (-11.22pts).
ALL-SHARE INDEX AND BROADER MARKET
The All-Share index closed at 50,407.24, reflecting a gain of 404.65 points or 0.81%. Total market volume stood at 413.15 million shares, up from 306.04 million in the previous session, with a traded value of Rs16.60 billion, increasing by Rs2.85 billion.
MARKET ACTIVITY
There were 206,374 trades reported across 431 companies. Of these, 246 closed up, 128 closed down, and 57 remained unchanged.
