PAKISTAN STOCK MARKET SUMMARY TODAY: The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Monday’s trading session at 80,212.79, showing a decrease of 70.01 points or 0.09%. The index traded in a range of 547.24 points, showing an intraday high of 80,627.49 (+344.69) and a low of 80,080.25 (-202.55) points. The total volume of the KSE-100 Index was 211.36 million shares. A day earlier!
MARKET PERFORMANCE
Of the 100 index companies, 41 closed up, 56 closed down, while 3 remained unchanged.
SECTOR PERFORMANCE
The KSE-100 index was dragged down by:
- Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (-92.03pts)
- Cement (-55.38pts)
- Fertilizer (-55.12pts)
- Power Generation & Distribution (-33.69pts)
- Oil & Gas Marketing Companies (-24.86pts)
On the other hand, the index was supported by:
- Commercial Banks (+260.37pts)
- Refinery (+9.79pts)
- Miscellaneous (+7.94pts)
- Investment Banks / Investment Companies / Securities Companies (+3.63pts)
- Sugar & Allied Industries (+1.57pts)
TOP CONTRIBUTORS
Companies dragging the index lower:
- OGDC (-47.65pts)
- HUBC (-44.91pts)
- MCB (-27.20pts)
- MEBL (-27.09pts)
- BAFL (-25.31pts)
Companies adding points to the index:
- HBL (+117.49pts)
- BAHL (+64.40pts)
- NBP (+62.57pts)
- HMB (+57.04pts)
- AKBL (+31.56pts)
ALL-SHARE INDEX
In the broader market, the All-Share Index closed at 50,776.35 with a net loss of 88.13 points or 0.17%. Total market volume was 448.98 million shares compared to 496.78 million in the previous session, while traded value was recorded at Rs19.00 billion, showing a decrease of Rs0.33 billion. There were 215,785 trades reported in 432 companies, with 152 closing up, 229 closing down, and 51 remaining unchanged.
TOP TEN BY VOLUME PSX STOCK
- BOP: 34,409,587
- NBP: 28,497,851
- PIAHCLA: 25,106,233
- WTL: 22,357,559
- HUMNL: 16,562,332
- AKBL: 16,461,542
- KEL: 14,283,572
- OCTOPUS: 11,546,364
- PRL: 10,872,613
- HASCOL: 10,674,151
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
To note, the KSE-100 has gained 1,768 points or 2.25% during the fiscal year, whereas the ongoing calendar year has witnessed a cumulative increase of 17,762 points, equivalent to 28.44%.
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