KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index ended down by 300 points on Wednesday on reports of rift in ruling party, analysts said. The index closed at 45,682 points as against previous day’s closing of 45,982 points, showing a decline of 300 points.

The analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market turned negative today which was a reflection of political uncertainty created by the rifts between the senior members of the ruling party.

The index bore regression of 369 points during the session and realized a pull back, ending the session -300 points.

Cement, O&GMCs, Banks, Refinery, Steel sector stocks saw selling pressure.

However, the sentiment turned particularly negative due to persistent selling in Technology stocks. Among scrips, KEL led the table with 65.4 million shares, followed by UNITY (56.9 million) and HASCOL (44.1 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include Technology (-83 points), Cement (-72 points), Banks (-53 points), Textile (-29 points) and O&GMCs (-24 points).

Volumes increased from 536.8 million shares to 578.3 million shares (+8 percent DoD). Average traded value also declined from US$ 150.8 million to US$ 135.7 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include KEL, UNITY, HASCOL, WTL and TELE, which formed 41 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively to the index include MARI (+16 points), HASCOL (+14 points), KEL (+14 points), OGDC (+13 points) and ENGRO (+10 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include TRG (-70 points), LUCK (-24 points), HBL (-23 points), PSO (-22 points) and HUBC (-22 points).

KARACHI: The stock market gained 186 points on Tuesday in a range bound trading activity during the day. The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 45,982 points as against previous day’s closing of 45,796 points, showing an increase of 186 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market traded in a range during the session that saw an oscillation of -178 points and +238 points.

The decline observed earlier, on the back of profit booking in Technology stocks which triggered selling pressure in Banks, E&P and O&GMCs.

A rebound in buying activity brought back interest in PSO which helped pull stock price up by a good margin from LDCP.

Activity remained skewed towards GGL, UNITY, TRG and TELE which have made a robust rally in the past couple of months. Among scrips, WTL topped the volumes with 49.5 million shares, followed by TELE (49.1 million) and GGL (47.2 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include E&P (+80 points), O&GMCs (+74 points), Vanaspati (+37 points), Technology (+30 points) and Fertilizer (+18 points).

Volumes increased from 437.4 million shares to 536.5 million shares (+23 percent DoD). Average traded value also increased by 14 percent to reach US$ 151 million as against US$ 151 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include WTL, TELE, GGL, UNITY and TRG, which formed 38 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively to the index include PSO (+50 points), TRG (+43 points), UNITY (+37 points), MARI (+31 points) and PPL (+21 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include BAHL (-26 points), LUCK (-15 points), MCB (-14 points), SYS (-13 points) and ANL (-12 points).

KARACHI: The equity market gained 622 points on Monday in mixed trading session during the day. The benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 45,796 points as against previous closing of 45,175 points showing an increase of 622 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that first trading session after a long Eid vacation, the Market opened +347 points, courtesy LUCK & TRG.

MSCI EM review during the off period saw inclusion of LUCK and TRG and deletion of INDU, PKGS, OGDC and NBP that resulted in negative price performance in OGDC and likewise positive price performance in LUCK.

The momentum kept the interest alive and the index kept posting gains with a total addition of 632 points.

In addition, Tech stocks continued the uptrend with prominent performance by TRG, NETSOL and AVN. Among scrips, WTL topped the volumes with 72.9 million shares, followed by KEL (38.3 million) and GGL (35.9 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include Cement (+200 points), Technology (+140 points), Fertilizer (+55 points), Textile (+35 points) and Vanaspati (+34 points).

Volumes increased from 245.6 million shares to 437.4 million shares (+78 percent DoD). Average traded value also increased by 115 percent DoD to reach US$ 133.5 million as against US$ 62.2 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include WTL, KEL, GGL, TELE and UNITY, which formed 44 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively to the index include TRG (+135 points), LUCK (+94 points), UNITY (+34 points), MCB (+32 points) and MLCF (+24 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include OGDC (-65 points), PPL (-19 points), HBL (-8 points), NRL (-8 points) and BAFL (-6 points).

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) will remain closed next week due to a week-long holiday announced by the government for Eid ul Fitr celebrations. This decision will provide market participants with an extended break amidst the festive season.

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KARACHI: The stock market gained 231 points on Thursday despite extended holidays announced for Eid ul Fitr. The stock market will reopen on May 17, 2021.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 45,175 points as against previous day’s closing of 44,944 points, showing an increase of 231 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market opened on a positive note and after sustaining a short dip of 54 points below LDCP, bounced back, closing the session on a strong note at 231 points.

Cement, Fertilizer, Refinery and Technology stocks kept the interest alive and despite a long vacation investors took a long bet.

Trading volumes remained tilted towards off main board in WTL, TELE, however regardless of the recent onslaught on TRG and NETSOL, buying interest brought the stocks prices of pertinent stocks up generating considerable interest. Among scrips, WTL topped the volumes with 80.3 million shares, followed by TRG (14.7 million) and TELE (12.7 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include Cement (+80 points), Banks (+55 points), Technology (+33 points), Tobacco (+25 points), Power (+14 points), E&P (-30 points) and Chemical (-11 points).

Volumes declined from 259.8 million shares to 245.6 million shares (-6 percent DoD). Average traded value also declined by 36 percent to reach US$ 62.1 million as against US$ 96.7 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include WTL, TRG, TELE, UNITY and GGL, which formed 53 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively to the index include LUCK (+61 points), TRG (+37 points), BAFL (+26 points), PAKT (+25 points) and KAPCO (+14 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include UBL (-20 points), EPCL (-13 points), POL (-12 points), MARI (-10 points) and PPL (-10 points).

The equity market in Karachi closed on a positive note on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 380 points to settle at 44,944, up from the previous day’s closing of 44,564 points. This gain came despite volatile performance in the technology sector, which weighed down some key scrips.

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