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  • Stocks end up 156 points amid political noise

    Stocks end up 156 points amid political noise

    KARACHI: Pakistan stocks ended up by 156 points on Wednesday amid mounting political noise.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended at 42,351 points from previous day’s closing of 42,195 points, showing a gain of 156 points.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks plunge despite IMF program revival

    Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market opened in the negative zone today due to prevailing political noise.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index witnessed a range bound session today as investor remained on the side line awaiting for clarity on the political front.

    READ MORE: Stocks slip on mounting inflation concerns

    However, during the last trading hour value buying was observed in the cement sector which helped the index to close in the green zone.

    Volumes remained dry in the main board although hefty volumes were witnessed in the 3rd tier stocks

    Sectors contributing to the performance include Cements (+75.3 points), Chemicals (+32.3 points), Fertilizers (+23.1 points), Power (+22.9 points) and E&P’s (+18.7 points).

    READ MORE: Weekly Review: Pakistan stocks likely trade in green

    Volumes decreased from 237.6 million shares to 181.3 million shares (-23.7 per cent DoD). Average traded value also decreased by 1.5 per cent to reach US$ 33.0 million as against US$ 33.4 million.

    Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes are KEL, UNITY, EPCL, FCCL and WTL.

    READ MORE: Profit taking hammers Pakistan stocks to fall by 441 points

  • Indus Motor halts production of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan

    Indus Motor halts production of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan

    KARACHI: Indus Motor Company Limited on Tuesday announced to temporary halt its production of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan.

    Indus Motor is the manufacturer of Toyota cars in Pakistan.

    “The company has decided to temporarily shut down its production plant from September 01 to 16, 2022,” the company said in a communication sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

    READ MORE: Toyota Indus Motors announces plant shutdown

    “However, in case of any change in production plan due to approvals is being sought, the same will be communicated accordingly,” it added.

    Indus Motor said that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had introduced a mechanism through Circular No. 09 of 2022 on May 20, 2022, for obtaining prior approval for import of CKD kits and components of passengers cars (HS Code 8703 category) for the auto sector.

    “The delay in aforesaid approvals has created hurdles in clearance of import consignments of the company, resulting in significant reduction in inventory levels and consequently, creating adverse impact on the supply chain and production activities,” it added.

    The company said that due to insufficient inventory levels to maintain production, the company has decided to temporarily halt its production activities.

    READ MORE: Toyota Indus Motors offers 100% refunds on booking cancellation

    Previously on July 29, 2022 the company in another communication sent to PSX stated that due to unforeseen devaluation of the Pakistani Rupee, coupled with the Government restrictions, including the LC approval constraints rendering it impossible to import CKD kits without prior permission, and the continuing economic instability, the company is facing hurdles in import of CKD kits and components which is adversely affecting the supply chain and production activities.

    “The aforesaid delay and unforeseen factors have resulted in insufficient inventory levels as would be required to maintain further production. The situation is forcing the company towards a temporary production to shutdown and closure of the company’s plant.”

    READ MORE: Toyota lowers July production in Japan

    “In the light of above, the company on July 29, 2022 decided to temporarily shut down its production plant from August 01, 2022 to August 13, 2022,” according to previous announcement.

    The company in a report said that the auto sector is facing unprecedented difficulties in its operations due to ongoing economic challenges and factors beyond the control of automobiles manufacturers.

    READ MORE: Indus Motors rebuts plant shutdown reports

    The company further added: “the unprecedented devaluation of Pakistan Rupee (PKR), coupled with restrictions imposed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) regarding prior LC approval for Completely Knocked Down (CKD) imports and continuing financing instability has radically impacted the auto industry.”

  • Pakistan stocks plunge despite IMF program revival

    Pakistan stocks plunge despite IMF program revival

    KARACHI: Pakistan stocks witnessed a fall of 309 points on Tuesday despite the revival of loan program by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

    The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended 42,195 points from previous day’s closing of 42,504 points, showing a decline of 309 points.

    READ MORE: Stocks slip on mounting inflation concerns

    Analysts at Topline Securities said that Pakistan equities celebrated resumption of country’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program by IMF Board of Directors as the KSE100 index opened with positive 486 points.

    Buying interest witnessed across the board in the market which assisted market to made an intraday high at 43,052 (+548 points; up 1.41 per cent).

    READ MORE: Weekly Review: Pakistan stocks likely trade in green

    However, profit taking kicked in at the aforesaid level which pushed index towards intraday low at 42,106 (-398 points; down 0.94 per cent) before eventually settled at 42,195 (-309 points; down 0.73 per cent) for the day.

    Another highlight of the day was on the macro front where Pakistani Rupee gained Rupee 1.8 (0.82 per cent) against the greenback in the interbank trading and closed at 220.12 versus US Dollar.

    READ MORE: Profit taking hammers Pakistan stocks to fall by 441 points

    Banks, Fertilizer and Tech sector stocks contributed negatively to the index where HBL, ENGRO, TRG, BAHL & MCB lost 136 points, cumulatively. On the flip side, SYS, DAWH and SRVI have witnessed some buying interest as they added 35 points collectively, today.

    Around 238 million shares traded today at the bourse while total value clocked in at Rs7.3 billion. KEL led the volumes chart today with trading of 38 million shares in it, today.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks dip 305 points in dull trading

  • Stocks slip on mounting inflation concerns

    Stocks slip on mounting inflation concerns

    KARACHI: Pakistan stocks slipped by 87 points on Monday owing to concerns over mounting inflation.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended 42,504 points from last Friday’s closing of 42,591 points, showing a decline of 87 points.

    READ MORE: Weekly Review: Pakistan stocks likely trade in green

    Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market observed a negative session on Monday August 29, 2022 due to concerns over mounting inflation and GDP growth rate.

    Investors’ participation remained sideways throughout the day although value buying was witnessed in the last trading hour which helped the index to recover as it made an intraday low of 763 points.

    READ MORE: Profit taking hammers Pakistan stocks to fall by 441 points

    Volumes remained dry in the main board whereas hefty volumes were witnessed in the 3rd tier stocks.

    Sectors contributing to the performance include E&P’s (-29.5 points), Food & Personal Care (-25.7 points), Autos (-17.8 points), Pharmaceuticals (-15.9 points) and Textiles (-13.4 points).

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks dip 305 points in dull trading

    Volumes decreased from 265.7 million shares to 229.2 million shares (-13.7 per cent DoD). Average traded value also decreased by 19.4 per cent to reach US$ 32.8 million as against US$ 40.7 million.

    Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes are WTL, KEL, CNERGY, PRL and UNITY.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks end flat to 43,338 points

  • Weekly Review: Pakistan stocks likely trade in green

    Weekly Review: Pakistan stocks likely trade in green

    KARACHI: Pakistan stocks likely to trade in positive zone during the next week owing to expected transfer of IMF tranche under Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

    Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that with IMF and Pakistan meeting scheduled in the coming week, it is expected that IMF will approve the $1.17 billion tranche enabling the disbursement within a week or so.

    READ MORE: Profit taking hammers Pakistan stocks to fall by 441 points

    Albeit, we expect the market to be positive in the upcoming week. Keeping in view the ongoing result season, some sectors and scrips are expected to stay in the limelight.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is currently trading at a PER of 4.2x (2023) compared to Asia Pacific regional average of 12.7x while offering a dividend yield of 9.6 per cent versus 2.7 per cent offered by the region.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks dip 305 points in dull trading

    The market commenced on a negative note on the back of concerns over new tax measures taken by the government to increase revenue collection.

    However, the investor sentiment revived after SBP kept the policy rate unchanged. Moreover, the momentum further strengthened after Qatar announced plans to invest $3 billion in various commercial and investment sectors, while Saudi Arabia pledges to invest $1 billion.

    In addition to this, the latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) this week shows, current account deficit during July 2022 shrank by 45 per cent MoM to $1.21 billion. However, the market turned negative again after the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) depreciated against USD, closing the week at PKR 220.66 (down by PKR 6.00|2.8 per cent WoW).

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks end flat to 43,338 points

    Whereas, SBP reserves fall by $87 million, to settle at $7.8 billion. With the anticipation of the re-imposition of sales tax on petroleum products, the nervousness with regards to inflation re-surfaced.

    Hence, the market closed at 42,592 points, shedding 679 points (down by 1.57 per cent) WoW.

    Sector-wise negative contributions came from i) Banks (143 points), ii) Miscellaneous (138 points), iii) Power (101 points), iv) OMCs (80 points) and v) Chemical (59 points).

    Whereas, sectors which contributed positively were i) Fertilizer (70 points), and ii) Cement (28 points). Scrip-wise negative contributors were PSEL (137 points), HUBC (104 points), PSO (79 points), HBL (48 points) and TRG (48 points). Meanwhile, scrip-wise positive contribution came from LUCK (75 points), SYS (35 points), TGL (26 points), FFC (25 points) and POL (19 points).

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks gain 540 points on unchanged policy rate

    Foreigners selling continued this week, clocking in at USD 1.9 million compared to a net sell of USD 2.8 million last week. Major selling was witnessed in Commercial Banks (USD 3.7 million) and E&P (USD 0.7 million). On the local front, buying was reported by Banks/DFIs (USD 4.1 million) followed by Individuals (USD 3.8 million). Average volumes clocked in at 250 million shares (down by 52 per cent WoW) while average value traded settled at USD 37 million (down by 35 per cent WoW).

  • Profit taking hammers Pakistan stocks to fall by 441 points

    Profit taking hammers Pakistan stocks to fall by 441 points

    KARACHI: Pakistan stocks lost 441 points on Friday as the profit taking hammered the benchmark index to close in red zone.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended down to 42,591 points from the previous day’s close of 43,032 points, showing a decline of 441 points.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks dip 305 points in dull trading

    Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the PSX witnessed a negative session due to the last day of rollover week as investors opted for profit-taking.

    The first session consisted of dull activity despite opening in the green zone. However, in the second session investors opted for profit taking which hammered the index to close in the red zone.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks end flat to 43,338 points

    Main board volumes stayed dry. On the contrary, hefty volumes were observed in the 3rd tier stocks.

    The Index closed at 42,591.51 points, down by 441.06 points (-1.02 per cent DoD). Sectors contributing to the performance include Banks (-85.5 points), Technology (-64.0 points), OMC’s (-61.1 points), E&P (-48.3 points) and Cement (-37.7 points).

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks gain 540 points on unchanged policy rate

    Volumes increased from 208.1 million shares to 265.8 million shares (+27.7 per cent DoD). Average traded value also increased by 16.1 per cent to reach US$ 40.9 million as against US$ 35.3 million.

    Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes are KEL, PRL, PAEL, CNERGY and HASCOL.

    READ MORE: Pakistan equities fall by 444 points on political noise

  • Pakistan State Oil’s profit surges by 224% to Rs95.72 bn

    Pakistan State Oil’s profit surges by 224% to Rs95.72 bn

    Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO) on Friday declared massive growth in net annual profit of 224 per cent to Rs95.72 billion for the year ended June 30, 2022.

    The state oil company announced profit after tax at Rs95.72 billion for the year ended June 30, 2022 as compared with Rs29.55 billion in the preceding fiscal year.

    PSO announced Earnings Per Share (EPS) of Rs194.35 for the fiscal year under review as compared with Rs62.63 in the preceding fiscal year.

    READ MORE: National Bank announces 28% fall in net profit for 1HCY22

    According to consolidated financial results submitted to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the Board of Directors of PSO in their meeting on August 26, 2022 approved final cash dividend for the financial year ended June 30, 2022 at the rate of Rs10 per share i.e. 100 per cent.

    According to the consolidated results, the net sales of the company surged to Rs2,541.73 billion for the year ended June 30, 2022 as compared with Rs1,223.68 billion in the preceding year.

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    The gross profit of the company jumped to Rs178.13 billion for the fiscal year 2021/2022 as compared with Rs57.25 billion in the preceding fiscal year.

    Annual expenses of PSO also increased to Rs37.62 billion as compared with previous year’s Rs20.69 billion.

    Profit from operations sharply increased to Rs165.83 billion during fiscal year 2021/2022 as compared with Rs55.98 billion.

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  • Pakistan stocks dip 305 points in dull trading

    Pakistan stocks dip 305 points in dull trading

    KARACHI: Pakistan stocks ended down by 305 points on Thursday in dull trading activity during the day.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell to 43,033 points from previous day’s closing of 43,338 points, showing a decline of 305 points.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks end flat to 43,338 points

    Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market was remained range bound throughout the day owing to concerns over rising inflation and political noise.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index opened in the positive zone but dull activity was observed. In the last trading hour, profit taking was witnessed across the board which dragged the index in the red zone.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks gain 540 points on unchanged policy rate

    Volumes remained dry in the main board although hefty volumes were witnessed in the 3rd tier stocks.

    Sectors contributing to the performance include Power (-142.4 points), Fertilizer (-32.0 points), E&P’s (-28.4 points), Banks (-27.6 points) and Technology (-25.0 points).

    READ MORE: Pakistan equities fall by 444 points on political noise

    Volumes decreased from 256.5 million shares to 208.1 million shares (-18.9 per cent DoD). Average traded value also decreased by 11.0 per cent to reach US$ 35.5 million as against US$ 39.9 million.

    Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes are WTL, HASCOL, PIAA, TELE and HUBC.

    READ MORE: Weekly Review: monetary policy decision likely to dictate market

  • Pakistan stocks end flat to 43,338 points

    Pakistan stocks end flat to 43,338 points

    KARACHI: Pakistan stocks ended flat on Wednesday as range bound trading activities observed during the day.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended at 43,338 points from previous day’s closing of 43,367 points, showing a decline of 29 points.

    READ MORE: Pakistan stocks gain 540 points on unchanged policy rate

    Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that a range bound session was observed in the market today due to roll-over week.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index opened in the positive zone but sluggish activity was witnessed throughout the day.

    READ MORE: Pakistan equities fall by 444 points on political noise

    In the last trading hour profit taking was observed which led the index to close in the red zone.

    Volumes remained dry in the main board although healthy volumes were witnessed in the 3rd tier stocks.

    Sectors contributing to the performance include Cement (-43.8 points), Misc. (-43.5 points), Inv Banks (-19.1 points), Textile Composite (-12.2 points) and E&P (-12.1 points).

    READ MORE: Weekly Review: monetary policy decision likely to dictate market

    Volumes decreased from 324.4 million shares to 256.5 million shares (-20.9 per cent DoD). Average traded value also decreased by 9.4 per cent to reach US$ 40.1 million as against US$ 44.2 million.

    Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes are HASCOL, KEL, PIAA, BAFL and TPLP.

    READ MORE: Weekly Review: stock market likely to move in positive zone

  • Hascol Petroleum announces rehabilitation plan

    Hascol Petroleum announces rehabilitation plan

    KARACHI: Hascol Petroleum Limited on Wednesday announced a rehabilitation plan for the company through settlement of liabilities.

    In a communication sent to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Hascol Petroleum said that the Board of Directors of the company, in its meeting held on August 23, 2022, approved the plan for rehabilitation of the company through restructuring and settlement of liabilities of the company as per proposal prepared by the management.

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    The board has also approved the draft of letter to be sent to all secured creditors/banks/financial institutions conveying the rehabilitation plan and the process intended to be followed by the company for implementing the same i.e. through a Scheme of Arrangement to be presented to the High Court of Sindh at Karachi.

    The board has further given the management a go-ahead to prepare the scheme on the basis of the rehabilitation plan in consultation with the transaction legal counsel and auditors/accountants engaged by the company for such purpose and present the same for approval of the board for submission before the relevant competent court.

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    The scheme is, however, subject to its approval by the creditors and shareholders and sanction of the competent court as per requirement of the relevant law and requisite approvals to be obtained from competent authorities.