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KARACHI: The stock market fell by 232 points on Friday owing to selling pressures during the trading sessions.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 40,249 points as against 40,482 points showing a decline of 232 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market faced selling pressure and saw a drawdown of 311 points during the session, closing -232 points.

Market kept waiting for the official version of FATF plenary session till the close but merely got positive hints rather than an official statement.

E&P, Refineries, OMCs, Steel and Fertilizer bore selling pressure. MUGHAL announced financial results, which showed significant tax reversal that caused Investors to stay cautious and sell the stock, which brought stock price down in the closing half hour.

Trading activity in banking sector stocks remained muted. Cement Sector led the volumes with 19.6 million shares, followed by Food (9.8 million) and Power (9.1 million). Among scrips, MLCF topped the volumes with 8.1 million shares, followed by KAPCO (7.5M) and FFL (5.9 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include Fertilizer (-92 points), Banks (-64 points), E&P (-49 points), Inv Banks (-35 points), Power (+24 points) and Cement (+21 points).

Volumes slipped further from 112.1 million shares to 85.6 million shares (-24 percent DoD). Average traded value also declined by 24 percent to reach US$ 23.2 million as against US$ 30.6 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include MLCF, KAPCO, FFL, UNITY and DGKC, which formed 36 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively include HUBC (+24 points), LUCK (+18 points), SHFA (+8 points), HMB (+7 points) and PMPK (+6 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include ENGRO (-66 points), MCB (-44 points), DAWH (-34 points), OGDC (-31 points), and HBL (-24 points).

KARACHI: The stock market fell by 93 points on Thursday owing to selling pressure during trading sessions. The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 40,481 points as against 40,575 points showing a decline of 93 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market traded in a narrow range between +123 points as against -129 points and closed the session with -93 points.

Although crude oil price went up in the international market, listed Oil and Gas chain did not respond to it and faced selling pressure.

HBL dropped significantly over the day after news relating to its exposure in UAE broke whereby UAE Central Bank hinted probing the matter.

Other than E&P, Refineries and OMCs one the downside, Cement and Steel sectors also went down. Cement sector led the volumes with 17 million shares, followed by Banks (15.3 million) and O&GMCs (10.5 million).

Among scrips, HASCOL topped with 8.8 million shares, followed by BOP (8.7 million) and DGKC (8.1 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include E&P (-40 points), O&GMCs (-26 points), Cement (-25 points), Fertilizer (-19 points), Chemical (+17 points).

Volumes dipped again from 142.9 million shares to 112 million shares (-22 percent DoD). Average traded value also declined by 28 percent to reach US$ 30.6 million as against US$ 42.2 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include HASCOL, BOP, DGKC, UNITY and MLCF, which formed 35 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively include UBL (+34 points), COLG (+12 points), BAHL (+12 points), PKGS (+12 points) and IGIHL (+10 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include HBL (-45 points), OGDC (-17 points), MCB (-15 points), PPL (-13 points), and ENGRO (-12 points).

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has recomposed KSE-30 Index, which have high volume companies, and it will be implemented from March 13, 2020.

A notification issued on Thursday said that the PSX carried out the exercise of re-composition of KSE-30 Index for the review period from July 01, 2019 to December 31, 2019.

The recomposed KSE-30 Index will include Attock Refinery Limited and International Steel Limited. While The Bank of Punjab and Kot Addu Power Company Limited will be excluded in the new list.

The re-composed index, based on the prices of December 31, 2019 will be implemented from Friday March 13, 2020.

List of companies included in the KSE-30 Index on the basis of re-composition as on December 31, 2019:

01. Attock Refiner Limited: ATRL

02. Bank Al Habib Limited: BAHL

03. Bank Alfalah Limited: BAFL

04. D. G. Khan Cement Company Limited: DGKC

05. Engro Corporation Limited: ENGRO

06. Engro Fertilizers Limited: EFERT

07. Engro Polymer & Chemical Limited: EPCL

08. Fauji Cement Company Limited: FCCL

09. Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited: FFC

10. Habib Bank Limited: HBL

11. International Steel Limited: ISL

12. Lotte Chemical Limited: LOTCHEM

13. Lucky Cement Limited: LUCK

14. Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited: MLCF

15. Mari Petroleum Company Limited: MARI

16. MCB Bank Limited: MCB

17. Meezan Bank Limited: MEBL

18. Millat Tractors Limited: MTL

19. National Bank of Pakistan: NBP

20. Nishat Mills Limited: NML

21. Oil and Gas Development Company Limited: OGDC

22. Pak Electron Limited: PAEL

23. Pakistan Oilfields Limited: POL

24. Pakistan Petroleum Limited: PPL

25. Pakistan State Oil Company Limited: PSO

26. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited: SNGP

27. The Searle Company Limited: SEARL

28. The Hub Power Company Limited: HUBC

29. TRG Pakistan Limited: TRG

30. United Bank Limited: UBL

KARACHI: The stock exchange gained 399 points on Wednesday owing to positive vibes from ongoing FATF plenary session, analysts said.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 40,574 points as against 40,735 points showing an increase of 399 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market moved up today by 469 points during the session and closed +399 points.

Trading volumes also improved over the day, which took cue from positive signals from ongoing FATF plenary session, expectation of tamed inflation for the month of February and higher crude oil prices that helped OGDC stage recovery from last week’s levels.

The whole oil chain including E&P, OMCs and Refineries moved inline and showed buying interest from Investors. Similarly, Cement sector also saw buying activity that propped up stock prices, particularly DGKC, which traded near upper circuit.

Cement sector led the trading volumes with 24.1 million shares, followed by Vanaspati (21.6 million) and Technology (15.6 million). Among scrips, UNITY topped with 13.4 million shares, followed by HBL (5.4 million) and PSO (4.6 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include Banks (+73 points), E&P (+73 points), Cement (+51 points), Fertilizer (+39 points) and Power (+32 points).

Volumes improved from 91.6 million shares to 142.9 million shares (+56 percent DoD). Average traded value also increased by 33 percent to reach US$ 42.2 million as against US$ 31.6 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include UNITY, HASCOL, DGKC, MLCF and TRG, which formed 38 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively include OGDC (+50 points), UBL (+42 points), HUBC (+34 points), MCB (+32 points) and PPL (+22 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include HBL (-32 points), JLICL (-6 points), BAHL (-6 points), INDU (-5 points), and AGP (-4 points).

KARACHI: The stock market ended down by 101 points on Tuesday due to lackluster trading activities.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 40,175 points as against 40,277 points showing a decline of 101 points.

Analysts at Topline Securities said that the market continued with its momentum in terms of lackluster activity.

Index traded sideways making an intraday high of +324 points and intraday low of -211 points to finally close at 40,175 level.

Traded volume declined further to 92 million shares, whereas traded value improved slightly on DoD basis by 11 percent to Rs.4.9 billion.

Unity was volume leader for the second consecutive day of the week, as more than 13 million shares of the company changed hands during the trading activity.

PSO in the oil marketing sector declared its 2QFY20 result in which it posted EPS of Rs.6.19 for the quarter which was largely in line with expectation.

KARACHI: The stock market increased by 34 points on Monday amid dull trading activities.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 40,276 points as against 40,243 points showing an increase of 34 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market witnessed dull activity today barely trading 100 million shares, even lower than 118 million shares observed on Friday.

E&P, Fertilizer, Cement and OMCs bore selling pressure, and even Banking sector (barring HBL) faced selling pressure.

News related to HBL’s irregularities in New York branch caused panic amongst investors, however, HBL did recover significantly post clarification by Management on the issue.

The Stock, which has financial results due on February 19, traded near upper circuit.

Vanaspati sector ranked top among volume leaders with 16.1 million shares, followed by Cement (15.4 million) and Banks (12 million).

Among scrips, UNITY realized trading volumes of 16.1 million shares, followed by DGKC (9.1 million) and HASCOL (7.9 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include Banks (+74 points), OMCs (+23 points), E&P (30 points), Power (-29 points), Inv Banks (-13 points).

Volumes declined further from 117.6 million shares to 99.8 million shares (-15 percent DoD).

Average traded value increased by 16 percent to reach US$ 28.4 million as against US$ 24.5 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include UNITY, DGKC, HASCOL, HBL and PIBTL, which formed 42 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively include HBL (+108 points), KAPCO (+16 points), PSO (+15 points), JLICL (+7 points) and COLG (+6 points).

Stocks that contributed negatively include HUBC (-48 points), PPL (-17 points), OGDC (-15 points), MCB (-12 points), and DAWH (-12 points).

KARACHI: The stock market likely to remain range bound during next week owing to political uncertainty and concerns over coronavirus.

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KARACHI: The stock market fell by 212 points on Friday as selling pressure observed during the trading.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 40,243 points as against 40,455 points showing a decline of 212 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that similar to what was witnessed yesterday. The market opened on a positive note with +139 points and closed the session in red, with -180 points.

During the sessions, the index lost 361 points in total but last hour of trading saw some recovery with PSO showing some life, as the news related to Sukuk II broke.

Overall, selling activity was observed across the board barring few scrips in Banking sector. LOTCHEM announced relatively better results, however, concerns over product margins caused Investors to sell positions.

Despite having two sessions the trading volumes declined significantly over the day. Transport Sector led the volumes on the bourse with 19 million shares, followed by Chemical (15.3 million) and Technology (13.4 million).

Among scrips, PIBTL realized 17.5 million shares, followed by LOTCHEM (13.1 million) and HASCOL (9.1 million).

Sectors contributing to the performance include E&P (-49 points), Tobacco (-38 points), Inv Banks (-31 points), O&GMCs (-28 points), Fertilizer (-23 points) and Banks (+32 points).

Volumes declined from 197.6 million shares to 117.5 million shares (-41 percent DoD). Average traded value declined by 47 percent to reach US$ 24.5 million as against US$ 46 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include PIBTL, LOTCHEM, HASCOL, AVN and UNITY, which formed 48 percent of total volumes.

Stocks that contributed positively include HBL (+48 points), MCB (+24 points), MEBL (+14 points), IGIHL (+9 points) and NATF (+4 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include PAKT (-38 points), DAWH (-30 points), POL (-20 points), ENGRO (-19 points), and OGDC (-14 points).

KARACHI: The stock market fell by 76 points on Thursday owing to profit taking after the market witnessed massive recovery during past two days.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 40,455 points as against 40,531 points showing a decline of 76 points.

Analysts at Topline Securities said that the market opened on a positive note on the back of media reports that Pakistan and the IMF have concluded the staff level meeting in which they agreed on not having a mini-budget or reduction in the tax collection target. Alternatively, privatization proceeds are expected to fill the gap.

Index gained to make an intraday high of 256 points but lost momentum; trading sideways for most part of the day, with the index closing at 40,455 level (down 0.19 percent).

Traded volume increased by 9 percent on DoD basis to 197 million shares, whereas traded value decreased by 5 percent on DoD basis to Rs.7.1 billion. UNITY was today`s volume leader with 22.3 million shares.

DGKC announced its 2QFY20 result in which it posted EPS of Rs.1.14 on a consolidated basis. Earnings were considerably higher than expectation on account of higher than expected sales and margin for the quarter, as a result the scrip closed 4.5 percent up.

AKBL and FABL announced their 4Q2020 results in which they posted EPS of Rs.2.1 and Rs.1.06 on a consolidated basis respectively; AKBL also announced a final cash dividend of Rs.1.5/share.

KARACHI: The stock market continued to make recovery on Wednesday and gained 817 points on Wednesday owing to reports of IMF affirmation to revise tax collection target downwards.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 40,531 points as against 39,714 points showing a gain of 817 points.

Analysts at Topline Securities said that the market continued its momentum as the index increased by 2 percent during the course of the day to close at 40,531-level.

This rally in market was largely attributed to news of ongoing negotiation between Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revise down revenue target.

Earlier news flows suggested that IMF had agreed to lower revenue collection target to around Rs4.9 trillion (against a previous target of Rs5.2 trillion). The FBR has proposed the target of Rs4.7 trillion, the analysts said.

Traded volume and value increased by 12 percent and 25 percent on DoD basis to 180 million shares and Rs.7.5 billion respectively.

HASCOL was the volume leader for the second consecutive day, as 16mn shares of the OMC changed hands.

MEBL declared its 4Q2020 result announcement in which it posted consolidated EPS of Rs.3.68, along with a final cash dividend of Rs.2/share.

This result announcement was in line with expectation. CHCC in cement sector declared its 2QFY20 result announcement in which it posted LPS of Rs.1.14, this result announcement was better than the street estimate.

Following the result announcement investor interest was witnessed in the cement company, closing 3.30 percent higher.