KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks witnessed a positive trend on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) gaining 192 points. This increase was driven by investor optimism surrounding expectations that the key policy rate will remain unchanged in the upcoming monetary policy statement.

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KARACHI: Pakistan stocks have witnessed bearish trend on Thursday which was continued since alarming rise in coronavirus.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended at 44,826 points as against previous day’s closing 44,833 points, showing a decrease of 7 points.

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Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that bearish momentum was witnessed today due to alarming Covid-19 cases and higher international oil prices.

Market opened on a bleak note and stayed in the red zone throughout the day. Main board activity remained gloomy. On the flip-side, activity continued to remain side-ways as market witnessed hefty volumes in the 3rd tier stocks.

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In the last trading hour, across the board buying was observed as short-sellers jumped in to square-off positions.

Sectors contributing to the performance include Technology (-83.1 points), Fertilizer (-22.8 points), Inv. Banks (-17.8 points), Commercial Banks (-9.5 points) and Automobile Assembler (-6.5 points).

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Volumes increased from 236.9 million shares to 254.2 million shares (+7.3 per cent DoD). Traded value decreased by -10.7 per cent to reach US$ 43.8 million as against US$ 49.1 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include WTL, CNERGY, GGL, TELE and KEL.

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s stocks on Wednesday plunged by 674 points owing to sharp increase in international oil prices and alarming rise in coronavirus cases in the country.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 44,833 points as against previous day’s ending at 45,507 points, showing a decrease of 674.

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Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that bloodbath session was witnessed today due to alarming Covid-19 cases and higher international oil prices.

Market opened on a bleak note and stayed in the red zone throughout the day due to selling pressure from the mutual funds.

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Cement sector stayed under pressure due to uptick in international coal prices. In the last trading hour, across the board hefty selling was observed.

Sectors contributing to the performance include Cement (-101.1 points), Technology (-98.8 points), Commercial Banks (-73.0 points), E&P (-50.1 points) and Fertilizer (-47.6 points).

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Volumes increased from 165.1 million shares to 236.9 million shares (+43.5 per cent DoD). Traded value also increased by 14.5 per cent to reach US$ 49.2 million as against US$ 42.9 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include WTL, TRG, TELE, CNERGY and HASCOL.

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KARACHI: The stocks have fallen by 105 points on Tuesday owing to rise in coronavirus cases and surge in oil prices in international markets.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended at 45,507 points as against previous day’s closing of 45,612 points, showing a decrease of 105 points.

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Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market continued to remain range bound due to uptick in Covid-19 cases and higher international oil prices.

Market opened on a bleak note and stayed dull throughout the day. In Power sector, HUBC remained in the limelight as it announced interim cash dividend of 6.5 per share.

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In the last trading hour, profit taking was witnessed due to upcoming monetary policy and IMF board to meet on January 28. Activity continued to remain side-ways as market witnessed hefty volumes in the 3rd tier stocks.

Sectors contributing to the performance include Cement (-54.6 points), Commercial Banks (-38.6 points), Power (-26.3 points), Technology (-24.2 points) and Textile Composite (-11.3 points).

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Volumes decreased from 173.5 million shares to 165.1 million shares (-4.8 per cent DoD). Traded value increased by 23.9 per cent to reach US$ 42.9 million as against US$ 34.7 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include TRG, WTL, HUBC, TELE and CNERGY.

KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) observed dull trading on Monday due to alarming rise in COVID-19 cases.

The index closed at 45,612 points as against last Friday’s closing of 45,763 points, showing a decrease of 151.3 points.

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Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market continued to remain under pressure due to uptick in COVID-19 cases and higher international oil prices.

Market opened on a bleak note and stayed dull throughout the day even after passing of mini-budget by the President and recovery of PKR against dollar as investors remained risk-averse due to alarming Covid-19 numbers.

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Cement sector stayed in the red zone due to uptick in international coal prices. In the last trading hour, value buying was observed. Activity continued to remain side-ways as market witnessed hefty volumes in the 3rd tier stocks.

Sectors contributing to the performance include Technology & Communication (-100.8 points), Commercial Banks (-28.0 points), Refinery (-13.8 points), Textile Composite (-7.5 points) and Insurance (-7.3 points).

Volumes decreased from 240.0 million shares to 173.5 million shares (-27.7 per cent DoD). Traded value increased by 0.1 per cent to reach US$ 34.70 million as against US$ 34.66 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include WTL, TRG, CNERGY, ACIETF and TELE.

KARACHI: The stock market is likely to stay positive during the next week owing to results season with expectations of better earnings.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market to remain positive in the upcoming week.

With commencement of the result season, certain sectors and scrips are expected to stay under limelight.

Moreover, any update with regards to IMF’s 6th review will have an impact on the market.

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The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is currently trading at a PER of 5.2x (2022) compared to Asia Pacific regional average of 14.1x while offering a dividend yield of ~8.6 per cent versus ~2.3 per cent offered by the region.

The market commenced on a positive note this week. However, the momentum shifted to red zone given delay in IMF’s review.

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Alongside this, resurgence of higher COVID-19 cases (especially Omicron variant) raised expectation of a potential imposition of restrictions and smart lockdown.

However, the sentiment once again turned positive after the Finance Supplementary Bill (mini-Budget) got passed despite strong protest by opposition, ending the uncertainty.

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Moreover, auto numbers depicted a massive growth in the month of Dec’21 of 96 per cent YoY/ 46 per cent MoM. Furthermore, hike in Arab Light prices to USD 86.16/bbl generated activity in the E&P sector. Lastly, Pak Rupee appreciated to PKR 176.07 against USD. The market closed at 45,763 points, gaining 418 points (up by 0.9 per cent) WoW.

Sector-wise positive contributions came from i) Commercial Bank (328 points), ii) Miscellaneous (54 points), iii) Chemical (50 points), iv) Power Generation & Distribution (47 points), and v) Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (37 points). Whereas, sectors which contributed negatively were i) Cement (67 points), ii) Technology & Communication (64 points) and iii) Fertilizer (26 points). Scrip-wise positive contributors were HBL (87 points), MCB (73 points), PSEL (57 points), HUBC (43 points) and COLG (39 points). Meanwhile, scrip-wise negative contribution came from SYS (53 points), LUCK (38 points) and ENGRO (33 points).

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Foreign remained net buyers this week, clocking-in at USD 0.53 million compared to a net buy of USD 24.2 million last week. Major buying was witnessed in Technology (USD 0.5 million) and Power (USD 0.4 million). On the local front, selling was reported by Mutual Funds (USD 9.9 million) followed by Companies (USD 2.4 million). Average volumes clocked-in at 356 million shares (up by 12 per cent WoW) while average value traded settled at USD 51 million (down by 12 per cent WoW).

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KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks ended flat on Friday owing to an alarming rise in coronavirus cases in the country.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 45,763.5 points as against previous day’s closing of 45,763.2 points.

Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market continued to remain volatile as Country reported an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases.

The market opened on a bleak note and stayed dull throughout the day even after passing of the mini-budget by the National Assembly as investors remained risk-averse due to rising Covid-19 cases.

In the last trading hour, profit taking was witnessed across the board. Activity continued to remain side-ways as the market witnessed hefty volumes in the 3rd tier stocks.

Sectors contributing to the performance include Banks (+43 points), E&Ps (+28 points), Fertilizer (+18 points), Automobile (+10 points) and Chemicals (+10 points).

Volumes decreased from 327.6 million shares to 240.0 million shares (-26.7 per cent DoD). Traded value also decreased by 5.9 per cent to reach US$ 34.6 million as against US$ 36.8 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include UNITYR3, WTL, CNERGY, DSL and UNITY.

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KARACHI: Pakistan stocks fell by 153 points on Thursday amid infection of coronavirus i.e. COVID-19 rose to four-month high.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 45,763 points as against previous day’s closing of 45,916.3 points, showing a decrease of 153 points.

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Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market remained volatile today as Country reported highest ever Covid-19 infections in the last four months.

Market opened on a bleak note as investors remained risk-averse. In Refinery sector, CNERGY remained in the limelight as its board approved acquisition of 57.37 per cent stake in Puma Energy by virtue of which it will become second largest retail fuel network in Pakistan.

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In the last trading hour, profit taking was witnessed across the board. Activity continued to remain side-ways as market witnessed hefty volumes in the 3rd tier stocks.

Sectors contributing to the performance include Technology & Communication (-50.4 points), Cement (-33.8 points), Tobacco (-14.3 points), Pharma (-12.0 points) and Vanaspati (-11.0 points).

Volumes decreased from 514.4 million shares to 327.6 million shares (-36.3 per cent DoD). Traded value also decreased by 38.9 per cent to reach US$ 36.7 million as against US$ 60.1 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include CNERGY, WTL, HASCOL, UNITYR3 and TRG.

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KARACHI: The stocks gained 35 points on Wednesday amid across the board profit taking observed during the day.

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KARACHI: The stocks observed volatile trading on Tuesday owing to surge in the cases of Omicron – the new variant of COVID-19.

The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 45,881.1 points as against previous day’s closing of 45,887.6 points, showing a decrease of 6.5 points.

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Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that the market remained volatile today due to rapid surge in the Covid-19 cases as within the past 10 days positivity rate has jumped from 1.08 percent to 3.66 percent showing an increase of 338.9 percent since the start of the New Year.

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Profit taking was witnessed across the board. However, rally in banking sector was observed due to the expectation of foreign inflows. Activity continued to remain side-ways as market witnessed hefty volumes in the 3rd tier stocks.

Sectors contributing to the performance include Cement (-31 points), E&P (-28 points), Technology & Communication (-20 points), Power (-10 points) and Tobacco (-10 points).

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Volumes decreased from 356.9 million shares to 339.1 million shares (-5.0 per cent DoD). Traded value also decreased by 17.9 per cent to reach US$ 55.2 million as against US$ 67.2 million.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include WTL, HASCOL, UNITYR3, TRG and HUMNL.

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