Losses linger for stocks as caution sets in
Business
May 21, 2021
Stocks quit more gains on Thursday as political misgivings continued to tweak with the sentiment with caution setting in ahead of rollover week, dealers said.
Pakistan Stock Exchange s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Share Index lost 108.04 points or 0.24 percent to close at 45,574.07 points.
However, turnover increased by 206 million shares to 784.03 million from 578.30 million on Wednesday, while trading value ticked up to Rs20.82 billion against Rs20.79 billion.
Topline Securities in its daily market review said after slight positive opening, the market traded in range as investors were wary of upcoming rollover week.
Banks were the major laggards in todayâs trading session where HBL, HMB, MCB and UBL dented the index by 96 points cumulatively further E&P (oil and gas exploration and production)
Stocks lackluster as late exits reverse early gains
Business
April 1, 2021
Stocks on Wednesday kicked off with a good gap-up, aiming high, but late exits rolled back early gains as the third Covid wave continues to build up in the country, dealers said.
A Topline Securities commentary said equities closed slightly positive and benchmark KSE-100 Shares Index gained 0.22 percent or 96.82 points to close at 44,587 points.
Day-on-day, total traded volume increased 31 percent to 443 million shares and value 25 percent to Rs25.91 billion.
Pakistan raised $2.5 billion through bond deal on Tuesday which led the market to open with a gap-up with the index make an intraday high of 642 points, the brokerage said.
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PSX gains 558.81 points to close at 45,837.35 points
Published On 05 March,2021 09:24 pm
A total 317,237,196 shares were traded as compared to the trade of 441,496,386 shares previous day
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The KSE-100 index of the pakistan stock exchange (psx) Friday turned around and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 558.81 points, with positive change of 1.23 percent, closing at 45,837.35 points against 45,278.54 points on the last working day.
A total 317,237,196 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 441,496,386 shares the previous day whereas the price of shares stood at Rs15.944 billion against Rs21.232 billion previous day.
As many as 409 companies transacted shares in the stock market, 295 of them recorded gain and 88 sustained losses whereas the share price of 26 companies remained unchanged.
PSX gains 353.29 points to close at 46,933.63 points
Published On 03 February,2021 07:09 pm
A total 616,309,447 shares were traded as compared to the trade of 468,062,486 shares previous day.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The KSE-100 index of the pakistan stock exchange (psx) Wednesday continued with bullish trend, gaining 353.29 points, with positive change of 0.76 percent, closing at 46,933.63 points against 46,580.34 points on the last working day.
A total 616,309,447 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 468,062,486 shares the previous day whereas the price of shares stood at Rs29.503 billion against Rs23.261 billion previous day.
As many as 438 companies transacted shares in the stock market, 236 of them recorded gain and 184 sustained losses whereas the share price of 18 companies remained unchanged.