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KSE-100 stage sharp recovery amid buying spell by Mutual Funds; index up 976 points
Stocks stage sharp recovery at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), amid heavy buying spree by Mutual Funds.
On Monday , the benchmark KSE-100 opened on a positive note and touched intra-day high at 45,952.45 level after gaining 1,245.69 points. However, paring some early gains the index clocked at 45,682.77 index level by the closing bell after posting a 976.01 points gain.
During the session the strong earnings announcements propelled bullish sentiments as many scrips became active namely in the Banking, Oil, Fertilizer and Cement sector.
The government’s allocation of six exploration blocks to Oil & Gas exploration companies also resulted in strong investment inflows towards the sectors, specifically Oil & Gas Development Company Limited and Pakistan Petroleum Limited
KSE-100: Rising Covid cases stokes stricter lockdown fears as index losses deepen
April 24, 2021
Stocks continued their descent and extended losses for the third consecutive day at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as rising fears over stricter lockdown measures restrained the index.
On Friday, the benchmark kse-100 dipped to intra-day low of 566 points to touch 44,363.40 level, however, mid-session the index pared some of the losses.
During the session the market was gripped with fears of rising Covid cases and expected stricter lockdown measures in the NCOC meeting, after the Federal Minister for Planning and Development and the Chief of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar earlier this week issued a warning and said that if that if coronavirus situation worsens in the country, the government will be compelled to impose more restrictions.
KSE-100: Protests, strikes dents market sentiment; index loses 392 points
April 20, 2021
Bears returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, over rising uncertainty owing to violent protests in Lahore and subsequent calls of countrywide strike.
On the first trading session of the week, the benchmark KSE-100 opened on a negative note and touched intra-day low at 44,611.83 level after losing 693.8 points. However, paring early losses, the index clocked at 44,913.57 by the closing bell after posting loss of 392 points
During the session the market reacted to rising uncertainty in the country, owing to violent protests by the banned outfit in Lahore and subsequent calls of a nationwide strike by former chairman of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneebur Rehman, which was backed by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and JI Chief Sirajul Haq. The rising political noise dented the sentiments and kicked off a selling pressure.
Stocks to find footing on earnings bets
Business
April 18, 2021
Security and virus angst kept stocks on a tight leash in the outgoing week; however investors are betting on an earnings season rally in the days ahead, dealers said.
Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Shares Index closed 0.26 percent or 119.15 points higher over the last week to close at 45,305.63 points.
An analyst at Arif Habib Limited said this week trading commenced on a negative note amidst the ongoing third wave of Covid-19 and threat of lockdown.
“However, bulls took charge as positive sentiments were fueled by slowdown in infection ratio and 3.6 percent increase in international oil prices resulting in buying across heavyweights,” the analyst said.