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KSE-100: Bears hold sway as Covid-19 fears weigh on sentiments, index lost 208 points
April 13, 2021
Bulls and bears wrestled at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, as speculation over Covid-19 weighed on market sentiments.
On Monday, the benchmark KSE-100 opened on a positive note and touched intra-day high at 45,267.43 level after gaining 80.95 points. However, paring earlier gains, the index reversed to touch intra-day low at 44,757.31 level after losing 428.14 level.
By the closing bell the benchmark index lost 208.43 points to clock at 44,978.05 level. During the session the market cheered strong inflows from overseas Pakistani in the form of remittances which exceeded $2 billion for the10th consecutive month in March and clocked at $2.7 billion – up 43 per cent from a year earlier, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
KSE-100: Foreign selling weighs down index by 451 points
April 8, 2021
Following a short-lived recovery in the previous session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the market was in jitters on Wednesday owing to heavy selling pressure by the foreign investors, as benchmark KSE-100 index lost 451.12 points by the closing bell and breached 43,000 level.
Investors once again were in frenzy, as selling pressure in index heavy-weight stocks weighed on sentiments. On Wednesday, the index opened positive, following previous session’s gains, and touched intra-day high at 44,571.91 after it gained 167.91 points. However, reversing the earlier gains, the index entered negative territory and lost 646.65 points to touch intra-day low at 43,758.05 level.
KSE-100 Index plummets 752 points as Covid fears weigh on sentiments
April 6, 2021
Bears continued to wreak havoc at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as investors have struggled to gain a firm foothold ever since the benchmark KSE-100 index slipped from the recent high of 47,000 points, as market is being held hostage to the flare-up in Covid-19 infection cases that has forced fresh rounds of lockdown across the country.
Owing to weak economic indicators and Covid-19 fears, on Monday the kse-100 index lost another 752 points by the closing bell to clock at 43,548.21 level.
Investors have remained muted over positive exports data, which posted an increased to a ten-year high at $2.345 billion during March and appreciation of Rupee, which has led the chart of the world’s best-performing currencies in the first three months of CY21 as it closed on a stronger note with an appreciation of 4.43% against the US Dollars.
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