KSE 100 Index is currently trading at 41,643 level, having fallen by 90 points. Up till now, 17.09 million shares have been traded in the market.
Market has reached an intraday high of 41,749 and a low of 41,526, having travelled in a range of 222 points so far.
Sectors within the KSE 100 that are at the bottom so far include Commercial Banks, Oil and Gas Exploration Companies, Oil and Gas Marketing Companies, Automobile Assembler and Engineering sector.
Currently oil benchmark WTI is trading at $74.78 per barrel up 0.82 percent, while BRENT is up by 0.93 percent to $77.96 per barrel. The upward trend in oil is a market response to Libya declaring force majeure on its oil supplies on Monday causing a significant loss of 850,000 barrels per day (bpd).
The scripts trading at KSE that are at the bottom today in the first half of the current session include Atlas Honda (ATLH) down by Rs. 24.22 or 5%, followed by Exide Pakistan Limited (EXIDE) down Rs.12.13 or 3.59% and Wah Noble Chemicals Limited, down Rs. 11.14 or 5%.
Volume at KSE so far is being led by Fauji Foods Limited (6.025 million) which is up 3% so far, followed by Unity Foods Limited (5.25 million) down by 1.59% and Siddiqsons Tin (2.94 million) up by 0.81%.
