Mix sentiments amongst investors weigh down index by 65 pts

November 29, 2018 (MLN): The KSE 100 index lost approximately 65 points by the day end and closed in at 40638 points. Oil and Gas Exploration Companies, Oil & Gas marketing companies and Chemical emerged as the major net losers as they took away 42, 31 and 20 points from the index respectively.

Among the index heavy weights, losses on the scrips of POL (-1.06%), COLG (-4.14%), OGDC (-0.63%) and PSO (-1.17%) coxed the index towards losses.

Within a range of 318 points, the index touched an intraday high of 40781 points and an intraday low of 40462 points. Around 53.3 million shares traded today for the scrips listed on the benchmark index with their total value recorded at Rs. 3.47 billion.

The broader KSE All share also lost around 18 points by the day end and closed in at 29,351 points.

An intraday high of 29,407 points and an intraday low of 29,193 points was recorded by the day end for the all share index with a range of 214 points.

Over 97.4 million shares of the scrips listed within the broader KSE All Share Index have been traded so far, with its value recorded at Rs. 4.74 billion.

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