January 14, 2022 (MLN): After experiencing the range-bound session, the capital market closed flat on Friday amid a lack of positive triggers as the benchmark KSE-100 merely gained 0.25 points to settle at 45,763.45.

The Index traded in a range of 254.93 points or 0.56 percent of the previous close, showing an intraday high of 45,989.23 and a low of 45,734.30.

Of the 96 traded companies in the KSE100 Index 35 closed up 55 closed down, while 6 remained unchanged. The total volume traded for the index was 90.20 million shares.

Sectors propping up the index were Commercial Banks with 43 points, Oil & Gas Exploration Companies with 28 points, Fertilizer with 18 points, Automobile Assembler with 10 points and Chemical with 10 points.

The most points added to the index was by HBL which contributed 29 points followed by PPL with 14 points, FFC with 13 points, INDU with 11 points and BAFL with 8 points.

Sector wise, the index was let down by Cement with 46 points, Power Generation & Distribution with 19 points, Engineering with 13 points, Technology & Communication with 12 points and Refinery with 9 points.

The most points taken off the index was by HUBC which stripped the index of 16 points followed by LUCK with 14 points, UNITY with 12 points, AVN with 9 points and TRG with 8 points.

All Share Volume decreased by 87.62 Million to 239.98 Million Shares. Market Cap increased by Rs.14.64 Billion.

Total companies traded were 350 compared to 353 from the previous session. Of the scrips traded 136 closed up, 194 closed down while 20 remained unchanged.

Total trades decreased by 14,854 to 89,327.

Value Traded decreased by 0.38 Billion to Rs.6.10 Billion

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