December 08, 2020 (MLN): The capital markets remained range bound on Tuesday. The indices swung in both directions throughout the session as investors remained cautious in trading due to pressure of political uncertainty amid PDM meeting scheduled today.
The benchmark KSE-100 index ended the choppy session flat by losing mere 13.53 points today and closed at 42,101 points. This was 0.03% lower compared to the previous closing.
The Index traded in a range of 287.41 points or 0.68 percent of the previous close, showing an intraday high of 42,233.96 and a low of 41,946.55.
Of the 97 traded companies in the KSE100 Index, 42 closed up 50 closed down, while 5 remained unchanged. The total volume traded for the index was 194.70 million shares.
Sector-wise, the index was let down by Oil & Gas Exploration Companies with 37 points, Technology & Communication with 27 points, Oil & Gas Marketing Companies with 14 points, Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. with 11 points and Food & Personal Care Products with 9 points.
The most points taken off the index was by PPL which stripped the index of 19 points followed by FFC with 15 points, SYS with 14 points, PSO with 14 points and SEARL with 13 points.
Sectors propping up the index were Cement with 48 points, Commercial Banks with 35 points, Engineering with 16 points, Fertilizer with 6 points and Paper & Board with 4 points.
The most points added to the index was by MLCF which contributed 19 points followed by UBL with 14 points, ENGRO with 13 points, ISL with 11 points and MCB with 10 points.
All Share Volume increased by 29.24 Million to 409.74 Million Shares. Market Cap decreased by Rs.1.50 Billion.
Total companies traded were 383 compared to 399 from the previous session. Of the scrips traded 160 closed up, 201 closed down while 22 remained unchanged.
Total trades increased by 9,180 to 147,258.
Value Traded increased by 0.57 Billion to Rs.18.51 Billion
| Company | Volume |
|---|---|
| Maple Leaf Cement Factory | 31,696,370 |
| Fauji Foods | 23,132,500 |
| TRG Pakistan | 22,547,000 |
| Hascol Petroleum | 21,698,787 |
| Unity Foods | 21,000,000 |
| Pakistan Refinery | 18,575,500 |
| NetSol Technologies | 17,007,500 |
| Aisha Steel Mills | 15,688,500 |
| Avanceon | 11,042,500 |
| Telecard | 9,372,500 |
| Sector | Volume |
|---|---|
| Technology & Communication | 73,678,900 |
| Cement | 54,326,787 |
| Engineering | 39,859,400 |
| Food & Personal Care Products | 35,507,780 |
| Refinery | 33,404,700 |
| Oil & Gas Marketing Companies | 30,056,501 |
| Vanaspati & Allied Industries | 21,029,700 |
| Chemical | 18,411,100 |
| Commercial Banks | 15,672,040 |
| Power Generation & Distribution | 12,000,900 |
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