PSX Closing Bell: Steady, As She Goes

MG News | May 19, 2025 at 04:20 PM GMT+05:00

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May 19, 2025 (MLN): The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Monday's trading session at 119,689.63, showing an increase of 40.49 points or 0.03%.

The index traded in a range of 1,034.87 points, showing an intraday high of 120,285.54 (+636.40) and a low of 119,250.67 (-398.47) points.

The total volume of the KSE-100 Index was 119.53 million shares.

Of the 100 index companies, 50 closed up, 49 closed down, while 1 was unchanged.

Top gainers during the day were POML (+10.00%), RMPL (+10.00%), MUGHAL (+6.47%), PKGP (+4.88%), and KTML (+4.74%).

On the other hand, top losers were AGL (-3.21%), PTC (-3.04%), IBFL (-2.96%), MARI (-2.80%), and HCAR (-2.22%).

In terms of index-point contributions, companies that propped up the index were ENGROH (+223.87pts), PPL (+75.15pts), PSO (+37.93pts), RMPL (+28.62pts), and PKGP (+27.72pts).

Meanwhile, companies that dragged the index lower were MARI (-144.28pts), FFC (-63.38pts), LUCK (-62.01pts), UBL (-47.18pts), and SYS (-24.71pts).

Sector-wise, KSE-100 Index was supported by Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. (+226.92pts), Textile Composite (+56.18pts), Oil & Gas Marketing Companies (+39.70pts), Engineering (+36.84pts), and Power Generation & Distribution (+21.95pts).

While the index was let down by Cement (-144.43pts), Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (-59.04pts), Technology & Communication (-58.93pts), Commercial Banks (-58.39pts), and Fertilizer (-57.30pts).

In the broader market, the All-Share Index closed at 74,188.26 with a net loss of 20.99 points or 0.03%.

Total market volume was 425.37 million shares compared to 572.29m from the previous session while traded value was recorded at Rs22.27 billion showing a decrease of Rs6.75bn.

There were 286,725 trades reported in 465 companies with 222 closing up, 199 closing down, and 44 remaining unchanged.

**Top Ten by Volume**
Symbol	Price	Change %	Volume
FFL	16.28	7.32%	60,601,551
CSIL	3.15	4.31%	20,056,727
PREMA	46.13	-7.42%	18,289,768
GATM	22.71	2.39%	15,459,424
WTL	1.26	0.00%	11,543,439
KEL	4.39	-0.23%	8,553,628
PPL	175.75	1.95%	8,304,279
GCWL	10.62	10.40%	7,904,089
AGHA	8.69	7.55%	7,863,604
LOTCHEM	21.56	2.77%	7,257,543

To note, the KSE-100 has gained 41,245 points or 52.58% during the fiscal year, whereas it has increased 4,563 points or 3.96% so far this calendar year.

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