Karachi, December 24, 2019: Market oscillated between -553 points and +480 points today and closed the session +320 points. Market opened on a negative note with -51 points and extended the losses later. Investors remained cautious in buying in oil chain, but gradually gained momentum by session end, which saw OGDC trading near upper circuit.
Food sector led the volumes with 28.6 million shares, followed by Technology (28.1 million) and Banks (27.9 million). Among scrips, FFL traded 25.9 million shares, followed by UNITY (13.4 million) and BOP (11.8 million).
The Index closed at 40,328 points as against 40,008 points showing an increase of 320 points (+0.8 percent DoD). Sectors contributing to the performance include E&P (+91 points), O&GMCs (+36 points), Power (+35 points), Cement (+32 points) and Fertilizer (+26 points).
Volumes increased from 179.1 million shares to 236.2 million shares (+32 percent DoD). Average traded value also increased by 25 percent to reach US$ 56.5 million as against US$ 44.9 million.
Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include FFL, UNITY, BOP, TRG and WTL, which formed 31 percent of total volumes.
Stocks that contributed positively include OGDC (+51 points), HUBC (+28 points), PPL (+23 points), LUCK (+22 points) and SNGP (+18 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include BAHL (-20 points), UBL (-10 points), SHFA (-8 points), BAFL (-5 points), and EFUG (-4 points).
