Karachi, August 9, 2019: Pakistan Stock Market continued trimming down on the last trading day of the week, with selling pressure in Banks, E&P and Cement sector stocks. Coming MSCI review had
Mid cap Cement, Steel and Refinery sector scrips traded green. NCL hit upper circuit upon notification of buy back.
Cement sector led the volumes table with 14.8 million shares, followed by Technology (9.8 million) and Banks (9.5 million). MLCF led the volumes with 7.7 million shares, followed by EPCL (5 million) and TRG (4.8 million).
The Index closed at 29,429 points as against 29,738 points showing a decline of 309 points (-1 percent DoD). Sectors contributing to the performance include Banks (-143 points), E&P (-119 points), Fertilizer (-49 points), O&GMCs (-22 points), Chemical (-11 points).
Volumes declined from 109.3 million shares to 76.4 million shares (-30 percent DoD). Average traded value also declined by 29 percent to reach US$ 19.5 million as against US$ 27.4 million.
Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include MLCF, EPCL, TRG, WTL and UBL, which formed 31 percent of total volumes.
Stocks that contributed positively include NESTLE (+14 points), MCB (+11 points), DGKC (+10 points), KTML (+5 points) and MLCF (+5 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include HBL (-75 points), OGDC (-47 points), PPL (-46 points), BAHL (-30 points) and ENGRO (-29 points).
