KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the week on a positive note today (Friday), with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining over 440 points.
The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 40,798 points, showing an increase of 445 points. Meanwhile, the KMI-30 Index appreciated 553.00 points to close at 65,270.65, while the KSE All Share Index added 240.79 points, ending at 28,874.05.
Overall, the Index posted an increase of 2230 points since the recent bottom touched on October 6, 2020. Sectors contributing to the performance include Banks (+136 points), E&P (+88 points), Power (+44 points), Textile (+35 points), Autos (+35 points).
Volumes declined from 476.8 million shares to 358.8 million shares (-25 percent DoD). Average traded value also declined by 24 percent to reach US$ 72.8 million as against US$ 96.2 million.
Among scripts, HASCOL led the volumes with 53.9 million shares, followed by UNITY (34.9 million) and TRG (21.4 million). Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include HASCOL, UNITY, TRG, BOP and WTL, which formed 39 percent of total volumes.
