The KSE-100 index gains 5,448.56 points on Tuesday, November 10, closing at 179,335.24 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). That is a rise of 3.13 percent from 173,886.69 points at the close of the previous trading session. The benchmark index is the main gauge of how the PSX moves, so a gain of this size shows a strong day for listed shares.
How the session closed
The PSX is Pakistan's main stock exchange, and the KSE-100 is its benchmark index, a single figure that tracks the market as a whole. The total market capitalisation, meaning the combined market value of listed companies' shares, rose to Rs19.397 trillion from Rs18.909 trillion. That is an increase of about Rs488 billion in a single session.
The KSE-100 index gains came with a mixed picture across the market. Of the 501 companies that traded in the ready market, the regular segment where shares are bought and sold for immediate settlement, 363 posted gains, 107 suffered losses and 31 remained unchanged. Trading volume, which counts the number of shares changing hands, fell to 972.432 million shares from 1,479.999 million the previous session.
The value of those trades moved the other way. Traded value rose to Rs50.665 billion from Rs22.572 billion, which suggests that fewer shares changed hands at higher average prices. Cnergyico PK led the volume chart with 70.087 million shares, followed by Tasdeeq Information with 46.846 million and K-Electric with 42.270 million.
Stocks that moved most
Among the top gainers, Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited rose by Rs134.90 to close at Rs8,534.89, while Sazgar Engineering Works Limited advanced by Rs96.94 to settle at Rs1,505.04. On the losing side, Attock Refinery Limited declined by Rs33.04 to close at Rs949.12, and National Refinery Limited fell by Rs31.53 to Rs442.92.
In the futures market, known in the figures as the DFC market, turnover stood at 203.687 million shares worth Rs10.667 billion. That compares with 135.948 million shares worth Rs5.876 billion in the previous session. The breakdown for this market is unclear, because 269 advances, 35 declines and 2 unchanged companies add up to 306, more than the 269 companies that traded there, so those counts should be read with caution.
What comes next
These figures describe one trading session, so they do not show whether the rise will continue. The next few sessions will show whether the KSE-100 index gains recorded on Tuesday hold, or whether prices settle back as investors react to the new levels.
Aasan alfaaz mein
PSX ke benchmark KSE-100 index ne Tuesday ko 5,448.56 points ka izafa dekha aur 179,335.24 par band hua. Yeh ek din ka tez izafa hai, aur iska seedha faida un logon ko hota hai jin ke paas shares ya un se juri sarmaya kari hai. Aam gharana is ka fauri asar kam mehsoos karega, lekin share holders ke liye portfolio ki qeemat barh sakti hai. Agle kuch dinon ka rujhan dekh kar hi andaza lagaya ja sakta hai.
