KSE index loses 49.67 points
Friday, 22 January 2010
KARACHI, Jan 21 (Business Recorder): After opening in positive, the Karachi share market witnessed support at low levels during mid-session, and KSE-100 index once again breached 10,000 psychological level Wednesday. However, the index closed at 9,904.74 points level, with a loss of 49.67 points due to selling in late hours.
Trading activities significantly improved due to activities in second- and third-tier stocks and the volume increased to 296.332 million shares as compared to 218.146 million shares traded Tuesday. Market capitalisation declined by Rs 15 billion to Rs 2.845 trillion.
Of 399 active stocks, 244 closed in negative and 139 in positive, while the value of 16 scrips remained unchanged. Lotte Pakistan was the volume leader with 42.683 million shares, however lost Re. 0.06 to close at Rs 10.28. Bank Falah and NBP gained Re. 0.23 and Re. 0.03 to close at Rs 14.21 and Rs 82.74 with 34.142 million shares and 9.391 million shares respectively.
Jahangir Siddiqui Co increased by Re. 0.30 to close at Rs 32.96 with 25.950 million shares. TRG Pakistan gained Re. 0.10 to close at Rs 3.03 with 22.991 million shares. Azgard Nine surged by Rs 1.10 to close at Rs 23.24 with 13.959 million shares. Pace (Pak) closed at Rs 6.036, slightly down by Re. 0.01 with 11.513 million shares. Nishat (Chunian) gained Re. 0.19 to close at Rs 25.56 with 9.068 million shares. Fauji Fertiliser Bin Qasim lost Re. 0.18 to close at Rs 30.36 with 8.246 million shares. PTCL declined by Re. 0.23 to close at Rs 19.77 with 7.993 million shares.
Unilever Pakistan and Unilever Food were the highest gainers and increased by Rs 99.82 and Rs 9.75 to close at Rs 2609.83 and Rs 1310.00 respectively, while Dreamworld and Wyeth Pak were the worst losers and declined by Rs 30.97 and Rs 30.25 to close at Rs 588.53 and Rs 1223.08 respectively.
Trading activities significantly improved due to activities in second- and third-tier stocks and the volume increased to 296.332 million shares as compared to 218.146 million shares traded Tuesday. Market capitalisation declined by Rs 15 billion to Rs 2.845 trillion.
Of 399 active stocks, 244 closed in negative and 139 in positive, while the value of 16 scrips remained unchanged. Lotte Pakistan was the volume leader with 42.683 million shares, however lost Re. 0.06 to close at Rs 10.28. Bank Falah and NBP gained Re. 0.23 and Re. 0.03 to close at Rs 14.21 and Rs 82.74 with 34.142 million shares and 9.391 million shares respectively.
Jahangir Siddiqui Co increased by Re. 0.30 to close at Rs 32.96 with 25.950 million shares. TRG Pakistan gained Re. 0.10 to close at Rs 3.03 with 22.991 million shares. Azgard Nine surged by Rs 1.10 to close at Rs 23.24 with 13.959 million shares. Pace (Pak) closed at Rs 6.036, slightly down by Re. 0.01 with 11.513 million shares. Nishat (Chunian) gained Re. 0.19 to close at Rs 25.56 with 9.068 million shares. Fauji Fertiliser Bin Qasim lost Re. 0.18 to close at Rs 30.36 with 8.246 million shares. PTCL declined by Re. 0.23 to close at Rs 19.77 with 7.993 million shares.
Unilever Pakistan and Unilever Food were the highest gainers and increased by Rs 99.82 and Rs 9.75 to close at Rs 2609.83 and Rs 1310.00 respectively, while Dreamworld and Wyeth Pak were the worst losers and declined by Rs 30.97 and Rs 30.25 to close at Rs 588.53 and Rs 1223.08 respectively.