Karachi, (PPI Bot): Otsuka Pakistan (OTSU) reported an increase in its closing stock price. The shares, which opened at 106 PKR, escalated to 110.73 PKR at closing. The stock ranged between 106 PKR and 110.42 PKR, with a significant trading volume of 251,500 shares. The closing price was marked at 103 PKR.
Karachi, (PPI Bot): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) displayed a positive trend in its major indices on November 23, 2023. The KSE-100 index, a benchmark for market performance, closed at 58,899.84 points, up by 701.08 points or 1.20% from its previous closing. Other key indices also reflected growth, with the KSE-ALL-Shares index increasing by 398.45 points (1.02%) and the KSE-30 index rising by 187.94 points (0.97%).
The Market Capitalisation of the Main Board reached 8,530,291,134,693, with a total of 523 listed companies. The traded volume for the day was 669,250,446, with a traded value of 25,232,392,880. In the GEM Board, comprising 3 listed companies, the market capitalisation stood at 3,125,588,087, with a traded volume of 6,000 and a traded value of 254,150.
The debt securities market also showed activity. Publicly issued debt securities had 13 listed entities with a total issue size of 70,000,000,000, while privately placed debt securities had 24 listed entities with a total issue size of 516,513,300,000. The number of listed open-end mutual funds stood at 229, and there were 8 listed ETFs.
In terms of other indices, the KMI-30 index closed at 100,182.53 points, marking an increase of 871.08 points (0.88%). The BKTi index saw a significant increase of 279.12 points (2.09%), while the OGTi index experienced a decline, dropping by 94.63 points (-0.70%). The PSX-KMI-All-Shares index increased by 234.65 points (0.81%).
The PSXDIV20 index, which tracks the top dividend-paying companies, closed at 23,155.20 points, up by 311.04 points (1.36%). Other indices such as the UPP9, NITPGI, NBPPGI, MZNPI, JSMFI, ACI, and JSGBKTI also recorded gains, contributing to the overall positive sentiment in the market.