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.

Karachi, (PPI Bot): The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) experienced a positive trend in its key indices, as evidenced by the latest market report. The KSE-30 index rose to 19,562.82, while the KSE-100 index increased to 58,899.84. Similarly, the KSE-All Share index, KMI-30 index, BATi index, OGTi index, and PSX-KMI index also showed upward movements.

The market witnessed a net change of 187.93 in the KSE-30 index, representing a 0.97% increase. The KSE-100 index saw a 1.20% rise with a net change of 701.08. Other indices like the KSE-All Share, KMI-30, BATi, OGTi, and PSX-KMI also reported increases ranging from 0.81% to 2.09%. The day's trading resulted in a turnover of 669,250,446 shares, valued at PKR 25,232,392,880, contributing to a market capital of PKR 8,530,291,134,693.

Significant turnover was observed in companies like WorldCall Telecom, Telecard Limited, Pak Refinery, Air Link Communication, Hum Network, Cnergyico PK, K-Electric Ltd., Fauji Fert Bin, Pak Elektron, and TRG Pak Ltd. These companies showed varied performance with turnovers ranging from over 13 million to 40 million shares.

Notable changes in individual stock prices were also observed. Hoechst Pak Ltd and Ismail Industries saw the highest increase in their rates, closing at PKR 1092.92 and PKR 931.72, respectively. In contrast, Nestle Pakistan and Pak Engineering experienced the most significant decreases, closing at PKR 8500.00 and PKR 577.20, respectively.

The future contracts market also displayed activity, with CNERGY-NOV, UNITY-DEC, UNITY-NOV, PTC-NOV, and PTC-DEC being the most active, with turnovers ranging between 11 million to nearly 13 million shares.