Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has announced the upcoming publication of its PSX Diaries for the calendar year 2024, continuing its tradition of providing valuable corporate information to the business community. This publication is particularly significant as it offers insights into various sectors of Pakistan's economy relevant to the capital market and its ecosystem.

TREC (Trading Right Entitlement Certificate) Holders are informed that to obtain the PSX diary for CY-2024, they need to send a request letter to the undersigned by December 15, 2023. This request should be accompanied by a cross cheque of PKR 1186/- per diary, payable to Appletree Graphics. The National Tax Number (NTN) for Appletree Graphics is 0685652-7.

The delivery of these diaries will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Notably, any TREC Holder ordering 100 or more diaries will receive a complimentary page (single color) for their names, monograms, or other corporate information, without additional charges. However, TREC Holders in Lahore and Islamabad regions are required to cover courier costs for the distribution of the PSX diary in their respective regions.

Additionally, TREC holding members have the opportunity to place advertisements in the PSX Diary 2024. The rates for advertisements are as follows: PKR 200,000/- plus SST for an ordinary inside page full color, PKR 320,000/- plus SST for two full inside pages full color, and PKR 145,000/- plus SST for an ordinary inside page single color. These advertisements must be confirmed with payment made by crossed cheque in favor of Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited, no later than November 30, 2023.

The PSX Diary is an essential tool for TREC Holders, offering them increased visibility and credibility within the national and international business community.

The exchange's turnover of shares has been particularly robust in July and October, with the number of shares traded in the 'Ready' section peaking at 7,984.831 million and 8,404.818 million, respectively. The Future Contracts segment also peaked during these months, indicating heightened investor activity and interest in the market's prospects.

The KSE 100 Index, a barometer of the market's performance, reflected this positive sentiment by rising from a base of 41,330.560 in May to 51,920.270 in October. The KSE All Share Index followed a similar trajectory, climbing from 27,703.240 to 34,558.220, marking substantial gains for investors across the board.

In contrast, the BKTi index slightly declined by 0.26%, and the JSGBKTI index fell by 0.42%. However, the OGTi index surged by 4.40%, indicating a strong performance by oil and gas companies. The PSX-KMI-All-Shares index, representing all the companies listed in the KMI 30 index, rose by 2.17%.

Trading volumes on the main board reached over 1 billion shares, with a traded value of PKR 28.86 billion. The market capitalization of the main board stood at PKR 8.29 trillion. The GEM board, although much smaller, showed trading activity with a volume of 39,500 shares and a traded value of PKR 351,035.

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the main board, with 235 companies ending the session higher and 118 lower. The publicly issued debt securities market listed 13 debt securities with a total issue size of PKR 70 billion, while privately placed debt securities listed 24 issues totaling PKR 516.51 billion.

The number of listed open-end mutual funds was 229, and there were 8 listed ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds).