Karachi, Macro View of the Market

As of October 20, 2023, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) hosts 523 listed companies with a total listed paid-up capital of 1,635,021 million. The market capitalization stood at 7,379,128,276,260, indicating some heft in the financial landscape. Traded volumes reached 430,052,557 while the traded value for the day was 14,611,241,042. There were 188 advancers and 145 decliners, with 17 remaining neutral, out of a total of 350 companies traded.

In terms of debt securities, there are 13 publicly issued ones with a total issue size of 70,000,000,000.

Additionally, the market contains 25 privately placed debt securities, with a total issue size of 518,013,300,000.

Turning towards the PSX indices, the KSE-100 index closed at 50,731.87 after a rise of 366.72 points, recording a 0.73% change. The KSE-All-Shares index stood at 33,689.03, gaining 62.51 points with a 0.19% change. The KSE-30 closed at 17,459.00, marking a gain of 172.95 points or a 1.00% increase. The KMI-30 ended the day at 86,090.10, up by 595.78 points, equating to a 0.70% change. Other notable indices include BKTi, which closed at 12,373.59 after gaining 138.98 points or a 1.14% change. OGTi, however, declined by 48.60 points, closing at 12,108.95, a 0.40% drop. PSX-KMI-All-Shares closed at 24,665.60 with a modest gain of 53.12 points, or a 0.22% increase.

Indices like PSX DIV 20, UPP 9, and NITP GI closed with gains of 232.93 (1.20%), 219.51 (1.48%), and 118.34 (1.01%) points, respectively. Conversely, the HBLTTI index, as of October 19, 2023, showed a decline of 21.47 points, closing at 12,236.36, marking a 0.18% drop.