The banking sector maintained its top contributor’s position and added 274 points to index gains , market expects interest rate hike of 25?50bps in upcoming monetary policy meeting.
Oil and gas sector added 25 points to index as crude oil prices were up by 2.2%. Market participation in terms of volumes dropped by 6%, while value dropped by 17%.
The volume of stocks traded hit 82.6 million worth Rs5.96 billion, compared to 36.1 million share worth Rs 3.5 billion traded previous day.
Top five stocks including HBL (+3.4%), BAHL (+4%), UBL (+1.6%), MCB (+1.5%) & PPL (+1.3%) added 390 points to the index.
Top five stocks including HBL ( 3.4%), BAHL ( 4%), UBL ( 1.6%), MCB ( 1.5%) and PPL ( 1.3%) added 390 points to the index gain, whereas stocks including POL (?1.2%), HUBC (?0.9%), DGKC (?1%), PAKT (?1.2%) & INDU (?1.7%), withheld 32 points from the index.
Published in Daily Times, March 22th 2018.
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