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KSE-100: Selling pressure continues owing to pending futures open positions; index lost 186 points
May 4, 2021
Stocks at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) were hammered on the first trading day of the week as the index continued to lose ground to selling pressure over rising political uncertainty and negative economic indicators.
However, pending futures open positions led to additional selling pressure on Monday. Irfan Saeed, Senior Vice president, BMA Capital Management Limited, said open positions on the last trading of the roll-over week stood at a gargantuan Rs.31 billion, and since Friday’s trading hours were cut short, investors were unable to square their positions. This situation led to heavy offloading of the equities on Monday, he noted.
Market watch: Inflation hike dents investor interest at PSX
Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 186.15 points to close at 44,076.20
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KARACHI:
Bear maintained a firm grip over the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday, in line with the performance during the last futures rollover week, as soaring inflation fuelled selling pressure across the board ahead of upcoming prolonged holidays.
According to data announced by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the inflation reading skyrocketed to 11.1% in April.
Moreover, the benchmark KSE-100 index maintained the downtrend due to news that the government had decided to close all businesses during 10-day long Eidul Fitr holidays, which forced investors to trade cautiously as they avoided taking fresh positions.
KARACHI: The stock market remained under pressure for the second day in a row on Wednesday as investors continued offloading their positions amid lack of positive triggers with the result the benchmark KSE 100-index lost 233.75 points, or 0.52 per cent, to close at 45,059.12 points.
Topline Securities Ltd noted in its market report that the trading began on a positive note and the index made an intraday high of 296 points. However, the market didn’t sustain the positivity as the second half witnessed a low of 272 points after ECC deferred summary till next meeting on 40pc payments to independent power producers (IPPs).
KSE-100: Covid lockdown fears, roll-over week keeps sentiments in check; index loses 233 points Equities Correspondent
Stocks continue to lose ground at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as rising covid-19 cases in the country have stoked fears of complete lockdown.
On Wednesday, the benchmark KSE-100 opened on a positive note and touched intra-day high at 45,588.94 level, but reversing its trajectory the index also touched intra-day low at 45,020.83 level. However, the index clocked at 45,059.12 level by the closing bell after posting a 233.75 points loss
During the session the investors booked profit owing to the recent surge in the stock price as a result of strong earnings season. Moreover, investors also offloaded equities, earlier bought at attractive rates owing to roll-over week.