KSE-100 stage sharp recovery amid buying spell by Mutual Funds; index up 976 points
Stocks stage sharp recovery at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), amid heavy buying spree by Mutual Funds.
On Monday , the benchmark KSE-100 opened on a positive note and touched intra-day high at 45,952.45 level after gaining 1,245.69 points. However, paring some early gains the index clocked at 45,682.77 index level by the closing bell after posting a 976.01 points gain.
During the session the strong earnings announcements propelled bullish sentiments as many scrips became active namely in the Banking, Oil, Fertilizer and Cement sector.
The government’s allocation of six exploration blocks to Oil & Gas exploration companies also resulted in strong investment inflows towards the sectors, specifically Oil & Gas Development Company Limited and Pakistan Petroleum Limited