Stocks fell at the Pakistan Stock Exchange this morning.
The PSX-100 index dropped 396.61 points, or 0.24%, to 165,534.37. This was the reading at 9:39am today, October 22. The index may move more before the market closes.
On Wednesday, the PSX-100 had gone the other way. It rose 779.34 points, or 0.47%, to close at 165,930.99. Today’s fall gives back part of that gain.
These big-name stocks traded lower this morning:
- Attock Refinery (ARL)
- Hub Power (HUBCO)
- Mari Petroleum (MARI)
- Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC)
- Pakistan Petroleum (PPL)
- Pakistan State Oil (PSO)
- Sui Southern Gas (SSGC)
- Sui Northern Gas (SNGPL)
- Habib Bank (HBL)
- United Bank (UBL)
Weak sectors included car makers, cement, oil and gas exploration, oil marketing companies, power generation, and refineries.
