Karachi Stock Market NewsKarachi Stock Market NewsA blog providing daily updates on the Karachi Stock Market, with news, company dividend information and KSE-100 index movements. The rollercoaster of a day trader's dream /nightmare riding the KSE-100 index. Articles
7,720 - some recovery
2009-07-31 23:58:00 After 5 sessions of downward movement, the KSE-100 index recovered on Friday to close up at 7,720, up 229 points ( 3%). The market was boosted on the positive news of talks with the IMF loan being on track and the SBP governor’s remarks hinting a rate cut in the upcoming Monetary Policy on ... More About: Recovery , Dividends
7,491
2009-07-30 23:28:00 Unable to sustain its intra-day high of 7,597, the Karachi Stock market slid down to 7,465 and closed down at 7,491. Volumes were low at 72.4 million shares traded. The market has lost 372 points since last Friday morning, and is 4.96 % down. Undoubtedly the Vaseline jars are making their re-appearance ! Dividends : ...
7,536
2009-07-29 23:01:00 Dividends : United Bank Limited’s net profit witnessed a decline of 24 percent during the period January to June 2009 compared to the corresponding period last year.According to figures released by Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), UBL posted a net profit of Rs4.28 billion with earnings per share Rs3.85 during January to June 2009. This shows ... More About: Dividends
7,674
2009-07-28 23:12:00 The KSE-100 index made a low of 7,580 today and then recovered to close at 7,674. Volumes were relatively low with 64.5 million shares traded. The market has lost nearly 200 points in the last 3 sessions on the SBP rate cut delay, the rupee getting fucked again and still no leverage product. Dividends : ...
7,711
2009-07-27 23:06:00 Board Meetings : UBL & ENGRO will announce their results 2moro. News : After a ban of over three months, the deliverable futures market re-started functioning at the share market from Monday. On its first trading day, futures volume was only 984,500 shares-one percent of cash market volume of 121.618 million shares. Analysts believed that it ... More About: Board Meetings
7,783
2009-07-24 14:37:00 The KSE-100 index made a high of 7,897.15 and then took a downturn on the news of the SBP’s Monetary Policy announcement scheduled for 2moro would be delayed until August 15th. From Monday 27th July the following 18 stocks will be available to trade as deliverable future contracts : Oil and Gas Development Company, ...
7,863
2009-07-23 23:46:00 Market Low : 7,802.81 High : 7,863.86 Market Close : 7,863.86 — 61.05 points up
Results / Dividends for July 2009
2009-07-22 23:29:00 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim : 5% Cash - EPS : 0.53 Engro Polymer & Chemical : EPS : 0.16 Engro Chemical Ltd : 20% Cash - EPS : 3.95 Arif Habib Ltd : 25% Bonus + 15% Cash Arif Habib Securities Ltd : EPS : ( - 7.38 ) Fauji Fertlizer Ltd : 26% Cash - EPS ... More About: Results , Dividends , July
5,748
2009-03-06 23:22:00 Market Low : 5,726.38 High : 5,813.59 Market Close : 5,748.10 — 40.17 points down
5,788
2009-03-05 13:32:00 The Karachi Stock market made a high of 5,924 and closed lower after some profit taking. The index looks like it might struggle its way towards 6200, depending on what further political bullshit transpires. Dividends : Shell Pakistan has reported a loss after tax of Rs5.164 billion during the first half of 2008-09 compared to ... More About: Oil
Ban on current CFS Mk-II proposed
2009-03-03 00:37:00 The Continuous Funding System (CFS) committee has proposed to ban the existing CFS Mk-II and Deliverable Futures in the country’s stock exchanges with immediate effect. The committee has proposed to introduce Cash Settlement Futures (CSF) and other investor-friendly products of international standards.The CFS committee in its meeting held here on Monday decided that the final ... More About: Current
Results/Dividends for March 2009
2009-03-02 19:18:00 Arif Habib Ltd : EPS : -1.97 JSCL : EPS: 2.78 Shell Pakistan : EPS : -75.41 More About: Results , Dividends , March
Board Meetings for March 2009
2009-03-02 00:50:00 Shell Pakistan : 4th Mar. United Bank Ltd. : 12th Mar. Packages Ltd : 16th Mar. Adamjee Insurance : Bank Alfalah : National Bank of Pakistan : More About: Board Meetings , Board , March , Meetings
A week of corrections
2009-03-01 23:23:00 (There are no graphs for the last week as the KSE website has changed and its daily index chart is embedded in Flash. If anyone knows of an alternative website, with a daily chart for the KSE-100 index that is easy to save as a png. file , then please leave a comment.) The week opened ... More About: Dividends , Week , Corrections
OGDC H1 08/09 profit up 32.5%
2009-02-26 10:59:00 Pakistan’s biggest listed firm, Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd (OGDCL), reported a 32.5 percent rise in earnings for the first half of the 2008/09 financial year.Net profit for the six months to Dec.31st totalled 32.07 billion rupees ($401.5 million), compared with 24.20 billion rupees a year ago. OGDCL, announced an interim cash dividend of ... More About: Profit
5,580 - Market nosedives on Sharif?s disqualification
2009-02-25 18:43:00 The Karachi Stock market got reamed today following the Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify the stupidest fucking politician in the history of Pakistan and his brother, from contesting in elections. Sharif ’s hypocritical bullshit over the last year regarding restoring the judiciary did nothing but cause trouble, riots and create political uncertainty. History has shown his ... More About: Market , Dividends
5,776 - 5,961 : 6k breaks intra week
2009-02-22 23:28:00 The Karachi Stock market had a successful week boosted by corporate results and the news of its possible re-inclusion in the MSCI Frontier Index. Successfully breaking 6,000 this week, the market took a breather and witnessed profit taking by Friday’s close. Next week should see the market remain tight with results from Pakistan Telecommunication ... More About: Dividends , Week , Breaks
Results/Dividends for February 2009 - II
2009-02-16 14:38:00 Rafhan Maize : 400% Cash - EPS : 161.57 National Refinery : EPS : -9.92 Attock Cement : 17.5% Cash - EPS : 9.98 Lucky Cement : EPS : 5.99 MCB Bank : 10% Bonus - 25% Cash - EPS : 24.47 Pakistan State Oil : 50% Cash - EPS : -58.59 More About: Results , Dividends , February
Board Meetings for February 2009 - II
2009-02-16 01:23:00 Lucky Cement : 16th Feb. Muslim Commercial Bank Pakistan State Oil Co. : 17th Feb. ICI Pakistan : 18th Feb. Fauji Cement Co. Askari Bank : 21st Feb Indus Motors : 24th Feb. Sui Northern Gas : 26th Feb. Habib Bank Ltd : 28th Feb. More About: Board Meetings , Board , Meetings , February
5,573 - 5,625 : SECP grants relaxtion for equity securities under IAS-39?
2009-02-15 23:41:00 The week began at 5,573 and the Karachi stock market dipped down below 5,400 on fears of the accounting process for all companies for their last quarter results. On Friday the index rose 3.5% on the news that the SECP had relaxed the the accounting treatment for equity securities under the International Accounting Standard ... More About: Grants , Securities , Equity
5,377 - 5,597
2009-02-08 23:30:00 Another positive week for the Karachi Stock market, opening at 5,377 and closing up at 5,597. There seems to be a bit more confidence in the market this week and foreign selling is being absorbed reducing in its intensity. In lieu of positive results to be announced in the current result season, the market ...
Market Closed - Kashmir Day
2009-02-05 03:11:00 The Karachi Stock Exchange will remain closed today due to a public holiday. Trading will resume 2moro. More About: Market , Kashmir , Closed
Results/Dividends for February 2009
2009-02-02 17:48:00 Nishat Mills Ltd: EPS : 7.49 Kot Addu Power Co. : 22.5% Cash EPS : 3.08 Unilever Pakistan Ltd : 114% Cash EPS : 149 Nestle Pakistan : 250% Cash EPS : 34.24 More About: Results , Dividends , February
Board Meetings for February 2009
2009-02-02 01:14:00 Nishat Mills Ltd : 2nd Feb. Kot Addu Power Co. : 4th Feb. Unilever Pakistan : 6th Feb. Nestle Pakistan Ltd : 9th Feb. National Refinery Ltd : 14th Feb. Lucky Cement : 16th Feb. Muslim Commercial Bank Pakistan State Oil Co. : 17th Feb. ICI Pakistan : 18th Feb. Fauji Cement Co. Askari Bank : 21st Feb Indus Motors : 24th ... More About: Board Meetings , Board , Meetings , February
Hitting a five year low :4,815 - 5,377
2009-02-01 23:50:00 After weeks of constant downside and the market being fucked shapeless for one reason or another, this week saw 4 days of consecutive upside. Having sunk to a five year low on Monday, the index recovered and continued to do so for the next four sessions. The result season is about to begin ... More About: Year
Results/Dividends for January 2009
2009-01-20 12:41:00 D.G. Khan Cement : 20% rights at a premium of Rs.10/- Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim : 22.5% Cash. EPS : 3.10 Engro Chemical : 20% Cash + 40% rights at a premium of Rs.40/- EPS : 20.50 More About: Results , Dividends , January
Board Meetings for January 2009
2009-01-15 16:27:00 Engro Chemical : Jan.21st Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. : Jan.26th More About: Board Meetings , Board , January , Meetings
6,143
2009-01-11 23:39:00 This week finally saw some upward movement after days and days of the market being bashed to hell. Friday saw some profit-taking and a healthy positive close. While it will take some time to renew total investor confidence ( for those who have any money left ! ) , this is a step ...
5,793
2009-01-04 23:08:00 The week saw the market sliding even further downwards and lost another 700 odd points since last Friday. The news that the mythical 20 billion rupee fund will start from Monday saw the market rise for the first time since the floor opened. Hopefully there will be some recovery for the coming ...
5,865
More articles from this author:2008-12-31 16:15:00 The final trading session for 2008 ended on another negative note with the market closing below 6000. Exactly one year ago the market closed at 14,077. 2008 has definitely been the worst year for the Karachi Stock market, a sentiment shared by almost all other markets. The only cheerful note here is that the market ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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