Pakistan’s benchmark equity indices demonstrated a positive trajectory on Monday, with both the KSE30 and KSE100 registering gains, even as regular market segment turnover and traded value experienced a notable contraction. This mixed performance saw the overall market capitalisation increase, despite reduced daily trading activity in the main board.
The KSE30 index closed the day at 49,396.77 points, marking an increase of 306.55 points from its previous close of 49,090.22. This represented a percentage gain of 0.62 per cent, with the index touching a high of 50,414.83 and a low of 49,199.25 during the session.
Similarly, the broader KSE100 index also moved upwards, settling at 163,948.94 points. It recorded a rise of 954.77 points, or 0.59 per cent, from its preceding level of 162,994.17 points. Intraday trading saw the index reach a high of 167,245.54 and a low of 163,417.84.
In the regular market (REG) segment, turnover dropped significantly to 696,704,307 shares from the previous day”s 837,371,894. Concurrently, the traded value also decreased, moving from 36,345,753,046 to 34,913,433,073. Despite this dip in trading activity, the overall market capitalisation for the regular segment witnessed an expansion, rising to 18,124,616,600,311 from 18,022,784,322,326.
Elsewhere, the Debt Financial Certificates (DFC) segment recorded an increase in both turnover and traded value, with 165,075,000 units worth 8,631,052,130 changing hands, up from 163,587,500 units valued at 8,405,024,185. Conversely, the Odd Lot (ODL) segment experienced a decline, with turnover falling to 1,743 shares from 2,185, and traded value reducing to 37,620 from 46,389.
The Clearing Settlement Funds (CSF) segment remained inactive, reporting zero turnover and traded value for the day.