Stocks rally 685 points on institutional buying
KARACHI: Bulls on Friday staged a spectacular rally that saw the KSE-100 index storm past several barriers to close with stellar gains of 684.75 points (1.59 per cent) at 43,627.10.
Investors seemed to be relieved by the switchover of foreign investors’ sell to buy mode. The concerns over Pakistan being put on the gray list of Financial Action Task Force were also allayed to some extent.
Blue-chip scrips which had come under heavy beating in the last two sessions turned favourites with stock values increasing sharply, especially in the second session.
Institutional investors cherry-picked stocks across the board. Sectors contributing to this increase included commercial banks, increasing by 244 points, exploration and production 114 points, oil and gas marketing companies 58 points, cement 48 points and pharmaceutical 36 points.