KARACHI (February 08, 2010): Healthy trading activity on the last trading session of the week ended on February 6, 2010 supported the KSE-100 index to register an increase of 155.54 points to close at 9,769.73 points level. The market remained lacklustre during first three sessions of the week.

KARACHI (February 08, 2010): The open interest at the futures counter decreased by a significant 23.5 percent on week-on-week basis to Rs 348 million. The futures spreads surged by 734bps to settle at a level of 12.10 percent due to liquidity issues creating volatility in the rates, analysts said. Trading activity at the futures counter decreased by a significant 56 percent on weekly basis to 2.0 million shares.

KARACHI (February 07, 2010): Pakistan Government International Bonds daily prices for Saturday (February 06, 2010)

KARACHI (February 07, 2010): The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

KARACHI (February 07, 2010): The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

KARACHI (February 07, 2010): The following were the cross transactions between client to client & financial institutions here on Saturday (February 06, 2010).

KARACHI (February 06, 2010): Despite political and security concerns, foreign investors' interest continued at the local equity market during the week ended February 4, 2010. According to National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) data, a fresh inflow of $4.79 million of foreign investors portfolio investment was witnessed at the country's equity market during the first four days of this month.

KARACHI (February 06, 2010): The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has assigned a stability rating of 'AA (f)' (Double A - fund rating) to Atlas Money Market Fund (AMF), an open-end money market fund. The fund's rating denotes a very strong capacity to manage relative stability in returns and low exposure to risks.

KARACHI (February 05, 2010): Karachi share market witnessed healthy trading activity on Thursday on the back of rise in wellhead gas prices and easing up political situation, analysts said. The benchmark KSE-100 index surged by 142.10 points to close at 9,769.73 points level. The market opened on a positive note and the index crossed 9,800 psychological level to hit 9,803.90 points intra-day high.

LAHORE (February 05, 2010): Equities on Thursday registered gains across the board amid bullish sentiments on the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) following buying spree in the blue chips on account of reconciliation between the coalition partners in the Sindh government. The LSE-25 index rose to 3048.55 against 2993.81 of Wednesday.