Oil refineries lead gains on stock market
Stock trading began on a negative note on Thursday but saw a rebound in subsequent hours. JS Global said buying activity observed, especially in oil stocks, in the later part of the session. According to Arif Habib Ltd, refinery stocks also received strong demand in the second half of the session. Attock Refinery Ltd, National Refinery Ltd and Pakistan Refinery Ltd resumed their upside after being in the correction mode following the approval of the Refinery Policy. Engro Corporation Ltd disappointed investors with a pay-out that was below market expectations, it added. “Going forward, we recommend investors should adopt a buy-on-dips strategy in banking, exploration and production and textile sectors,” said JS Global. As a result, the KSE-100 index settled at 48,325.84 points, up 179.40 points or 0.37 per cent from the preceding session. The overall trading volume increased 16.6pc to 226.9 million shares. The traded value decreased 30.6pc to Rs10 billion on a day-on-day basis.