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Pakistan Equity Market: Weekly Review - Market Remains Range Bound

  • KSE100 rose 0.8%WoW (337ppt) closing at 42,842pts. Benchmark Index remained range bound during the week where the results of Allied Bank (ABL), Engro Fertilizer (EFERT) and Aisha Steel (ASL) failed to garner significant interest as earnings were broadly in line with market expectations.
  • Market activity remained on the higher side though it was lower compared with that of previous Week. As such, average daily traded value/volume stood at USD78mn/208mn, down 19%WoW/27%WoW.
  • Among the economic developments, Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has agreed to extend USD4bn loan to Pakistan where the modalities and formal offer are expected to be made post the new government assumes office. In a separate development, British think tank EIU commented that Pakistan is unlikely to get bailout from IMF due to political resistance from both US and China.
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Elixir Securities Pakistan is a Corporate Member of the Pakistan Stock Exchange & Pakistan Mercantile Exchange and is one of the leading securities brokerage & investment banking firms in Pakistan, established since 1994. Our principal business activities include all aspects of Pakistan’s Capital Markets covering Securities Brokerage (Equities, Fixed Income and Commodities), Corporate Finance & Capital Markets Advisory (M&A, ECM, DCM) and Investment Research (Economics & Securities). We are one of the most active & aggressive Broker-Dealers in Pakistan executing trades for most of the Top 20 Global Brokers with unmatched corporate access credentials and have successfully advised and closed on some landmark ECM transactions in the history of Pakistan including the largest deal in frontier Asia (USD 1.02 billion). Our Clients include foreign and domestic financial institutions (Banks, Asset Managers, Insurance Companies, Pension Funds) corporates, HNWI’s and retail investors. This is supported by a very strong and independent research capability, which is quoted regularly in both local and international media.

Elixir Securities Pakistan is the proud recipient of many awards & recognitions including AsiaMoney’s Brokers Poll 2017, FinanceAsia’s Pakistan Best Investment Bank and Best Broker 2017, The Asset’s Best Brokerage House in Pakistan 2016, Asiamoney’s “Best Domestic Equity House 2015 in Pakistan”, The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2015 - Pakistan “Deal of the Year” and “Deal of the Year-Highly Commended”, CFA Society of Pakistan Awards for Year 2015 “Best Research Analyst (1st Rank), CFA Society of Pakistan Awards for Year 2014 “Best Research Analyst (1st Rank)”, “Best Trader” 2nd Runner-up (3rd Rank), The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2014’s “Best Deal in Pakistan” and Capital Finance International’s nomination for “Best Equity Research in Pakistan 2010”.

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