{"id":7421,"date":"2016-12-04T05:23:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T19:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=7421"},"modified":"2016-12-04T05:23:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T19:23:45","slug":"banks-give-stocks-a-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/banks-give-stocks-a-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Banks give  stocks a boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Led by the financial sector, the stock market built the upside momentum, consistent with the earlier day. The index closed up 363.54 points (0.85 per cent) near its all-time high at 43,270.9.<br \/>\nAfter a sluggish start due to the Friday factor and in line with trend in regional markets, investors\u2019 began building fresh positions, which carried the KSE-100 index up by 401 points, easily breaking through the 43,000-level resistance.<br \/>\nDealer Imran Ali at Invest &amp; Finance Securities contended that the bullish spree was supported by local liquidity inflows as concerns over foreign sell-off subsided, with mixed interest in main and sideboard stocks.<br \/>\nBanks outperformed the market, with Habib Bank recording gains of 2.88pc, MCB Bank 2.31pc, United Bank 1.85pc and Bank Alfalah 4.95pc. Together, the four banks contributed 167 points to the index gains. \u201cThe sector was likely supported by institutional and foreign buying,\u201d dealer Abra Juma on sales desk at Global Securities said.<br \/>\nWhile the exploration and production and oil-marketing companies took a breather after the heavy gains on Thursday, cement and pharmaceutical sectors contributed to the day\u2019s rally. Searle Company Ltd rose 4.14pc, GlaxoSm\u00adithK\u00adline 5pc, Abb\u00ado\u00adtt Laborat\u00adories 1.32pc, Hig\u00adh\u00adnoon Laboratories 1.06pc and Ferozsons 0.39pc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Led by the financial sector, the stock market built the upside momentum, consistent with the earlier day. The index closed up 363.54 points (0.85 per cent) near its all-time high at 43,270.9. 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