Faisal Bilwani said : "Wider market carried Monday's negative trend and opened gap down while lower regional markets also had an impact on sentiments in early trade that resulted in KSE-100 Index testing support over 48,300 level. Although the market quickly recovered thereafter to enter in green zone however general negativity and reported institutional selling in index names across Cements, Pharmas, Financials, Exploration & Productions (E&Ps) and select kept KSE100 Index in pressure"

dailytimesPK Wednesday, February 1, 2017 2:40:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : "Expect volatility to prevail in near-term with KSE100 Index hovering in a range of 300-600 points near 49000. Flows in index names will continue to provide direction to the market while ongoing results season will keep investors interest intact"

dailytimesPK Wednesday, February 1, 2017 2:40:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : "Pakistan Equities closed in the green after volatile trading as the benchmark KSE100 Index fell just short of 31 points of achieving a record close of the 50,000 level. Market opened higher and KSE100 Index did cross the 50,000 level intra-days in early trade however due to the selling pressure in index heavy names kept the upside in check as savvy investors grabbed the opportunity to book profits in recent gainers,"

dailytimesPK Wednesday, January 25, 2017 2:34:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Meanwhile, International Steels (ISL PA -5%) closed at lower price limit and ICI Pakistan traded volatile and closed flat, as former announced sub-par earnings while latter declared lower than expected pay-out,”

tribune Tuesday, January 24, 2017 5:48:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani commented : “Regulatory changes applicable on Mutual Funds that now require minimum 5% of assets as cash and agreements with creditors to meet possible redemptions was likely one of the factors that triggered profit-taking, however, we would highlight no major material impact as most funds already remain compliant,”

tribune Monday, January 16, 2017 5:58:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said ( about Fauji Fertilizer ) : “Fauji Fertilizer (FFC,-2.8%) closed in red on trimmed losses while Engro Fertilizer (EFERT,-5%) traded most since listing in 2014 with over 36 million shares exchanging hands on reported local activity,” “Wider market witnessed selective interest with textiles bringing excitement near close of trading as government announced much awaited incentives package for the ailing industry”

tribune Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:01:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Maple Leaf (MLCF PA +4.3%) also traded strong and closed at record high on rumours related to acquisition while Hub Power (HUBC PA -2.5%) corrected after gaining over 9% in last three sessions,” “Newsflow from PSX bidding may bring positivity and boost confidence and we expect heightened volatility with benchmark possibly seeing sharp swings intra-day. We continue to advise caution and see strong resistance on upside, value buyers may possibly help limit downside,”

tribune Thursday, December 22, 2016 12:42:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said ( about Pakistan Petroleum ) : “As of today, the KSE100 index has gained by over 10.5% MTD, most in a month since April 2015 when market posted a return of 11.5%,” “The day kicked off positive followed by selling as index heavy exploration and production weighed on KSE100 Index owing to dip in global crude; Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC,-1.2%), Pakistan Oilfileds (POL ,-2.1%) and Pakistan Petroleum (PPL,-1.1%)”

tribune Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:14:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Engro Foods (EFOODS, +1%) was positive as company notified transfer of management control to FrieslandCampina while Thal Limited also hit upper price limit intra-day,”

tribune Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:14:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “A positive open was followed by intraday correction where wider market slipped in red and KSE100 index tested support near 45,600,”

tribune Thursday, December 15, 2016 3:34:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Autos on the other hand unperformed market after lower than expected monthly sales numbers,”

tribune Thursday, December 15, 2016 3:34:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “As court hearing on PM’s family case once again ended without any serious development, volumes spiked with cement sector leading gains on excitement over expected record sales for the outgoing month,” “Lucky Cements (LUCK, +1%), closed at a new record high near Rs750/sh while DG Khan Cement (DGKC) Maple Leaf Cement (MLCF) and Fauji Cement (FCCL) were among over ten listed stocks that gained 5% on the day”

tribune Wednesday, December 7, 2016 4:33:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Market traded lackluster in the morning as investors awaited developments on court hearing of PM family’s case, however, activity picked up and most stocks attempted to recover following court’s decision to hear again next week,” “This bounce proved to be short lived as investors were spooked by reports of aggressive foreign selling that wiped any hopes of recovery during the day”

tribune Thursday, December 1, 2016 12:36:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “K-Electric (KEL PA +0.6%) gained after news of Chinese entity considering stake-purchase despite recent denials by KEL’s management, while most volumes were in small and mid-caps that traded volatile,”

tribune Saturday, August 20, 2016 7:00:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “Oils helped early gains, however, most stocks witnessed intraday profit taking while Engro Fertilizers (EFERT PA +0.8%) closed marginally up and traded most volumes in last 14 months after announcing a surprise cash pay-out along with half yearly earnings,”

tribune Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11:56:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “Meanwhile, Fauji Fertilizers (FFC PA +0.5%) eke out small gains after announcing earnings and pay-out that significantly beat market estimates,”

tribune Thursday, July 28, 2016 1:10:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “Recent laggard Engro Fertilizers (EFERT PA +1.5%) carried on with momentum and stood strong, while Hascol Petroleum (HASCOL PA +4.7%) hit upper price limit on reported institutional buying on bets of exceptional volumetric growth (note that the stock has gained over 25% since June 27),”

tribune Thursday, July 21, 2016 12:46:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Stocks opened sideways and benchmark KSE100 index briefly skidded into the red zone pulled lower by profit-taking in oils, however, pharmas and autos aided the recovery,” “Cements witnessed a rebound and were sharply up while investors brushed aside any rate change by the central bank as large cap financials mostly closed up with no major resistance”

tribune Friday, July 15, 2016 5:16:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “Excitement was evident in autos and pharmas with the former remaining in limelight on expectation of better sales numbers and later on reports of foreign buying,”

tribune Thursday, July 14, 2016 12:51:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Retail stocks led volume charts albeit with selective interest as holiday mood seems to be settling in given last two trading days ahead of Eid Holidays next week,”

tribune Thursday, June 30, 2016 2:26:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Market opened sideways and skidded lower for a brief period with index heavy exploration and production dragging benchmark KSE100 index as investors tracked dip in international crude,”

tribune Thursday, June 16, 2016 11:46:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Positive open on gains in oil stocks failed to generate any serious excitement in the wider market as investors stayed on the sidelines,”

tribune Friday, May 27, 2016 4:36:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “A likely rate cut and attractive valuations failed to stir excitement with shocked participants still recovering from the freefall,”

thenews-pk Friday, March 20, 2015 9:20:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Stocks opened sideways, however, oil stocks that tracked recent declines in global crude pulled wider market in the red,”

tribune Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:08:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “By mid day, reports of equity protected funds struggling to offload did further damage and to the disappointment of many, stocks failed to stage any last minute comeback,”

tribune Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:08:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said ( about Karachi Stock Exchange ) : “Stocks opened to test 32,700 in early trade as fear of violence in Karachi city subsided,” “However profit taking was witnessed at high level and participants preferred to book gains as the day progressed on reports of foreign selling and anxiety over low turnover”

thenews-pk Friday, March 13, 2015 5:36:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Stocks traded lacklustre, however, buying in select oil and fertiliser names kept interest in the wider market alive,” “Fauji Fertiliser (+1.8%) attracted dividend seekers while Pakistan State Oil (+2.5%) gained on noticeable improvement in sales during February”

tribune Friday, March 6, 2015 12:10:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani concluded : “Cements are expected to test new recent lows while sentiment tracker Engro Corporation along with Engro Fertilizers will be guided by news flow related to gas pricing,”

tribune Friday, February 27, 2015 11:12:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said ( about Lucky Cement ) : “However, we see investors to trade very cautiously in coming days on fears of a price war among cement-makers,” “We expect a volatile market with investors eagerly waiting for Lucky Cement’s board meeting before making any decision on existing holdings or taking advantage of the current weakness”

tribune Saturday, February 21, 2015 12:34:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “DG Khan Cement (-2.2%) and Lucky Cement (-2.1%) were the major losers but Fauji Cement (+0.4%) closed positive after announcing a better-than-expected cash payout and earnings that grew 60% quarter-on-quarter,” “Engro Corp (-4.8%) had another rough day with the stock nearing the lower price limit on reported local selling ahead of 2014 earnings that is now scheduled for February 18 – moved ahead by a day”

tribune Tuesday, February 17, 2015 12:05:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Market opened up as oil stocks gained on a recovery in global crude,” “Additionally, fresh institutional buying in the wider market pushed the benchmark KSE-100 to test new highs”

tribune Monday, February 2, 2015 11:17:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Even Prime Minister’s visit to the exchange during second session and his assurances to the investment community on continued economic reforms failed to generate any excitement near closing bell,” “Turnover in wider market improved significantly however volumes were led primarily by small and mid cap names”

thenews-pk Saturday, January 31, 2015 6:29:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : "Wider market carried Monday's negative trend and opened gap down while lower regional markets also had an impact on sentiments in early trade that resulted in KSE-100 Index testing support over 48,300 level. Although the market quickly recovered thereafter to enter in green zone however general negativity and reported institutional selling in index names across Cements, Pharmas, Financials, Exploration & Productions (E&Ps) and select kept KSE100 Index in pressure"

dailytimesPK Wednesday, February 1, 2017 2:40:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : "Expect volatility to prevail in near-term with KSE100 Index hovering in a range of 300-600 points near 49000. Flows in index names will continue to provide direction to the market while ongoing results season will keep investors interest intact"

dailytimesPK Wednesday, February 1, 2017 2:40:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : "Pakistan Equities closed in the green after volatile trading as the benchmark KSE100 Index fell just short of 31 points of achieving a record close of the 50,000 level. Market opened higher and KSE100 Index did cross the 50,000 level intra-days in early trade however due to the selling pressure in index heavy names kept the upside in check as savvy investors grabbed the opportunity to book profits in recent gainers,"

dailytimesPK Wednesday, January 25, 2017 2:34:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Meanwhile, International Steels (ISL PA -5%) closed at lower price limit and ICI Pakistan traded volatile and closed flat, as former announced sub-par earnings while latter declared lower than expected pay-out,”

tribune Tuesday, January 24, 2017 5:48:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani commented : “Regulatory changes applicable on Mutual Funds that now require minimum 5% of assets as cash and agreements with creditors to meet possible redemptions was likely one of the factors that triggered profit-taking, however, we would highlight no major material impact as most funds already remain compliant,”

tribune Monday, January 16, 2017 5:58:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said ( about Fauji Fertilizer ) : “Fauji Fertilizer (FFC,-2.8%) closed in red on trimmed losses while Engro Fertilizer (EFERT,-5%) traded most since listing in 2014 with over 36 million shares exchanging hands on reported local activity,” “Wider market witnessed selective interest with textiles bringing excitement near close of trading as government announced much awaited incentives package for the ailing industry”

tribune Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:01:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Maple Leaf (MLCF PA +4.3%) also traded strong and closed at record high on rumours related to acquisition while Hub Power (HUBC PA -2.5%) corrected after gaining over 9% in last three sessions,” “Newsflow from PSX bidding may bring positivity and boost confidence and we expect heightened volatility with benchmark possibly seeing sharp swings intra-day. We continue to advise caution and see strong resistance on upside, value buyers may possibly help limit downside,”

tribune Thursday, December 22, 2016 12:42:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said ( about Pakistan Petroleum ) : “As of today, the KSE100 index has gained by over 10.5% MTD, most in a month since April 2015 when market posted a return of 11.5%,” “The day kicked off positive followed by selling as index heavy exploration and production weighed on KSE100 Index owing to dip in global crude; Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC,-1.2%), Pakistan Oilfileds (POL ,-2.1%) and Pakistan Petroleum (PPL,-1.1%)”

tribune Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:14:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Engro Foods (EFOODS, +1%) was positive as company notified transfer of management control to FrieslandCampina while Thal Limited also hit upper price limit intra-day,”

tribune Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:14:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “A positive open was followed by intraday correction where wider market slipped in red and KSE100 index tested support near 45,600,”

tribune Thursday, December 15, 2016 3:34:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Autos on the other hand unperformed market after lower than expected monthly sales numbers,”

tribune Thursday, December 15, 2016 3:34:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “As court hearing on PM’s family case once again ended without any serious development, volumes spiked with cement sector leading gains on excitement over expected record sales for the outgoing month,” “Lucky Cements (LUCK, +1%), closed at a new record high near Rs750/sh while DG Khan Cement (DGKC) Maple Leaf Cement (MLCF) and Fauji Cement (FCCL) were among over ten listed stocks that gained 5% on the day”

tribune Wednesday, December 7, 2016 4:33:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Market traded lackluster in the morning as investors awaited developments on court hearing of PM family’s case, however, activity picked up and most stocks attempted to recover following court’s decision to hear again next week,” “This bounce proved to be short lived as investors were spooked by reports of aggressive foreign selling that wiped any hopes of recovery during the day”

tribune Thursday, December 1, 2016 12:36:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “K-Electric (KEL PA +0.6%) gained after news of Chinese entity considering stake-purchase despite recent denials by KEL’s management, while most volumes were in small and mid-caps that traded volatile,”

tribune Saturday, August 20, 2016 7:00:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “Oils helped early gains, however, most stocks witnessed intraday profit taking while Engro Fertilizers (EFERT PA +0.8%) closed marginally up and traded most volumes in last 14 months after announcing a surprise cash pay-out along with half yearly earnings,”

tribune Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11:56:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “Meanwhile, Fauji Fertilizers (FFC PA +0.5%) eke out small gains after announcing earnings and pay-out that significantly beat market estimates,”

tribune Thursday, July 28, 2016 1:10:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “Recent laggard Engro Fertilizers (EFERT PA +1.5%) carried on with momentum and stood strong, while Hascol Petroleum (HASCOL PA +4.7%) hit upper price limit on reported institutional buying on bets of exceptional volumetric growth (note that the stock has gained over 25% since June 27),”

tribune Thursday, July 21, 2016 12:46:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Stocks opened sideways and benchmark KSE100 index briefly skidded into the red zone pulled lower by profit-taking in oils, however, pharmas and autos aided the recovery,” “Cements witnessed a rebound and were sharply up while investors brushed aside any rate change by the central bank as large cap financials mostly closed up with no major resistance”

tribune Friday, July 15, 2016 5:16:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani added : “Excitement was evident in autos and pharmas with the former remaining in limelight on expectation of better sales numbers and later on reports of foreign buying,”

tribune Thursday, July 14, 2016 12:51:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Retail stocks led volume charts albeit with selective interest as holiday mood seems to be settling in given last two trading days ahead of Eid Holidays next week,”

tribune Thursday, June 30, 2016 2:26:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Market opened sideways and skidded lower for a brief period with index heavy exploration and production dragging benchmark KSE100 index as investors tracked dip in international crude,”

tribune Thursday, June 16, 2016 11:46:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Positive open on gains in oil stocks failed to generate any serious excitement in the wider market as investors stayed on the sidelines,”

tribune Friday, May 27, 2016 4:36:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “A likely rate cut and attractive valuations failed to stir excitement with shocked participants still recovering from the freefall,”

thenews-pk Friday, March 20, 2015 9:20:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Stocks opened sideways, however, oil stocks that tracked recent declines in global crude pulled wider market in the red,”

tribune Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:08:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “By mid day, reports of equity protected funds struggling to offload did further damage and to the disappointment of many, stocks failed to stage any last minute comeback,”

tribune Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:08:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said ( about Karachi Stock Exchange ) : “Stocks opened to test 32,700 in early trade as fear of violence in Karachi city subsided,” “However profit taking was witnessed at high level and participants preferred to book gains as the day progressed on reports of foreign selling and anxiety over low turnover”

thenews-pk Friday, March 13, 2015 5:36:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Stocks traded lacklustre, however, buying in select oil and fertiliser names kept interest in the wider market alive,” “Fauji Fertiliser (+1.8%) attracted dividend seekers while Pakistan State Oil (+2.5%) gained on noticeable improvement in sales during February”

tribune Friday, March 6, 2015 12:10:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani concluded : “Cements are expected to test new recent lows while sentiment tracker Engro Corporation along with Engro Fertilizers will be guided by news flow related to gas pricing,”

tribune Friday, February 27, 2015 11:12:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said ( about Lucky Cement ) : “However, we see investors to trade very cautiously in coming days on fears of a price war among cement-makers,” “We expect a volatile market with investors eagerly waiting for Lucky Cement’s board meeting before making any decision on existing holdings or taking advantage of the current weakness”

tribune Saturday, February 21, 2015 12:34:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “DG Khan Cement (-2.2%) and Lucky Cement (-2.1%) were the major losers but Fauji Cement (+0.4%) closed positive after announcing a better-than-expected cash payout and earnings that grew 60% quarter-on-quarter,” “Engro Corp (-4.8%) had another rough day with the stock nearing the lower price limit on reported local selling ahead of 2014 earnings that is now scheduled for February 18 – moved ahead by a day”

tribune Tuesday, February 17, 2015 12:05:00 AM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Market opened up as oil stocks gained on a recovery in global crude,” “Additionally, fresh institutional buying in the wider market pushed the benchmark KSE-100 to test new highs”

tribune Monday, February 2, 2015 11:17:00 PM EAT

Faisal Bilwani said : “Even Prime Minister’s visit to the exchange during second session and his assurances to the investment community on continued economic reforms failed to generate any excitement near closing bell,” “Turnover in wider market improved significantly however volumes were led primarily by small and mid cap names”

thenews-pk Saturday, January 31, 2015 6:29:00 AM EAT