PSX · POWER GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION · Explained move
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On 8 Apr 2026, EPQL rose 3.86% to close at Rs 25.55, on 2.04× its 20-day average volume. It opened 7.52% above the previous close. Its sector moved the same way: the median name rose 8.46%, and 15 of 16 names were up. The KSE-100 rose 9.32% the same day. Across the market, foreign investors sold a net Rs 1,792.78M, which local investors bought. The move was 1.60× the stock's usual daily move. Exchange notices in the last two sessions: board meeting.
Open the chart on 8 Apr 2026
The day's numbers
- Close
- Rs 25.55
- Change on the day
- +3.86%
- Gap at the open
- +7.52%
- Shares traded
- 1,075,545
- Volume against its 20-day average
- 2.04×
- KSE-100 the same day
- +9.32%
The record's sentence
Up 3.9% on 2.0× the usual volume, gapping 7.5% at the open. The power generation & distribution sector moved the same way, median +8.5% (15 of 16 names up). The KSE-100 moved +9.3% the same day. Foreign investors were net sellers of Rs 1,793M across the market. A board meeting was notified within the last two sessions.
Source: the explained-move record for the session of 8 Apr 2026, written 19 Sep 2026.
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