PSX · PHARMACEUTICALS · Explained move
Hoechst Pakistan
On 8 Apr 2026, HPL rose 3.15% to close at Rs 3,996.16, on 1.03× its 20-day average volume. It opened 5.83% above the previous close. Its sector moved the same way: the median name rose 10.00%, and 14 of 14 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 1.70× the stock's usual daily move.
Open the chart on 8 Apr 2026
The day's numbers
- Close
- Rs 3,996.16
- Change on the day
- +3.15%
- Gap at the open
- +5.83%
- Shares traded
- 648
- Volume against its 20-day average
- 1.03×
- KSE-100 the same day
- +9.32%
The record's sentence
Up 3.1% on 1.0× the usual volume, gapping 5.8% at the open. The pharmaceuticals sector moved the same way, median +10.0% (14 of 14 names up). The KSE-100 moved +9.3% the same day. Foreign investors were net sellers of Rs 1,793M across the market.
Source: the explained-move record for the session of 8 Apr 2026, written 19 Sep 2026.
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