PSX · PHARMACEUTICALS · Explained move
Hoechst Pakistan
On 21 Aug 2026, HPL fell 3.54% to close at Rs 4,002.97, on 0.79× its 20-day average volume. It opened 4.09% below the previous close. Its sector moved the other way: the median name rose 0.22%, and 8 of 14 names were up. The KSE-100 rose 0.33% the same day. Across the market, foreign investors bought a net Rs 125.11M, which local investors sold. The move was 4.80× the stock's usual daily move. Exchange notices in the last two sessions: financial results.
Open the chart on 21 Aug 2026
The day's numbers
- Close
- Rs 4,002.97
- Change on the day
- −3.54%
- Gap at the open
- −4.09%
- Shares traded
- 603
- Volume against its 20-day average
- 0.79×
- KSE-100 the same day
- +0.33%
The record's sentence
HPL closed down 3.5% at Rs 4,002.97 while the KSE-100 rose 0.3%. Its sector's typical stock rose 0.2%. So this was HPL's own move. 603 shares traded, 0.8 times a normal day.
Source: the explained-move record for the session of 21 Aug 2026, written 17 Oct 2026.
Facts from the exchange. Not advice.