PSX · ENGINEERING · Explained move
International Steels
On 19 Aug 2026, ISL rose 4.52% to close at Rs 95.31, on 6.80× its 20-day average volume. Its sector moved the same way: the median name rose 0.38%, and 10 of 18 names were up. The KSE-100 fell 0.62% the same day. Across the market, foreign investors sold a net Rs 827.50M, which local investors bought. The move was 1.50× the stock's usual daily move. Exchange notices in the last two sessions: board meeting.
Open the chart on 19 Aug 2026
The day's numbers
- Close
- Rs 95.31
- Change on the day
- +4.52%
- Gap at the open
- −0.10%
- Shares traded
- 3,197,895
- Volume against its 20-day average
- 6.80×
- KSE-100 the same day
- −0.62%
The record's sentence
ISL closed up 4.5% at Rs 95.31 while the KSE-100 fell 0.6%. Its sector's typical stock rose 0.4%. So this was ISL's own move. It opened flat and rose through the day. 3.2 million shares traded, 6.8 times a normal day.
Source: the explained-move record for the session of 19 Aug 2026, written 17 Oct 2026.
Facts from the exchange. Not advice.