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Pharmaceuticals Stocks
34 listed companies on the Pakistan Stock Exchange — what drives them, how they did today, and how they compare.
As of closeSource: Pakistan Stock ExchangeEnd-of-day figures, not a live trading feed
Sector today Sector moveThe sector's average price change today across its listed companies. Read it next to breadth — how many of those companies actually rose and fell. Glossary
▲ +0.49%
▲ 18 ▼ 14 · 2 flat
In plain English
What drives Pharmaceuticals on the PSX
Pharmaceutical companies sell largely into the domestic market under a regulated pricing regime. That regulation is the defining feature: DRAP controls the prices of many drugs, so when input costs rise, companies cannot always pass them on. Most active ingredients are imported, giving the sector a currency cost with a capped selling price.
What to watch
- DRAP pricing decisions and the ability to obtain price increases.
- Imported active-ingredient costs and the rupee.
- Volume growth, which follows population and healthcare access.
- Product mix between price-controlled essentials and unregulated categories.
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Pharmaceuticals at a glance
The sector's size, its typical valuation and today's breadth.
- Companies
- 34
- Combined market cap Market capitalisationShare price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding — what the market says the whole company is worth. Use it, not the share price, to compare the size of two businesses. Glossary
- Rs 636.2B 3.4% of the market
- Median P/E Median P/EThe middle P/E among a sector's profitable companies: half are cheaper, half dearer. Unlike an average, one extreme company cannot drag it. Glossary
- 16.6
- Median dividend yield Median dividend yieldThe middle dividend yield among a sector's dividend payers. Companies that paid nothing are left out, so it describes a typical payer, not the whole sector. Glossary
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- Breadth today Market breadthHow many stocks rose (advancers) against how many fell (decliners). An index rising while most stocks fall means a few heavyweights are carrying it. Glossary
▲ 18 ▼ 14 · 2 flat
What this means: A split session — risers and fallers were roughly balanced, so the average hides a lot.
Best performers today
Worst performers today
All Pharmaceuticals shares
Largest first by market value. Tap a heading to sort.
| Signal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLAXOGlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited | 326.01 | ▲ +3.50% | Rs 103.8B | 10.0 | — | Strongly bullish |
| ABOTAbbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited | 971.75 | ▲ +1.15% | Rs 95.1B | 10.3 | — | Strongly bullish |
| HALEONHaleon Pakistan Limited | 661.25 | ▲ +0.40% | Rs 77.4B | 11.7 | — | Strongly bearish |
| HINOONHighnoon Laboratories Limited | 921.01 | ▲ +0.24% | Rs 48.8B | 11.9 | — | Strongly bearish |
| SEARLThe Searle Company Limited | 74.38 | ▼ −0.72% | Rs 43.8B | 11.3 | — | Strongly bearish |
| AGPAGP Limited | 149.85 | ▼ −0.94% | Rs 42.0B | 19.6 | — | Strongly bearish |
| HPLHoechst Pakistan Limited | 3,951.04 | ▼ −0.08% | Rs 38.1B | 10.9 | — | Strongly bearish |
| PABCPakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited | 94.81 | ▼ −0.08% | Rs 34.2B | 8.2 | — | Bullish |
| PSELPakistan Services Limited | 994.92 | ▼ −1.01% | Rs 32.4B | 47.3 | — | Bearish |
| SHFAShifa International Hospitals Limited | 434.39 | ▼ −1.16% | Rs 27.5B | 9.6 | — | Strongly bearish |
| FEROZFerozsons Laboratories Limited | 359.12 | ▲ +6.35% | Rs 15.6B | 24.0 | — | Strongly bullish |
| CPHLCiti Pharma Ltd. | 58.25 | ▼ −3.45% | Rs 13.3B | 17.0 | — | Strongly bearish |
| BFBIOBF Biosciences Limited | 123.47 | ▲ +1.07% | Rs 10.9B | 16.6 | — | Strongly bearish |
| MACTERMacter International Limited | 231.39 | ▲ +0.20% | Rs 10.6B | 16.5 | — | Strongly bearish |
| OTSUOtsuka Pakistan Limited | 400.91 | ▲ +0.68% | Rs 4.9B | 9.9 | — | Strongly bullish |
| TRIPFTri-Pack Films Limited | 118.78 | ▼ −3.42% | Rs 4.6B | 13.7 | — | Strongly bearish |
| TISLTasdeeq Information Services Limited | 4.70 | ▲ +1.08% | Rs 4.5B | — | — | Strongly bearish |
| IBLHLIBL HealthCare Limited | 39.21 | ▼ −1.63% | Rs 3.9B | 17.5 | — | Strongly bearish |
| LIVENLiven Pharma Limited | 30.50 | ▼ −0.20% | Rs 3.4B | 108.9 | — | Strongly bearish |
| UDPLUnited Distributors Pakistan Limited | 90.91 | ▼ −7.82% | Rs 3.2B | 3.1 | — | Strongly bearish |
| GEMPACRAThe Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd | 39.00 | 0.00% | Rs 2.9B | 22.7 | — | Strongly bearish |
| UBDLUnited Brands Limited | 23.75 | ▲ +1.63% | Rs 2.2B | 30.5 | — | Strongly bearish |
| MWMPMandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries | 67.82 | ▲ +2.57% | Rs 1.9B | 9.1 | — | Strongly bearish |
| ECOPEcopack Limited | 40.02 | ▼ −4.96% | Rs 1.9B | 4.9 | — | Strongly bearish |
| GOCGOC (Pak) Limited. | 234.17 | ▼ −0.23% | Rs 1.7B | 32.3 | — | Strongly bullish |
| STPLSiddiqsons Tin Plate Limited | 7.35 | ▲ +1.38% | Rs 1.7B | — | — | Strongly bearish |
| CWHCCrestwell Healthcare Limited | 21.35 | ▲ +3.49% | Rs 1.5B | 46.4 | — | Bullish |
| OMLOlympia Mills Limited | 96.09 | ▲ +10.01% | Rs 1.2B | 33.7 | — | Bullish |
| DIILDiamond Industries Limited | 84.86 | ▲ +9.72% | Rs 0.8B | 17.0 | — | Strongly bullish |
| AKGLAl-Khair Gadoon Limited | 53.80 | ▲ +0.41% | Rs 0.5B | 69.0 | — | Strongly bearish |
| UDLIUDL International Limited | 14.97 | ▲ +0.20% | Rs 0.5B | 12.8 | — | Strongly bearish |
| GAMONGammon Pakistan Limited | 18.59 | ▲ +2.99% | Rs 0.5B | 19.6 | — | Strongly bearish |
| ARPAKArpak International Investments Ltd. | 119.70 | ▼ −4.57% | Rs 0.5B | 2.7 | — | Strongly bearish |
| AKDHLAKD Hospitality Limited | 145.97 | 0.00% | Rs 0.4B | 64.9 | — | Strongly bearish |
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