THE NEWS Index

THE NEWS Index

January-March 2008

End of Last End of Net Net

Month Previous Change Change

Month Points %

Composite 8,344.1 8,483.6 (139.5) (1.6) (-)

Financials 5,627.2 5,786.5 (159.3) (2.8) (-)

Industrials 9,434.9 9,551.4 (116.5) (1.2) (-)

Mutual Funds 489.2 484.0 5.2 1.1 (+)

Modarabas 386.5 389.3 (2.8) (0.7) (-)

Leasing Cos. 273.6 271.9 1.6 0.6 (+)

Banks & Investments Cos. 575.2 615.4 (40.2) (6.5) (-)

Brokerage Firms 911.9 911.8 0.1 0.0 (+)

Insurance 1,415.5 1,503.3 (87.8) (5.8) (-)

Textile Spinning 871.5 856.7 14.9 1.7 (+)

Textile Weaving 636.8 660.8 (24.0) (3.6) (-)

Textile Composite 798.7 820.3 (21.7) (2.6) (-)

Woollen 1,327.6 1,388.9 (61.3) (4.4) (-)

Polyester Fibre/Chips/Filament 342.1 323.7 18.4 5.7 (+)

Polyester Yarn & Fabrics 413.5 423.6 (10.1) (2.4) (-)

Jute 1,925.0 1,982.8 (57.9) (2.9) (-)

Sugar & Allied 958.7 950.4 8.2 0.9 (+)

Cement & Building Products 390.9 383.1 7.9 2.0 (+)

Tobacco 1,908.3 1,999.1 (90.7) (4.5) (-)

Petroleum & Oilfields 2,056.5 2,129.8 (73.3) (3.4) (-)

Natural Gas & LPG 869.6 842.2 27.4 3.2 (+)

Energy 331.1 342.6 (11.5) (3.4) (-)

Engineering & Metals 1,888.8 1,950.1 (61.3) (3.1) (-)

Automotive Assembler 2,448.9 2,535.3 (86.4) (3.4) (-)

Auto Parts & Batteries 1,037.9 1,076.3 (38.4) (3.6) (-)

Electronics & Electrical Goods 681.2 708.0 (26.8) (3.8) (-)

Transport & Communication 681.2 765.4 (84.1) (11.0) (-)

Fertilizers 1,676.2 1,659.4 16.7 1.0 (+)

Pharmaceuticals 1,069.1 1,093.1 (24.0) (2.2) (-)

Coating/Resins/Alkalis 858.6 878.6 (20.0) (2.3) (-)

Paper & Board 968.8 1,011.4 (42.6) (4.2) (-)

Paper & Forest Products 2,218.6 2,262.0 (43.4) (1.9) (-)

Vanaspati & Allied 842.3 874.2 (31.9) (3.7) (-)

Leather & Tanneries 1,357.0 1,342.7 14.3 1.1 (+)

Food & Confectioneries 2,979.2 3,106.6 (127.4) (4.1) (-)

Dairy & Beverages 1,095.5 1,191.5 (95.9) (8.1) (-)

Glass & Ceramics 665.3 703.9 (38.6) (5.5) (-)

Toiletries 7,746.4 8,244.3 (497.9) (6.0) (-)

Apparels 225.9 226.2 (0.2) (0.1) (-)