Pakistani stocks fall 2 pct in early trade on Brexit volatility

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Pakistani stocks fall 2 pct in early trade on Brexit volatility

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani shares fell 2 percent in early trading on Friday, hurt by a global sell-off in risk assets after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

At 1017 local time (0517GMT), the benchmark 100-share index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange traded 1.96 percent lower at 37,484.18 points.

"It´s due to Brexit. It´s the volatility in global markets," said Saad Hashmey, chief eco**mist and director of research for Topline Securities.

Traders said banking and oil stocks were leading the decline.

Southeast Asian stock markets plunged on Friday as investors went on a selling spree after Britons voted to leave the European Union.

World financial markets dived as nearly complete results showed a 51.7/48.3 percent split for leaving the 28-member bloc.

Sterling suffered its biggest one-day fall of more than 9 percent against the dollar, hitting its lowest level in three decades on market fears the decision will hit investment in the world´s fifth largest eco**my.

Commodity markets slumped as well, with oil prices falling more than 4 percent in Asian trading.

"We think UK´s EU exit will generate large volatility in the market given most market participants were betting on a Bremain scenario," said Taye Shim, a strategist with Daewoo Securities in Indonesia.

"Today´s movement is a clear evidence that markets hate unpredictable uncertainties."

Singapore shares were heading for their biggest percentage loss in more than four months, while Vietnam fell over 3 percent.

In the city state, most sectors dropped over 1 percent with oil and gas stocks leading the losses.

Vietnam shares fell, led by energy stocks including Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corp, while the Philippine market fell nearly 2 percent, after hitting a 13-month high in early trading.

Malaysian stocks hit a one-week low, weighed down by consumer cyclicals, while Thai shares slid nearly 3 percent as the energy sector took a hit.

Indonesia fell over 2 percent with consumer cyclicals leading the losses.

"Although we see limited direct impact of UK´s EU exit on Indonesia, we believe the spillover will place negative repercussions on risky assets including Indonesia," said Taye Shim of Daewoo Securities.

Asian stocks were down with MSCI´s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan down 5.1 percent.



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