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Pakistan Stock Exchange (KAR:PSX) Volatility : 59.36% (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Pakistan Stock Exchange Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2025-04-16), Pakistan Stock Exchange's Volatility is 59.36%.


Competitive Comparison of Pakistan Stock Exchange's Volatility

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Pakistan Stock Exchange's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Pakistan Stock Exchange's Volatility Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Pakistan Stock Exchange's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pakistan Stock Exchange's Volatility falls into.


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Pakistan Stock Exchange  (KAR:PSX) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Pakistan Stock Exchange  (KAR:PSX) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Pakistan Stock Exchange Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Stock Exchange Road, Stock Exchange Building, Karachi, SD, PAK, 74000
Pakistan Stock Exchange Ltd is engaged in conducting, regulating and controlling the trade or business of purchasing, selling and trading in debentures stock, government papers, shares, scrips, stocks, bonds, loans, and any other instruments and securities. The products of the company involve Equity Segments, known as Ready Market (T+2), Bills & Bonds (for trading in government debt securities & corporate debt), Futures Counter, Deliverable Futures Contracts, Stock Index Futures, Negotiated Deal Market, REIT, Exchange Traded Funds and GEM Board.