Stocks rise as SBP rate cut boosts KSE-100 sentiment
KSE 100 Index increased +1% on WoW basis; this positivity can be accredited to cut in policy rate by 50bps in monetary policy meeting held on Monday to 10.5%; which came as a surprise as majority of the participants were expecting rate to remain unchanged. KSE-100 Index Sheds 1704 Points
Other major development during the outgoing week were: 1) Current Account for the month of Nov 2025 posting a Surplus of US$100mn (vs deficit of US$291mn in the month of Oct 2025); 2) Pakistan net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the month of Nov 2025 clocking in at $180mn (down 23% YoY and flat MoM) and 3) Pakistan Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) for the month Nov 2025 increasing to 104.76 (higher than last 10 year average of 103.2).
Average daily traded volume and value during the week stood at 980mn shares and PKR.50bn/$176mn respectively
