KSE-100 ends softer at 161,687 as heavyweight stocks drag
The KSE-100 Index ended the trading session on a subdued note, closing at 161,687 points, reflecting a decline of 248 points. Throughout the day, the benchmark displayed heightened volatility, oscillating between an intraday high of 163,602 and a low of 161,481, as investors engaged in profit-taking ahead of upcoming economic developments.
Market sentiment remained under pressure, with several heavyweight — LUCK, UBL, MARI, HUBC, and MLCF — acting as major drags on the index. Collectively, these stocks wiped out approximately 396 points from the benchmark.
Overall market participation strengthened, with trading volumes surging to 1,212 million shares and total turnover rising to Rs 41 billion. KEL emerged as the volume leader, contributing 296 million shares.
The KSE‑100 Index surged by 1,415.45 points (0.87 %) in early trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, led by broad buying in banks, oil, fertiliser and auto sectors.
Pakistani equities extended gains on Monday as the KSE-100 Index surged during the opening minutes of trade. At 9:35 am local time, the benchmark was hovering at 163,350.64 points, up 1,415.45 points, or 0.87 %.PSX 100 Index Sheds over 1500 Points
The advance was driven by across-the-board buying interest in major sectors including automobile assemblers, commercial banks, fertiliser companies, oil & gas exploration, oil marketing companies (OMCs), power generation and refining. Heavy contribution came from large-cap names such as ARL, MARI, OGDC, POL, PPL, PSO, SNGPL, SSGC, MCB, MEBL and UBL.
