Pakistan Stock Exchange ends week flat as investors book profits

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed marginally lower on Friday as investors opted for profit-taking ahead of the weekend.

The benchmark KSE-100 Index opened strong, gaining as much as 1,166 points, or 0.8%, in intraday trade.

However, selling pressure in the latter half of the session erased the gains, with the index settling at 145,382 points, down 0.18% from the previous close.

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Analysts said the market’s early momentum was driven by optimism following a week of record highs, but many investors chose to lock in profits after the recent rally.

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Trading volumes remained robust, with activity seen across oil and gas, banking, and technology sectors.

Top positive contribution to the index came from ENGROH, FFC, OGDC and MCB, as they cumulatively contributed +395 points to the index.

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On the other hand, EFERT, LUCK, SYS, MARI and HUBC lost value to weigh down on the index by -399 points, Topline Securities said.

Stocks closed under pressure amid profit taking in overbought scrips. Concerns remained over $2.8bn trade deficit for July’25 swelling by 44pc YoY, Ahsan Mehanti, CEO at Arif Habib Commodities said.

Foreign outflows, concerns for provincial tax collection shortfalls and missed cash surplus target under IMF conditions and political noise played catalyst role in bearish close at PSX.

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Continuing its momentum KSE 100 Index opened on a positive note and gained to make an intraday high of 1,166 (up by +0.8%), however investors preferred to book gain before the weekend as the index declined to close at 145,382 level (down by… pic.twitter.com/HaG8pwrXow

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The benchmark index closed on a relatively flat note, although breaking a new record all time high intraday yet again. “The market took a breather after the recent rally, with the session remaining volatile and mixed,” Ismail Iqbal Securities said.

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It added that today, the KSE-100 index lost 264 points to close at 145,383 level, down by -0.18% DoD. Cement, Technology & Communication, and Oil & Gas Marketing Companies sectors were the major laggards in today’s session, cumulatively shedding 267 points from the index.

Traded value wise OGDC (PKR.5.44bn), FFC (PKR.4.68bn), PPL (PKR.4.19bn) & PSO (PKR.3.57bn) dominated the trading activity.

Traded volume and value for the day stood at 545mn shares and PKR.45bn respectively.

Syed Raza Hassan