KARACHI: Futures trading activity rose sharply during the week despite continued weakness in the ready market.
The futures spread deteriorated further into negative territory. The spread widened to -32.95 percent from -14.61 percent a week earlier, marking a deterioration of 1,834 basis points.
Average daily traded volume in the futures segment increased to 439.37 million shares, up from 178.51 million shares in the preceding week, reflecting a 146.1 percent week-on-week rise. Similarly, average daily traded value more than doubled to Rs22.46 billion, compared with Rs10.75 billion last week, registering a 109.0 percent increase.
Despite higher volumes and value, the deepening negative spread indicates increased risk aversion and aggressive repositioning by derivative traders, suggesting expectations of continued volatility and downside risk in the broader market.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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