KARACHI: Pakistan equities closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index slipping in a subdued session marked by muted volatility, reduced investor participation, and caution at the start of the roll-over week.
The KSE-100 ended at 161,984.09 points, down 118.84 points or 0.07 percent from 162,102.92, having touched an intraday high of 162,385.33 and a low of 161,241.47, reflecting limited directional movement throughout the session.
The BRIndex100 closed slightly higher at 17,162.60, gaining 5.51 points or 0.03 percent, with a total turnover of 368.04 million shares. In contrast, the BRIndex30 settled at 54,563.88, down 196.76 points or 0.36 percent, with a total volume of 275.14 million shares.
Commenting on the day’s performance, Ali Najib, Deputy Head of Trading at Arif Habib Limited, said the market maintained a largely neutral tone as investors awaited clearer signals early in the roll-over cycle. He noted that while the session opened on a positive note, with the index briefly gaining over 282 points, sentiment weakened following reports that three FC personnel had been martyred in a suicide attack on the force’s headquarters in Peshawar.
Corporate developments also influenced trading behaviour, Najib added, highlighting the Federal Cabinet’s approval to divert 24–29 surplus LNG cargoes from Qatar under the FY26 Net Proceed Differential mechanism, following prior clearance by the Economic Coordination Committee, as a factor contributing to the mixed mood.
He observed that sustained selling in heavyweights MARI, OGDC, MEBL, POL, and PPL collectively pulled the index down by 346 points, while FFC, ENGROH, PIOC, BAHL, and HBL provided notable support, contributing 499 points on the positive side.
Market breadth remained negative, with decliners outnumbering advancers, as 247 scrips fell, 191 gained, and 39 remained unchanged. Ready market turnover dropped to 490.34 million shares from 768.05 million in the previous session, while traded value fell to Rs23.66 billion from Rs28.64 billion.
Market capitalization declined to Rs18.468 trillion from Rs18.512 trillion.
PIA Holding Company led the ready market activity with 63.28 million shares, closing at Rs34.94, followed by Beco Steel Ltd with 34.92 million shares at Rs7.01, and Bank Makramah with 32.81 million shares at Rs5.85.
The BR Automobile Assembler Index closed at 24,291.14, down 61.27 points or 0.25 percent, with a turnover of 1.05 million shares. The BR Cement Index inched up 7.84 points or 0.06 percent to finish at 12,712.18 on a total of 22.22 million shares traded.
The BR Commercial Banks Index fell 58.56 points, or 0.12 percent, to 47,997.19, with a turnover of 50.35 million shares. In contrast, the BR Power Generation and Distribution Index rose 36.36 points, or 0.14 percent, to close at 25,521.35, with 38.11 million shares changing hands.
The BR Oil and Gas Index saw a sharp decline of 180.39 points, or 1.29 percent, to 13,780.76 on a volume of 22.85 million shares, while the BR Tech and Communication Index ended at 3,770.81, down 21.91 points, or 0.58 percent, on a total turnover of 57.12 million shares.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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