Sharp pullback ends the week: KSE-100 falls 1.36% on broad, heavy-volume selling
KSE-100
178,923
-1.36%
KSE-30
53,309
-1.46%
KMI-30 (Shariah)
255,193
-1.46%
All-Share
107,850
-1.24%
Market Pulse
The week ended with a clear, broad pullback. The KSE-100 fell 1.36% to 178,923, with the KSE-30 and KMI-30 both off 1.46%. Breadth was decisively negative — 307 decliners against just 126 advancers — and the volume split confirmed the selling: roughly 804m shares traded down versus only 221m up, almost the exact mirror image of Monday's buying surge. This was a genuine risk-off session that gave back part of the week's gains rather than isolated weakness in a few names.
Sector micro-analysis
Declines were broad. The energy and rate-sensitive complex led the fall: Oil & Gas Exploration (−1.58%), Refinery (−1.95%) and ETFs (−1.57%) were among the weakest, and heavyweights OGDC (−1.8%), PPL (−2.9%) and HUBC (−0.9%) dragged on turnover. Pharmaceuticals (−1.47%) also softened. The handful of green pockets were small and defensive — Apparel (+2.28%) and Textile Weaving (+1.32%) — while Power Generation (+1.12%) was mixed (7 up / 8 down). With the most-traded blue chips mostly lower, the index had little to lean on.
| Sector | Avg change | Breadth (A / D) |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel | +2.28% | 2 / 1 |
| Textile Weaving | +1.32% | 4 / 2 |
| Power Generation & Distribution | +1.12% | 7 / 8 |
| Chemical | +1.11% | 7 / 17 |
| Oil & Gas Exploration Companies | -1.58% | 0 / 4 |
| Refinery | -1.95% | 0 / 4 |
Gainers
- KML +10.20%
- OML +10.00%
- QTECH +10.00%
- HUSI +10.00%
- FFLM +10.00%
Losers
- TPL -10.00%
- LSEFSL -9.90%
- ICCI -7.80%
- ASIC -7.30%
- TPLP -7.20%
Most active
- SSGC 87m +2.30%
- KOSM 81m —
- TPL 47m -10.00%
- BOP 34m —
- TPLP 33m -7.20%
Market Action
Participant flows: four-to-one down-volume and broad declines point to widespread profit-taking across local participants after a strong week; no single sector cushioned the tape.
Outlook
- •A 1.36% drop on heavy down-volume gives back part of the week's gains; the medium-term uptrend is intact but momentum has cooled.
- •Negative breadth (307 decliners) was broad, not concentrated — a session to respect rather than buy reflexively.
- •Into the new week, watch whether the index stabilises above the prior breakout or extends the pullback.
What to watch
- •Whether selling continues or buyers step in after the drop
- •Energy/E&P heavyweights (OGDC, PPL) that led the fall
- •USD/PKR, SBP rate signals and the global crude tape
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