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Market Brief · Tuesday, 30 June 2026

KSE-100 rebounds 1.06% to 180,302 as breadth flips green after the Muharram break

Macro & index overview

KSE-100

180,302

+1.06%

KSE-30

53,716

+1.14%

KMI-30 (Shariah)

257,327

+1.23%

All-Share

108,939

+0.89%

Market breadth 438 tracked names
▲ 267 advancing 23 unchanged ▼ 148 declining

Market Pulse

After Monday's 0.64% pullback in the first session back from the Ashura break, Tuesday was a clean rebound. The KSE-100 added 1.06% to 180,302, and the moves were bigger up the risk curve — KSE-30 (+1.14%) and the Shariah KMI-30 (+1.23%) both outran the headline, while All-Share (+0.89%) lagged only slightly. Breadth flipped decisively: 267 advancers against 148 decliners across the 438-name large-cap universe, a near-reversal of Monday's down day. The volume split told the same story — roughly 481m shares traded up versus just 128m down, a near four-to-one skew that points to genuine re-risking rather than a thin, mechanical bounce. This was participation returning across the board, not a narrow index-led lift.

Sector micro-analysis

Gains were wide but the loudest moves sat in thinner corners: Transport (+6.04%, 6 up / 0 down) led on PIBTL (+4.4%) and heavy turnover, with Property (+4.59%), Textile Weaving (+2.88%) and REITs (+2.25%) close behind. What actually moved the index was steadier: power leaned on HUBC (+2.6%), the banks firmed with AKBL (+2.2%) and UBL (+1.1%), and cement's MLCF (+0.4%) held up turnover. The exploration heavyweights were mixed and quiet — MARI (+2.2%) firmed while PPL (−0.8%) and OGDC (−0.1%) drifted — so energy was a modest drag on an otherwise green tape. The only red pockets were narrow: Synthetic & Rayon (−1.43%) and Leather & Tanneries (−0.87%, 0 up / 5 down).

SectorAvg changeBreadth (A / D)
Transport +6.04% 6 / 0
Property +4.59% 5 / 0
Textile Weaving +2.88% 5 / 1
Real Estate Investment Trust +2.25% 4 / 1
Synthetic & Rayon -1.43% 2 / 3
Leather & Tanneries -0.87% 0 / 5
Insurance +0.06% 9 / 13
Top movers

Gainers

  • BLUEX +14.00%
  • JATM +10.00%
  • FFLM +10.00%
  • SGPL +10.00%
  • GEMPAPL +10.00%

Losers

  • KOHTM -9.90%
  • SAIF -8.20%
  • LSEFSL -7.20%
  • BIFO -6.50%
  • DADX -6.20%

Most active

  • PIBTL 58m +4.40%
  • KOSM 39m +3.70%
  • PSX 24m +10.00%
  • PIAHCLA 23m +10.00%
  • SSGC 22m +4.10%

Market Action

Foreign (FIPI) net

−PKR 1.12bn (−$4.0M)

Local (LIPI) net

+PKR 1.12bn

Source: NCCPL FIPI/LIPI · settled 30 Jun 2026

Participant flows (NCCPL FIPI/LIPI, 30 Jun): foreign investors were heavy net sellers of PKR 1.12bn (USD 4.0m; foreign corporates −1.06bn), yet the market rose because local institutions did the buying — Banks/DFI (+PKR 2.72bn) led, with other organisations (+1.00bn), brokers (+0.64bn) and companies (+0.63bn) also net buyers — more than absorbing net sales from mutual funds (−3.32bn), insurance (−0.35bn) and individuals (−0.21bn).

Outlook

  • The 1.06% rebound recouped Monday's post-holiday dip and left the KSE-100 back above 180,000, with breadth and up-volume both confirming the move.
  • Unlike last week's narrow, heavyweight-cushioned sessions, this bounce was broad — 267 advancers and a four-to-one up-volume skew show participation, not just a handful of large caps.
  • Energy sitting out (PPL, OGDC mixed and quiet) means the leadership baton passed to banks, power and transport; sustained upside would be firmer with the exploration complex back in gear.

What to watch

  • Whether banks (AKBL, UBL, HBL) and power (HUBC) keep leading or hand back to energy heavyweights
  • Follow-through in the sharp transport and property moves (PIBTL, and the day's high-flying mid-caps)
  • Whether the broad breadth holds into the next session or narrows again
  • USD/PKR, SBP rate signals, and the global crude tape

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