Overview
- The KSE-100 closed at 170,830.22, down 243.51 points (0.14%), after an early advance faded; the index ranged between 171,587 and 170,641.
- Trading remained range-bound through the rollover week as investors squared positions and booked profits near recent highs.
- Market participation stayed active but careful, with volumes rising to about 811.5 million shares and turnover at roughly Rs29.7 billion.
- Focus stayed on the Pakistan International Airlines privatisation after sealed bids were completed a day earlier, yet no fresh announcements buoyed sentiment.
- Analysts flagged sectoral divergence, with cement under pressure and fertiliser plus oil and gas offering support, as a potential January Panda Bond and the SBP rate cut formed a constructive backdrop.