Overview
- Pakistan’s KSE-100 fell 834 points on Friday to close at 162,103 as trading stayed range-bound and reviewers cited a lack of fresh catalysts.
- The decline came after gains of 1,291 points on Wednesday and 711 points on Thursday, which lifted the index to 162,936.94.
- Fertiliser, oil and cement stocks led Friday’s pressure, whereas earlier advances were driven by fertiliser leadership and strength in oil & gas and power.
- Sentiment during Thursday’s rise was aided by a $330 million Asian Development Bank loan for power transmission and select corporate updates.
- Bloomberg-reported data show roughly a 40% KSE-100 rise in 2025 with stronger retail participation, while volumes eased on Thursday and foreigners were net sellers including Rs247 million on Friday.