The native bourse remained underneath strain, extending its shedding streak as persistent overseas company promoting dampened sentiment and saved buyers cautious.
In keeping with Topline Securities, heightened volatility outlined the session, with the index climbing to an intraday excessive of +1,677 factors earlier than aggressive promoting pushed it to a low of -2,760 factors.
By the shut, the benchmark settled at 173,150, down 1,303 factors (-0.75 %), as sustained offloading in heavyweight names continued to weigh on total momentum.
Index-heavy constituents PSO, HBL, ENGROH, UBL, FFC, and NBP led the decline, collectively eroding 892 factors from the benchmark. On the flipside, OGDC, PPL, MTL, and BOP offered assist, collectively including 359 factors to the index.
Finest Shares
SCRIP
PRICE
HIGH
LOW
CHANGE
VOLUME
KEL
7.82
8.2
7.67
-0.31
122,541,564
BOP
34.12
35.45
30.02
0.87
79,835,860
WTL
1.52
1.57
1.51
-0.01
35,505,622
CNERGY
7.47
7.75
7.32
-0.15
28,684,833
PIBTL
19.51
19.7
18.81
0.52
24,906,035
FNEL
1.38
1.45
1.35
-0.03
20,184,610
NCPL
78.77
79.62
75.15
0.18
15,476,473
Pakistan State Oil (PSO) introduced its 2QFY26 outcomes, posting an unconsolidated revenue of Rs. 2.7 billion (EPS: Rs. 5.82). Earnings got here in beneath trade expectations resulting from higher-than-anticipated stock losses and an elevated efficient tax fee.
Regardless of the damaging shut, buying and selling exercise remained vibrant. Complete volumes clocked in at 716 million shares, with turnover reaching Rs. 40.4 billion. Okay-Electrical (KEL) dominated the volumes chart, main the market with over 122 million shares traded.