Weekly Market Roundup

July 13, 2025 (MLN): The market extended its upward trajectory, buoyed by continued inflows from mutual funds as investors transitioned from fixed income to equity allocations, reflecting growing confidence in the equity market.

Consecutively, the bench mark KSE 100 index gained 2,350.7 points or 1.78%, closing the session at 134,299.77 compared to the previous week’s close of 131,949.07 .

Intraday swings were significant, with the index reaching a high of 134,931.96  (+632.19 points) and a low of 132,326.17 (-1,973.6 points).

Market cap

The KSE-100 market capitalization stood at Rs4.01 trillion, up 1.78% from the previous week’s Rs3.94tr. In USD terms, the market cap was recorded at $14.1 billion, compared to $13.8bn in the prior week.

This week, the index return in USD terms was 1.6%, compared to 5.9% the previous week, with the market also marking its all-time high during the week.

On the economic front, Workers’ remittances surged by 26.6% year-on-year to a record $38.3bn in FY25, with June inflows at $3.4bn.

SBP’s foreign exchange reserves rose by 13.94% WoW to $14.5bn during the week ended July 4, 2025.

Weekly SPI for the Combined Group rose 0.95% WoW but declined 1.23% YoY during the week ended July 10, 2024.

The positive economic cues helped stabilize investor sentiment, pushing the KSE-100 index’s fiscal year-to-date returns to 71.2%, while CYTD return stood at 16.65%. 

Top Index Movers

During the week, Commercial Bank, Cement and Textile Composite contributed 1328.91, 304.19, and 211.6 points to the index.

On the flip side, Oil & Gas Exploration Companies, Miscellaneous and Fertilizer dented the index by -81.74, -77.53 and -56.07 points, respectively.

Among individual stocks, UBL added 416.83 points to the index while MEBL, MCB, and HMB contributed to the index by 297.41, 170.61, and 149.65, respectively.

Conversely, BAHL, EFERT, and PSEL eroded -103.29, -85.8, and -77.9 points, respectively.

FIPI/LIPI

This week, foreign investors remained net sellers, offloading equities worth $5.76m.

Foreign Corporates led the selling spree worth $3.59m.

On the other hand, local investors were net buyers this week, purchasing equities worth $5.76m.

Mutual Funds and Individuals bought securities worth $19.19m and $14.07m, respectively, while Companies sold securities worth $8.91m.

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