Weekly Market Roundup

July 20, 2025 (MLN): The market opened on a positive note, driven by buying from local institutions, but later witnessed profit-taking as investors booked gains ahead of the weekend.

Consecutively, the bench mark KSE 100 index gained 4,297.59 points or 3.2%, closing the session at 138,597.36 compared to the previous week’s close of 134,299.77.

Intraday swings were significant, with the index reaching a high of 140,585.38  (+1,988.02 points) and a low of 134,937.43 (-3,659.93 points).

Market cap

The KSE-100 market capitalization stood at Rs4.14 trillion, up 3.23% from the previous week’s Rs4.01tr. In USD terms, the market cap was recorded at $14.5 billion, compared to $14.1bn in the prior week.

This week, the index return in USD terms was 3.05%, compared to 1.6% the previous week, with the market also marking its all-time high during the week.

On the economic front, Automobile financing in Pakistan rose by 1.98% month-on-month to Rs276.61bn in June 2025.

SBP’s foreign exchange reserves rose by 0.16% week-on-week to $14.53bn as of July 11, 2025.

Furthermore, Pakistan posted a current account surplus of $328m.

Short-term inflation in Pakistan rose by 0.38% week-on-week but declined by 1.61% year-on-year.

ChatGPT said:

The positive economic cues helped stabilize investor sentiment, pushing the KSE-100 index’s fiscal year-to-date returns to 11.43%, while CYTD return stood at 20.38%. 

Top Index Movers

During the week, Fertilizer, Commercial Banks and Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. Composite contributed 2,211.06, 1,540.24, and 621.65 points to the index.

On the flip side, Oil & Gas Exploration Companies, Oil & Gas Marketing Companies and Pharmaceuticals dented the index by -379.85, -102.14 and -79.09 points, respectively.

Among individual stocks, FFC added 1,821.27 points to the index while UBL, ENGROH, and HBL contributed to the index by 1,165.1, 626.96, and 404.93, respectively.

Conversely, MEBL, PPL, and MARI eroded -293.31, -154.16, and -129.74 points, respectively.

FIPI/LIPI

This week, foreign investors remained net sellers, offloading equities worth $4.81m.

Foreign Corporates led the selling spree worth $6.58m, while Overseas Pakistani led the buying worth $1.87m.

On the other hand, local investors were net buyers this week, purchasing equities worth $4.81m.

Individuals and Mutual Funds bought securities worth $22.3m and $15.26m, respectively, while Bank/DFI sold securities worth $34.01m.

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