A second gain on a one-sided tape: KSE-100 rises 0.88% to 164,467.20, 12.26% below the record, with banks up 18 of 19 and KEL trading 54m
KSE-100
164,467.20
+0.88%
KSE-30
48,442.40
+0.73%
KMI-30 (Shariah)
235,633.52
+0.71%
All-Share
99,729.91
+0.85%
Market Pulse
Tuesday's 402m tape was up from Monday's 376m and heavily one-sided to the upside: 319m traded in advancing names against 79m in declining ones, with 4m in unchanged names. The ten busiest names were KEL, up 2.65% to Rs 5.80 on 54m, CNERGY, up 3.41% to Rs 12.72 on 31m, WTL, up 9.09% to Rs 0.96 on 24m, TISL, up 0.87% on 11m, NCPL, up 8.22% to Rs 52.53 on 11m, PRL, up 0.40% to Rs 96.09 on 11m, MACFL, down 7.37% to Rs 49.40 on 9m, DNCC, up 8.87% to Rs 27.25 on 9m, CLVL, up 1.16% on 8m, and PACE, down 3.01% on 7m. Next came SLGL, up 7.44% on 7m, PIBTL, up 2.48% on 7m, MLCF, up 1.78% on 7m and BOP, up 1.07% on 7m. MACFL's 7.37% fall was its first move short of the limit after eight straight limit-downs, and leaves it 60.12% under 14 October's Rs 123.87. At the extremes, 12 names closed up 9.9% or more against five down by that much or more: SIBL led the gainers at 11.40%, with GRYL, UCAPM and FCIBL at about 10% and UCAPM rising 10.01% to Rs 23.52 for a fourteenth straight gain, while the losers were BAPLR1 at 11.60%, FIL and KPUS at the 10% limit-down, DSIL at 9.99% on 6m and SHCM at 9.96%.
Sector micro-analysis
Twenty-eight of 33 sectors closed higher and five lower. Transport led at 2.31% with five of six up on SLGL's 7.44% and PIBTL's 2.48% on 7m each, followed by Automobile Assemblers at 2.26% with six of ten up on GHNI's 10% and GAL's 8.44%, Textile Weaving 2.13% on ICCI's 9.75%, Apparel 1.67% on INKL's 8.08%, Power Generation and Distribution 1.28% with 10 of 15 up, NCPL up 8.22% on 11m, NPL 5.42% on 5m and KEL 2.65% on 54m the busiest gainers, against KOHE's 4.11% and SPWL's 4.02% falls, Commercial Banks 1.21% with 18 of 19 up on BML's 6.97% on 2m, MCB's 2.92% and NBP's 2.46%, with only BIPL lower at 0.89%, Technology and Communication 1.05% with 16 of 21 up, and the Refinery sector 1.01% with CNERGY up 3.41%, PRL 0.40% and NRL 0.29% against ATRL's 0.06% fall. Among the other groups, Oil and Gas Marketing Companies rose 0.85% with nine of ten up, Cement 0.83% with 13 of 19 up on DNCC's 8.87% on 9m and KOHC's 3.56% against THCCL's 3.47% fall on 2m, the E&Ps 0.41% with PPL up 1.37% and OGDC 0.51% against MARI and POL, and Fertilizer 0.13%. The five lower sectors were Leather and Tanneries, down 2.06% on FIL's 10% limit-down, Paper, Board and Packaging 1.35% on MACFL's 7.37%, PPP's 4.39% and IPAK's 3.77%, the Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.09% on JSRR's 6.53%, Property 0.44% on PACE's 3.01% on 7m and Engineering 0.24% with nine of 18 up.
| Sector | Avg change | Breadth (A / D) |
|---|---|---|
| Transport | +2.31% | 5 / 0 |
| Automobile Assembler | +2.26% | 6 / 4 |
| Textile Weaving | +2.13% | 3 / 2 |
| Apparel | +1.67% | 2 / 2 |
| Real Estate Investment Trust | -1.09% | 2 / 5 |
| Paper, Board & Packaging | -1.35% | 2 / 8 |
| Leather & Tanneries | -2.06% | 2 / 4 |
Most active
- KEL 54m Rs 5.80 +2.65%
- CNERGY 31m Rs 12.72 +3.41%
- WTL 24m Rs 0.96 +9.09%
- TISL 11m Rs 4.66 +0.87%
- NCPL 11m Rs 52.53 +8.22%
Gainers
- SIBL Rs 6.74 +11.40%
- UCAPM Rs 23.52 +10.01%
- GRYL Rs 37.59 +10.01%
- FCIBL Rs 96.89 +10.00%
- POML Rs 165.08 +10.00%
Losers
- BAPLR1 Rs 7.62 -11.60%
- KPUS Rs 1,259.84 -10.00%
- FIL Rs 309.40 -10.00%
- DSIL Rs 30.45 -9.99%
- SHCM Rs 72.40 -9.96%
Market Action
Foreign (FIPI) net
−PKR 1.10bn (−$3.97M)
Local (LIPI) net
+PKR 1.10bn
Source: NCCPL FIPI/LIPI · settled 27 Oct 2026
Foreign investors were net sellers of PKR 1,100.45m (USD 4m); local investors were net buyers of PKR 1,100.45m. The internals read as a broad, one-sided advance: 282 advancers against 169 decliners, 319m traded in advancing names against 79m in declining ones and 28 of 33 sectors higher. Foreign selling eased from Monday's PKR 1,384.35m, the largest since 11 September's PKR 1.79bn, to PKR 1,100.45m, a fifth straight net sell and PKR 4.00bn since Wednesday 21 October, with locals the net buyers as the index rose.
Outlook
- •A second straight gain has lifted the index 2,092.33 points, 1.29%, off Friday's closing low of 162,374.87 to 164,467.20, but it is still 4,242 points under the 10% line for a nineteenth straight session, 12.26% below the record, 3.83% under the 24 July low for a twenty-fourth and 0.19% under 13 October's 164,776.44 close.
- •Breadth turned firm, from 196 advancers against 250 decliners on Monday to 282 against 169, with 28 of 33 sectors higher, and volume was one-sided to the upside, 319m in advancing names against 79m in declining ones on a 402m tape, up from Monday's 376m.
- •The advance was broad across banks, power and the busiest names: Commercial Banks rose with 18 of 19 up, KEL rose 2.65% on 54m, CNERGY 3.41% on 31m and WTL 9.09% on 24m, while MACFL fell 7.37% on 9m, its first fall short of the limit after eight straight limit-downs, and UCAPM rose 10.01% for a fourteenth straight gain.
What to watch
- •Whether the rebound extends through 13 October's 164,776.44 close - Tuesday's 164,467.20 was 0.19% under it and 0.84% under the 5 October close of 165,867.31
- •Whether banks hold their gains - Commercial Banks rose 1.21% with 18 of 19 higher, led by BML's 6.97% on 2m
- •Whether foreign selling keeps easing or stops - Tuesday's PKR 1,100.45m net sell was the fifth straight and the second-largest since 11 September, after Monday's PKR 1,384.35m, PKR 4.00bn in all since 21 October
- •USD/PKR, SBP rate signals and the global crude tape
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