Pakistan Market Wrap: KSE-100 closes at 146,492 down 38 points – By Alpha-Akseer Research

<ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">The equity market opened on a strong note but was unable to sustain the momentum. The KSE-100 Index touched an intraday high of 147,534 and a low of 146,270, before settling at 146,499, marking a decline of 38 points. Trading activity remained subdued, with a volume of 186 million shares and a total traded value of PKR 22 billion.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Key contributors to the index&rsquo;s decline included OGDC (-2.6%, -150 points), UBL (-1.3%, -150 points), PPL (-2.1%, -88 points), HUBC (-1.3%, -65 points), and MARI (-0.9%, -46 points). In terms of volume, AIRLINK and BOP led the charts, with 19.8 million and 13.5 million shares traded, respectively.</span></li></ul>