Overview
- The index fell 908.92 points on Friday to close at 179,603.73, sealing a 2.46% weekly loss of 4,526 points.
- Brokerages tied the downturn to underwhelming corporate results during the reporting season plus renewed worries over the Reko Diq copper‑gold project.
- Foreign corporates were net sellers of roughly Rs4.2 billion during the week, intensifying pressure on equities.
- Lucky Cement, UBL, OGDC, Systems, Engro Fertilisers and Engro Holdings together stripped about 685 points from the benchmark.
- Market capitalisation slipped to around Rs20.359 trillion as turnover eased to about 709 million shares, with K‑Electric the session’s volume leader.