Foreign Corporates Make Net Sales Exceeding $16 Million So Far This Month

Foreign corporates were net sellers of a significant $4.3 million today at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. So far in September, foreign corporates have made net sales totaling over $16.6 million. Over the last 30 trading sessions, they have been net sellers of $10.8 million.

Despite this, foreign corporates remain net buyers of $84.7 million year to date.

Local mutual funds have become net buyers over the last thirty trading sessions, though remaining net sellers at the PSX on a year-to-date basis of almost $13 million in net sales.

Insurance companies remain the only major local investors at the PSX that are net buyers on a year-to-date basis, with net purchases totaling $58 million. However, since the last week of August, they have turned into net sellers, and over the last thirty trading sessions, they have accumulated net sales of nearly $9 million.

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Brent Crude Logs Biggest Weekly Drop Since September on Weak Demand, Easing Tensions

Oil prices were under pressure this week. Brent crude oil futures fell 1.9% to $73 per barrel on Friday, registering the biggest weekly loss since early September, with prices dropping over 7%. The decline was attributed to weaker demand forecasts from OPEC and the International Energy Agency (IEA), slowing economic growth in China, and signs of easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Both OPEC and the IEA revised down their demand forecasts for 2024 and 2025. China's refinery output declined for the sixth consecutive month, impacted by weak fuel demand and the growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Meanwhile, U.S. crude oil production reached a new record last week. Although a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories and stronger-than-expected retail sales in September provided some support to oil prices, easing concerns about a broader conflict in the Middle East exerted additional downward pressure on the market.

A Snapshot of Exchange Traded Funds at PSX

PSX Strongly Rebounds

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) reacted positively to the conclusion of the IMF staff-level agreement and has now recovered a substantial part of the losses sustained on Monday. Today, out of the 1,139-point gain in the KSE-100 Index, around 800 points were contributed by UBL, OGDC, PPL, and Meezan Bank.

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