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Pakistan Stock Market & PSX

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Bronze statue of a charging bull outside the Islamabad Stock Exchange.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PSX plunges 3,500 points as Trump's Iran threat spooks investors

The KSE-100 fell 2.25 per cent to 152,011 points on 2 April 2026 after Donald Trump vowed to keep fighting in Iran, sending oil higher and dashing hopes of a quick end to the war.

The Karachi Stock Exchange buildingPakistan / Business & Finance

KSE-100 plunges 5,405 points as war panic returns to PSX

Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index fell 3.41 per cent to 152,907.97 on Thursday as fading hopes of a US-Iran ceasefire and rising oil prices triggered broad selling.

The trading floor and digital board of the Karachi Stock Exchange building, shown in a 2010 photograph.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PSX crashes 16,089 points in record one-day fall as Iran war rattles markets

The KSE-100 closed 9.57% lower at 151,973 on 2 March after panic selling over US-Israel strikes on Iran forced a one-hour trading halt on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Bronze bull statue outside the Islamabad Stock ExchangePakistan / Business & Finance

KSE-100 falls 830 points as border tensions with Afghanistan rattle investors

Pakistan's KSE-100 index closed 830.92 points lower at 168,062.16 on 27 February 2026 as border clashes with Afghanistan drove a sharp intraday sell-off.

A bull statue in front of a stock exchange building in Pakistan.Pakistan / Business & Finance

KSE-100 slides 3.6% as PSX posts second straight weekly decline

Pakistan's KSE-100 index fell 3.6 per cent week-on-week to close at 173,170, extending the PSX sell-off into a second week as foreign selling and geopolitical risk persisted.

A row of traders and officials at the Karachi Stock Exchange beneath a digital board showing share prices.Pakistan / Business & Finance

KSE-100 posts steepest one-day fall as PSX crashes 6,683 points

Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index closed down 6,682.81 points, or 3.74 per cent, at 172,170.29, its steepest single-day fall, as oil and geopolitical fears drove panic selling.

Two men in shirts watch a large electronic board showing a falling benchmark index chart and stock listingsPakistan / Business & Finance

PSX KSE-100 falls below 180,000 as two-day sell-off deepens

The KSE-100 closed at 179,603.73 on 13 February 2026, down 908.91 points and below the 180,000 mark for the first time since early January as selling broadened.

A rising share-price chart on a trading screen beside a PIA aircraft on an airport tarmacPakistan / Business & Finance

PSX marks PIA privatisation with gong ceremony as new owners plan listing

The PSX held a gong ceremony on 12 February 2026 to mark PIA's Rs135 billion privatisation, as the airline's new owners said they plan to list it within a year.

A man in a suit rings a large ceremonial bell at a stock exchange while officials watchPakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan capital market moves to T+1 settlement cycle

Pakistan's stock exchange began settling eligible trades a day after execution on 9 February 2026, a T+1 reform the SECP says lowers risk and aligns the market with global norms.

A visitor ringing the closing bell at the Karachi Stock Exchange in 2010Pakistan / Business & Finance

KSE-100 plunges 6,042 points as Fauji Fertilizer results disappoint

Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index closed 3.21 per cent lower at 182,338.12 points on 29 January after Fauji Fertilizer's weaker-than-expected earnings triggered broad selling.

An indoor view of a Pakistan business chamber meeting in a formal hall, with an audience seated facing a podium under hanging ceiling lights.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PSX KSE-100 crosses 187,000 in record first week of 2026

Pakistan Stock Exchange KSE-100 surged past 187,000 in early January 2026 as liquidity and rate-cut hopes drove a record week, while foreign investors remained net sellers.

A low-angle view of a multi-storey bank tower against an overcast sky, with a vertical sign reading UBL on the upper facade.Pakistan / Business & Finance

UBL becomes Pakistan's most valuable listed firm, overtakes energy stocks

On 7 January 2026, United Bank Ltd crossed a Rs1.28tr ($4.6bn) market cap — the first listed bank to lead the PSX by capitalisation, ahead of energy names.