Karachi, October 10, 2025 – The benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its downward trajectory on Friday, marking the fifth consecutive session of decline.
The KSE-100 index dropped by 1,433 points, settling at 163,098 points compared to the previous day’s closing of 164,531. Over the past five sessions, the market has seen a cumulative fall of 5,892 points, signaling persistent investor uncertainty and profit-taking pressure.
Earlier this month, the index had reached a historic all-time high of 168,990 points on October 2, 2025. However, the bullish momentum was short-lived as geopolitical tensions and concerns over regional stability dampened investor sentiment. Analysts at Topline Securities Limited noted that the KSE remained under selling pressure, losing another 0.87% due to reports of Pakistan’s military strikes on a banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader in Afghanistan.
Topline further highlighted that major negative contributions to the index came from blue-chip stocks such as ENGROH, SYS, MCB, HBL, and EFERT, collectively pulling the benchmark down by 732 points. In terms of traded value, PTC (PKR 3.1bn), BOP (PKR 2.96bn), PSO (PKR 2.89bn), NBP (PKR 2.77bn), and HUBC (PKR 1.85bn) led the activity.
The total traded volume for the day stood at 1.39 billion shares, with a traded value of PKR 47.7 billion — reflecting heightened market participation despite the bearish trend.