Pakistan Stock Exchange Plummets Following Sudden Market Panic

The Pakistan Stock Exchange suffered a steep sell-off on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index dropped 2,006 points amid geopolitical worries.

NationPulse Desk

Oct 22, 2026 · 6:26 PM 1 min read

Key takeaways

The KSE-100 Index fell 2,006 points, or 1.21 percent, to close at 163,924 on Thursday.

The index initially gained 249 points before dropping to an intraday low after a loss of 2,148 points.

ENGROH, UBL, HUBC, HBL, and PTC accounted for about 752 points of the index decline.

Total traded volume reached approximately 367 million shares with a traded value of roughly Rs. 17.9 billion.

On Thursday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange experienced a heavy sell-off that caused the benchmark KSE-100 Index to drop 2,006 points, representing a 1.21 percent decrease, ending the session at 163,924 due to growing geopolitical worries and climbing global oil prices.

Early in the day, the index rose by 249 points before turning downward sharply and hitting an intraday low after shedding 2,148 points.

Market participants stayed worried as fears grew that increasing oil costs and worsening geopolitical friction might harm the economic stability of Pakistan.

Topline Securities reported that a shortage of encouraging market catalysts drove the negative direction, with selling pressure growing heavier throughout the trading hours.

Major weights dragging down the benchmark included ENGROH, UBL, HUBC, HBL, and PTC, which together pulled down the KSE-100 by about 752 points.

Market turnover stayed steady, showing roughly 367 million shares traded across the board, while the total value of trades reached nearly Rs. 17.9 billion.