The benchmark KSE-100 index closed lower on Friday, October 30, 2026, the last trading day of October, ending a four-session rally as investors booked profits after a strong run.
What happened?
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark index fell 784.18 points, or 0.47 per cent, to close at 166,409.25 points on Friday, according to Pakistan Stock Exchange data reported on October 30. The decline followed four consecutive sessions of gains that had added about 4,800 points to the index.
Key details:
- The KSE-100 closed at 166,409.25 points on October 30, down 784.18 points (0.47 per cent) from the previous close of 167,193.44.
- During the session the index touched an intraday high of 167,338.72 and a low of 166,326.69.
- The Sharia-compliant KMI-30 index also closed lower, falling 986.41 points (0.41 per cent) to 237,971.74.
- Around 825.5 million shares were traded across the market during the session, worth about Rs23.12 billion.
- Market watchers linked the fall to profit-taking after the four-day rally, with about 16 per cent of the week’s gains given back in a single session.
- October was a negative month for the market overall: the KSE-100 fell by about 3,500 points over the month, trading between a high of 170,688 and a low of 161,250.
- Total market capitalisation fell by Rs538 billion during October to Rs18,388 billion.
What it means for people in Pakistan:
For ordinary savers, the single-day dip is a reminder that stock market gains can reverse quickly: anyone with savings in stock-linked funds or pension schemes will see values move with the index. The broader picture for October is a market that recovered much of its mid-month losses but still ended the month lower, so short-term swings like this one are best read as part of a choppy month rather than a verdict on the economy as a whole.
