The KSE-100 index gained 1,269.55 points (+0.77%) on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, to close at 165,736.75. The day’s range was 164,355.82 to 166,100.33. Breadth was mixed: 63 of the 100 index stocks rose, 34 fell and 3 were unchanged. FFC (Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited) did the most work, adding 338 points on a +2.23% move.
The index is 12.4% below its 52-week high of 189,167; this is its 3rd rising session in a row; the year-to-date return is −4.78%.
Index snapshot
| KSE-100 | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 165,736.75 |
| Change | +1,269.55 (+0.77%) |
| Day high / low | 166,100.33 / 164,355.82 |
| 1 week | −0.12% |
| 1 month | −2.28% |
| 3 months | −5.85% |
| Year to date | −4.78% |
| 1 year | +2.20% |
| 52-week high / low | 189,166.83 / 146,480.15 |
| 50-day / 200-day average | 170,123 / 171,691 |
| Volume, 100 index stocks | 183.6 M shares |
| Market value of index stocks | Rs 4.65 tn |
The index sits below both its 50-day and 200-day averages, a sign the trend has weakened.
Other indices
| Index | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| KSE-30 | 48,838.38 | +395.98 (+0.82%) |
| KMI-30 (Shariah) | 236,957.59 | +1,324.07 (+0.56%) |
| All Share | 100,358.83 | +628.92 (+0.63%) |
| KMI All Share | 64,807.63 | +286.49 (+0.44%) |
| Banks (BKTI) | 45,829.74 | +500.92 (+1.11%) |
| Oil & Gas (OGTI) | 33,535.09 | −25.44 (−0.08%) |
| PSX Dividend 20 | 75,706.98 | +825.61 (+1.10%) |
Who moved the index
Index points show how much each stock added to or took away from the KSE-100’s move, combining its price change with its weight. The top five contributors added 834 points and the bottom five took away 209.
| Added points | Change | Points |
|---|---|---|
| FFC Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited | +2.23% | +338.4 |
| NBP National Bank of Pakistan | +6.58% | +185.2 |
| HUBC The Hub Power Company Limited | +2.42% | +158.2 |
| MCB MCB Bank Limited | +1.39% | +79.0 |
| BAFL Bank Alfalah Limited | +2.57% | +73.4 |
| EFERT Engro Fertilizers Limited | +1.69% | +69.4 |
| HBL Habib Bank Limited | +1.07% | +63.6 |
| BAHL Bank AL Habib Limited | +1.35% | +60.3 |
| Took away points | Change | Points |
|---|---|---|
| ENGROH Engro Holdings Limited | −1.07% | −86.6 |
| MARI Mari Energies Limited | −0.68% | −36.8 |
| SYS Systems Limited | −0.93% | −36.5 |
| POL Pakistan Oilfields Limited | −0.86% | −26.5 |
| ATRL Attock Refinery Limited | −1.31% | −22.1 |
| PSX Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited | −2.65% | −18.9 |
| NCPL Nishat Chunian Power Limited | −4.64% | −17.6 |
| NPL Nishat Power Limited | −4.75% | −16.4 |
Sector performance
Banks contributed the most (+536 points, stocks up +1.08% on a weighted basis) and Technology the least (−49 points).
| Sector | Index weight | Weighted change | Index points | Up / down |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks | 31.1% | +1.08% | +536.0 | 10 / 4 |
| Fertilizer | 17.6% | +1.25% | +356.2 | 3 / 1 |
| Autos | 3.5% | +2.76% | +151.5 | 7 / 0 |
| Power & Utilities | 5.9% | +1.34% | +125.4 | 4 / 4 |
| Cement | 8.9% | +0.52% | +75.9 | 9 / 1 |
| Food & Consumer | 2.9% | +0.85% | +40.0 | 6 / 2 |
| Chemicals & Industries | 1.2% | +1.73% | +30.6 | 6 / 2 |
| Other | 0.9% | +1.07% | +14.2 | 2 / 1 |
| Oil & Gas | 16.0% | +0.04% | +10.3 | 4 / 4 |
| Glass & Materials | 0.5% | +0.34% | +2.9 | 1 / 0 |
| Services | 0.7% | +0.22% | +2.5 | 1 / 0 |
| Textile | 1.3% | +0.15% | +2.4 | 2 / 2 |
| Engineering & Steel | 1.1% | +0.15% | +2.4 | 3 / 1 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 2.7% | −0.01% | −0.9 | 2 / 4 |
| Transport | 0.2% | −1.36% | −5.7 | 0 / 1 |
| Insurance & Financials | 0.9% | −0.53% | −8.8 | 2 / 2 |
| Consumer Durables | 1.1% | −0.93% | −16.6 | 0 / 2 |
| Technology | 3.6% | −0.81% | −49.0 | 1 / 3 |
Top gainers, losers and most active
Among the 100 index stocks.
| Top gainers | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| GHNI Ghandhara Industries Limited | 1,167.28 | +10.00% |
| TGL Tariq Glass Industries Limited | 165.06 | +7.03% |
| NBP National Bank of Pakistan | 164.97 | +6.58% |
| LOTCHEM Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited | 24.13 | +5.23% |
| SAZEW Sazgar Engineering Works Limited | 1,453.26 | +4.65% |
| YOUW Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited | 4.46 | +4.45% |
| SSOM S.S.Oil Mills Limited | 413.12 | +4.41% |
| GADT Gadoon Textile Mills Limited | 279.10 | +4.17% |
| Top losers | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| NPL Nishat Power Limited | 53.31 | −4.75% |
| NCPL Nishat Chunian Power Limited | 50.09 | −4.64% |
| HGFA HBL Growth Fund | 13.08 | −4.25% |
| PGLC Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited | 13.00 | −2.77% |
| INIL International Industries Limited | 149.98 | −2.72% |
| PSX Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited | 40.45 | −2.65% |
| BML Bank Makramah Limited | 60.70 | −2.58% |
| KTML Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited | 38.96 | −2.43% |
| Most active | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| CNERGY Cnergyico PK Limited | 12.80 | 34.8 M shares |
| KEL K-Electric Limited | 5.83 | 16.7 M shares |
| BOP The Bank of Punjab | 28.65 | 15.6 M shares |
| NCPL Nishat Chunian Power Limited | 50.09 | 8.4 M shares |
| NBP National Bank of Pakistan | 164.97 | 7.9 M shares |
| TPLRF1 TPL REIT Fund I | 8.92 | 7.0 M shares |
| HUBC The Hub Power Company Limited | 193.18 | 6.8 M shares |
| PTC Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd | 42.84 | 6.6 M shares |
Off-market blocks
PSX publishes the day’s negotiated (off-market) trades after 5 pm. They appear in the Off-market section of the dashboard each evening.
Investor flows (latest available: 27 October 2026)
NCCPL publishes net buying and selling by investor type the following morning, so this is the most recent session available, not today’s. A positive number means that group bought more than it sold.
| Investor type | Net |
|---|---|
| Foreign corporates | −Rs 1.15 bn |
| Mutual funds | Rs 427 M |
| Banks and DFIs | Rs 310 M |
| Local individuals | Rs 154 M |
| Other organisations | Rs 124 M |
| Companies | Rs 98.5 M |
| Overseas Pakistanis | Rs 48.3 M |
| Insurance companies | −Rs 33.8 M |
Over the last 20 sessions, foreign investors are net sellers (about US$ 20.4 M) and mutual funds net sellers (−Rs 11.25 bn). Our flow regime reads Institutions selling.
What to watch
- Recovery towards 189,167. The 52-week high is 12.4% above today’s close.
- The 50-day average near 170,123. Reclaiming it would repair the short-term trend.
- Leadership. Whether FFC, NBP, HUBC keep leading, or the gains broaden to more stocks.
Every number in this wrap updates live in the Market Pulse Hub dashboard under PSX, Market Today: the full table of 100 stocks, a sector heatmap, investor flows and off-market blocks.
Bilal, Market Pulse Hub
Source: Pakistan Stock Exchange data portal (index, constituents and off-market transactions) and NCCPL (investor flows), data as of 15:57 PKT on 28 October 2026. Sector groupings, index-point attributions and averages are our calculations. This article is generated from market data for education and information only and is not investment advice.