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KSE-100 rises 0.87% to 168,019 on 3 November 2026 as fertilizer lead: market wrap

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Market Pulse Hub·3 November 2026·3 min read

The KSE-100 index gained 1,454.80 points (+0.87%) on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, to close at 168,018.86. The day’s range was 167,308.65 to 168,469.78. Breadth was broad: 67 of the 100 index stocks rose, 32 fell and 1 were unchanged. FFC (Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited) did the most work, adding 219 points on a +1.37% move.

The index is 11.2% below its 52-week high of 189,167; this is its 2nd rising session in a row; the year-to-date return is −3.47%.

KSE-100 close and biggest index point movers on 3 November 2026
KSE-100 over the last three months, and the stocks that added or took away the most points on 3 November 2026.

Index snapshot

KSE-100 Value
Close 168,018.86
Change +1,454.80 (+0.87%)
Day high / low 168,469.78 / 167,308.65
1 week +2.16%
1 month +1.30%
3 months −5.12%
Year to date −3.47%
1 year +3.95%
52-week high / low 189,166.83 / 146,480.15
50-day / 200-day average 169,335 / 171,338
Volume, 100 index stocks 212.3 M shares
Market value of index stocks Rs 4.69 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 49,411.77 +408.34 (+0.83%)
KMI-30 (Shariah) 240,580.98 +2,354.57 (+0.99%)
All Share 101,001.36 +661.96 (+0.66%)
KMI All Share 65,309.15 +464.00 (+0.72%)
Banks (BKTI) 45,925.85 +203.62 (+0.45%)
Oil & Gas (OGTI) 33,858.81 +194.61 (+0.58%)
PSX Dividend 20 76,523.34 +389.16 (+0.51%)

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 701 points and the bottom five took away 70.

Added points Change Points
FFC Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited +1.37% +218.5
ENGROH Engro Holdings Limited +1.74% +146.2
PSEL Pakistan Services Limited +10.00% +119.6
MEBL Meezan Bank Limited +1.37% +115.4
EFERT Engro Fertilizers Limited +2.40% +101.6
UBL United Bank Limited +0.68% +87.6
LUCK Lucky Cement Limited +1.29% +80.6
MCB MCB Bank Limited +1.29% +74.6
Took away points Change Points
CNERGY Cnergyico PK Limited −4.40% −26.6
THCCL Thatta Cement Company Limited −3.03% −13.9
SRVI Service Industries Limited −0.91% −11.5
SAZEW Sazgar Engineering Works Limited −0.88% −9.3
BAFL Bank Alfalah Limited −0.31% −9.2
SHFA Shifa International Hospitals Limited −1.98% −8.7
GHNI Ghandhara Industries Limited −1.40% −8.7
TPLRF1 TPL REIT Fund I −1.48% −7.7

Sector performance

Fertilizer contributed the most (+491 points, stocks up +1.63% on a weighted basis) and Autos the least (−21 points).

Sector Index weight Weighted change Index points Up / down
Fertilizer 18.3% +1.63% +491.1 4 / 0
Banks 30.8% +0.76% +388.8 12 / 2
Cement 8.9% +1.31% +192.1 9 / 1
Services 0.8% +10.00% +119.6 1 / 0
Oil & Gas 15.8% +0.41% +105.6 5 / 3
Power & Utilities 5.9% +0.60% +58.3 3 / 5
Technology 3.5% +0.87% +50.9 2 / 2
Pharmaceuticals 2.7% +0.50% +20.2 4 / 4
Engineering & Steel 1.1% +1.06% +19.9 4 / 0
Food & Consumer 2.9% +0.34% +16.4 7 / 1
Glass & Materials 0.5% +1.01% +8.8 1 / 0
Chemicals & Industries 1.1% +0.35% +6.6 6 / 2
Textile 1.3% +0.17% +3.8 2 / 2
Insurance & Financials 0.9% +0.18% +2.6 2 / 2
Transport 0.2% −0.31% −1.3 0 / 1
Other 0.8% −0.10% −1.8 1 / 2
Consumer Durables 1.0% −0.31% −5.5 1 / 1
Autos 3.4% −0.36% −21.3 3 / 4

Top gainers, losers and most active

Among the 100 index stocks.

Top gainers Close Change
PSEL Pakistan Services Limited 1,192.08 +10.00%
BML Bank Makramah Limited 61.00 +8.08%
HINOON Highnoon Laboratories Limited 969.66 +5.02%
KOHC Kohat Cement Company Limited 88.10 +3.66%
SCBPL Standard Chartered Bank (Pak) Ltd 57.33 +3.06%
CHCC Cherat Cement Company Limited 277.63 +2.46%
THALL Thal Limited 504.00 +2.43%
EFERT Engro Fertilizers Limited 201.70 +2.40%
Top losers Close Change
CNERGY Cnergyico PK Limited 11.74 −4.40%
THCCL Thatta Cement Company Limited 71.26 −3.03%
SHFA Shifa International Hospitals Limited 422.14 −1.98%
PGLC Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited 12.60 −1.79%
HGFA HBL Growth Fund 13.12 −1.65%
NPL Nishat Power Limited 49.71 −1.58%
TPLRF1 TPL REIT Fund I 8.66 −1.48%
GHNI Ghandhara Industries Limited 1,144.41 −1.40%
Most active Close Volume
CNERGY Cnergyico PK Limited 11.74 114.8 M shares
MLCF Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited 92.98 7.9 M shares
FCCL Fauji Cement Company Limited 54.46 7.9 M shares
PIBTL Pakistan International Bulk Terminal 12.74 6.2 M shares
BOP The Bank of Punjab 28.09 5.7 M shares
KEL K-Electric Limited 5.63 5.5 M shares
THCCL Thatta Cement Company Limited 71.26 4.6 M shares
EFERT Engro Fertilizers Limited 201.70 3.9 M shares

Off-market blocks

PSX publishes the day’s negotiated (off-market) trades after 5 pm, after this wrap goes out. They appear in the Off-market section of the dashboard each evening.

Investor flows (latest available: 2 November 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
Companies Rs 1.38 bn
Local individuals Rs 1.18 bn
Brokers (own book) −Rs 954 M
Mutual funds −Rs 626 M
Foreign corporates −Rs 491 M
Banks and DFIs −Rs 235 M
Other organisations −Rs 145 M
Insurance companies −Rs 100 M

Over the last 20 sessions, foreign investors are net sellers (about US$ 74.9 M) and mutual funds net sellers (−Rs 10.53 bn). Our flow regime reads Institutions selling.

What to watch

  • Recovery towards 189,167. The 52-week high is 11.2% above today’s close.
  • The 50-day average near 169,335. Reclaiming it would repair the short-term trend.
  • Leadership. Whether FFC, ENGROH, PSEL 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 15:50 PKT on 3 November 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.

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