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PSX: stocks surge, KSE-100 up 600 points in early trade

Pakistan Published 9 October 2026, 09:40 · archived 9 Oct 2026

Buying interest was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 600 points as sentiment improved after US President Donald Trump said the country will not attack Iran ​before US elections next month amid productive talks to end their ‌war that has disrupted the market. At 9:30am, the benchmark index was hovering at 168,043.33, up 601.43 points or 0.36%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs and power generation. Index-heavy stocks, including HUBCO, M...

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