Islamabad: Pakistan's benchmark KSE 100 index and the KSE 30 index both experienced declines on August 26, 2025, reflecting a downturn in market sentiment.

The KSE 100 index closed at 148,435.06, marking a decrease of 380.24 points or 0.26% compared to the previous day's closing value. The KSE 30 index similarly fell by 137.16 points, representing a 0.30% drop, closing at 45,069.28.

Intraday trading saw the KSE 100 fluctuate between a high of 149,453.19 and a low of 148,312.58, while the KSE 30 ranged between 45,354.32 and 45,030.40.

The regular market turnover witnessed a significant contraction, declining to 665,420,243 shares from the previous 693,301,556 shares. This drop in trading volume coincided with a substantial rise in traded value, reaching 31,543,874,819 rupees compared to 26,343,636,299 rupees the day before.

Futures trading also experienced a reduction in volume, with 306,218,500 shares traded compared to 313,351,000 the previous day. The value of futures contracts, however, increased to 22,220,960,775 rupees from 21,888,361,580 rupees.

Overall market capitalization showed a slight dip, standing at 17,639,457,782,205 rupees compared to the previous 17,662,172,342,088 rupees. This marginal decline reflects the day's negative price movements in the major indices.