Karachi: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) indices posted modest gains on October 26, 2026, with the KSE30 index rising by 267.86 points to close at 48,091.01 and the KSE100 index increasing by 663.59 points to settle at 163,038.47. The stock market, however, saw a decrease in trading volume compared to the previous session.

According to Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited, the KSE30 index recorded a high of 48,238.37 and a low of 47,465.28, while the KSE100 index reached a high of 163,477.09 and a low of 161,250.07. Despite the rise in indices, the market turnover for regular trading saw a decline, with 376,019,784 shares traded compared to 398,942,840 shares in the previous session. The traded value also fell to 16,192,497,262 from 18,203,131,710. Market capitalization, however, increased slightly to 18,061,154,087,846 from 18,014,203,595,525.

The day also witnessed diverse trading activity in the Deliverable Futures Contracts (DFC) segment, where the turnover significantly increased to 339,047,500 shares from 85,494,000 shares, with a traded value of 9,357,272,200 compared to 5,850,776,120 in the prior session. The Odd Lot Deals (ODL) segment saw a slight rise, with 1,556 deals executed compared to 1,305 previously. No activity was recorded in the Cash Settled Futures (CSF) segment.