Karachi: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) indices saw significant gains on March 3, 2026, with the KSE30 and KSE100 indices experiencing notable increases. The KSE30 index rose by 1,976.50 points to close at 48,302.97, while the KSE100 index increased by 5,159.10 points, finishing at 157,132.10. These figures represent percentage gains of 4.27% and 3.39%, respectively.

According to Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited, the market witnessed heightened trading activity, with the turnover in regular (REG) market transactions reaching 770,695,162, compared to the previous 809,550,101. The traded value in the REG market was 44,363,188,779, down from 48,512,921,928. Market capitalization rose to 17,631,598,908,615 from the previous 17,185,628,227,175.

The derivatives market also saw increased activity, with the daily futures contracts (DFC) turnover rising to 164,235,500 from 140,744,000, and the traded value reaching 8,293,819,780, up from 6,928,330,980. The odd lots (ODL) market reported a turnover increase to 2,587 from 2,413, with the traded value rising to 45,149 from 39,985. Both the cash-settled futures (CSF) and their traded values remained inactive.