Karachi: The Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed a notable increase in market indices on October 21, 2026, as all major indices closed higher than the previous day. The KSE100 Index, a key benchmark, rose by 779.34 points, or 0.47%, closing at 165,930.99. The KSE30 and KSEALLSHR indices also showed positive movements, closing at 49,063.88 and 100,610.48, respectively.

According to Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited, the trading session saw a higher turnover with 379,905,194 shares traded in the Regular market compared to 446,842,690 shares previously. The traded value increased to 21,281,765,093 from 19,426,543,706. Market capitalization also experienced a rise, reaching 18,384,893,237,281 from 18,308,671,830,529. The Daily Futures Contract saw an increase in traded value to 9,783,393,825 from 7,801,743,575, while the Odd Lot market reported a traded value of 40,150 compared to 36,756 previously.