KSE-100 Falls 2,006.67 Points to 163,924.31 on 22 October 2026 as 85 Shares Drop

Short answer: The KSE-100 index closed at 163,924.31 on Thursday, 22 October 2026, down 2,006.67 points or 1.21 per cent from 165,930.98. Eighty five of its 100 shares fell and only 13 rose. Engro Holdings, United Bank and Hub Power took off the most points.

We read the closing figures on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) data portal, stamped "As of Oct 22, 2026 3:50 PM", and worked through the table of the index's 100 shares. The KSE-100 is the main index of the 100 biggest listed companies, weighted by the value of shares free to trade.

The KSE-100 lost 2,006.67 points to 163,924.31

The index closed at 163,924.31, against a previous close of 165,930.98. It traded between 166,180.32 and 163,782.41, so it ended only 141.90 points above the day's low. The high was 249.34 points above the previous close, which means the market was briefly up before selling took over.

The index is now 14.19 per cent below its 52 week high of 191,032.73. A year ago it was higher too: the portal shows a one year change of -1.58 per cent. The previous session on our list was the 19 October close at 165,966.08.

Eighty five shares fell and only 13 rose

The fall was very broad. Of the 100 index shares, 85 closed lower, 13 higher and 2 unchanged, by our count of the PSX table. Falling shares took 2,081.45 points off the index. Rising shares added back only 74.80.

Every main PSX index ended lower. The KSE-30 lost 1.53 per cent and the Shariah-compliant KMI-30 lost 1.36 per cent. The bank index fell 1.56 per cent. Oil and gas fell least, down 0.82 per cent.

Engro Holdings, United Bank and Hub Power cost 507.66 points

Three heavy shares did a quarter of the damage. Engro Holdings fell 2.25 per cent to Rs 250.11 and took off 185.51 points. United Bank fell 1.38 per cent to Rs 400.04, a loss of 174.71 points. Hub Power fell 2.18 per cent to Rs 190.64, costing 147.44 points.

Habib Bank lost 136.41 points as it fell 2.23 per cent to Rs 285.75. Pakistan Telecommunication fell 9.91 per cent, from Rs 52.25 to Rs 47.07, and cost 109.60 points. Its 12.1 million shares were the second highest volume in the index. The five biggest drags together took 753.67 points, or 37.6 per cent of the net fall. Fauji Fertilizer, the biggest share at a 9.17 per cent weight, slipped only 0.65 per cent but still cost 97.65 points. All the weights are in the KSE-100 companies and weights.

Only a handful of shares added points

The gainers were small. Unilever Pakistan Foods rose 4.36 per cent to Rs 29,103.21 and added 22.61 points. MCB Bank rose to Rs 379.66 and added 21.89 points. Thatta Cement added 9.52, Nestle Pakistan 6.59 and Air Link 5.54.

The five best shares added just 66.15 points between them. That is less than the 72.93 points lost by Attock Refinery alone, which fell 4.22 per cent to Rs 1,089.60.

Twenty seven index shares carried an XD tag

In the portal's table, 27 of the 100 shares had "XD" on the end of their symbol. XD means ex-dividend: a buyer from that day no longer gets the dividend already announced, and the price usually drops by about the dividend amount. These 27 shares have a combined weight of 31.41 per cent, and 25 of them fell.

They account for 773.24 points of the day's loss. That includes United Bank, Hub Power, OGDC, Pakistan Petroleum, Pakistan State Oil and Attock Refinery. We could not see each dividend amount on the table, so we cannot say how much of each fall is only the dividend coming off. The tag is explained in the guide to KSE-100 movers, and the payout list for the dividend index is in PSX Dividend 20 companies.

Across the whole regular market, the portal shows 367.1 million shares traded in 307,881 trades, worth Rs 18.00 billion. The portal's circuit breaker page also listed 12 shares at their upper limit and 4 at their lower limit. We found no reason for the fall stated by PSX or by any listed company, so we give none.

1. Open dps.psx.com.pk and note the KSE100 close, change and "As of" time.
2. Open Indices, then KSE100, to see all 100 shares.
3. Sort the "IDX POINT" column to find the biggest drags and gains.
4. Look for XD on the end of a symbol before you read a fall as bad news.

Common questions about the 22 October KSE-100 close

Where did the KSE-100 close on 22 October 2026?

At 163,924.31, down 2,006.67 points or 1.21 per cent from 165,930.98, on the PSX data portal.

Which shares pulled the index down the most?

Engro Holdings (185.51 points), United Bank (174.71), Hub Power (147.44), Habib Bank (136.41) and Pakistan Telecommunication (109.60).

How many index shares rose?

Thirteen rose, 85 fell and 2 were unchanged, by our count of the PSX table.

Is the KSE-100 up or down in 2026?

Down. The PSX portal shows a year to date change of -5.82 per cent and a one year change of -1.58 per cent.

What does XD next to a share mean?

It means the share trades ex-dividend. A buyer from that day does not get the dividend already announced, so the price usually falls by about that amount.

Why did the market fall?

Neither PSX nor the companies gave a reason. The data shows selling in 85 of 100 index shares, and 27 shares carried an XD tag.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked 22 October 2026, after the close. The close, high, low, volumes, other indices, year to date figure and the regular market totals come from the PSX data portal, stamped 22 October 2026 at 3:50 pm. Share prices, weights, point contributions and XD tags come from the portal's KSE100 constituents table, which we read and totalled with a script. The advance and decline count, the XD totals and the point sums are our arithmetic. This is a record of the session, not investment advice.