KSE-100 Falls 1,549.44 Points to 162,374.87 on 23 October 2026, Down 4,045 for the Week on PSX

Short answer: The KSE-100 index closed at 162,374.87 on Friday, 23 October 2026, down 1,549.44 points or 0.95 per cent, on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Meezan Bank, Engro Holdings and Lucky Cement pulled it down most. The index lost 4,044.84 points over the week, or 2.43 per cent.

We read the closing figures on the PSX data portal after the session, and parsed all 100 shares in the index to see which ones moved it. 75 shares fell, 23 rose and 2 did not change. This was the second heavy fall in two days, after a drop of 2,006.67 points on Thursday. The full list of movers, the week in numbers and what to check before Monday are below.

KSE-100 fell 1,549 points to 162,374.87

The KSE-100 closed at 162,374.87 on 23 October 2026, down from 163,924.31 on Thursday. That is a fall of 1,549.44 points, or 0.95 per cent. The index traded between a high of 163,966.86 and a low of 162,292.44, the PSX portal shows.

The index barely got above Thursday's close at any point. Its high was only 42.55 points over the previous close, and it ended just 82.43 points above the day's low, by our arithmetic. In plain words, sellers had the day.

Volume in the 100 index shares was 110,964,360. Across the whole regular market, 398.94 million shares changed hands in 304,278 trades, worth about Rs 18.2 billion. The KSE-100 is now down 6.71 per cent this year and 1.35 per cent on a year ago.

Meezan Bank, Engro Holdings and Lucky Cement led the fall

Meezan Bank took 172.37 points off the index, Engro Holdings 149.76 and Lucky Cement 122.40. Those three alone made up 444.53 points, or 28.7 per cent of the day's fall. Fauji Fertilizer (FFC) was the biggest support, adding 63.22 points.

Banks did the most damage as a group. The 12 commercial banks in the index took 435.67 points off between them, by our count, even with Askari Bank and Bank Alfalah rising. National Bank fell 2.37 per cent and HBL 0.87 per cent. The weights behind these points are in the list of KSE-100 index companies and weights.

Ex-dividend shares explain part of the fall

26 of the 100 shares carried an XD tag, meaning they now trade without their latest dividend. Together they weigh 31.05 per cent of the index and took 469.63 points off it. Some of that drop is the dividend leaving the price, not a loss of value.

Hub Power, Pakistan Petroleum and Oil and Gas Development Company were among the ex-dividend shares that fell. The portal does not show the dividend amount next to each tag, so we cannot say how much of each fall was the payout. If a dividend you are owed does not arrive, the steps are in claiming a missing PSX dividend.

The index lost 4,045 points this week

The KSE-100 ended last Friday, 16 October, at 166,419.71. It ended this Friday at 162,374.87, a loss of 4,044.84 points or 2.43 per cent for the week, by our arithmetic from PSX closing figures. Nearly all of it came on Thursday and Friday.

Thursday and Friday together took 3,556.11 points off, or 2.14 per cent in two sessions. The day by day detail is in our reports on the 22 October close and the 19 October close. The index now sits 15.0 per cent below its 52 week high of 191,032.73 and 12.7 per cent above its 52 week low of 144,119.44.

Every main PSX index ended lower on Friday

All seven main indices on the PSX home page fell on 23 October. The Islamic KMI-30 fell most, down 1.23 per cent. The broad All Share index fell 0.91 per cent and the Dividend 20 index 0.80 per cent, the smallest fall.

• All Share: 98,620.11, down 906.76 (0.91%)
• KSE-30: 47,823.15, down 490.65 (1.02%)
• KMI-30: 232,733.99, down 2,903.19 (1.23%)
• Banks index (BKTI): 44,724.17, down 457.04 (1.01%)
• Oil and gas index (OGTI): 33,033.72, down 361.88 (1.08%)
• Dividend 20 (PSXDIV20): 74,162.56, down 597.91 (0.80%)

Across the whole market, 11 shares hit their upper limit and 4 their lower limit on the PSX circuit breaker page. In the index itself, UPFL fell most in percentage terms, down 9.37 per cent, a day after rising 4.36 per cent. Cnergyico was the busiest index share, with 19.39 million shares traded.

If you hold shares and want to check your own positions before Monday's session, these steps use only free PSX pages:

1. Open the KSE-100 page on the PSX data portal and sort by index points to see what moved the index.
2. Search each share you own and compare the close with your buying price.
3. Check the company's announcements for any dividend, bonus or result that explains an XD tag or a big move.
4. Look at the circuit breaker page for shares that hit their daily limit.
5. Decide calmly. A two day fall is not a reason on its own to sell a long term holding.

The screens behind each step are explained in checking which shares moved the KSE-100 and in checking which shares hit the upper or lower limit.

Common questions

Where did the KSE-100 close on 23 October 2026?

It closed at 162,374.87, down 1,549.44 points or 0.95 per cent, according to the PSX data portal.

Which shares pulled the KSE-100 down most?

Meezan Bank (minus 172.37 points), Engro Holdings (minus 149.76) and Lucky Cement (minus 122.40) did the most damage.

How much did the KSE-100 fall this week?

It fell 4,044.84 points, or 2.43 per cent, from 166,419.71 on 16 October to 162,374.87 on 23 October.

Why did the PSX fall?

Neither PSX nor the companies gave a reason for the fall. Part of it came from ex-dividend shares, but we cannot say how much.

When does the PSX open next?

The PSX is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The next session is Monday, 26 October 2026.

What does XD mean on the PSX?

XD means ex-dividend. The share now trades without its latest dividend, so its price usually drops by about the dividend amount.

How we verified this

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

We read the PSX data portal home page (stamped as of 23 October 2026, 4:50 PM), its KSE-100 constituents table and its circuit breaker page on 24 October 2026. We parsed all 100 rows of the constituents table to count rises and falls and add up index points. Closes for 16, 19 and 22 October are from our earlier reports, which read the same portal. The weekly change, bank total and percentages are our own arithmetic. We could not find any official reason for the fall, and the portal does not show dividend amounts for XD shares.