The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a significant sell-off amid heightened US-Iran tensions, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index dropping 4,626 points to 181,629. This marked its lowest intraday trade of the session at 179,504 points.
Investor confidence waned after US President Donald Trump’s statement indicating the Iran ceasefire was no longer in effect, compounded by renewed American military actions against Iranian targets.
While domestic economic indicators remained positive, profit-taking following a recent market rally intensified selling pressure. Analysts noted that the decline was exacerbated by selling in key stocks such as UBL, FFC, ENGROH, LUCK, and HUBC, which collectively reduced the index by approximately 1,528 points.
Top Trading Activity
| SCRIP | PRICE | HIGH | LOW | CHANGE | VOLUME |
| WTL | 1.33 | 1.41 | 1.25 | 0.06 | 220,440,029 |
| CNERGY | 8.72 | 8.83 | 8.44 | 0.23 | 111,673,041 |
| KEL | 7.86 | 8.25 | 7.72 | -0.25 | 90,576,284 |
| LSECL | 6.84 | 7.18 | 5.86 | 0.57 | 63,958,482 |
| PACE | 12.29 | 12.29 | 11.02 | 1.12 | 58,318,246 |
| PRL | 38.43 | 39.84 | 37.10 | 1.18 | 48,063,397 |
| BOP | 35.93 | 37.07 | 34.51 | -1.44 | 46,341,604 |
Trading volume reached 1.551 billion shares with a total value of Rs62.4 billion. WTL emerged as the most actively traded stock, accounting for 220 million shares exchanged during the session.
