The fairness market rose on Monday, extending the New 12 months rally as buyers leaned into asset-allocation flows and easing macro alerts, with the benchmark including roughly 7,000 factors throughout the primary three periods of 2026.
The Pakistan Inventory Change’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index climbed to an intraday excessive of 181,790.12, gaining 2,755.19 factors, or 1.54%, from the earlier shut of 179,034.93.
The session witnessed a low of 179,535.46, up 500.53 factors, or 0.28%. The day’s peak marked a contemporary all-time intraday excessive.
“General optimistic begin of the yr is witnessed as buyers pour in huge liquidity to focus on yr asset allocation,” mentioned AAH Soomro, an unbiased funding and financial analyst. “Going too quick too quickly,” he added.
Analysis homes flagged a constructive near-term setup. AKD Analysis mentioned sentiment ought to strengthen on prospects of overseas portfolio and direct funding inflows.
They added that the KSE-100 Index might prolong its uptrend in direction of 263,800 by December 2026, supported by easing financial circumstances, bettering exterior accounts and regular reform momentum.
The index superior 6,634 factors (3.8% WoW) final week to a document 179,035, aided by a softer-than-expected December 2025 Shopper Worth Index (CPI) at 5.6%, reinforcing expectations of additional financial easing.
On Friday, the benchmark jumped 2,679.44 factors (1.52%) to 179,034.93, buying and selling between 179,467.84 and 176,709.52.
Over the previous week Pakistan’s commerce deficit widened 24% year-on-year to $3.7 billion in December 2025, whereas GDP progress printed 3.7% YoY in 1QFY26.
State Financial institution of Pakistan (SBP) foreign-exchange reserves rose $13 million week-on-week to $15.9 billion as of December 26, and the rupee appreciated 0.02% to 280.11 per US greenback.
The central financial institution bought $6.9 billion from the forex market over the previous 12 months, based on official updates. Individually, the Federal Board of Income (FBR) collected Rs6.2 trillion in 1HFY26, lacking the goal by Rs338 billion.
Authorities additionally explored a $1 billion legal responsibility settlement through UAE funding in Fauji Group, the USA signalled renewed curiosity in partnerships spanning locomotive gross sales and mineral exploration, and officers outlined plans to launch Pakistan’s first Panda bond in China.
Weekly inflation, measured by the Delicate Worth Indicator (SPI), fell 0.67% within the week ended January 1, 2026, to 333.96 from 336.22; on a year-on-year foundation, SPI rose 2.41%, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) mentioned.
By consumption group, the SPI declined 0.62% for the bottom band (as much as Rs17,732) and 0.61%–0.73% throughout greater brackets.
