Karachi: Pakistan’s financial markets opened the week on a cautious note on Monday, with the benchmark stock index moving lower while domestic fuel prices remained unchanged.
The KSE 100 Index stood at 166390.12 points at 12:33 pm, down 699.15 points or 0.42 percent, according to official Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) data.
The index had traded between 166002.23 and 166988.32 points during the session. Monday’s figure is an intraday reading and not the final closing level.
Market dashboard
Indicator | Latest verified figure | Change/status |
|---|---|---|
KSE 100 | 166390.12 | ▼ 699.15 points / 0.42% |
USD/PKR M2M reference | PKR 277.0040 | 9 October |
USD/PKR weighted bid | PKR 276.7267 | 9 October |
USD/PKR weighted offer | PKR 277.1518 | 9 October |
24K gold per tola | PKR 442036 | Latest verified APGJSA rate |
24K gold per 10 grams | PKR 378974 | Latest verified APGJSA rate |
Silver per tola | PKR 6555 | Latest verified APGJSA rate |
Petrol per litre | PKR 398.30 | No change |
High speed diesel per litre | PKR 396.24 | No change |
Brent crude per barrel | around USD 103.38 | ▼ 1.3% |
WTI crude per barrel | around USD 90.29 | ▼ 1.7% |
Weekly SPI | 372.58 | ▲ 0.57% |
PSX remains under pressure
The KSE 100 was down 699.15 points at 12:33 pm, with the benchmark trading at 166390.12.
The market had earlier touched a session low of 166002.23 before recovering some of its losses.
Rupee stays close to PKR 277
The latest official State Bank data available before Monday’s close put the USD/PKR mark to market reference rate at PKR 277.0040 for 9 October.
The weighted average interbank bid stood at PKR 276.7267, while the offer was PKR 277.1518.
The rupee closed the previous week around PKR 277.00 against the US dollar, appreciating approximately 0.03 percent over the week.
Gold awaits fresh local benchmark
The latest independently verified APGJSA domestic benchmark remains Saturday’s rate.
Twenty four karat gold stood at PKR 442036 per tola, up PKR 1100, while 10 gram gold was PKR 378974.
Silver stood at PKR 6555 per tola, up PKR 43.
A fresh Monday APGJSA domestic rate had not been independently confirmed by publication time. Different online trackers were showing conflicting figures, so they have not been used as the official Pakistan benchmark.
Internationally, spot gold was trading around USD 4185 per ounce on Monday as investors awaited US inflation data and assessed the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates.
Fuel prices unchanged
Petrol remains at PKR 398.30 per litre and high speed diesel at PKR 396.24 per litre.
The current government notification covers 10 to 12 October, meaning the same prices remain applicable today.
Under the latest revision, petrol had been reduced by PKR 0.66, while HSD was increased by PKR 0.52.
International oil moves lower
Global crude prices moved lower on Monday.
Brent crude was around USD 103.38 per barrel, down 1.3 percent, while WTI fell 1.7 percent to around USD 90.29.
Reuters reported that markets were responding to expectations of improved Russian energy supply following claims of an energy ceasefire involving Russia and Ukraine, although uncertainty over Middle East supply routes continued to limit the decline.
Weekly inflation remains elevated
Pakistan’s latest Sensitive Price Indicator stood at 372.58, rising 0.57 percent in the week ended 8 October.
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics tracks 51 essential commodities across 50 markets in 17 cities for the weekly SPI.
Market Watch | 12 October 2026. Figures checked around 1 pm PKT. PSX and international commodity prices are intraday and may change. Currency figures are the latest official SBP reference available, while domestic gold and silver are the latest independently verified APGJSA rates.
