KARACHI : Heavy selling gripped the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday, dragging the benchmark KSE-100 Index down by more than 2,100 points within the first few minutes of trading. By 10:05am, the index stood at 178,391.58, reflecting a decline of 2,121.06 points, or 1.18%. Major sectors came under pressure, including cement, commercial banking, fertiliser, oil and gas exploration, oil marketing companies (OMCs), and power generation. Prominent index-weighted stocks such as OGDC, MARI, POL, PPL, HUBCO, ARL, MCB, MEBL, and UBL were all trading in negative territory. On Thursday, the KSE-100 Index fell by 2,537.16 points, or 1.39%, closing at 180,512.65.

Source: The Patriot February 13, 2026 15:08 UTC