Pakistan Stock Exchange Drops 1663.66 Points as Bears Hold Ground
February 16, 2026
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark index, KSE-100, dropped 1663.66 points by 1:40 pm on Monday. This was a fall of 0.93% from its previous close of 179,603.73. Trading volume reached 175,119,689 shares with a total value of 16.95 billion rupees. Leading the active stocks was Hum Network Limited, rising 6.48% to Rs12.99 on a volume of 39,181,637 shares. K-Electric Limited fell 3.16% to Rs8.28 on 31,231,033 shares, while Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited surged 16.23% to Rs2.22 on 24,061,417 shares. The top gainers included Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited (+16.23%), 786 Investments Limited (+10.03% to Rs17.88), and Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills Limited (+10.01% to Rs35.38). The biggest losers were LSE Capital Limited, down 13.48% to Rs1.99; Kohinoor Industries Limited, down 10.01% to Rs50.27; and Ecopack Limited, down 10.01% to Rs48.57. Topline Securities said the market negativity was driven by the ongoing corporate result session. They noted, "The ongoing result session, where corporate results fell short of investors’ expectations," as a key factor keeping bears dominant last week.
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