KSE-100 Index Drops 6,029 Points Amid Corporate Earnings Disappointment
February 16, 2026
Pakistan Stock Exchange's KSE-100 index tumbled by 6,029.47 points to 173,574.26 by 3 pm on Monday. This marks a 3.36 percent drop from the previous close of 179,603.73. Market activity was high with a trading volume of 302 million shares and a turnover value of Rs29.65 billion. The most traded shares included K-Electric Limited, which fell 3.98 percent to Rs8.21 on a volume of over 48 million shares. Hum Network Limited gained 4.92 percent to Rs12.80 with about 44 million shares traded, while Worldcall Telecom Limited declined 4.91 percent to Rs1.55 on a volume of 43.6 million. Top gainers were Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited, jumping 19.37 percent to Rs2.28, 786 Investments Limited up 10.03 percent to Rs17.88, and Agritech Non-Voting (Pref) Class A rising 10.01 percent to Rs38.67. Leading losers included LSE Capital Limited, down 16.96 percent to Rs1.91; Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited, down 12.09 percent to Rs6.91; and EKohinoor Industries Limited, down 10.01 percent to Rs50.27. Analysts from Topline Securities pointed to disappointing corporate earnings during the ongoing result season as the main reason for the bearish trend. They said, "The ongoing negative momentum was due to the ongoing result session, where corporate results fell short of investors’ expectations."
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