Pakistan Stock Exchange on 20-01-2026 continued its upwards trend as benchmark KSE 100 Index gains nearly 900 points. At close of day KSE-100 Index closed at 188,621 Points. Investors expect a cut in policy rate indicating further monetary easing by SBP. Next meeting of SBP’s monetary policy committee is scheduled to be held on January 26, 2026.
Shares of 240 companies were traded on Tuesday, of which prices of 240 companies recoded an increase while prices of 213 recorded a fall, and 34 remained unchanged.
On Macro front, as per SBP’s latest released data, Pakistan’s Current Account Balance recorded a deficit of $244 million in Dec 2025 compared to a surplus of $98 million in Nov 2025.
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