{"id":27729,"date":"2026-01-05T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=27729"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:50:09","slug":"psx-set-for-further-growth-kse-100-expected-to-reach-263800-by-the-end-of-2026-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=27729","title":{"rendered":"PSX set for further growth, KSE-100 expected to reach 263,800 by the end of 2026: report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Market momentum driven by easing monetary policies, political stability, and external account improvements; KSE-100 set to hit historic $100bn market capitalization, AKD Research forecasts <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is expected to maintain positive momentum with the KSE-100 Index forecasted to reach 263,800 by December 2026, driven by further monetary easing, an improving external account position, and ongoing reforms amid political stability, according to a note by AKD Research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The KSE-100 Index surged by 6,634 points, up 3.8% week-on-week, to a new all-time high of 179,035 points during the week ended on Friday. This momentum was supported by favorable New Year effects and a softer-than-expected inflation print of 5.6% for December 2025. Investor sentiment was further buoyed by a sharp rally in the exploration and production (E&P) sector, particularly following Oil and Gas Development Company\u2019s (OGDC) oil and gas discovery in the Nashpa Block, which added 4.1kbpd of oil and 10.5mmcfd of gas to its reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Oil Marketing Company (OMC) volumes rose by 6% YoY in December 2025, and market participation improved by 9.7% week-on-week, with the average daily trading volume (ADTV) increasing to 1.3 billion shares, compared to 1.1 billion shares the prior week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a macroeconomic perspective, Pakistan\u2019s trade deficit widened by 24% YoY to $3.7 billion in December 2025, while GDP grew by 3.7% YoY during 1QFY26. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported a $13 million increase in foreign exchange reserves, which reached $15.9 billion as of December 26, 2025. Additionally, the Pakistani rupee appreciated by 0.02% against the U.S. dollar, closing the week at 280.11 PKR\/USD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AKD Research forecasts that the positive momentum in the KSE-100 Index will continue throughout 2026, underpinned by further monetary easing and improvements in the external account. The index is expected to deliver a robust return of 53% in 2026, reaching a historic market capitalisation of $100 billion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the brokerage firm, this growth is anticipated to be driven by stronger returns on equity (RoE) for banks, enhanced profitability in the E&P and OMC sectors, and robust performance in the fertiliser industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investor sentiment is also expected to improve, supported by a likely increase in foreign portfolio and direct investment flows, driven by stronger relations with the U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/profit.pakistantoday.com.pk\/2026\/01\/03\/psx-set-for-further-growth-kse-100-expected-to-reach-263800-by-end-of-2026-report\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Market momentum driven by easing monetary policies, political stability, and external account improvements; KSE-100 set to hit historic $100bn market capitalization, AKD Research forecasts  The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is expected to maintain positive momentum with the KSE-100 Index forecasted to reach 263,800 by December 2026, driven by further monetary easing, an improving external account […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[2076,25956,483,25957,25938,24014],"class_list":["post-27729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-economy-2","tag-kse-2","tag-pakistan-2","tag-pakistan-stock-exchange-3","tag-revival-of-economy-3","tag-share-market","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27729"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27731,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27729\/revisions\/27731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}