Key Pakistan Market Stats and Economic Indicators

Mettis Global's weekly snapshot placed the KSE-100 index at 177,166.52 on August 21, 2026, down from 180,104.61 a week earlier. The interbank rupee barely moved, quoted at 277.5604 per dollar against 277.6522, while average daily volume eased to 845,713,453 from 853,274,996.

Gold prices in Karachi climbed to Rs409,067 per 10 grams from Rs394,749, and the international gold quote rose to 4,604.09 from 4,376.59. Silver also firmed, moving up to 68.9876 from 64.7045. Six-month KIBOR inched up to 11.80 percent from 11.76, while the 10-year PIB yield rose to 12.19 percent from 12.10.

The SBP policy rate was listed at 11.50 percent as of April 28, 2026, and total FX reserves stood at $22,506.10 million in the week to August 13. Consumer prices rose 9.20 percent year on year in July, after a 1.19 percent monthly increase, while the fiscal year inflation rate for July to June was 7.05 percent. Mettis also reported FY26 GDP growth of 3.70 percent, with exports of $2,962 million in July against imports of $6,940 million.