Key Pakistan Market Stats and Economic Indicators

Mettis Global's weekly market snapshot shows the KSE100 index closing at 170,884.59 on September 18, 2026, against 170,511.86 a week earlier. Average daily volume eased to 452,250,396 from 639,125,719, while gold in Karachi rose to Rs394,663 per 10 grams from Rs391,577. The interbank rate stood at 277.2522 rupees per dollar, compared with 277.3228 a week before.

Inflation figures in the release show August consumer prices rose 11.15 per cent year on year, up from 9.20 per cent in July. The monthly change in the consumer price index was 1.19 per cent, while the wholesale price index climbed 11.82 per cent year on year. The annual inflation rate for the July to June fiscal year stood at 7.05 per cent, compared with 4.49 per cent a year earlier.

On the external side, total foreign exchange reserves stood at 26,791.20 million dollars in the week to September 11, up from 23,715.80 million a week earlier. The current account deficit for August narrowed to 98 million dollars from 445 million in July, while the trade deficit stood at 3,306 million dollars. The corridor table shows the SBP policy rate at 11.50 per cent as of April 28, 2026, against 10.50 per cent on December 16, 2025. Six-month KIBOR stood at 11.96 per cent on September 18, slightly below 11.99 per cent a week earlier.