Decline in Pakistan’s stock market mirrors trends across Asian markets which are reacting to rising tensions in the Middle East.
KARACHI: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-March 9th, 2026) The escalating conflict in Iran is beginning to significantly affect global and domestic financial markets, with the pakistan stock exchange (PSX) showing a sharp decline during trading today.
On the first day of the business week, the market opened with a steep downward trend.
During early trading, the KSE-100 Index fell by 9,780 points, reaching 147,715 points, and prompted the authorities to temporarily suspend trading for one hour.
After trading resumed, the downward momentum continued, with the KSE-100 Index dropping by over 13,000 points, settling at 144,119 points. For context, the index had closed at 157,496 points at the end of the previous business week.
The decline in Pakistan’s stock market mirrors trends across Asian markets which are reacting to rising tensions in the middle East.
Japan’s Nikkei Index fell nearly 7 percent, South Korea’s KOSPI Index dropped around 7 percent, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index declined by more than 2.5 percent. India’s Nifty Index also recorded a fall of approximately 3 percent.
The European markets were similarly affected, with indices in Germany, the United Kingdom, and across the Eurozone falling over 1 percent while the US stock market recorded a general decline of around 1 percent.
The financial analysts attribute the global market slump to heightened geopolitical uncertainty, potential disruptions in oil supply, and investor caution amid the Iran conflict. The psx and international markets remain under close observation as the traders and investors continue to respond to regional tensions and their potential economic impact.
