Pakistan-Afghanistan War: Karachi 100 Index falls over 2% as US asks non-emergency consulate staff to leave Pakistan

Pakistan’s stock market traded sharply lower on Friday amid heightened volatility as tensions escalated due to ongoing cross-border clashes with Afghanistan. The benchmark Karachi 100 Index on the Karachi Stock Exchange declined more than 2%, tracking the broader sell-off across Asian markets amid the continuing US-Iran war in the Middle East. The Karachi 100 Index…

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Pakistan stock market crashes nearly 10%, sparking trading halt: Is US-Iran war behind the worst fall in history?

Pakistan stock market crash: The Pakistan stock market’s key gauge, KSE-30 Index, plunged as much as 9.6% at the open on Monday, March 2, sparking a 45-minute trading halt as the tensions in the Middle East spiked following the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran. Furthermore, tensions with Afghanistan have also escalated, further pressuring the…

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Sensex lags Pakistan, China and other major global markets this year by wide margin — What to expect in 2026?

After displaying sharp outperformance over the last few years, the Indian stock market has taken a back foot in 2025. The returns offered by major global peers have eclipsed Sensex’s performance as the index remained in consolidation mode amid several headwinds like steep tariffs, record FII outflows and fading earnings growth. The extent of India’s…

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