--- title: "PSX Index Drops Sharly Over the Week" description: "Most outlets reported the decline in the KSE-100 Index over the week, with The Nation emphasizing the single-day drop of 718 points on Friday, while Dunya News highlighted the weekly total of 4,781 points lost, noting the closing value of 171,021 points." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/562-pakistani-stock-index-closes-lower-amid-us-iran-tensions site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PSX Index Drops Sharly Over the Week business · updated 25 Jul 2026, 2:59 PM PKT · 23–25 Jul 2026 · 5 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 24 Jul 2026 — PSX Index Drops Sharly Over the Week (3 outlets) > Most outlets reported the decline in the KSE-100 Index over the week, with The Nation emphasizing the single-day drop of 718 points on Friday, while Dunya News highlighted the weekly total of 4,781 points lost, noting the closing value of 171,021 points. - **Dunya News** — [PSX end week lower as KSE-100 Index falls 4,781 points](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/964581-psx-end-week-lower-as-kse100-index-falls-4781-points) · 25 Jul 2026, 2:59 PM PKT > The index declined by 4,781 points over the week to close at 171,021 points - **The Nation** — [PSX remains bearish, loses over 718 points](https://www.nation.com.pk/25-Jul-2026/psx-remains-bearish-loses-718-points) · 25 Jul 2026, 8:17 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD - The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the PSX remained in the red on Friday, shedding 718. - **The Express Tribune** — [PSX remains weak on crude oil, geopolitics](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2620112/psx-remains-weak-on-crude-oil-geopolitics) · 24 Jul 2026, 8:04 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > KSE-100 index drops 718 points, influenced by US-Iran tensions ### 23 Jul 2026 — Pakistani stock market declines amid US-Iran tensions and oil price surge (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the significant drop in the KSE-100 index, citing the impact of rising oil prices and US-Iran tensions on investor sentiment. One outlet described the market movement as "panic-stricken," while another emphasized the specific point decline and broader economic concerns. The framing of the decline varied slightly, with one noting fears of inflationary pressures and the other focusing on the Gulf war's role in investor behavior. - **Dawn** — [PSX plunges 2,690 points amid oil upsurge](https://www.dawn.com/news/2017947/psx-plunges-2690-points-amid-oil-upsurge) · 24 Jul 2026, 7:49 AM PKT > KARACHI: Panic-stricken investors continued to unload their positions as the Gulf war kept fuelling apprehensions about the energy supply scenario, stoking fears of an upsurge in inflationary pressures, especially in Pakistan, which is reliant on imports via the Strait of Hormuz. Consequently, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday extended the bearish trend, dragging the benchmark KSE-1... - **The Express Tribune** — [PSX ends lower for third straight session](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2619926/psx-ends-lower-for-third-straight-session) · 23 Jul 2026, 9:03 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > KSE-100 dives nearly 2,700 points as US-Iran tensions rattle investors ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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