ISLAMABAD: The investor base of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has reached a record high of 681,965, reflecting growing public confidence in the country’s capital markets, it was reported on Wednesday.
According to Finance Minister’s Advisor Khurram Schehzad, PSX has reported a record monthly addition of 25,747 investors in October this year, showing a 66 percent increase year-on-year.
In a statement shared on social media, he said that the stock market had attracted 218,894 new investors during the first 10 months of 2026, surpassing the combined additions recorded in the previous four years.
He said the total investor base had increased by 56 percent year-on-year.
Schehzad added that around 85 percent of new investors belonged to Generation Z, highlighting the growing interest of younger people in Pakistan’s capital markets.
He said the rising investor participation reflected growing confidence in economic stabilization, improving macroeconomic fundamentals and the government’s policy direction.
