Pakistan stock market investor base grows 47.3%; Balochistan adds 370 accounts in October
ISLAMABAD: The number of investors in the Pakistan Stock Exchange rose by 218,894 between January and October 2026, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan statement issued on November 4.
The investor base increased from 463,071 at the start of the year to 681,965 by the end of October, a rise of 47.3%.
A total of 26,843 new accounts were opened in October, comprising 26,801 individual and 42 corporate accounts. The net increase in the number of investors during the month was 25,747; new account openings and the net increase are separate measures.
Balochistan recorded 370 new accounts, compared with 14,891 in Punjab, 7,643 in Sindh and 1,894 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
People aged 18 to 30 accounted for 54.6% of new individual accounts. Women opened 3,923 accounts, representing 14.6% of individual accounts opened during the month.
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