KARACHI: The futures market at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a sharp shift in pricing dynamics during the week ended March 6, 2026, as the futures spread turned positive at 5.02 percent compared with negative 32.95 percent in the previous week, reflecting a substantial improvement of 3,796 basis points.
The dramatic reversal in spread indicates a notable change in derivatives market positioning even as overall trading activity in the futures segment contracted significantly amid heightened volatility in the equity market.
Average daily traded volume (ADTO) in the futures market dropped to 133.15 million shares, compared with 439.37 million shares recorded in the previous week, marking a steep decline of 69.7 percent on a week-on-week basis.
Similarly, the average daily traded value in the futures segment fell to Rs6.59 billion, significantly lower than Rs22.46 billion recorded a week earlier, translating into a 70.7 percent contraction in traded value.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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