### [2026-07-8](/feed/2026/07/8/index.md)

##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
# Stocks on the Pakistan Stock Exchange witness a sharp decline following renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with the KSE-100 Index falling to 4,626 points. 




### Sources:

1. [Arab News PK](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2650134/pakistan)
2. [Dunya News](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/961474-pakistan-stock-exchange-plunges-over-4600-points-as-middle-east-tensi)

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