PSX Timings

Is the Pakistan Stock Exchange open now? The live clock shows PSX status and timings in your time zone, including the Friday sessions and prayer break, plus the 2026 holidays.

Pakistan Stock Exchange right now
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Ready market: 9:32 am – 3:30 pm Monday to Thursday; Friday 9:17 am – 12:00 pm and 2:32 pm – 4:30 pm (Pakistan time). 2026 holidays included; moon-dependent dates can change.

PSX timings (ready market)

PhaseMonday – ThursdayFriday, session 1Friday, session 2
Pre-open9:15 – 9:30 am9:00 – 9:15 am2:15 – 2:30 pm
Order matching9:30 – 9:32 am9:15 – 9:17 am2:30 – 2:32 pm
Open (continuous trading)9:32 am – 3:30 pm9:17 am – 12:00 pm2:32 – 4:30 pm
Post-close3:35 – 3:50 pm—4:35 – 4:50 pm

The Pakistan Stock Exchange trades Monday to Friday in Pakistan Standard Time (PKT, UTC+5), with no daylight saving. On Fridays there are two sessions, with a break from 12:00 pm to 2:15 pm for Friday prayers. Orders placed in the pre-open can’t be changed or cancelled until order matching ends.

PSX also publishes separate hours for negotiated deals, odd lots and debt instruments. Hours can change during Ramadan; PSX announces any change by notice.

PSX holidays 2026

DateHolidayNote
Thu Feb 5, 2026Kashmir Solidarity Day
Fri Mar 20, 2026Eid-ul-FitrSubject to moon sighting
Mon Mar 23, 2026Pakistan Day / Eid-ul-FitrEid dates subject to moon sighting
Fri May 1, 2026Labour Day
Wed May 27, 2026Eid-ul-AzhaSubject to moon sighting
Thu May 28, 2026Eid-ul-Azha / Youm-e-TakbeerSubject to moon sighting
Fri May 29, 2026Eid-ul-AzhaSubject to moon sighting
Wed Jun 24, 2026AshuraSubject to moon sighting
Thu Jun 25, 2026AshuraSubject to moon sighting
Fri Aug 14, 2026Independence Day
Tue Aug 25, 2026Eid Milad-un-NabiSubject to moon sighting
Mon Nov 9, 2026Iqbal Day
Fri Dec 25, 2026Quaid-e-Azam Day / Christmas

Holidays marked “subject to moon sighting” can move by a day or two; PSX issues a separate notice before each closure. Dates in the first half of the year have already passed.

PSX on TradingView

Pakistani stocks use the PSX: prefix, and the KSE-100 index is PSX:KSE100. Compare with other markets on the world market hours clock.

Sources: PSX trading hours page and PSX notice PSX/N-89 (2026 holidays), psx.com.pk. Checked October 2026. ChartWatch is independent and not affiliated with the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

FAQ

What are PSX timings?
Monday to Thursday the ready market trades from 9:32 am to 3:30 pm after a pre-open from 9:15 am. On Friday it trades 9:17 am to 12:00 pm and 2:32 pm to 4:30 pm, Pakistan time.
Is PSX open on Friday?
Yes, in two sessions with a break for Friday prayers from 12:00 pm to 2:15 pm.
Is PSX open on Saturday?
No. PSX trades Monday to Friday.
Are PSX holidays fixed?
Some are. Religious holidays depend on moon sighting, so PSX confirms each by notice.

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