Pakistan KSE-100 index closed 0.9% lower at 173,886.70 points.

U.S. October seasonally adjusted nonfarm payrolls rose 165,000, the largest monthly gain since March and well above the market consensus of 65,000.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio will visit Paris Nov. 8-10 to attend the G7 foreign ministers meeting, where support for Ukraine is expected to dominate the agenda as winter approaches. Market-sensitive issues include whether the G7 can agree concrete measures on aid and energy ahead of the colder months. Recent Iranian military action has already pushed fuel prices higher and was cited in U.S. political fallout after the midterms. U.S. officials report emerging internal disagreement on next-step policy; attention will center on Rubio’s policy stance. The State Department said Rubio will advance U.S. national interests and he will hold bilateral meetings in Paris. AI and Indo-Pacific developments are also on the agenda.