Pakistan Stock Exchange Secures Record Rally Amid Easing Geopolitical Risks

July 27, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its strong rally on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbing more than 7,200 points as easing geopolitical tensions and a pronounced drop in global oil prices bolstered investor sentiment.

The market stayed upbeat after Iran indicated it would halt military action provided the United States sustains its restraint on strikes, lowering concerns about further escalation and potential disruption to global energy supplies after nearly two weeks of heightened conflict.

Brent crude futures also fell sharply, easing worries about Pakistan’s oil import bill and external account pressures and supporting risk appetite in equities.

The KSE-100 closed Monday’s session at 178,262.33, rising 7,241.13 points, or 4.23%.

Throughout the day the index remained positive, reaching an intraday high of 178,588.33 (+7,567.13 points) and a low of 175,153.16 (+4,131.96 points).

The total volume traded on the KSE-100 was 385.16 million shares.

Of the 100 constituent companies, 98 closed higher while two ended flat.

Gainers of note included HCAR (+10.00%), ISL (+9.91%), KOHC (+9.59%), DGKC (+9.58%) and MLCF (+9.52%).

Contributions to the index came mainly from UBL (+961.45pts), ENGROH (+437.11pts), FFC (+407.52pts), MEBL (+374.80pts) and LUCK (+364.40pts).

By sector, the KSE-100 was lifted by Commercial Banks (+2,529.08pts), Cement (+1,017.12pts), Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (+851.70pts), Fertilizer (+581.14pts) and Investment Banks / Investment Companies / Securities Companies (+459.42pts).

The All-Share Index finished at 107,837.43, gaining 4,001.05 points, or 3.85%.

Total market volume rose to 1,032.19 million shares, up from 579.94 million in the previous session, with traded value reaching Rs41.02 billion, an increase of Rs17.12 billion.

A total of 436,420 trades were executed across 496 companies, with 409 stocks closing higher, 63 lower, and 24 unchanged.

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