Pakistan Stock Exchange Surges by Over 980 Points Amid Robust Buying Interest

ISLAMABAD — The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended Friday’s session on a bullish note, climbing 982.10 points. This 0.54 percent increase brought the index to a closing level of 182,241.78, up from 181,259.68 in the previous session.

During the day, the ready market saw a trading volume of 948.776 million shares, with a total turnover of Rs38.413 billion. This compared to the previous session’s volume of 982.121 million shares valued at Rs41.860 billion. Overall market capitalization rose to Rs20.503 trillion, up from Rs20.382 trillion the day before.

Of the 495 active companies in the ready market, 292 recorded gains, 169 saw declines, and 34 remained unchanged.

Cnergyico PK dominated the volume charts with 151.748 million shares traded, followed by K-Electric Ltd. with 67.530 million shares and WorldCall Telecom with 51.758 million shares.

Leading the gainers were Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited, which rose by Rs189.23 to close at Rs2,081.55, and Ghandhara Industries Limited, which climbed Rs70.34 to end at Rs1,168.32.

Conversely, the top losers included Blessed Textiles Limited, which dropped by Rs63.29 to close at Rs1,008.26, and The Premier Sugar Mills, which fell Rs49.29 to settle at Rs589.43.

In the futures (DFC) market, turnover was recorded at 186.207 million shares with a traded value of Rs8.065 billion, down from 220.304 million shares worth Rs9.635 billion in the preceding session.

Among the 302 companies in the futures market, 205 advanced, 91 declined, and six remained unchanged.

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