Pakistan Stock Exchange Surges Past 177,000 Points on Strong First‑Day Gains

ISLAMABAD, Jun 15 (APP): The benchmark KSE‑100 Index at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 177,039.83 points, up 4,639.92 points—or 2.69 percent—on Monday, building on a positive momentum set by the previous day’s close at 172,399.90 points.

The ready market saw a trading volume of 988.081 million shares, translating into a traded value of Rs 63.477 billion. This represents a notable increase from the prior session’s 890.797 million shares worth Rs 41.986 billion. Consequently, market capitalization rose to Rs 19.733 trillion from Rs 19.120 trillion yesterday.

Of the 494 active companies in the ready market, 349 advanced, 119 declined, and 26 remained unchanged.

Kohinoor Spinning led the volume chart with 64.129 million shares traded, followed by Maple Leaf at 45.548 million shares and Bank of Punjab at 38.636 million shares.

Top gainers included PIA Holding Company Limited (B), which climbed by Rs 691.00 to close at Rs 17,869.00, and Ghandhara Industries Limited, which added Rs 62.07 to settle at Rs 1,003.30.

Among the losers, Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited fell by Rs 142.00 to close at Rs 25,726.00, while Sapphire Fibres Limited dropped by Rs 14.67 to settle at Rs 1,132.65.

In the futures market, turnover reached 196.160 million shares, with a traded value of Rs 12.028 billion—an increase from 152.407 million shares worth Rs 8.119 billion in the previous session.

Out of 313 futures‑market companies, 291 recorded gains, 22 declined, and none remained unchanged, according to PSX data.

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