KARACHI – The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) began the first trading day of the week on a bullish trend, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 1,169.75 points, or 0.72 percent, to open at 162,801.48 points compared to the previous close of 161,631.73 points.
Investor confidence appeared high on Monday, leading to early gains across key sectors and sustaining the positive momentum seen in previous sessions.
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On Friday, the KSE-100 had already shown strong performance, rising by 4,898.86 points or 3.13 percent, closing at 161,631.73 points. The market’s bullish run reflected renewed investor optimism and healthy trading activity.
During the last session, 952.860 million shares were traded on the ready counter, up from 848.303 million a day earlier. The traded value also rose to Rs 42.268 billion, while market capitalization reached Rs 18,561.637 trillion, up from Rs 18,086.220 trillion the previous day.
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Out of 486 companies, 372 recorded gains, 77 faced losses, and 37 remained unchanged, indicating a broad-based upward movement across the market.