The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained a positive momentum on Tuesday, with the KSE-100 index rising by 1,645.90 points, or 1 percent. The benchmark index closed at 165,493.59 points, up from 163,847.69 points in the previous session.
Trading activity increased, with a total of 1,349,798,022 shares changing hands compared to 1,285,638,674 shares the day before. The overall market value stood at Rs76.77 billion, up from Rs65.76 billion previously.
A total of 488 companies traded on the PSX, of which 176 posted gains, 288 suffered losses, and 24 remained unchanged. WorldCall Telecom led the trading volume with 113,573,124 shares at Rs1.74 per share, followed by Pak Elektron with 110,391,976 shares at Rs56.68 and Bank of Punjab with 94,026,621 shares at Rs27.15.
PIA Holding Company Limited recorded the highest increase per share, climbing Rs700.36 to close at Rs25,984.99. Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited also rose by Rs319.69, closing at Rs30,820.00. Conversely, Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited saw the largest drop, losing Rs515.46 per share to close at Rs10,283.67, while Pakistan Engineering Company Limited declined by Rs55.84 to close at Rs524.52.
In the futures market on the PSX, 312 companies transacted shares, with 142 gaining, 169 losing, and 1 unchanged. A total of 260,192,500 shares were traded, valued at Rs15.24 billion. Pak Elektron (PAEL-OCT) remained the most active with 35,699,500 shares at Rs57.40.
Atlas Refinery Limited (ATRL-OCTB) recorded the maximum loss of Rs17.40, closing at Rs701.57, while Sazgar Engineering Works Limited (SAZEW-OCTB) achieved the highest gain of Rs99.93 to close at Rs1,829.93.
The PSX’s continued bullish trend reflects improving investor confidence and active trading in key sectors, signaling a positive outlook for the market in the near term.
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