The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended Tuesday’s session on a flat note after earlier hitting a record intra-day high of 147,976.98 points. The KSE-100 Index closed at 147,005.32, up by 75.48 points or 0.05%.
Investor optimism was driven by positive corporate earnings reports and the announcement of potential US investments in Pakistan’s energy sector. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in an informal discussion, expressed confidence that significant investments across various sectors would soon flow from the US, marking a success in trade talks.
During the session, the index traded within a range of 1,082.36 points, with the intraday high reaching 147,976.98 and the low dipping to 146,894.62 points. Of the 100 companies in the index, 48 closed up, 50 closed down, and 2 remained unchanged.
Top gainers included YOUW (+19.65%), PGLC (+10.01%), and NATF (+8.49%). In contrast, UNITY (-4.15%), BNWM (-2.70%), and MARI (-2.51%) were among the top losers.
Sector-wise, the KSE-100 Index was supported by Commercial Banks (+255.21pts), Cement (+152.06pts), and Technology & Communication (+73.56pts). However, the Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (-281.72pts) and Fertilizer (-179.46pts) sectors weighed on the index.
Total market volume reached 691.66 million shares, with a traded value of Rs44.58 billion.
