The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) shattered another record on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 index surged past the 122,000-point barrier for the first time ever, continuing its unprecedented bull run.
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Market Highlights
Intraday Peak: 122,281.58 points
Lowest Point: 121,517.90
Closing: 121,886.21 (up 0.07%)
Trading Volume: 82.7 million shares
Transaction Value: Rs4.62 billion
What’s Fueling the Rally?
ADB’s $800M Boost: A newly approved financial package ($300M loan + $500M guarantee) under the Resource Mobilization Reform Program has reinvigorated investor confidence.
Sectoral Optimism: Expectations of budgetary relief for oil refineries, real estate, and agriculture sectors.
Rupee Stability: Recent gains in the PKR against the USD.
PSDP Allocation: Govt’s development spending plans attracting investments.
Expert Insight
“This rally is broad-based, driven by macro improvements and foreign inflows,” said Ahsan Mehanti (Arif Habib Corp). “The ADB loan approval was a key trigger, but sentiment is also buoyed by expected tax incentives in the upcoming budget.”
Did You Know?
The ADB delayed this package by 5 days after India requested time to review documents—exposing procedural gaps in multilateral lending.
Just yesterday, the PSX closed above 121,000 for the first time.
