After days of brackly news-taking, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw buying activity return on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 496.12 points, or 0.31%, to settle at 159,592.90.
The market opened positively, pushing the index to an intra-day high of 160,435.94, though selling in the final hours of trading trimmed some of the earlier gains. The top positive contributors to the index were MARI, UBL, MEBL, PPL, NBP, and MCB, which collectively added 474 points, according to Topline Securities.
In a key development, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet was scheduled to meet to decide on several critical economic issues, including a government guarantee of Rs659.6 billion for power sector financing, tariff rationalisation for nuclear plants, and a new gas pricing plan for fertilizer manufacturers.
Additionally, Pakistan’s remittance inflows for October 2025 were reported at $3.4 billion, according to data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
The Pakistani rupee continued its upward trend, gaining 0.01% against the US dollar to close at 280.82, a gain of Re0.03.
Volume on the all-share index dropped to 768.83 million from 957.30 million in the previous session. However, the value of shares traded increased to Rs30.73 billion from Rs30.45 billion.
F. Nat. Equities led the volume with 85.91 million shares, followed by Bank Makramah (78.13 million shares) and Pace (Pak) Ltd (47.52 million shares). A total of 479 companies were traded, with 228 seeing gains, 203 recording losses, and 48 remaining unchanged.
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