The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its record-breaking momentum on Thursday, as the KSE-100 index surpassed the 122,000-point mark during intra-day trading for the first time in history.
The market opened with the index at 121,886.21.
During the session, the index reached a high of 122,281.58 before settling at 121,886.21. The lowest point observed during trading was 121,517.90.
Trading volume stood at 82,723,154 shares, with a total transaction value of 4,622,969,368. The market’s previous close was 121,798.86.
Read: PSX extends record run as KSE-100 closes above 121,000 points for first time
This follows the historic milestone of the PSX closing above 121,000 points for the first time just the day before.
The recent uptick at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) comes after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved an $800 million financial package for Pakistan under its Resource Mobilization Reform Program (Subprogram-II). The package includes a $300 million policy-based loan and a $500 million program-based guarantee, boosting investor confidence.
Earlier, ADB had delayed the package’s approval by five days at India’s request, as New Delhi sought time to review the loan documents—highlighting procedural loopholes in the bank’s framework that permit such deferrals.
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Yesterday, Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corp, speaking to The Express Tribune said that stocks closed at an all-time high led by scrips across the board after the ADB loan approval, the growth target and PSDP allocation.
He added that expectations of budgetary relief for oil refineries, real estate and agriculture, along with the rupee’s recent gains, played a key role in driving investor optimism.
