Karachi March 20 2025: The KSE 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Wednesday, gaining 972.94 points, a positive change of 0.83 percent, closing at record high of 117,974.03 points as compared to 117,001.09 points on the last trading day.
“The KSE-100 Index shattered records, hitting an all-time high of 117,974.03. This isn’t just a number—it’s a testament to the strength, resilience, and potential of our market” states PSX in its social media post.
“The IMF and the Pakistani authorities made significant progress toward reaching a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) on the first review under the 37-month Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF)” states IMF in its press release.
A total of 544,200,130 shares were traded during the day as compared to 449,484,737 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at PKR 32.310 billion against PKR 29.178 billion on the last trading day.
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“Around 80 percent of the today’s market value traded, equaling PKR 25.71 billion, is attributed to Shariah-compliant stocks” states PSX.
As many as 315 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 208 of them recorded gains and 102 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 5 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were Pak International Bulk with 52,151,863 shares at PKR 11.05 per share, Pak Elektron with 36,133,139 shares at PKR 48.14 per share and WorldCall Telecom with 30,884,952 shares at PKR 1.40 per share.
Excide Pakistan Limited witnessed a maximum increase of PKR 74.83 per share closing at PKR 823.10 whereas runner-up was Macter International Limited with PKR 36.71 rise in its share price to close at PKR 403.77.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of PKR 82.50 per share price, closing at PKR 23,400.00, whereas the runner-up was Nestle Pakistan Limited with PKR 64.84 decline in its per share price to PKR 7,402.33.
