The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index crossed the 125,000 mark, gaining a significant 1,248.25 points, representing a 1% increase.
The index reached a high of 125,748.59 during the day and closed at 125,627.31, considerably higher than Thursday’s closing figure of 124,379.07. The KSE-30 index also showed positive momentum, adding 238.06 points to close at 38,153.79, a 0.63% increase.
Trading volume in the regular market increased significantly, with 1,144,553,310 shares traded, compared to 773,409,701 the previous day. Conversely, the value of shares traded decreased from 37,567,368,938 to 35,238,613,267. Market capitalization increased from 15,062,924,930,426 to 15,239,539,798,239.
Both volume and value in futures trading declined. A total of 221,496,500 shares were traded with a value of 6,355,787,820, a significant decrease from the previous day’s 440,084,000 shares valued at 18,820,640,245. Off-market deliveries (ODL) also saw fewer transactions.