The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) launched into the new year with a powerful bullish rally on Thursday, as the benchmark KSE-100 index rocketed up by more than 2,300 points, buoyed by a substantial surge in trading volumes that signalled strong investor confidence.
The benchmark KSE-100 index concluded the session at 176,355.49, marking a significant gain of 2,301.17 points, or 1.32 percent, from the previous close of 174,054.32. Throughout the day, the index navigated between a high of 176,658.39 and a low of 174,437.70.
Similarly, the KSE-30 index reflected the positive market sentiment, advancing by 707.40 points. It closed at 54,010.33, a 1.33 percent increase from its prior position of 53,302.93, after touching a daily peak of 54,106.61.
Market activity intensified considerably, with turnover in the regular market soaring to 1.40 billion shares, a marked increase from the 957.24 million shares traded in the preceding session. The value of traded shares also climbed to Rs 48.42 billion from the previous day’s Rs 44.23 billion.
The widespread gains translated into a substantial enhancement of investor wealth. The total market capitalisation expanded to Rs 19.97 trillion, an increase of approximately Rs 278.5 billion from the previous day”s figure of Rs 19.69 trillion.
Other market segments, including the Deliverable Futures Contract (DFC) market, also recorded a notable uptick in both turnover and traded value, underscoring the broad-based positive momentum across the bourse on the first trading day of 2026.