The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a volatile trading session on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index closing near the 169,000 mark — a new all-time high.
The index fluctuated between an intraday high of 169,988.61 and a low of 168,613.41, before settling at 168,990.07, up 500.45 points or 0.30%. Total trading volume stood at 827.57 million shares.
The gains followed a strong rally on Thursday, when the KSE-100 Index jumped 2,849.29 points, or 1.72%, to close at 168,489.63, driven largely by institutional buying.
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Meanwhile, the Pakistani rupee posted a marginal gain against the US dollar in the interbank market. The local currency closed at 281.26 on Friday, appreciating by Re0.01 from Thursday’s closing rate of 281.27.
