ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its upward trajectory on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 1,000 points to close just shy of the 151,000 mark.
Throughout the trading session, strong buying activity drove the index to an intra-day high of 151,075.67. By the end of the day, the KSE-100 settled at 150,975.48, recording an impressive gain of 1,004.36 points, or 0.67%.
According to Samiullah Tariq, Head of Research at Pak Kuwait Investment Company Limited, the bullish sentiment is being driven by improving macroeconomic indicators and stronger-than-expected corporate earnings.
He added that investor confidence is further bolstered by expectations of continued growth in corporate profitability.
However, in a major economic development, Pakistan’s trade deficit widened significantly in August 2025.
According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the trade deficit increased by over 30% year-on-year to reach $2.87 billion.
A total of 1,081,077,703 shares were traded during the day as compared to 1,183,076,656 shares on the last trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at PKR 44.424 billion against PKR 48.849 billion on the previous trading day.
As many as 479 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 226 of them recorded gains and 232 met losses, whereas the share price of 21 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were B.O. Punjab with 174,386,202 shares at PKR 17.58 per share, followed by K-Electric Limited with 52,716,329 shares at PKR 52.47 per share, whereas F. Nat Equities settled with 39,775,924 shares at PKR 6.64 per share.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited witnessed a maximum increase of PKR 283.80 per share price, closing at PKR 32,984.80, whereas Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering was the runner-up with PKR 133.37 rise in its per share price to PKR 1,692.35.
PIA Holding Company LimitedB witnessed a maximum decline of PKR 642.50 per share, closing at PKR 26,657.50, followed by Hoechst Pakistan Limited with PKR 237.28 decline in its share price to close at PKR 3,789.35.
On Monday, the PSX began the new month with a powerful rally, driven by strong investor sentiment, robust buying interest in key sectors, and an inflation reading that came in well below expectations.
The benchmark KSE-100 Index surged by 1,353 points, or 0.91%, to close at 149,971.12 points.
