KSE-100 index crosses 140,000 mark

July 18, 2025 (MLN): The benchmark KSE-100 Index opened Friday's trading session on a historic note at 140,117.83, gaining 1,452.34 points or 1.05%.

Maintaining positive momentum at the start of the day, the index recorded an intraday high of 140,585.38 (+1,919.89) at 9:43 am.

Total traded volume on the KSE-100 Index reached 35.19 million shares.

The rally above the 140,000 mark was driven by strong institutional buying, an improving macroeconomic outlook, and broad-based gains in key sectors such as auto, cement, fertiliser, and energy.

At the start of the trading session, out of 100 index companies, 47 were trading in the green, 47 in the red, 3 remained unchanged, and 3 had yet to trade.

Top early gainers included PSEL (+10.00%), FFC (+5.58%), FATIMA (+3.58%), LUCK (+3.30%), and AGL (+3.00%).

Meanwhile, early losers were MEHT (-4.22%), FHAM (-3.88%), AICL (-2.98%), SRVI (-2.81%), and YOUW (-1.74%).

In terms of index-point contributions, companies that propped up the index were FFC (+706.70pts), LUCK (+170.74pts), UBL (+169.82pts), EFERT (+98.63pts), and PSEL (+94.64pts).

Meanwhile, companies that dragged the index lower were HUBC (-31.66pts), SRVI (-29.70pts), NBP (-28.33pts), AICL (-20.08pts), and MEHT (-12.09pts).

Sector-wise, KSE-100 Index was supported by Fertilizer (+847.09pts), Commercial Banks (+260.39pts), Cement (+194.05pts), Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. (+100.92pts), and Miscellaneous (+96.57pts).

While the index was let down by Leather & Tanneries (-29.70pts), Power Generation & Distribution (-26.54pts), Textile Composite (-22.26pts), Insurance (-15.44pts), and Pharmaceuticals (-13.99pts).

In the broader market, the All-Share Index opened at 86,157.52, showing an early gain of 458.02 points or 0.53%.

Total market volume stood at 76.71m shares, significantly lower than the previous session's 780.01m, while traded value was recorded at Rs6.42bn, reflecting a decline of Rs33.56bn.

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