PSX Closing Bell: A Runaway Rally

August 05, 2026 (MLN): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a strong rebound on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining nearly 2,932 points as broad-based buying returned across heavyweight sectors, led by commercial banks, fertilizer, cement, investment companies, and oil & gas exploration stocks.

Investor sentiment improved as oil prices remained largely stable following sharp declines over the previous two sessions, with markets assessing ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between the United States and Iran and reopen the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The easing volatility in crude prices helped lift risk appetite and encouraged buying in equities.

The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Wednesday's trading session at 180,014.93, showing an increase of 2,931.71 points or 1.66%.

The index remained positive throughout the day, touching an intraday high of 180,202.38 (+3,119.16 points) and a low of 178,512.09 (+1,428.87 points).

The total volume traded in the KSE-100 Index stood at 294.91 million shares.

Of the 100 index companies, 82 closed higher, 17 ended lower, while 1 remained unchanged.

Top gainers during the day were GADT (+10.00%), FATIMA (+5.19%), HBL (+4.90%), KOHC (+4.42%), and JVDC (+4.05%).

On the other hand, top losers were MEHT (-10.00%), KAPCO (-1.99%), TPLRF1 (-1.57%), PSEL (-1.36%), and IBFL (-1.35%).

In terms of index-point contributions, HBL (+310.86pts), UBL (+269.36pts), MEBL (+268.43pts), ENGROH (+240.05pts), and FFC (+205.34pts) provided the biggest support to the benchmark.

Meanwhile, PSEL (-13.14pts), MEHT (-11.67pts), KAPCO (-9.32pts), TPLRF1 (-7.75pts), and SNGP (-5.00pts) weighed on the index.

Sector-wise, the KSE-100 Index was supported by Commercial Banks (+1,352.06pts), Fertilizer (+363.12pts), Cement (+319.57pts), Investment Banks / Investment Companies / Securities Companies (+257.99pts), and Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (+186.19pts).

While the index was let down by Miscellaneous (-10.56pts), Real Estate Investment Trust (-5.60pts), Oil & Gas Marketing Companies (-4.13pts), Synthetic & Rayon (-2.12pts), and Chemical (-0.48pts).

In the broader market, the All-Share Index closed at 108,372.12, posting a net gain of 1,386.88 points or 1.30%.

Total market volume stood at 740.56 million shares, compared with 711.27m in the previous session, while traded value was recorded at Rs35.91 billion, showing an increase of Rs10.03bn.

A total of 387,149 trades were reported across 495 companies, with 302 stocks closing higher, 158 lower, and 35 remaining unchanged.

To note, the KSE-100 has lost 287 points or 0.16% during the fiscal year, whereas it has increased 5,961 points or 3.42% so far this calendar year.

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