PSX Closing Bell: A Soft Landing

December 31, 2025 (MLN): The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Wednesday’s session and the final trading day of the year  at 174,054.32, showing a decrease of 418.47 points or 0.24%.

The index traded in a range of 1,668.57 points showing an intraday high of 175,232.90 (+760.11) and a low of 173,564.33 (-908.46) points.

On a year-on-year basis, the benchmark index has delivered a remarkable rally, closing up nearly 59,000 points from 115,126.90 on December 31, 2024,  one of the strongest annual performances in PSX history, driven by macroeconomic stabilization, easing inflationary pressures, and renewed investor confidence.

The total volume of the KSE-100 Index was 414.47 million shares.

Of the 100 index companies 46 closed up, 53 closed down, while 1 were unchanged.

Top losers during the day were CHCC (-4.60%), DGKC (-3.66%), FCCL (-3.00%), KOHC (-2.92%), and PSEL (-2.81%).

On the other hand, top gainers were JVDC (+10.00%), ATLH (+4.63%), THALL (+4.07%), KEL (+3.67%), and MTL (+2.23%).

In terms of index-point contributions, companies that dragged the index lower were LUCK (-183.83pts), FFC (-165.49pts), NBP (-68.76pts), DGKC (-65.14pts), and CHCC (-58.53pts).

Meanwhile, companies that added points to the index were BAHL (+59.63pts), JVDC (+58.14pts), EFERT (+48.10pts), UBL (+48.07pts), and BAFL (+38.20pts).

Sector-wise, KSE-100 Index was let down by Cement (-430.81pts), Fertilizer (-126.72pts), Miscellaneous (-45.34pts), Power Generation & Distribution (-32.24pts), and Textile Composite (-23.26pts).

While the index was supported by Automobile Assembler (+75.59pts), Property (+58.14pts), Technology & Communication (+30.07pts), Automobile Parts & Accessories (+29.27pts), and Cable & Electrical Goods (+20.94pts).

In the broader market, the All-Share Index closed at 104,614.51 with a net loss of 36.82 points or 0.04%.

Total market volume was 957.24 million shares compared to 851.04m from the previous session while traded value was recorded at Rs44.23 billion showing a decrease of Rs0.67bn.

There were 446,072 trades reported in 481 companies with 221 closing up, 223 closing down, and 37 remaining unchanged.

To note, the KSE-100 has gained 48,427 points or 38.55% during the fiscal year, whereas it has increased 58,927 points or 51.18% so far this calendar year.

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