PSX Closing Bell: A Step Back, Not a Fall

MG News | January 08, 2026 at 04:01 PM GMT+05:00

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January 08, 2026 (MLN): The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Thursday's trading session at 185,543.01, showing a decrease of 975.70 points or 0.52%.

The index traded in a range of 2,705.80 points showing an intraday high of 187,905.16 (+1,386.45) and a low of 185,199.36 (-1,319.35) points.

The total volume of the KSE-100 Index was 576.35 million shares.

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

Top losers during the day were ENGROH (-3.61%), YOUW (-3.57%), MEBL (-2.68%), PTC (-2.64%), and SEARL (-2.63%).

On the other hand, top gainers were AICL (+10.00%), SHFA (+6.78%), PAEL (+6.71%), HALEON (+4.64%), and THALL (+4.29%).

In terms of index-point contributions, companies that dragged the index lower were ENGROH (-315.02pts), UBL (-246.90pts), MEBL (-204.69pts), SYS (-117.12pts), and PPL (-102.13pts).

Meanwhile, companies that added points to the index were AICL (+92.80pts), NBP (+89.94pts), PAEL (+68.52pts), FFC (+68.06pts), and MARI (+64.70pts).

Sector-wise, KSE-100 Index was let down by Commercial Banks (-559.09pts), Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. (-332.07pts), Technology & Communication (-126.51pts), Cement (-90.55pts), and Oil & Gas Marketing Companies (-76.86pts).

While the index was supported by Insurance (+92.80pts), Cable & Electrical Goods (+68.52pts), Automobile Parts & Accessories (+34.13pts), Pharmaceuticals (+31.33pts), and Refinery (+25.54pts).

In the broader market, the All-Share Index closed at 110,883.94 with a net loss of 234.71 points or 0.21%.

Total market volume was 1,433.99 million shares compared to 1,329.49m from the previous session while traded value was recorded at Rs91.34 billion showing an increase of Rs4.75bn.

There were 643,944 trades reported in 481 companies with 209 closing up, 245 closing down, and 27 remaining unchanged.

**Top Ten by Volume**
Symbol	Price	Change %	Volume
AGHA	9.44	9.64%	131,879,869
PAEL	62.95	6.71%	76,297,603
HASCOLNC	20.15	9.99%	59,909,175
BML	6.18	1.48%	57,654,832
TREET	33.98	4.59%	54,056,214
KEL	6.44	-1.68%	52,446,354
CNERGY	7.82	0.90%	46,976,797
BOP	42.67	-0.65%	45,444,627
MDTL	6.81	-1.45%	38,006,681
WTL	1.82	-1.62%	31,186,188

To note, the KSE-100 has gained 59,916 points or 47.69% during the fiscal year, whereas it has increased 11,489 points or 6.60% so far this calendar year.

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