PSX Closing Bell: Bulls Charge Past 183,000 Points

January 05, 2026 (MLN): The benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Monday's trading session at 182,408.23, showing an increase of 3,373.30 points or 1.88%.

The index remained positive throughout the day showing an intraday high of 183,964.37 (+4,929.44) and a low of 179,535.46 (+500.53) points.

Notably, the index crossed the 180,000-point milestone for the first time and went on to reach the 183,000 level, a significant psychological breakthrough.

This also marked the third consecutive trading day since the start of 2026 that the index hit at an all-time high.

The total volume of the KSE-100 Index was 633.10 million shares.

Of the 100 index companies 73 closed up, 25 closed down, while 2 were unchanged.

Top gainers during the day were PIBTL (+8.09%), FABL (+5.58%), HMB (+5.22%), MEHT (+5.18%), and UBL (+5.12%).

On the other hand, top losers were PSEL (-2.74%), DHPL (-1.72%), MUREB (-1.48%), JDWS (-1.16%), and RMPL (-0.82%).

In terms of index-point contributions, companies that propped up the index were UBL (+709.35pts), HBL (+331.36pts), ENGROH (+276.30pts), MCB (+180.84pts), and EFERT (+178.68pts).

Meanwhile, companies that dragged the index lower were PSEL (-35.61pts), PPL (-19.38pts), SYS (-11.11pts), DHPL (-6.89pts), and ATRL (-6.54pts).

Sector-wise, KSE-100 Index was supported by Commercial Banks (+1922.00pts), Fertilizer (+393.70pts), Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. (+272.03pts), Cement (+227.68pts), and Automobile Assembler (+112.89pts).

While the index was let down by Miscellaneous (-26.36pts), Automobile Parts & Accessories (-4.18pts), Sugar & Allied Industries (-3.01pts), Close - End Mutual Fund (-1.17pts), and Glass & Ceramics (-1.02pts).

In the broader market, the All-Share Index closed at 108,970.93 with a net gain of 1,578.20 points or 1.47%.

Total market volume was 1,384.30 million shares compared to 1,113.10m from the previous session while traded value was recorded at Rs78.10 billion showing an increase of Rs13.76bn.

There were 604,409 trades reported in 483 companies with 256 closing up, 197 closing down, and 30 remaining unchanged.

To note, the KSE-100 has gained 56,781 points or 45.20% during the fiscal year, whereas it has increased 8,354 points or 4.80% so far this calendar year.

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