August 06, 2025 (MLN): The Pakistan Stock Market ended on a positive close, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index concluded Wednesday’s trading session at 145,088.49, showing an increase of 2,051.33 points or 1.43%.
Reflecting strong PSX trading sentiment, the index remained positive throughout the day, showing an intraday high of 145,187.17 (+2,150.01) and a low of 143,409.59 (+372.43) points.
Driven by a better-than-expected result season, the KSE-100 Index performance attracted solid investor interest, with a total volume of 383.51 million shares traded.
Overall, PSX index gains reflect continued optimism in the Pakistani equity market today.
Of the 100 index companies 62 closed up, 37 closed down, while 1 was unchanged.
Top gainers during the day were NESTLE (+10.00%), AGL (+10.00%), NBP (+9.83%), HBL (+9.71%), and SAZEW (+7.35%).
On the other hand, top losers were PGLC (-2.43%), MUGHAL (-2.33%), BNWM (-2.31%), LCI (-2.24%), and INIL (-1.90%).
In terms of index-point contributions, companies that propped up the index were HBL (+451.48pts), NBP (+212.36pts), UBL (+199.90pts), MEBL (+154.25pts), and ENGROH (+105.35pts).
Meanwhile, companies that dragged the index lower were FFC (-139.63pts), LCI (-19.16pts), PKGP (-11.65pts), NML (-10.32pts), and MARI (-10.04pts).
Sector-wise, KSE-100 Index was supported by Commercial Banks (+1269.85pts), Cement (+182.74pts), Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. (+131.88pts), Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (+110.44pts), and Food & Personal Care Products (+92.77pts).
While the index was let down by Fertilizer (-22.54pts), Chemical (-21.36pts), Engineering (-16.26pts), Refinery (-9.45pts), and Leather & Tanneries (-5.54pts).
In the broader market, the All-Share Index closed at 89,633.16 with a net gain of 1,211.10 points or 1.37%.
Total market volume was 788.46 million shares compared to 549.72m from the previous session while traded value was recorded at Rs52.78 billion showing an increase of Rs15.74bn.
There were 370,215 trades reported in 484 companies with 264 closing up, 192 closing down, and 28 remaining unchanged.
Symbol |
Price |
Change % |
Volume |
Top Ten by Volume
BOP |
14.24 |
2.97% |
67,554,764 |
NBP |
139.22 |
9.83% |
49,133,499 |
FDPL |
7.04 |
0.86% |
44,652,962 |
WTL |
1.44 |
0.00% |
34,531,955 |
FCCL |
50.39 |
1.78% |
30,254,109 |
ICIBL |
8.08 |
3.99% |
25,333,304 |
AMTEXNC |
3.83 |
19.69% |
25,304,731 |
HIRATNC |
5.45 |
22.47% |
20,557,059 |
WASL |
4.72 |
12.38% |
20,016,714 |
BAFL |
90.1 |
2.39% |
19,236,934 |
To note, the KSE-100 has gained 19,461 points or 15.49% during the fiscal year, whereas it has increased 29,962 points or 26.02% so far this calendar year.
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