PSX Intra Day: Breaking Records, Not Hearts

August 12, 2025 (MLN): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its record-breaking streak on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbing 688.72 points to reach 147,618.56 and hitting an intraday high of 147,731.70 points (+801.86) at 10:48 a.m. amid optimism over strong corporate earnings and positive economic indicators.

The market’s positive momentum was supported by improved liquidity, favorable economic indicators, and the ongoing corporate results season.

Confidence was further lifted by progress in Pakistan–US trade deal talks involving investment commitments from Washington, and by the IMF sharing draft recommendations ahead of its Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment report.

With a developing economic outlook, strengthening trade relations, and increased investment inflows from allied nations, the upward trend is likely to persist, though short-term profit-taking may emerge.

Strategic investment in fundamentally strong, long-term growth stocks remains encouraged to capitalize on sustained optimism.

In intraday trade, the top gainers were YOUW (+11.40%), PGLC (+10.01%), THALL (+7.43%), NATF (+6.14%), and ISL (+3.76%).

The top losers were PPL (-1.89%), PKGS (-1.68%), NESTLE (-1.56%), ABOT (-1.45%), and OGDC (-1.33%).

In terms of index-point contributions, companies that propped up the index were SYS (+156.12pts), ENGROH (+86.87pts), BAFL (+77.52pts), MCB (+69.02pts), and FFC (+65.38pts).

Meanwhile, companies that dragged the index lower were PPL (-81.75pts), OGDC (-81.23pts), MARI (-70.68pts), PSO (-24.44pts), and ABOT (-12.14pts).

Sector-wise, KSE-100 Index was supported by Commercial Banks (+369.77pts), Technology & Communication (+173.93pts), Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. (+83.92pts), Fertilizer (+71.97pts), and Cement (+68.13pts).

While the index was let down by Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (-222.12pts), Oil & Gas Marketing Companies (-26.51pts), Paper, Board & Packaging (-9.93pts), Refinery (-8.51pts), and Real Estate Investment Trust (-4.58pts).

In the broader market during intraday trade, the All-Share Index reached 90,979.38, up 186.40 points or 0.21%.

Total market volume stood at 163.54m shares compared to 611.21m in the previous session, while traded value was recorded at Rs11.9bn, down Rs32.11bn.

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