PSX Intra Day: Hitting the High Notes

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MG News | August 19, 2025 at 01:30 PM GMT+05:00

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August 19, 2025 (MLN): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its upward momentum on Tuesday, with the KSE-100 Index trading at 149,476.31 during intraday, up 1,279.89 points or 0.86%, after touching a high of 149,608.16 at 12:27pm.

The bullish movement was fueled by optimism over the government’s upcoming circular debt reforms, which investors expect will ease liquidity constraints in the energy sector a persistent challenge for the economy.

The total volume of the KSE-100 Index was 210.24 million shares.

 

Among the active stocks during intraday trade, the top gainers were MUGHAL (+10.00%), DCR (+6.54%), INIL (+5.80%), THALL (+5.71%), and FCCL (+5.55%).

On the other hand, the top losers included BNWM (-2.39%), PSEL (-1.93%), SYS (-0.98%), FATIMA (-0.97%), and AIRLINK (-0.96%).

 

In terms of index-point contributions, companies that propped up the index were MEBL (+225.02pts), LUCK (+222.65pts), ENGROH (+150.70pts), UBL (+118.66pts), and FCCL (+81.56pts).

Meanwhile, companies that dragged the index lower were FFC (-93.29pts), OGDC (-49.69pts), SYS (-43.04pts), PPL (-34.06pts), and MARI (-24.28pts).

 

Sector-wise, KSE-100 Index was supported by Commercial Banks (+538.37pts), Cement (+484.49pts), Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. (+149.23pts), Pharmaceuticals (+77.51pts), and Engineering (+60.97pts).

While the index was let down by Fertilizer (-127.69pts), Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (-108.96pts), Technology & Communication (-36.58pts), Miscellaneous (-20.33pts), and Oil & Gas Marketing Companies (-15.52pts).

 

In the broader market, the All-Share Index was trading at 92,202.66 with a net gain of 731.78 points or 0.80%.

Total market volume stood at 527.04 million shares compared to 610.31m in the previous session, while traded value was recorded at Rs28.57 billion, showing a decrease of Rs10.60bn.

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