Closing Bell for PSX: No Going Back

The index showed an intraday high of 51,419.87 (+688.00) and a low of 50,924.38 (+192.51) points, remaining positive throughout the day.

The KSE-100 Index had a total volume of 188.079 million shares.

Notably, the KSE-100 index saw its highest weekly closing on Friday since it peaked on May 22, 2017, the week the index hit 53,127.

Out of the 100 index companies, 12 were untraded, 3 were unchanged, 49 closed up, and 36 finished down.

Oil and gas exploration companies (177.55), fertilizer (75.88), oil and gas marketing companies (37.79), pharmaceuticals (28.85), and automobile parts and accessories (21.17 points) all boosted the KSE-100 index.

OGDC, with 102.97 points, PPL, with 52.9, FFC, with 52.09, EFERT, with 46.7, and THALL, with 21.17 points were the companies that added points to the index.

Food & Personal Care Products (19.16), Technology & Communication (18.73), Engineering (18.25), Refinery (10.23), and Leather & Tanneries (3.56 points) were the KSE-100 Index's worst sectors.

UNITY with 22.03, ENGRO with 20.77, SYS with 14, BAFL with 12.89, and UBL with 11.08 points were the companies that pulled the index lower.

With a net gain of 229.95 points, the All-Share index closed at 33,918.97 in the overall market.

The total number of shares traded was 364.071 million, up from 430.053 in the previous session. The traded value was recorded at Rs15.93 billion, indicating a rise of Rs1.32 billion.

350 companies reported 187,776 trades, of which 188 ended in a gain, 145 in a loss, and 17 remained unchanged.