PSX Closes: Loading Happiness Pools

The interim government's Rs8 and Rs11 per liter fuel and diesel price cuts boosted morale.

The Pakistani Rupee gained another rupee today after completing September as the world's best-performing currency, rising 6.19% vs the US Dollar, its second-highest monthly gain since 2014.

The index reached 46,704.64 (+472.04) points intraday but stayed positive.

KSE-100 Index volume was 100.351 million shares.

Of the 100 index companies, 56 closed up, 35 down, 4 unchanged, and 5 untraded.

Oil & Gas Exploration Companies had 113.46 points, Technology & Communication 85.15, Fertilizer 61.64, Commercial Banks 48.25, and Oil & Gas Marketing Companies 23.81 on the KSE-100 index.

The index gained points from SYS (73.46), ENGRO (58.53), OGDC (54.05), POL (32.49), and PPL (27.01).

Pharma with 7.8, Synthetic & Rayon with 3.14, Leather & Tanneries with 2.71, Transport with 2.55, and Cement with 2.34 points dragged down the KSE-100 Index.

BAFL, HBL, FFC, ABOT, and KEL lowered the index with 13.85, 7.82, 6.06, 5.78, and 4.79 points, respectively.

The All-Share index rose 214.23 points to 31,372.93.

Total market volume was 202.599 million shares, up from 177.617 the previous session, and traded value was Rs7.40 billion, up Rs0.47bn.

328 businesses reported 96,445 trades, with 166 up, 142 down, and 20 unchanged.