Overview

• KSE-100 finished up 146.75 points at 165,640.34 after swinging between an intraday high of 166,523 and a low of 164,155.
• Turnover reached about 1.64 billion shares, which Arif Habib Limited noted was only the second billion-plus day in the past two decades.
• Brokers cited institutional interest in banks, fertiliser and energy, with Mari Energies, Meezan Bank and Fatima Fertiliser among the top contributors.
• Foreign investors were net buyers of roughly Rs211.4 million, and the PSX said 64% of traded value was in Shariah-compliant stocks.
• Early Thursday trading showed the index up about 865 points after Pakistan repaid a $500 million Eurobond, according to Dunya News.