Overview
- The KSE-100 rose 822.57 points intraday to 159,287.62, recovering part of Wednesday’s 1,635.97-point slide to 158,465.06.
- Brokers linked the prior drop to renewed Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions, margin calls and institutional selling during a volatile rollover period.
- Foreign investors were net buyers of approximately Rs657.7 million, according to NCCPL data.
- Arif Habib Limited highlighted National Bank of Pakistan’s 9MCY25 EPS of Rs30.88, about 16 times higher year on year, which supported sentiment.
- Market activity showed broad participation with 478 companies trading and 951.84 million shares changing hands, though decliners outnumbered gainers and traded value rose to Rs41.31 billion.