Overview
- The KSE-100 closed at 181,776.59 on Thursday, rising 1,761.66 points and reversing most of the week’s earlier losses after a 2,931.71-point gain the previous session.
- Trading activity increased sharply with all-share volume near 793 million shares and traded value about Rs40.3 billion, while futures turnover rose to roughly 232.4 million shares worth about Rs9.34 billion.
- Brokers credited the bounce to easing regional geopolitical concerns and lower oil-price volatility, which encouraged institutional investors to buy blue-chip and cyclical stocks.
- The rally was broad but uneven, producing intraday swings with profit-taking that pushed the index to an intra-day low before a late rally to fresh session highs.
- Volume leaders and top contributors shifted between sessions—banking, oil and gas, cement, fertiliser and power names led gains—and investors will watch upcoming corporate results, macro data and global energy news for the next direction.