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PSX climbs 800 points in intraday trade for another historic high

The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 855.89 points

GNN Web Desk
Published 2 ماہ قبل on اکتوبر 28 2024، 2:31 شام
By Web Desk
PSX climbs 800 points in intraday trade for another historic high

Karachi: Bulls dominated the trading floor as shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) climbed more than 800 points in intraday trade on Monday.

The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 855.89 points, or 0.95 per cent, to stand at 90,849.85 points from the previous close of 89,993.96 points at 10:42am. At 12:13pm, the index crossed the 91,000 milestone.

Buying was observed in index-heavy sectors including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies and OMCs. Index-heavy stocks including NBP, MCB, MEBL, OGDC, PPL, PSO and SSGC traded in the green.