PSX surges over 4,300 points on strong buying, KSE-100 hits record levels

The market maintains a positive trajectory throughout session, with momentum strengthening in latter half

KARACHI: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-March 25th, 2026) A strong buying rally lifted the pakistan stock exchange (psx) on Wednesday, as improving geopolitical sentiment and expectations of easing global oil prices boosted investor confidence.

Despite some midday volatility, the market maintained a positive trajectory throughout the session, with momentum strengthening in the latter half. The benchmark KSE-100 index showed fluctuations early on, hitting an intra-day low of 155,199.71 before climbing to a high of 158,586.09.

By the close of trading, the KSE-100 index had surged by 4,347.08 points, or 2.82 per cent, to settle at 158,313.45.

Market sentiment was supported by reports suggesting that Pakistan could play a mediatory role between the United States and Iran, raising hopes of reduced tensions in the middle East.

This development fueled expectations of softer global oil prices, which is seen as a positive sign for Pakistan’s economic outlook.

Broad-based buying was observed across major sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, fertiliser, oil and gas exploration companies, oil marketing companies, power generation, and refineries.

Trading activity also saw a significant increase, with total volume rising to 612.3 million shares compared to 375.3 million in the previous session. The total value of traded shares reached Rs34.5 billion.

A total of 489 companies participated in trading, of which 363 recorded gains, 77 declined, and 49 remained unchanged. Unity Foods led the volume chart, with 72.7 million shares traded, gaining Rs0.58 to close at Rs8.57.