- The KSE-100 index closed at 130,344.03, winning 2,144.61 points or 1.67%.
- He recorded an intraday summit of 130,545.94, up 2,346.52 points, or 1.83%.
- The index touched a session hollow of 128,616.11, increasing 416.69 points or 0.33%.
The scholarship continued its record momentum on Wednesday, negotiating a new record of all time, crossing the 130,000 points mark for the first time, on the back of favorable inflation data and the reduction of policies in the energy sector.
The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed to a new summit of 130,344.03 points, up 2,144.61 points, or 1.67%, compared to the previous fence of 128,199.42.
During the session, the index climbed to an intraday summit of 130,545.94, winning 2,346.52 points, or 1.83%, and affected a minimum of 128,616.11, up 416.69 points, or 0.33%.
“The actions negotiating with a new record of all time in the middle of optimistic data on the inflation of the IPC at 3.2% in annual sliding for June 25 and government projections to increase exports and inflation to 5 to 7% in FY26,” said Ahsan Mehanti, CEO and CEO of ARIF HABIB Commodities.
“The abolition of the ED government (duty) on industrial power prices and the rise in world crude oil prices played the role of catalyst in bullish activity at PSX,” he added.
Pakistan inflation took place at 3.23% in annual shift in June 2025, driven by the drop in food, public services and essential prices for consumption, according to official figures published on Tuesday.
The average annual inflation of the 201024-25 fiscal year was 4.49%, marking the lowest reading in almost a decade and supporting market expectations for another drop in interest rates by the Pakistan State Bank (SBP), which has already reduced the rates by a peak by 22%to 11%.
The slowdown in costs on costs was led by a drop in food inflation, which dropped to 2.56% in June, against 3.07% in May. The prices of perishable food remained in deflation for the sixth consecutive month, although the pace was spent at -10.55% compared to -9.2% in May.
Tuesday, KSE-100 jumped 2,572.11 points, or 2.05%, to end at 128,199.42, against 125,627.31 earlier. The index affected an intraday summit of 128,475.69 and a minimum of 126,113.27, marking its highest closure and capping a strong start for the new exercise.