KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday gained 375.52 points as investors’ sentiment turned positive over budget proposals being put forward by the government.
The KSE-100 index closed the trading session at 41,340.06 level, an increase of 375.52 points or 0.92%.
Trading began with a jump and the market rose past 41,500 points in intra-day trading. Few of the gains were shaved off towards the end of the session.
Across-the-board buying was witnessed with index-heavy sectors including automobile, cement, chemical, oil and gas exploration companies and OMCs trading in the positive.