Pakistan Stock Exchange Sees Third Consecutive Day of Gains, KSE-100 Surges Over 500 Points

Karachi:The **Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)** continued its bullish trend for the third straight session on **Wednesday**, with the **KSE-100 Index** gaining over **500 points** in early trading.

As of **10:10 AM**, the benchmark KSE-100 was trading at **117,305.67 points**, up from **116,775.50 points** at the close of the previous session.

On **Tuesday**, the market had already shown positive momentum, with the index increasing by **385.47 points**, a **0.33%** gain from the previous close of **116,390.04 points**.

During Tuesday’s session, trading volume stood at **479,465,114 shares**, slightly down from **484,547,000 shares** in the previous session. However, the **traded value surged** to **Rs. 30.449 billion**, compared to **Rs. 27.430 billion** earlier.

Out of **447 traded companies**, **219 saw gains**, **174 declined**, and **54 remained unchanged**.

**Top Traded Companies** included:
– **Cnergyico PK Ltd**: 32,091,019 shares traded at **Rs. 8.53/share**
– **TRG Pakistan Ltd**: 21,511,574 shares traded at **Rs. 67.90/share**
– **Bank of Punjab**: 20,785,866 shares traded at **Rs. 11.17/share**

**Top Gainers**:
– **Unilever Pakistan Foods Ltd** saw the **highest increase**, with its share price rising by **Rs. 184.62**, closing at **Rs. 23,294.62**
– **PIA Holding Company Ltd** followed with an increase of **Rs. 142.36**, closing at **Rs. 1,604.76**

**Top Losers**:
– **Philip Morris (Pakistan) Ltd** experienced the **biggest loss**, dropping by **Rs. 85.61**, closing at **Rs. 1,175.87**
– **Nestlé Pakistan Ltd** saw a decline of **Rs. 58.56**, settling at **Rs. 7,114.77**

Market analysts attribute the positive sentiment to improved investor confidence, better corporate earnings expectations, and economic stability signals.