PSX starts FY26 on a positive note, KSE-100 crosses 128,000 level
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) entered the fiscal year 2025-26 on a bullish note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining nearly 2,400 points during the intra-day trading on Tuesday.
At 11:50am, the benchmark index was hovering at 128,006.90 level, an increase of 2,379.59 points or 1.89%.
'KSE-100 index is trading at an all-time high level on an intraday basis,' said Arif Habib Limited (AHL), in a note.
Buying was observed in key sectors including automobile assemblers, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies and power generation. Index-heavy stocks, including HUBCO, MARI, PRL, POL, MCB, MEBL and NBP traded in the green.
On Monday, the PSX concluded the last day of fiscal year 2024-25 on a powerful note, fueled by strong fiscal year-end flows, active institutional participation and a significant external financing development that improved investor sentiment.
By the close of the session, the benchmark KSE-100 Index had surged by 1,248.25 points, or one percent, settling at a record 125,627.31 points, soaring to an all-time closing.
Globally, Asian shares crept higher and the dollar languished near multi-year lows on Tuesday as markets awaited a vote over US President Donald Trump's landmark tax and spending legislation.
Global shares reached an intraday record on Monday on trade optimism, but a marathon debate in the Senate over a bill estimated to add $3.3 trillion to the United States' debt pile weighed on sentiment.
Japan's Nikkei gauge of shares sank as much as 1.1% as the yen climbed. Oil fell for a second consecutive session, and gold advanced.
A vote on Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill had been expected during the Asian trading day on Tuesday, but debate raged on over a long series of amendments by Republicans and the minority Democrats.
Trump wants the bill passed before the July 4 Independence Day holiday. As global trade negotiators scramble to get deals done before Trump's tariff deadlines, investors are also anticipating key U.S. labour market data on Thursday.
Payrolls data later in the week 'does have a significant bearing, I think, on sentiment towards the potential timing of Fed rate cuts,' he added in a podcast.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5%, led by South Korea's Kospi gauge, which rose 1.8%.
This is an intra-day update
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