The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) carried its bullish momentum into the new week, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining more than 500 points in early trading on Monday.
At 10:25am, the index stood at 158,570.89, showing an increase of 533.52 points or 0.34%.
Buying activity remained strong in automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, refineries, and power producers. Market heavyweights including HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, POL, MCB, and NBP traded in the green.
Investor sentiment has been buoyed by the upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF) review. An IMF mission will arrive on September 25, 2025, for the second semi-annual review of Pakistan’s $7-billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
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Analysts expect the country to meet all seven performance criteria for March and June 2025, covering reserves and swap positions.
Last week, the index surged 3,597 points, or 2.3%, to close at 158,037, while briefly touching 159,337, one of its strongest rallies of the year. Market observers said both domestic reforms and external financing hopes are reinforcing investor confidence.