Karachi, September 5, 2025 – The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another strong rally on Friday as the KSE-100 index surged to a fresh all-time high of 154,277 points.
The bullish momentum, driven largely by institutional investors, reflected renewed optimism in the market.
The KSE-100 index added 1,611 points compared to the previous day’s closing level of 152,666 points, recording a gain of 1.06 percent. Market experts at Topline Securities noted that the upward trend was primarily fueled by heavy buying in the banking and cement sectors, which have remained the backbone of recent rallies.
The leading contributors to the rally included National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Hub Power Company (HUBC), Lucky Cement (LUCK), D.G. Khan Cement (DGKC) and Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL). Together, these five companies injected 1,008 points into the index, underlining their influence on the overall performance of the market.
Trading activity remained vibrant throughout the session. In terms of traded value, NBP topped the chart with PKR 4.69 billion, followed by Pakistan State Oil (PSO) with PKR 3.78 billion, DGKC with PKR 3.45 billion, PPL with PKR 3.38 billion and Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) with PKR 3.15 billion.
By the close of the day, traded volume stood at 1.07 billion shares while the traded value reached PKR 59.9 billion, highlighting strong investor participation. Analysts believe that as long as liquidity continues to flow into key sectors, the KSE-100 index may maintain its upward trajectory and possibly set further records in the coming weeks.