Karachi, October 3, 2025 – The benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed significant volatility on Friday, briefly reaching near the historic 170,000 mark before closing lower on profit-taking.
At the opening, the KSE-100 index continued its bullish momentum and surged sharply, adding as many as 1,499 points, or 0.89%, to hit an intraday high of 169,989 points in the first half of the session. However, as the day progressed, profit-taking dominated market sentiment, particularly before the weekend, pulling the index back from record highs. Eventually, the KSE-100 index settled at 168,990 points, still up by 500 points compared to the previous close of 168,490 points.
According to analysts at Topline Securities, the top positive contributions came from companies such as FFC, UBL, HUBC, SYS, and AICL, collectively adding 980 points to the index. On the other hand, banking stocks, which rallied strongly a day earlier, faced selling pressure. MEBL, MCB, HBL, and BAHL together eroded 577 points, partially offsetting the earlier gains.
In terms of trading activity, HUBC led the charts with a traded value of PKR 10 billion, followed by PSO (PKR 5.4bn), BOP (PKR 4.53bn), ATRL (PKR 3.93bn), and FFC (PKR 2.6bn). Overall, the market recorded a traded volume of 1.57 billion shares with a total value of PKR 78.6 billion, reflecting strong investor participation despite the late-session pullback.