The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a recovery on Tuesday after suffering a sharp decline in the previous trading session, with investor sentiment improving during intraday activity.
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The benchmark KSE-100 Index gained 1,049.07 points to reach 175,503, marking a 0.6 percent increase compared to the previous close of 174,453.93 points.
A day earlier, the market had witnessed strong bearish pressure, with the index plunging 5,149.79 points — a decline of 2.87 percent — to settle at 174,453.94 points, down from 179,603.73 points recorded in the prior session, according to official PSX data.
Trading activity remained robust, as the ready market posted a volume of 773.291 million shares with a traded value of Rs46.242 billion, compared with 708.968 million shares worth Rs38.887 billion in the previous session.
Despite the rebound, overall market capitalization fell to Rs19.781 trillion from Rs20.359 trillion a day earlier, reflecting lingering market pressure.
Out of 487 active companies in the ready market, 65 recorded gains, while 378 declined and 44 remained unchanged, indicating that broader market sentiment remained cautious despite the index recovery.
