The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened the week on a bullish note as the benchmark KSE-100 Index posted strong gains during Monday’s session. The index closed at 187,761.69 points, recording an increase of +2,662.86 points, equivalent to a +1.44% rise, driven by widespread buying activity across major sectors.

The benchmark sustained positive momentum throughout the trading day, reflecting continued investor confidence. The market touched an intraday high of 187,882.04 points (+2,783.21), while the intraday low stood at 186,127.35 points (+1,028.52), illustrating a consistent upward trajectory with no negative crossover. The KSE-100 volume totaled 450.87 million shares, indicating healthy participation.

Market breadth was notably positive, with 70 index constituents closing higher, 30 declining, and none unchanged, highlighting broad-based optimism.

The top performing stocks included AICL (+10.00%), SRVI (+8.40%), PIBTL (+7.93%), TPLRF1 (+5.87%), and ENGROH (+5.52%). Meanwhile, notable laggards included HCAR (-2.77%), PIOC (-2.34%), BNWM (-2.09%), PTC (-1.99%), and KTML (-1.37%).

Index-wise contribution data revealed substantial support from key index heavyweights. Major upside contributors were ENGROH (+452.05pts), UBL (+440.06pts), HUBC (+203.22pts), FFC (+173.74pts), and MEBL (+171.44pts), lifting the benchmark strongly. Limited downside pressure came from PIOC (-32.84pts), PTC (-26.31pts), BAHL (-23.44pts), NBP (-21.75pts), and MCB (-19.24pts).

Sectoral performance further highlighted strong institutional participation. Key supportive sectors included:

• Commercial Banks: +749.11pts
• Inv. Banks / Securities: +479.86pts
• Fertilizer: +273.61pts
• Power Generation & Distribution: +229.05pts
• Cement: +212.70pts

Only minor sectoral drag was observed from Technology & Communication (-24.09pts), Engineering (-6.85pts), Modarabas (-1.47pts), Tobacco (-1.16pts), and Glass & Ceramics (-0.89pts), indicating broad sectoral strength.

In the broader market, the All-Share Index settled at 112,676.86 points, gaining +1,167.52 points or +1.05%. Market volumes surged to 1,198.66 million shares, up from 959.53 million in the previous session, while traded value stood at Rs. 63.80 billion, reflecting increased turnover and activity. A total of 507,574 trades were executed across 486 companies, of which 278 advanced, 167 declined, and 41 remained unchanged, indicating strong market breadth outside the benchmark as well.

Volume-wise, activity remained concentrated in retail and speculative counters, with BML (246.26M shares), PIBTL (104.63M), KEL (63.31M), AHCL (36.65M), and PAEL (35.77M) leading turnover.

From a performance perspective, the benchmark continues to exhibit extraordinary strength. To date, the KSE-100 Index has gained 62,134 points (+49.46%) during the ongoing fiscal year and remains up 13,707 points (+7.88%) in the current calendar year, underscoring sustained investor confidence amid improving corporate earnings and macroeconomic signals.