PSX: Buying pushes KSE-100 up over 600 points
Buying interest was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 600 points during the opening minutes of trading on Wednesday. At 9:45am, the benchmark index was hovering at 178,602.14, up by 646.64 points or 0.36%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs and power generation. Index-heavy stocks, including HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, PPL, POL, HBL and NBP, traded in the green.