PSX: Benchmark index gains over 1,100 points in early trade
Buying momentum was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 1,100 points during the opening minutes of trading on Thursday. At 9:40am, the benchmark index was hovering at 178,533.76, up by 1,163.06 points or 0.66%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs, power generation and refineries. Index-heavy stocks, including HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, PPL, POL, HBL, MCB, MEBL and UBL, traded in the green.