At the close of trading on Friday, the KSE-100 Index rose by 1,274 points, finishing at a record 101,357 points, despite it being the final day of the rollover week. During the session, the index saw an intraday gain of over 1,400 points before reaching this historic high.
The market maintained a positive momentum throughout the day, despite occasional profit-taking, with investor confidence remaining strong enough to keep the index above the key 100,000-point level.
Total volume: Around 920 million shares were traded. Market value: The total trading value for the day was a remarkable Rs36 billion. Earlier in the session, the index set new records, starting with a 463-point increase to reach 100,546 points, followed by an additional 799-point rise to close at 100,882, before continuing to surge past the 101,000-point milestone.
