PSX Closes in Green After Record Current Account Surplus

The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 881.03 points, a positive change of 0.76 percent, closing at 116,901.13 points as compared to 116,020.11 points on the last trading day. A total of 408,066,790 shares were traded during the day as compared to 481,813,460 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs. 32.127 billion against Rs. 38.536 billion on the last trading day. As many as 445 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 212 of them recorded gains and 172 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 61 companies remained unchanged. Brokerage house Topline Securities said the investor sentiment was buoyed by record-high remittances, which contributed to a historic current account surplus in March 2025. The surplus for the first nine months of FY25 reached $1.9 billion. Additionally, the rally in cement stocks was fueled by a Rs. 25 per bag increase in cement prices, further supporting the market’s upward momentum, the brokerage house added.