21/09/2026
PSX Market Wrap: KSE-100 Gains +268 Points to Close Above 171k 🇵🇰📈
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its positive momentum today, with the KSE-100 Index advancing +268.58 points (+0.16%) to close at 171,153.16. Intraday buying pushed the index to a high of 171,732.62 (+848.05 pts) before late-session profit-taking trimmed early gains.
Key Market Statistics:
KSE-100 Index: 171,153.16 (+0.16%)
Total Volume (All-Share): 688.55 Million shares
KSE-100 Volume: 161.22 Million shares
Market Breadth: 238 Advances vs. 213 Declines
Key Drivers & Heavyweights:
🟢 Leading Gainers: Lucky Cement (LUCK) was the largest index mover (+89.34 pts), followed by Attock Refinery (ATRL) (+53.82 pts), Fauji Fertilizer (FFC) (+41.63 pts), Mari Petroleum (MARI) (+35.33 pts), and Engro Fertilizers (EFERT) (+34.81 pts).
🔴 Key Drag: PSEL exerted major downside pressure (-74.89 pts), along with profit-taking in MEBL (-28.32 pts), SYS (-28.25 pts), and UBL (-27.72 pts).