
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a modest recovery on Friday, bouncing back after a series of bearish sessions.
During intraday trading, the KSE-100 index climbed over 600 points to reach 147,903 points, despite lingering uncertainty stemming from the ongoing flood crisis in Punjab.
A day earlier, the benchmark index had slipped by 150.52 points, or 0.10 percent, closing at 147,343.51 points compared to 147,494.03 points in the previous session.
Trading activity also picked up, with 935.46 million shares exchanged, up from 856.66 million shares a day earlier. The total value of traded shares rose to Rs 33.51 billion from Rs 29.28 billion.
Out of 474 companies that participated, 238 closed higher, 201 ended lower, while 35 remained unchanged.