Buying interest returned at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 400 points during the opening minutes of trading on Monday. At 9:50am, the benchmark index was hovering at 181,880.56, up by 450.54 points or 0.25%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs a
The benchmark KSE-100 Index closed the week ended August 7, 2026, at 181,430.02 points, gaining 5,335.90 points, or 3.03%, on a week-on-week basis from 176,094.12 points recorded on July 31, 2026. The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its bullish momentum during the week, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index registering another strong advance as broad-based buying supported overall market sent
Lucky Cement Limited (PSX: LUCK) reported a 14% increase in its consolidated net profit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, reaching Rs96.46bn compared to Rs84.50bn in FY25. Alongside the financial results, the company announced a cash dividend of Rs5 per share, which is the highest ever dividend and profit. Reflecting this solid bottom-line growth, consolidated basic and diluted earnin
On Wednesday, August 5, an ordinary trading session on the Pakistan Stock Exchange quietly turned extraordinary. Bank of Punjab's counter, which had spent weeks drifting in a tight, unremarkable band, suddenly came alive, buyers piling in at nearly double the stock's normal turnover. By Thursday, the volume had almost tripled. By Friday, the stock was printing fresh highs. Nobody outside a s
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