Pakistan Market Wrap: KSE-100 Hits Record High Amid Economic Optimism and Robust Trading Activity – By HMFS Research

<ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">The KSE-100 index sustained its bullish momentum, recording a new intraday peak of 147,005 level, driven by improving macroeconomic indicators and corporate earnings in line with market expectations. The benchmark settled at 146,930, up 1,547 points from the previous session&rsquo;s close.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Trading activity remained robust, with 299mn shares exchanged in the KSE-100 constituents and total market volumes reaching 607mn shares. Leading volume contributors included LOTCHEM (73mn shares), STPL (21mn shares), and ICIBL (20mn shares). Going forward, the upward trend is likely to persist, supported by an developing economic outlook, strengthening trade relations,...