<ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">The Pakistan Stock Exchange's benchmark KSE-100 Index continued
its bullish run, hitting an all-time intraday high of 148,395.71 points before closing
at a record 148,196.42, up 1,704.79 points (+1.16%). Investor confidence received
a boost following POL/OGDC's successful commissioning of the Jhal Magsi gas project,
Finance Minister's statement that Pakistan's economy has stabilized and is transitioning
toward sustainable growth and the positive sentiment was compounded by Fitch Ratings
upgrade Pakistan's Long-Term IDR to B-/Stable from CCC+, the ratings agency also
noted that Pakistan's banking sector is well-positioned to capitalize on emerging
business opportunities as macro economic stability takes hold. Top contributors
to the index included MEB...
