The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a robust start to the week as the KSE-100 Index rose by 1,384.50 points (0.83 %), settling at 168,062.19.
Buying momentum was widespread, particularly in key sectors such as automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, fertilizer, oil and gas exploration companies, and OMCs.
Among the top-performing heavyweights were stocks such as OGDC, MARI, PPL, PSO, SNGPL, and major banking names, all closing in positive territory.
The surge continues a bullish trend from the end of last week when the index had already posted significant gains.