On July 18, 2025, the KSE-100 index on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surpassed the 140,000 mark during daytime trading, marking the first time in the stock market’s history. The index reached the highest point in its history of 140,585.38, but later closed at 138,788.46, indicating a 122.97 points difference between the previous closing figure of 138,665.49.
The KSE saw strong upward momentum throughout the week, including a 2,286-point surge on Thursday. Today’s session reported a day range between 138,506.86 and 140,585.38. Approximately 119.8 million shares were traded in nearly 188,000 transactions, with a total value of PKR 18.1 billion.
Sectors performing particularly well are fertilizer, banking, technology, and energy; notable activity was in FFC, UBL, ENGRO, SYS, and HUBC firms. The PSX rally was also based on institutional and mutual fund investments, expectations of good earnings results, and the probability of a reduction in the interest rate by the State Bank of Pakistan in the later part of July.
The market participants attributed the performance to increasing investor confidence due to the macroeconomic stability, falling inflation, and forex standing around USD 14.5 billion. The Pakistani rupee stabilized as well enhancing positive trading feeling.
The KSE-100 index has registered a gain of more than 20.5 percent so far this year and is getting on the boosting side, 69.6 percent in 12 months, making it one of the best-performing indexes in the region.
 surpassed the 140,000 mark during daytime trading, marking the first time in the stock market's history. The index reached the highest point in its history of 140,585.38, but later closed at 138,788.46, indicating a 122.97 points difference between the previous closing figure of 138,665.49.){kind=link}