The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a return to bullish activity on Wednesday after a day of sharp decline, resulting in the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbing by over 300 points.
Market activity began in the positive zone, with the KSE-100 Index briefly touching a day-high of 159,516.41 points during trading.
At the close of business, the KSE-100 Index settled at 158,183.94 points, marking an increase of 313.44 points or 0.2%.
According to sources, Pakistan has paid a total of 1.90 billion SDR (equivalent to $2.69 billion USD) in interest under various IMF programs, which includes additional charges of 401.24 million SDR from 2008 up to June 2025.
It is noteworthy that on Tuesday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange experienced a sharp decline, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index closing at 157,870.50 points, down by 3,667.90 points or 2.27%.
Economic experts attributed the selling pressure to the prevailing uncertain political and security situation.
