PSX Hits Fresh Record as KSE-100 Surges Past 174,000 Points

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) scaled a new all-time high on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index crossing the 174,000-point mark, signaling strong investor confidence at the start of the business week.

Data posted on the PSX’s official website showed the KSE-100 climbing to an intraday peak of 174,411.72 points during morning trading.

Finance Adviser Khurram Schehzad hailed the milestone in a post on social media platform X, calling it “another landmark for Pakistan’s equity market” as the index pushed beyond 174,400 points for the first time.

Highlighting the market’s performance in 2025, Schehzad said the PSX has delivered returns of more than 50 percent in U.S. dollar terms since January, placing it among Asia’s top-performing stock markets this year.

He also pointed to a sharp rise in investor participation, noting that the equity investor base has expanded by more than 120,000 over the past 18 months to exceed 450,000 — an increase of about 37 percent.

“These record levels reflect rising investor confidence, underpinned by macroeconomic stability, ongoing reforms, and improving prospects for sustainable, higher growth,” Schehzad said.

Pakistan’s equities have rallied strongly in recent years as the government works to stabilize the economy following a prolonged period of financial stress that brought the country close to a sovereign default in mid-2023.

The recovery has been supported by a rebound in foreign exchange reserves, which have climbed above $21 billion according to the latest central bank figures, as well as tough structural reforms implemented under International Monetary Fund loan programs aimed at narrowing fiscal deficits and restoring market confidence. End / diplomats world