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Karachi, The Pakistan Stock Exchange has demonstrated consistent growth over the past six months, with significant increases in market capitalization and index levels. According to information available from the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the listed capital has risen from 1,656,800.393 million PKR in November to 1,675,353.476 million PKR by April. Market capitalization followed suit, increasing from 8,729,523.266 million PKR to 9,746,961.299 million PKR over the same period.
The KSE 100 Index, a major performance indicator, has seen a noteworthy rise from 60,531.270 in November to 71,102.550 in April, marking a substantial increment based on its base of 1000. The KSE All Share Index also escalated from 40,324.280 to 46,554.240, reflecting broad market gains.
In terms of trading activity, December recorded the highest turnover of shares with over 21 million shares ready and about 5.3 million in future contracts, indicating a peak in trading interest during this month. Conversely, February observed the lowest trading activity with 7.1 million shares ready and 2.8 million in future contracts.
These figures highlight a positive trajectory for the PSX, with both indices and market capitalization showing upward trends, suggesting robust trading activity and investor confidence in the market’s stability and growth potential.