{
  "id": 15850754,
  "title": "PSX: stocks surge, KSE-100 up over 1,000 points in early trading",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/psx-stocks-surge-kse-100-up-over-1-000-points-in-early-trading",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T05:00:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445247/psx-stocks-surge-kse-100-up-over-1000-points-in-early-trading"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a significant surge on Wednesday, with the KSE-100 Index gaining over 1,000 points within the first few minutes of trading. By 9:58am, the benchmark index was trading at 166,176.01, marking a rise of 1,024.37 points or 0.62%. Investors showed strong buying interest in various sectors such as automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs, and power generation. Index-related stocks like ARL, HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, PPL, POL, SSGC, SNGPL, HBL, MEBL, NBP, and UBL also performed well, trading in the green.\n\nThe previous day, the PSX experienced a decline due to persistent selling pressure, cautious investor sentiment, and lingering macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns. The KSE-100 Index dropped by 814.44 points, or 0.49%, closing at 165,151.64 points. Globally, Asian stocks experienced an upward trend as trading commenced on Wednesday. Following Wall Street's gains, bonds exhibited stability. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index outside Japan saw a 1.5% increase, driven by a 4% rise in Korean shares. Japan's Nikkei 225 also climbed 1.3%. S&P 500 e-mini futures rose by 0.3%. The region's stocks have stabilized since a major sell-off last week, although they have remained within a narrow range. However, French stocks declined due to concerns over the government's efforts to control recent unrest. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced a \"massive\" deployment of police to manage protests planned for Saturday.\n\nEmerging markets await a decision from Indonesia's central bank, which is working to stabilize the rupiah after a market rout following an MSCI warning about excluding the country's stocks from its major benchmarks.",
  "summary": "Buying interest returned at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 1,000 points during the opening minutes of trading on Wednesday. At 9:58am, the benchmark index was hovering at 166,176.01, up 1,024.37 points or 0.62%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}