PSX: Benchmark index gains over 1,100 points in early trade

PSX: Benchmark index gains over 1, 100 points in early trade.

Key points

• The KSE-100 Index gained 404.02 points, or 0.23%, to close at 177, 370.71 points.
• At 9: 40am, the benchmark index was hovering at 178, 533.76, up by 1, 163.06 points or 0.66%.
• Buying momentum was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 1, 100 points during the opening minutes of trading on Thursday.
• The AI chipmaker's shares jumped 4.7% in after-hours trading, lifting S&P 500 e-mini futures by 0.4%.
• While the Nikkei 225 slid 0.4%, taiwanese shares rose 0.9%.

PSX: Benchmark index gains over 1, 100 points in early trade. KSE-100 Index was hovering at 178, 533.76. Published August 27, 2026 Updated August 27, 2026 10: 02am. By BR Web Desk. Add BRecorder as a trusted source on Google.

Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration firms, OMCs, power generation and refineries. Index-heavy stocks, including HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, PPL, POL, HBL, MCB, MEBL and UBL, traded in the green. The PSX was closed on Wednesday on account of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi.

On Tuesday, the PSX closed modestly higher as solid buying in banking and cement stocks offset selective profit-taking in energy counters, keeping the index in a relatively narrow range despite intraday volatility. The KSE-100 Index gained 404.02 points, or 0.23%, to close at 177, 370.71 points.

Internationally, stocks rose at the start of the Asia-Pacific trading session on Thursday as Nvidia's latest earnings report beat estimates, lifting tech hardware manufacturers and reviving ‌investor confidence after data overnight indicated that the Federal Reserve's preferred US inflation measure is still running hot.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan was up 0.7%, on track to extend gains into a third consecutive day after Nvidia documented that its quarterly revenue more than doubled and forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates.

In practice, the AI chipmaker's shares jumped 4.7% in after-hours trading, lifting S&P 500 e-mini futures by 0.4%.

South Korea's KOSPI rose 1.5%, paring early gains after the Bank of Korea raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3%, in line with market views that narrowly projected a hike.

Stocks on Wall Street edged up overnight with the S&P 500 closing flat after the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index rose 0.2% in July compared with the prior month after a 0.1% decline a month earlier. This is an intraday update.

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