KARACHI – Bulls continue to maintain their grip on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), propelling the stocks to new high of 175,000 points amid rising investor confidence.
During intraday trading on last day of the outgoing year of 2025, the KSE-100 index gained 716.54 points to reach all-time high of 175,189.33 points, marking a positive change of 0.41 percent compared to previous close of 174,472.79 points.
Experts attributed the positive momentum at the stock market to the multiple economic developments that has lifted the investor sentiment.
In previous session, the 100 index closed on bullish note, gaining 576.45 points, a positive change of 0.33 percent, to settle at 174,472.80 points compared to 173,896.34 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market witnessed a trading volume of 851.043 million shares with a traded value of Rs 44.902 billion, against 858.054 million shares valuing Rs 42.867 billion in the previous session.
Out of 479 active companies in the ready market, 282 advanced, 158 declined, while 39 remained unchanged.
Meanwhile, Pakistan is preparing to make history in global capital markets as Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb announced plans to launch the country’s first-ever Panda bond ahead of the Chinese New Year, a move he described as a game-changer for Pakistan’s external financing.
Speaking in interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), the finance minister said the initiative would open the door to China’s vast domestic bond market, the second-largest and second-deepest capital market in the world — marking a decisive step away from Pakistan’s traditional dependence on dollar-based borrowing.
Panda bond would allow South Asian nation to diversify its funding sources by complementing its existing access to eurobond and sukuk markets, while also tapping directly into Chinese investors. A statement issued by the Ministry of Finance acknowledged that Pakistan had previously failed to fully capitalise on this opportunity, but the minister expressed strong confidence that the current environment would generate significant investor interest in the renminbi-denominated instrument.
