Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ne Tuesday ke opening minutes mein bullish momentum dikhaya, jahan KSE-100 Index ne lagbhag 1,300 points ka izafa dekha.
Subah 9:40 baje, benchmark index 167,513.55 par tha, jo 1,270.65 points ya 0.76% ka izafa tha.
Key sectors jaise ke automobile assemblers, commercial banks, fertiliser, oil & gas exploration companies, OMCs, power generation aur refinery mein buying interest dekha gaya. Index-heavy stocks, jisme ARL, HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, POL, PPL, PSO, MCB aur NBP shamil hain, green zone mein trade hue.
Analysts ne is positivity ka credit kam hoti geopolitical tensions aur behtar macroeconomic indicators ko diya.
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ke mutabiq, September mein Pakistan ka current account $110 million surplus mein raha, jab ke pichle saal is mahine mein $52 million deficit tha. Ye surplus remittances mein 11% izafe ke sabab aaya, jo $3.18 billion record hua.
Investors ne Monday ko bhi bullish sentiment dikhaya, jab Pakistan aur Afghanistan ke darmiyan ek landmark diplomatic breakthrough ne market confidence ko boost diya. Us din KSE-100 Index 2,436.69 points ya 1.49% barh kar 166,242.90 points par close hua.
International markets mein bhi positive trend dekha gaya. Asia ke stocks trade tensions ke easing prospects aur Japan ke agle prime minister ke taur par Sanae Takaichi ke possible appointment se bullish hue.
US President Donald Trump ne kaha ke unhein umeed hai ke Chinese President Xi Jinping ke sath ek fair trade deal ho jayegi aur Taiwan ke issue par tensions exaggerate nahi karna chahte.
MSCI Asia-Pacific shares index Japan ke bahar over four-and-a-half-year high tak chala gaya, aur last 0.94% up tha. China stocks 0.2% upar hue, jab ke Hong Kong ka Hang Seng early trading mein 1% higher tha.
Australian shares bhi surge dekha gaya, investors ne rare earth aur critical minerals stocks kharide, jo US ke sath supply deal sign hone ke baad market mein highlight hue.